Method and apparatus for sorting flat articles
CA 2250194 A1 · Owner: Kulas, John W. · Inventors: Burkett, Harold G. Jr.; Kulas, John W.; Carile, Mark L.
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A method and apparatus (10) for automatically sorting and feeding flat articles (75). The method stacks flat articles (75) into cartridges (25) in output compartments (20) of a sorting machine (15) robotically (30) transfers , filled cartridges (25) from the output compartments (20) of a sorting machine (15) to a buffer shelf (40); and from the buffer shelf (40) to a docking station (55) of a cartridge unloader (275) and automatic feeder (50) to the input of the sorting machine (15), and for transferring empty cartridges (25) from the docking station (55) to either the buffer (40) or the output compartments (20) of the sorter.
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- Filed March 28, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 28, 2017.
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