Card transport mechanism and method of operation
CA 2436333 A1 · Owner: Card Technology Corporation · Inventors: Ashley, Keith R.; Lamanna, Richard J.; Roth, Philip M.
Overview
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A transport mechanism for transporting cards along a transport path and method of operation thereof. A card transport mechanism includes a pair of spaced apart channels each channel engaging a different one of a pair of opposed edges of the cards; a carriage for holding the cards at a fixed position relative to the carriage during motion along the transport path, the carriage having first and second card contacting elements spaced apart at different positions along the transport path and projecting into the transport path for contacting and holding a card in the fixed position during motion along the transport.
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- Filed March 7, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 7, 2017.
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