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US6935058:
Automatic page turner with belt drive element
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Sadegh, Ali; Franklin Lakes, NJ, United States of America
Wolberg, George; Woodmere, NY, United States of America
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| Assignee: |
PageFlip, Inc., Woodmere, NY, United States of America
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| Published / Filed: |
2005-08-30
/ 2003-12-09
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| Application Number: |
US2003000732855
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B42D 9/04;
Core:
B42D 9/00;
IPC-7:
G09F 19/00;
G10G 7/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
B42D9/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
040/531;
084/487;
040/470;
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| Field of Search: |
040/343,531,470,475,466
084/487,493,502-507
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| Priority Number: |
| 2003-12-09 |
US2003000732855 |
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| Abstract: |
An apparatus for turning bound pages, the apparatus having a frame; a book support assembly coupled to the frame; at least one pickup arm coupled to the frame; a motor assembly coupled to the frame; and a conveyor assembly coupled to the frame. The conveyor assembly has a belt; a plurality of fingers coupled to the belt; and at least one actuator coupled to the belt. A subset of the plurality of fingers hold the book in an open condition. Upon rotation of the belt by the motor assembly, the at least one actuator causes the at least one pickup arm to lift a portion of a page while a subset of the plurality of fingers hold the bound pages in an open condition and turn the lifted page.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Sheldon & Mak ;
Rose, Robert J. ;
Karish, Marc ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Davis, Cassandra;
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First Claim:
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1. An apparatus for turning bound pages, the apparatus comprising: a frame; a support assembly coupled to the frame; at least one pickup arm coupled to the frame; a motor assembly coupled to the frame; and a conveyor assembly coupled to the motor assembly, the conveyor assembly further comprising: a belt; a plurality of fingers coupled to the belt; and at least one actuator coupled to the belt; wherein a subset of the plurality of fingers holds the bound pages in an open condition; and wherein upon rotation of the belt by the motor assembly the at least one actuator causes the at least one pickup arm to lift a portion of a page and at least one of the plurality of fingers turns the lifted page while another of the plurality of fingers holds the bound pages in an open condition.
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