Patent ID: 6592117
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for feeding media from an entry point, comprising:a first gear portion and a second gear portion, each of the first gear portion and the second gear portion capable of rotating in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction; a first one-way bearing disposed on the first gear portion; a second one-way bearing disposed on the second gear portion; a first roller driven by the first one-way bearing, wherein when the first gear portion is rotated in a first direction among the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction the first roller is driven by the first one-way bearing and rotates to scrub the media from the entry point, and when the first gear portion is rotated in a second direction among the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, different from the first direction, the first roller idles without rotation; and a second roller driven by the second one-way bearing, wherein when the second gear portion is rotated in a first direction among the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction the second roller is driven by the second one-way bearing and rotates to scrub the media transmitted from the first roller, and when the second gear portion is rotated in a second direction among the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, different from the first direction, the second roller idles without rotation.