SEPARATOR WITH HOLD BACK BELT FOR FEEDER

摘要

An apparatus for separating and advancing documents includes a first assembly (30) having movable belts (40) for frictionally engaging and advancing one of the documents along a path, and a second assembly (34) having stationary belts (100, 102) and retrogressingly moving a portion of an endless belt (90) along the path to frictionally engage and halt the remainder of the documents. The retrogressional movement of the endless belt (90) distributing wear experienced by the engaging and halting of documents over the length of the endless belt. The movable belts (40) of the first assembly (30) and the belts (100, 102, 90) of the second assembly (34) are disposed in relative juxtaposition whereby the one document is gripped between the first assembly (30) and second assembly (34) and advanced along the path under the influence of the first assembly (30).