Document feeder flag assembly
AssigneeBurroughs Payment Systems, Inc.
InventorDavid B. Tratar
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Abstract
An improved document feeder flag assembly is disclosed. The improved document feeder flag assembly allows single handed, on the fly loading of a document sorter. A method for loading a document sorting machine with a single hand, while the method of operating the machine is also disclosed. The document feeder flag assembly includes a baseplate and a pivot post attached to the baseplate. Further, the assembly includes a flag arm having a first side and a second side, the first side of the flag arm is attached to the pivot post. There is also a feeder flag having a first side and a second side, the first side of the feeder flag being attached to a second side of the flag arm. The document feeder flag assembly also includes a resistance device attached between the feeder flag and the flag arm.
Claims10
A document feeder flag assembly comprising:
- a baseplate;
- a document surface connected to the baseplate;
- a first member having an edge that is, generally parallel to the document surface;
- an elongate second member having a first end pivotally attached to the baseplate and a second end hingedly connected to a first end of the first member, wherein the second member changes its orientation relative to the first member and the document surface based on whether the document feeder flag includes documents between the document surface and the edge of first member;
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- an elongate third member having a first end hingedly attached to a second end of the first member and a second end pivotally attached to the baseplate, wherein at least a portion of the first member and at least a portion of the second member abuts against at least a portion of the third member when the document feeder flag assembly is in a full document condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.