Patent Document ID: 9688500
Application ID: 14592508

Base Claim:
1. A document bundler for a bill validator, the document bundler comprising: a document path comprising a wall; a transportation unit adapted to move a plurality of documents in series along the wall of the document path; and a clamp mechanism comprising a pushing member, the clamp mechanism adapted to clamp a first document of the plurality of documents with the pushing member to inhibit movement of the first document by the transportation unit while a second document of the plurality of documents is transported substantially alongside the first document in the document path, the second document residing substantially alongside the first document forming a document bundle, wherein the clamp mechanism is adapted to clamp the first document between the pushing member and the wall of the document path.

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Claim 7:
7. The document bundler of claim 1 , wherein the document path includes a recess adjacent the clamp mechanism and the clamp mechanism clamps the first document within the recess.