Apparatuses for feeding sheets and printing apparatuses

Details Apparatuses for feeding sheets and printing apparatuses Apparatuses for feeding sheets and printing apparatuses

2009-06-04

2011-12-13

Karmis, Stefanos (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Pack holders

C271S145000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08074980

ABSTRACT:
Apparatuses for feeding sheets and printing apparatuses are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatuses for feeding sheets includes a first guide; a second guide opposite the first guide; a first side wall; a second side wall opposite the first side wall; a support surface configured to support a stack of sheets with a first edge of the sheets facing the first guide, a second edge of the sheets facing the second guide and a center line of the stack extending from the first edge to the second edge; and at least two tampers including: a first tamper secured to the first guide between the center line and the first side wall, the first tamper including a first lower pad and a first upper pad which applies a lower force to the first edge of the sheets than the first lower pad; and a second tamper secured to the first guide between the center line and the second side wall, the second tamper including a second lower pad and a second upper pad which applies a lower force to the first edge of the sheets than the second lower pad.

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