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US 6,585,261 B2Granted
Track bottom apparatus for use in a document processing system
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsJeffrey H. Miller, Fredrik L. N. Kallin
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Abstract
A track bottom piece is provided for use in a document processing system having a baseplate. A document track is defined in a surface of the track bottom piece. Document items can move along the document track from an upstream end to a downstream end. An angled surface is defined along an edge of the track bottom piece. The angled surface receives a releasable mechanism to secure the track bottom piece relative to the baseplate. When the releasable mechanism is released, the track bottom piece is allowed to move relative to the baseplate.
Claims8
An apparatus comprising:
- a baseplate;
- means defining a document track along which document items can move from an upstream end to a downstream end;
- at least one document processing device secured in a predetermined position relative to the baseplate and disposed along the document track for performing a document processing operation on documents moving from the upstream end of the document track to the downstream end of the document track;
- a track bottom piece disposed on the baseplate and including surface means defining a groove which forms at least a portion of the document track;
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- releasable means for (i) releasably securing the track bottom piece in a predetermined position relative to the baseplate, and (ii) when released, releases the track bottom piece to allow the track bottom piece to be removed and replaced with another track bottom piece while the at least one document processing device is maintained secured in its predetermined position relative to the baseplate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.