Patent ID: 6378773
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A document transport system wherein documents containing magnetized encoded indicia are to be read by a magnetic ink character recognition read head as the documents are transported by rollers along a document transport path, the system comprising;a base plate disposed along the document transport path; a shaft attached to said base plate and disposed generally perpendicular to said base plate; a hub having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer peripheral surface, said hub member further having a centrally disposed aperture extending between said top surface and said bottom surface for receiving said shaft, such that said hub member is supported by said base plate for rotation about said shaft; said hub member having a slot spaced apart from and disposed between said centrally disposed aperture and said outer peripheral surface; and magnetic shielding material attached to said base plate and disposed within said hub member slot.