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US 6,786,482 B2Granted
Material handler apparatus
AssigneeHallmark Cards, Incorporated
InventorJeffrey M. Spatz
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that perfects media while maintaining a constant grip on the media during the perfection process. A media perfection device comprises a rotating arrangement that rotates a gripper bar. The gripper bar comprises a fixed part, and a rotatable part to hold media. The rotation of the rotating arrangement rotates the rotatable part of the gripper bar, thus perfecting the media.
Claims19
A media perfection apparatus comprising:
- a gripper bar with a supported fixed part, and a rotatable part to hold media;
- a rotating arrangement to rotate, the rotation of the rotating arrangement to rotate the rotatable part;
- and,
- a ring, the rotating arrangement being mounted on the ring.
1 more element
A media perfection apparatus comprising:
- gripping means for holding media;
- and
- rotating means for rotating the gripping means, the rotating means including:
- means for engaging the gripping means,
- and a ring arranged to rotate the means for engaging the gripping means.
2 more elements
A media handling apparatus, which comprises:
- a plate, the plate having an opening therethrough;
- a conveyor arranged to pass through the opening of the plate;
- a bar carried by said conveyor;
- a media gripper rotatably coupled to the bar;
- a split ring arrangement having a first half supported on one side of the opening of the plate;
- a first rotating member connected to the first half of the split ring arrangement, the first rotating member being engageable with the media gripper;
- and,
- means for rotating the split ring arrangement so that the first half moves to the other side of the opening of the plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.