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Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 08, 2019
Applicant:

Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);

Inventor:

Thomas C. Pegg, West Olive, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/16 (2006.01); B65H 31/08 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/16 (2013.01); B65H 5/062 (2013.01); B65H 31/08 (2013.01); B65H 2301/452 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for folding a stack of substrate sheets are provided. The system may include a roller assembly and a positioning mechanism. The roller assembly is configured for folding the stack of substrate sheets and the positioning mechanism is configured to position the substrate or stack for entry into the roller assembly. The positioning mechanism includes an upper curved for and a lower curved form to guide the stack of substrate sheets into a curved position for folding. The positioning mechanism further includes a folding blade positioned to extend through the gap between the upper and lower curved forms. The roller assembly can move the folded stack of substrate sheets in at least two directions.


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