Conveyor waste gate

A gate for selectively passing printed products comprising:

• a frame having an input end and an output end;
• a first roller supported for rotation about a first axis, the first roller fixed with respect to the frame and positioned adjacent the output end;
• a second roller member supported by the frame for rotation about a second axis, the second roller movable with respect to the first roller between a first position and a second position, the first position being adjacent the input end;
• and
• a conveyor belt connected to both the first roller and the second roller.

A method of diverting a stream of printed products to a waste path, the method comprising:

• positioning a frame between an input conveyor and an output conveyor;
• supporting a conveyor belt between a fixed roller and a movable roller, the fixed roller rotatable about an axis that is fixed relative to the frame, the movable roller rotatable about an axis and movable with respect to the first roller between a first position and a second position;
• operating the conveyor belt along a first conveyor path;
• feeding a stream of printed products from the input conveyor to the conveyor belt and from the conveyor belt to the output conveyor;
• and
• moving the movable roller from the first position to the second position such that the stream of printed products is diverted to a waste path prior to reaching the conveyor belt.