Patent ID: 7108260
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A media path director module comprising: a module frame comprising a first guide surface and a second guide surface; and a director element within the module frame, the director element comprising: a first director guide surface facing the first guide surface to define a first media path; a second director guide surface facing the second guide surface to define a second media path; and a first articulating tip, wherein the first director guide surface and the second director guide surface converge towards the first articulating tip, wherein when the first articulating tip is in a first position, the first articulating tip provides access to the first media path and blocks access to the second media path, and wherein when the first articulating tip is in a second position, the first articulating tip provides access to the second media path and blocks access to the first media path, and wherein the module frame further comprises a third guide surface, and wherein the director element further comprises: a third director guide surface facing the third guide surface to define a third media path; a second articulating tip, the first director guide surface and the third director guide surface converging towards the second articulating tip, wherein when the second articulating tip is in a third position, the second articulating tip provides access to the first media path and blocks access to the third media path, and wherein when the second articulating tip is in a fourth position, the second articulating tip provides access to the third media path and blocks access to the first media path; and a third articulating tip, the second director guide surface and the third director guide surface converging towards the third articulating tip, wherein when the third articulating tip is in a fifth position, the third articulating tip provides access to the second media path and blocks access to the third media path, and wherein when the third articulating tip is in a sixth position, the third articulating tip provides access to the third media path and blocks access to the second media path.