Patent ID: 9628658
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B65H,H04N

Claim:
1. An apparatus for reading information from and/or writing information to at least one sheet of flexible sheet material, said sheet having a length and a width defining first and second opposing surfaces and opposing lengthwise and widthwise edges, said apparatus comprising: a platen for supporting said sheet in a curved configuration across said width such that said first surface is inwardly oriented with respect to said curved configuration to define a tubular shape having said lengthwise edges positioned in a confronting relationship; a sheet feeder for moving said flexible sheet material in a direction along a lengthwise path oriented at least generally along said length and transverse to the direction of curvature, but without rotation of the flexible sheet material about the lengthwise path; and read/write heads confronting said first surface and second surface for writing to and/or reading from one of the surfaces while simultaneously writing to and/or reading from the other one of the surfaces of said flexible sheet material based on movement along said path.