Document carrier form for scanning and microfilming operations
First Claim
1. A method of optically acting upon variously sized documents with optical equipment, utilizing substantially uniformly sized pocketed document carriers each having a transparent first part, and a second part having clear discrimination and document identification functionality, comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting documents having a size smaller than said substantially uniformly sized document carriers into pocketed document carriers so that they are held in pockets between the transparent first part and second part of each carrier; and
(b) feeding the document carriers in sequence past the optical equipment.
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Abstract
The feeding of documents through optical equipment (such as OCR scanners, microfilming equipment, etc.) is facilitated by providing pocketed document carriers. Each document carrier has a transparent plastic film first part and a white paper second part, with adhesive along some of the edges between the parts defining a pocket, with at least one of the edges open to allow the insertion of one or more documents into the pockets. The carriers, containing the documents, are intermixed in a desired sequence with documents that are full size (e.g., having a size substantially the same as the document carriers) for automatic or hand feeding through the optical equipment. A number of different pocket configurations may be provided, including a duplex construction.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of optically acting upon variously sized documents with optical equipment, utilizing substantially uniformly sized pocketed document carriers each having a transparent first part, and a second part having clear discrimination and document identification functionality, comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting documents having a size smaller than said substantially uniformly sized document carriers into pocketed document carriers so that they are held in pockets between the transparent first part and second part of each carrier; and (b) feeding the document carriers in sequence past the optical equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A document carrier for efficiently transporting documents to be optically acted upon comprising:
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a quadrate first part of transparent material which allows clear, non-interfering, scanning or microfilming of a document underlying it; a quadrate second part of non-adhesive material providing a clear discrimination background for the document, and allowing readable indicia to be placed thereon; said first and second parts having generally the same exterior length or width; and means for attaching said first part to said second part to allow placement and positioning of at least one document therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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