Recyclable pocket system for printed products
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsRobert Paul Cassoni, John Lawrence Herman
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Abstract
A device for transporting printed products including a plurality of individual pocket grippers, each pocket gripper having a first connector on one side and a second connector on a second side, and having gripping elements for gripping a printed product. A plurality of transport units is also provided, with each transport unit being movable along a track and being releasably attached to the first connector of a respective one of the plurality of pocket grippers. Also disclosed is a method for transporting printed products including the steps of gripping a printed product in a gripper pocket, moving the gripper pocket along a track, and releasing the gripper pocket while the printed product remains gripped.
Claims8
A device for transporting printed products comprising:
- a plurality of individual pocket grippers, each pocket gripper having a first connector on one side and a second connector on a second side, and each pocket gripper having gripping elements for gripping a printed product, and
- a plurality of transport units, each transport unit being movable along a track in a direction of conveyance and being releasably attachable to either the first connector or the second connector of a respective one of the plurality of pocket grippers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.