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Apparatus for stacking and delivering paper napkins, paper towels, and the like

  • US 4,625,957 A
  • Filed: 06/19/1984
  • Issued: 12/02/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for stacking and delivering a stack consisting of a plurality of products comprising:

  • (a) a frame,(b) a magazine on the frame for supporting a plurality of said products along a path of product movement,(c) a conveyor on the frame adjacent the magazine, the conveyor having a run which extends in the direction of said path,(d) a plurality of fingers mounted on the conveyor and engageable with stacks on the magazine for moving the stacks along said path,(e) drive means for moving the conveyor at;

    (i) a relatively slow velocity during an initial build-up period for a new stack whereby the new stack is built up behind one of said fingers during said initial build-up period;

    (ii) a relatively fast velocity after the initial build-up period for the new stack whereby said one finger moves away from the new stack and moves a previously completed stack along said path at a faster speed than the speed at which the new stack is built up; and

    (f) means for supporting the new stack on the magazine when said one finger moves away from the new stack after said initial build-up period whereby said new stack can be built up after said initial build-up period without being engaged by any of said fingers and while said one finger moves said previously completed stack away from the new stack.

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