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US 8,002,689 B2Granted
Folder with signature removal and slowdown process
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorsDave Elliott Whitten, John Lee Ketchum
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Abstract
A folder includes a cylinder having a first gripping device receiving a folded edge of a signature and rotating the signature at a first surface speed. A conveyor presses the signature against the outer surface and the conveyor contacts the signatures at a second surface speed slower than the first surface speed. The present invention also provides a method for removing signatures from a cylinder.
Claims8
A folder comprising:
- a cylinder having a first gripping device receiving a folded edge of a signature and rotating the signature at a first surface speed;
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- a conveyor pressing the signature against an outer surface of the cylinder while the conveyor contacts the signature at a second surface speed lower than the first surface speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.