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1. A feeder device comprising:
a feed finger mounted to a frame and movable relative to the frame along a feed stroke that includes movement of the feed finger in a feed direction and in an opposite return direction, the feed finger having a distal edge configured to engage a feed object during at least part of the feed stroke, the feed finger pivotable towards and away from the feed object, and a lifting arm fixedly mounted to the frame and disposed adjacent to the feed finger, the feed finger moving relative to the lifting arm as the feed finger is moved along the feed stroke, the lifting arm having a deflectable tip engaging the feed finger as the feed finger is moved along the lifting arm, wherein the deflectable tip is deflected as the feed finger is moved in the feed direction and wherein the deflectable tip is un-deflected as the feed finger is moved in the return direction, the un-deflected tip engaging the feed finger and pivoting the feed finger away from the feed object as the feed finger is moved along the lifting arm in the return direction. |
