Claims
- 1. A device for the individual withdrawal of sheet-like printed products, such as newspapers, arranged in an inclined stack in a housing, comprising a carriage assembly movably positionable above said stack, said carriage assembly having a pair of aligned, spaced-apart gears pivotally mounted thereto; an endless conveyor connected about said gears, said conveyor having spaced-apart gripper rods affixed thereto; means for rotating said gears and thereby moving said conveyor and said gripper rods along said inclined stack; said gripper rods being affixed to said endless conveyor transverse to the direction of movement of said conveyor, each of said gripper rods having a plurality of gripper fingers; a guard plate supported above said carriage assembly in said housing and having substantially identical dimensions as the sheets to be withdrawn, and for covering said stack; and a withdrawal slot in said housing proximate the upper end of said inclined stack, formed between said guard plate and said housing, to receive products therethrough.
- 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a hinged cover over said housing.
- 3. The device of claim 2, further comprising means, connected between said cover and said means for rotating said gears, for activating said means for rotating said gears upon opening said cover.
- 4. The device of claim 3, wherein said means for activating is intermittently operated when said cover is opened.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 168,854, filed Mar. 16, 1988, and now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Caudhill, et al., "Sheet Paper Feed Mechanism", IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 14, No. 5, (Oct. 1971), p. 1455. |
Continuations (1)
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