Title: Sheet feeding devices

Abstract: A sheet feeding mechanism for a reproduction machine has a plurality of trays for supporting sheets of various sizes which are to be fed into the machine. A baffle plate is provided for each tray for guiding the sheets from that tray upwardly to a sheet separating roller assembly associated only with that particular tray. All of the sheets from the various trays are fed to a common output.

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Inventors: Smith, Vernon J. (Tewkesbury, EN)
Smith, Howard M. (Venray, NL)
Page, Bernard F. (Coleford, EN)
Miller, Laurence G. (Drybrook, EN)

Application Number: 417016
Filing Date: 1973-11-19
Publication_date: 1976-02-03
Assignee: Rank Xerox Ltd. (London, EN)
Primary Class(es): 271/9.01 271/111, 271/125
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US Patent Ref:

2036919	Apr, 1936	Calmes	271/125.
2903133	Sep, 1959	Quinn et al.	271/110.
3525517	Aug, 1970	Toby	271/117.
3580566	May, 1971	Vasse	271/110.
3601394	Aug, 1971	Lang et al.	271/9.
3698706	Oct, 1972	Mihojevich et al.	271/9.
3756586	Sep, 1973	Craft	271/9.

Other Refs: 1,167,8811,263,340

Oct, 1969	UK
May, 1961	FR

Primary Examiner: Blunk, Evon C.
Assistant Examiner: Stoner, Jr., Bruce H.
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