Automatic stack feed
US3937455A · kind A · utility
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2Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1974 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/0653
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for feeding individual sheets from a hopper, including a rotating prefeed member positioned near the exit end of the hopper and having projections for repeatedly beating the next sheet to be fed from the stack of sheets, to help separate the sheets and to urge the next sheet out of the hopper.
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