Shingle device for use in multi-pass sorting machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5150891
SERIAL NO

07736427

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A shingling device for use in a mail document sorting apparatus includes a first conveyor belt for receiving a vertical stack of sorted documents. A guide element is oblique to the conveyor belt for shifting the moving vertical stack into a shifted oblique stack and defines a gap between the belt and the guide element to enable passage of documents from the lower portion of the stack. A rotatable roller is disposed adjacent and downstream from the guide element and has a lower surface partially obstructing the gap. The roller rotates opposite to movement of the first conveyor belt for shingling documents passing through the gap. A second conveyor belt cooperates with the first conveyor belt to confine shingled documents advancing on the first belt, and cooperates with the roller so that the second belt has a longitudinal velocity substantially equal to the tangential velocity of the roller.

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  • BANKERS TRUST COMPANY;BBH, INC.;BELL & HOWELL COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hegland, Frederick P Des Plaines, IL 3 118
Paroubek, George Downers Grove, IL 2 112
Svyatsky, Eduard M Libertyville, IL 2 112

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