Patent ID: 6953189
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
1. A delivery system, comprising: a frame; a plurality of hoppers attachable to the frame in a vertically spaced apart arrangement, wherein the hoppers are each configured to hold a plurality of sheet-like materials in a generally vertical orientation; at least one upper belt movably coupled to the frame, wherein the belt is configured to move the sheet-like materials downward from the hoppers; at least one suction apparatus that is associated with each hopper; and a moving system that is configured to move the suction apparatus to grasp and remove one of the sheet-like materials from the hopper and into contact with the upper belt, wherein the suction apparatus is configured to grasp and remove the sheet-like material from the hopper while maintaining the sheet-like material generally vertically oriented until the sheet-like material comes into contact with the upper belt.