Continuous paper feeder

A continuous paper feeder for supplying sheets of paper to a receiving machine from a top of a first stack of paper while being resupplied to a bottom of the first stack of paper with sheets of paper from a top of a second stack of paper, comprising:

• a) a concave paper hopper for maintaining a constant angle of incidence of a leading edge of sheets of paper from the top of the first stack of paper to a picking means of the receiving machine comprising:
• a bottom plate with first and second ends and opposing side boundaries formed into a concave structure by a radiused section proximate said bottom plate first end and
• a side wall associated with each of said bottom plate side boundaries and
• b) means associated with said concave paper hopper for transferring within said concave paper hopper sheets of paper from the second stack of paper to the bottom of the first stack of paper while sheets of paper are continually removed from the top of the first stack to the receiving machine by said picking means.

A continuous paper feeder for supplying sheets of paper to a receiving machine from a top of a first stack of paper while being resupplied to a bottom of the first stack of paper with sheets of paper from a top of a second stack of paper, comprising:

• a) a concave paper hopper for maintaining a constant angle of incidence of a leading edge of sheets of paper from the top of the first stack of paper to a picking means of the receiving machine comprising:
• a bottom plate with first and second ends and opposing side boundaries formed into a concave structure by a radiused section proximate said bottom plate first end and
• a side wall associated with each of said bottom plate side boundaries and
• b) means associated with said concave paper hopper for transferring within said concave paper hopper sheets of paper from the second stack of paper to the bottom of the first stack of paper while sheets of paper are continually removed from the top of the first stack to the receiving machine by said picking means comprising :
• a channel aperture formed in said bottom plate proximate said first end and extending through said radiused section and toward said second end;
• a paper feed belt mounted within said channel aperture and
• means for activating said paper feed belt to transfer said sheets of paper from the second stack of paper to the bottom of the first stack of paper while sheets of paper are continually removed from the top of the first stack to the receiving machine by said picking means.

A continuous paper feeder for supplying sheets of paper to a receiving machine from a top of a first stack of paper while being resupplied to a bottom of the first stack of paper with sheets of paper from a top of a second stack of paper, comprising:

• a) a concave paper hopper for maintaining a constant angle of incidence of a leading edge of sheets of paper from the top of the first stack of paper to a picking means of the receiving machine comprising:
• a bottom plate with first and second ends and opposing side boundaries formed into a concave structure by a radiused section proximate said bottom plate first end and
• a side wall associated with each of said bottom plate side boundaries and
• b) means associated with said concave paper hopper for transferring within said concave paper hopper sheets of paper from the second stack of paper to the bottom of the first stack of paper while sheets of paper are continually removed from the top of the first stack to the receiving machine by said picking means comprising:
• a plurality of channel apertures formed in said bottom plate proximate said first end and extending through said radiused section and toward said second end;
• a paper feed belt mounted within each of said channel apertures and
• means for activating said paper feed belts to transfer said sheets of paper from the second stack of paper to the bottom of the first stack of paper while sheets of paper are continually removed from the top of the first stack to the receiving machine by said picking means.

A continuous paper feeder for supplying sheets of paper to a receiving machine from a top of a first stack of paper while being resupplied to a bottom of the first stack of paper with sheets of paper from a top of a second stack of paper, comprising:

• a) a concave paper hopper for maintaining a constant angle of incidence of a leading edge of sheets of paper from the top of the first stack of paper to a picking means of the receiving machine comprising:
• a bottom plate with first and second ends and opposing side boundaries formed into a concave structure by a radiused section proximate said bottom plate first end and
• a side wall associated with each of said bottom plate side boundaries and
• b) means associated with said concave paper hopper for transferring within said concave paper hopper sheets of paper from the second stack of paper to the bottom of the first stack of paper while sheets of paper are continually removed from the top of the first stack to the receiving machine by said picking means comprising:
• a plurality of channel apertures formed in said bottom plate proximate said first end and extending through said radiused section and toward said second end;
• a paper feed belt mounted within each of said channel apertures and
• means for activating said paper feed belts to transfer said sheets of paper from the second stack of paper to the bottom of the first stack of paper while sheets of paper are continually removed from the top of the first stack to the receiving machine by said picking means comprising a motor synchronized with said machine picking means and coupled to said feed belts to transfer said sheets of paper from the second stack of paper to the bottom of the first stack of paper.