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US 3,951,399 AGranted
Article-handling apparatus
AssigneeFerag AG
InventorWalter Reist
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Abstract
Apparatus for handling articles, e.g. newspapers or magazines, having a rotatable member divided into a number of axially-adjacent units. Each unit is divided into a number of radially-extending compartments having feeding devices for transferring articles fed to the compartments of one unit to the compartments of the adjacent unit where additional articles, e.g. inserts, may be added.
Claims18
Apparatus for handling printed sheet products, comprising:
- a drum;
- means for rotatably driving said drum about a longitudinal axis;
- means dividing said drum into a plurality of compartments extending radially of said axis;
- means for supplying said products to the compartments at one location along said drum;
- means individual to each of said compartments for axially advancing the products in said compartments in synchronism with the rotation of the drum from said one location to a second location along said drum;
- and
- means for removing said products from the compartments at said second location.
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