Sheet material conveying apparatus with dual-bottom pockets
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorsRichard Alan Carter, Dennis Lee Wake
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Abstract
A sheet material conveying apparatus includes a plurality of pockets running along a track, each pocket having a bottom and a second bottom movable between a first location where the second bottom is over the bottom, and a second location where the second bottom is not located over the bottom. An actuator is located to a side of the pockets for moving the second bottom between the first and second locations. A related pocket and a method are also provided.
Claims16
A sheet material conveying apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of pockets running along a track, each pocket having a first bottom and a second bottom movable between a first location where the second bottom is over the first bottom, and a second location where the second bottom is not located over the first bottom, the first bottom defining a first stop for collected sheet material of a first format, and the second bottom defining a second stop for collected sheet material of a second format.
A pocket for printed material comprising:
- a first bottom;
- and
- a second bottom movable between a first location where the second bottom is over the bottom, and a second location where the second bottom is not located over the bottom, the first bottom defining a first stop for collected sheet material of a first format, and the second bottom defining a second stop for collected sheet material of a second format.
A method for permitting collection of two format sizes in movable pockets, comprising the steps of:
- receiving first printed material of a first format size to contact a first bottom of a movable pocket, the first bottom defining a stop for collecting the first printed material;
- moving a second bottom over the first bottom of the movable pocket;
- and
- receiving a second printed material of a second format size to contact the second bottom of the movable pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.