Fan-fold paper stacking receptacle with angled bottom and canted back wall
US5727725A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/11231
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container for stacking continuous web, fan-fold paper and a paper guide assembly are disclosed. The container has a contoured bottom that includes an extended center section which is slopped, a toe section at the lower end of the center section, and a crest and fan-fold shelf at the upper end of the center section of the bottom of the container. The center section is slopped sufficiently to cause the sheets of the continuous web of printed paper to slide downward to the toe section of the container and thereby become aligned with the stack forming in the container. The toe is aligned with the paper guide assembly that is an abutment against which an edge of the paper stack forms. The crease in the bottom of the container causes the paper to fold to reduce the tendency of the web to bulge. The paper guide assembly guides the paper as it falls from the printer chute output into the container.
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