Patent ID: 7861868
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B07C,G07D

Abstract:
1. A chip sorting and stacking device, comprising: a disc rotatable about an axis and comprising a plurality of chip receiving wells proximate an outer edge of the disc; a plurality of channels each configured to hold a stack of chips; at least one ejector for ejecting chips from the chip receiving wells of the disc into a channel of the plurality of channels; and at least one removal lever associated with at least one channel of the plurality of channels, the at least one removal lever having an elongated pivot arm configured to extend adjacent at least a portion of a stack of chips when the stack of chips is held within the at least one channel of the plurality of channels; wherein the at least one removal lever is mounted to a body configured to slide within a groove associated with the at least one channel of the plurality of channels.