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Paper container with a paper binding function

US5013021A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 8, 1990
Grant dateMay 7, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A paper container has a finisher unit which comprises transporting rollers to transport copying papers ejected from a copying machine to a tray, a paddle wheel to transport a copying paper to a reference member for alignment immediately after a trailing edge of the copying paper leaves the transporting rollers, and a stapler to staple the copying papers aligned on the tray. The paper container also has a stack unit to stack the stapled papers. The stack unit is permanently secured onto the image forming device, or an distance between the stack unit and the finisher unit is arbitrarily adjusted, while the finisher unit is attached to the image forming device and detached if so required.

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