Patent ID: 6705470
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: B65H,G07D,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for rotating the orientation of a bill approximately 180Â°, the apparatus comprising:a first belt having a bill transport portion and a return portion, the first belt having a first end and second end, the second end of first belt being twisted approximately 180Â° in relation to the first end of the first belt; a second belt having a bill transport portion and a return portion, the second belt having a first end and second end, the bill transport portion of the first belt being disposed adjacent to the bill transport portion of the second belt, the second end of second belt being twisted approximately 180Â° in relation to the first end of the second belt; a bill transport path being defined by the bill transport portions of the first and the second belts, the bill transport path having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet of the bill transport path is twisted approximately 180Â° in relation to the inlet; and a plurality of guides disposed adjacent to the bill facing path, the plurality of guides being adapted to support the outer portions of the bill which extend beyond a width of the first and the second belts as the bill is being transported along the transport path.