Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Angela N. Chaclas
  • Removable turnbar in a sheet accumulator
    Patent number: 6568676
    Abstract: A turnbar for use in a sheet accumulator having an accumulating assembly which causes sheets serially and separately entering an entry point to overlap each other to form a stack at an exit point. The turnbar is used to change the direction of the sheets at the entry point and the stack at the exit point. The turnbar can be disengaged from the accumulating assembly for jam clearance and maintenance purposes. Preferably, the turnbar has a securing mechanism for removably mounting the turnbar on the sheet accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Manna, William J. Wright