Daniel N Yanofsky

US Patent:

40689492, Jan 17, 1978

Filed:

Jun 30, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/701243

Inventors:

Richard A. Booth - Norwalk CT
Denis C. Weil - Wilton CT
Daniel N. Yanofsky - Jericho NY

Assignee:

Pitney-Bowes, Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G03B 2762

US Classification:

355 75

Abstract:

Document handling device for placement onto an existing reciprocating document carriage of a photocopy machine to provide support for photocopying documents such as billing statement ledger cards. The document handling device is of one piece construction having a recessed inclined staging tray for storage of documents prior to photocopying, a steeply inclined surface portion with document retainer surface projections for separating and feeding of documents, a transparent document exposure access to coincide with a transport window of the reciprocating document carriage, and a recessed inclined stacker tray for storing documents which have been photocopied. The document handling device has two bottom projections to fit into existing indentations of the reciprocating document carriage and a cutout portion to accommodate a copy sheet length selector knob located on the reciprocating document carriage.

US Patent:

40532232, Oct 11, 1977

Filed:

Jan 9, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/647889

Inventors:

Arthur W. Nebiker - Stamford CT
Daniel N. Yanofsky - Jericho NY

Assignee:

Pitney-Bowes, Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G03B 2762

US Classification:

355 75

Abstract:

A combined document cover and document storage assembly for a copying machine which copies both flat sheet documents and thick book documents. The document cover is hinged to the copyier along the edge remote from the operator so that the operator lifts the cover in an upward and rearward arcuate movement. The cover has a document holding pocket along the upper rear edge thereof for receiving the edges of a stack of documents placed on the cover to hold the documents in place when the cover is lifted, the pocket having a slanted wall in order to cause the documents to overlap each other by a small amount to facilitate grasping the uppermost document. The cover cooperates with the top wall of the housing of the copying machine in order to permit stacking of the documents after they have been copied in a manner which permits checking each successive copy with the original to be sure that the document is copied and to facilitate restacking of the documents in order corresponding to the order of the copies as these are stacked in exiting from the copying machine.

US Patent:

41726600, Oct 30, 1979

Filed:

Jan 3, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/866662

Inventors:

Daniel N. Yanofsky - Jericho NY
Victor L. Pluznick - Huntington Beach CA

Assignee:

Pitney-Bowes, Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G03B 2762
E05F 112

US Classification:

355 75

Abstract:

In an electrophotographic copying apparatus, a cover and document keep device comprises a rigid cover cooperating with a pivoting arm linkage to maintain substantially parallel alignment of the cover with the platen surface regardless of the thickness of the original document to be copied, thereby providing an effective shield against radiation emitted by the copier exposure source. A plurality of anchoring means are formed in a recessed region of the copying apparatus housing. A resiliently biased arm link is slidably pivotally mounted to the anchoring means and pivotally mounted to the rigid cover to allow the cover to remain substantially parallel with the platen surface through a range of document thicknesses. Another feature of the invention allows the rigid cover to remain pivotally raised above the platen surface without user assistance. A projection on the rigid cover makes frictional engagement with a wall of the recessed region in the copier housing to hold the cover resiliently biased in a raised position.