Patent ID: 6264021
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B43M,B65H

Abstract:
A staging assembly for an object having a leading edge, said staging assembly comprising:an intake conveyor for receiving and conveying said object in a first direction and into a staging area;a stop plate for contacting said leading edge of said object conveyed by said intake conveyor and aligning said object in said staging area;a first ejection roller mounted in said staging area underneath said object in said staging area;a second ejection roller mounted on a plunger device in said staging area above said object in said staging area, and aligned with said first ejection roller, said second ejection roller being selectively positionable into and out of contact with said object in said staging area via said plunger device, wherein said object is conveyed in a second direction out of said staging area when said second ejection roller is moved into contact with said object, in cooperation with said first ejection roller; anda clearing conveyor for receiving and conveying said object in said second direction and out of said staging assembly.