Sheet sorters
CA 1186273 A · Owner: Xerox Corporation · Inventors: George, Clifford L.
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A sheet sorter which has a plurality of sheet receiving bins which comprises an array of movable plates such that adjacent plates define an individual bin, is provided with a means for indexing the input ends of the bin plates past a fixed feed throat to align the bin opening in line with the feed throat for sheet insertion. Adjacent bin plates are interconnected to limit their maximum spacing apart, and are movable apart and together for varying the size of the bin openings. The bin plates are spaced apart opposite and at one side of the feed throat and are spaced together when indexed past the feed throat to the other side of the feed throat. Preferably the bin plates are arrayed in a …
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- Granted April 30, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 30, 2002.
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