Plastic card reorienting mechanism and interchangeable input hopper
US7398972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1914
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A card reorienting mechanism and an input hopper of plastic card processing equipment, for example a desktop plastic card printer. The card reorienting mechanism is a modular unit that permits the entire mechanism to be inserted or removed as a single unit from the printer. In addition, the input hopper is designed as an interchangeable system that permits alteration in the card capacity of the hopper.
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