Scale having variable thickness document feed belt
CA 2101692 A1 · Owner: Debarber, Christopher · Inventors: Debarber, Christopher; Freeman, Gerald C.
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A transport apparatus for a weighing module includes a scale. which has a deck connected to a scale base for weighing an object placed on the deck. The deck has slots for accommodating dual thickness belts which are arranged below the deck to be in substantial registration with the slots. The belts are positioned with respect to the slot such that in a home position a thinner section of the belt does not protrude through the slot whereby the transport means does not interfere with weighing of the object on the deck. When the belts are actuated, the dual thickness belts move so that a thicker section of each belt protrudes through the slot as the belts are being …
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- Filed July 30, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 30, 2013.
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