Document separator
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1. A document separator comprising:
- a flexible loop of material;
a document transport mechanism by which documents are transported along a path; and
one or more flaps adjacent to which faces of the documents pass before, after, or both before and after passing adjacent to the flexible loop;
wherein the flexible loop is adjacent to the document transport mechanism so that it holds one or more documents back from being transported along the path by the document transport mechanism;
wherein the flexible loop is not disposed around a pulley assembly capable of imparting motion to the flexible loop; and
wherein at least one flap contacts the document faces as they pass adjacent to it.
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Abstract
A document separator for use in a document processing machine. The document separator has a flexible loop of material adjacent to a document transport mechanism so that it holds one or more documents back from being transported along a transport path while allowing a single document to be moved forward.
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17 Claims
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1. A document separator comprising:
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a flexible loop of material; a document transport mechanism by which documents are transported along a path; and one or more flaps adjacent to which faces of the documents pass before, after, or both before and after passing adjacent to the flexible loop; wherein the flexible loop is adjacent to the document transport mechanism so that it holds one or more documents back from being transported along the path by the document transport mechanism; wherein the flexible loop is not disposed around a pulley assembly capable of imparting motion to the flexible loop; and wherein at least one flap contacts the document faces as they pass adjacent to it. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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2. A document separator comprising:
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a flexible loop of material; and a document transport mechanism by which documents are transported along a path; wherein the flexible loop is adjacent to the document transport mechanism so that it holds one or more documents back from being transported along the path by the document transport mechanism; a pressure adjusting component, wherein the pressure adjusting component comprises; a flexible flap; and an adjustment mechanism; wherein the adjustment mechanism allows the flap to be positioned at varying distances from the flexible loop along a path of the documents. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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