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US 5,402,304 AGranted
Static eliminator air enhancement device
OwnerDirk S. Smithinventor
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An apparatus used in eliminating static buildup in paper (or plastic) stock used within paper handling machines, wherein an anti-static air enhancer cartridge is inserted in an airstream. The airstream passes across the enhancer cartridge where positively charged ions are released into the airstream. The enhanced airstream is then directed at the top sheet of paper stock which is to be fed into the printing press. The positively charged particulates in the airstream act to neutralize the charged static charges which build up between sheets in the stock. This allows the top sheet to be easily separated from the stock, preventing paper jams and misfeeds. The device can be used with existing paper feed mechanisms that use an air supply under pressure to separate stock sheets, such as printing presses, paper collators, paper folding machines, paper sheeters, web presses, sheeters, and thermography machines, or plastic stock feeding machines.
An apparatus connectable in-line to an existing air source conduit, said air source conduit supplying a stream of air under pressure used to separate individual paper stock sheets, said apparatus enhancing the air stream to reduce static charges on the stock sheets to prevent the stock sheets from clinging together, said apparatus comprising:
An apparatus connectable in-line to an existing air source conduit, said air source conduit supplying a stream of air used to separate individual paper stock sheets, said apparatus enhancing the air source to reduce static charges on the stock sheets to prevent the stock sheets from clinging together, said apparatus comprising:
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