.~.~ Means temporarily interposed between conveyor and receiver {3}
191
.~.~.~ Endless belt on reciprocating carrier
DEFINITION
Classification: 271/191
(under subclass 189) Device wherein the transfer mechanism includes a closed-loop band encircling two or more pulleys mounted on a support that moves to-and-fro between a first position where the bend extends under the discharge end of the conveyor of successive sheets and a second position where the band extends over the receiver.
(1) Note. In using this device, each successive sheet is placed by its conveyor onto the endless belt, the top run of which moves toward the receiver. The movement of the belt
carrier toward the receiver thus moves the sheet at a speed equivalent to belt speed plus carrier speed. When the sheet is entirely over the receiver the carrier retracts at a rearward speed effectively equal to the forward speed of the belt, thus the net speed of the sheet is zero, and the sheet falls into the receiver as its belt support retracts.
