Multiple stage dispenser
US5129641A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2553/412
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering cards or like paper stock fed singly from a stack of the cards to a demand location for dispensing in sequence, in which each card fed from the stack is advanced through a plurality of stages of a conveyor, each stage being independently operable, each stage and all preceding stages and the stack feeder being actuable when no card is present at that stage, the leading stage being also operable to deliver a card on demand, the cards being feed at a higher rate than the dispensing rate.
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