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US 7,063,314 B2Granted
Media handling device and methods
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorEric U. Eskey
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a media handling device for handling sheets of media contained in a conglomerate stack.
Claims21
A media handling device comprising:
- a conglomerate stack comprising a first stack of a first type of media and an adjacent second stack of a second type of media;
- a pick mechanism configured to selectively pick sheets from said first stack and said second stack;
- wherein said pick mechanism comprises a first pick roller contacting said first stack and a second pick roller contacting said second stack;
- wherein said first stack comprises a first edge;
- and
- wherein said second stack comprises a first edge that lies in a common vertical plane with said first stack first edge.
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A media handling device comprising:
- a conglomerate stack comprising a first stack of a first type of media and an adjacent second stack of a second type of media;
- a pick mechanism configured to selectively pick sheets from said first stack and said second stack;
- wherein said pick mechanism comprises a first pick roller contacting said first stack and a second pick roller contacting said second stack;
- wherein said first stack comprises a first edge;
- and
- wherein said second stack comprises a first edge that is coplanar with said first stack first edge;
- a guide assembly formed on said divider.
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A method of handling media comprising:
- providing a first stack of a first type of media adjacent to a second stack of a second type of media;
- providing a divider disposed between said first stack and said second stack;
- providing a pick mechanism in said media handling device;
- picking a first sheet from said first stack with said pick mechanism;
- picking a second sheet from said second stack with said pick mechanism;
- providing said pick mechanism comprising a first pick roller and a second pick roller;
- wherein said picking comprises rotating at least one of said rollers;
- and
- wherein said first stack comprises a first edge and said second satck defines a second edge that lies in a common vertical plane with said first stack first edge.
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A media handling device comprising:
- a conglomerate stack comprising a first stack of a first type of media and an adjacent second stack of a second type of media;
- a pick mechanism comprising a first picker and a second picker, said first picker contacting said first stack and said second picker contacting said second stack;
- and
- wherein at least a portion of said first stack overlies at least a portion of said second stack.
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A media handling device comprising:
- an input tray;
- a conglomerate stack of media located at least partially within said input tray, said conglomerate stack of media comprising a first type of media and a second type of media adjacent said first type of media;
- a pick mechanism comprising a first pick roller and a second pick roller;
- wherein said first pick roller is in contact with said first type of media and said second pick roller is in contact with said second type of media;
- and
- wherein at least a portion of said first type of media overlies at least a portion of said second type of media.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.