Printer with discrete sheet load enhancement apparatus and method
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1. In a printing assembly having a printer, a printer inlet, a single sheet storage module mounting location for releasable attachment of a single sheet transport mechanism for automatically transporting single sheets fed to a printer inlet by the single sheet storage module, the improvement being a discrete sheet load enhancement apparatus, comprising:
- a burster module for separating continuous printable stock received at a burster inlet into separate bursted sheets fed into a burster outlet; and
means for releasably attaching the burster module to the printer at the single sheet storage module mounting location with the burster outlet substantially aligned with the printer inlet to directly feed the separate bursted sheets to the printer transport mechanism.
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Abstract
A single sheet printer (21) is adapted to receive continuous carrier forms for printing by a burster module (16) for separating continuous printable stock (24) into separate bursted sheets which are fed to the printer transport mechanism (12) in lieu of the single sheet storage module (24).
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1. In a printing assembly having a printer, a printer inlet, a single sheet storage module mounting location for releasable attachment of a single sheet transport mechanism for automatically transporting single sheets fed to a printer inlet by the single sheet storage module, the improvement being a discrete sheet load enhancement apparatus, comprising:
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a burster module for separating continuous printable stock received at a burster inlet into separate bursted sheets fed into a burster outlet; and means for releasably attaching the burster module to the printer at the single sheet storage module mounting location with the burster outlet substantially aligned with the printer inlet to directly feed the separate bursted sheets to the printer transport mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. The printing assembly of 1 including
a pair of mounting members attached to the printer and in which the releasably attaching means includes a pair of alignment members carried by the burster module releasably interconnectable with the corresponding pair of mounting members attached to the printer to insure proper alignment of the printer inlet with the burster inlet.
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14. A method of printing, comprising the steps of:
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mounting a burster module to a printer assembly at a single sheet storage module mounting location in lieu of the single sheet storage module with a burster outlet substantially aligned with a printer inlet; feeding continuous printable stock to a burster inlet burster module, separating with the burster module the continuous printable stock received at the burster inlet into separate bursted sheets; and feeding the separate bursted sheets from the burster outlet to the printer inlet for transport to the printer for printing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of converting a conventional single sheet printer to function as part of an in-line card insertion system for inserting cards into matching carrier forms, comprising the steps of:
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mounting a carrier form burster module to the printer at a mounting location for a conventional single sheet feeder module otherwise releasably attached with the single sheet printer, said carrier form buster module adapted to separate individual carrier forms from a supply of continuous stock and feed the separate carrier forms to the printer; and mounting a removable carrier form outlet guide especially adapted for guiding printed card carrier forms to a card inserter carrier form inlet at a mounting location for and in lieu of a conventional printer outlet tray otherwise releasably attached with the printer.
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