Continuous forms sheet separator

摘要

Apparatus to separate multiple sheet feeds from fan-fold paper being moved from an input paper stack upwardly to a print station. The separator apparatus includes a separator member, and flexible members support the separator member for swinging movement in the paper path in a position to bear against the paper as it moves from the input paper stack. The separator member has a mass so that it may selectively move or be moved by the paper and the resultant frictional engagement and impact on the paper web causes multiple sheet feeds to be separated from the web near the input paper stack.