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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1993
Ronald D Welborn, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Didde Web Press Corporation, Emporia, KS (US);
Abstract
A sheet folder apparatus for use with a web-fed printing press includes upstream and downstream folding assemblies and a conveyor for delivering cross-folded sheets from the upstream assembly to the downstream assembly. A head stop is positioned within the delivery path defined by the conveyor for limiting the movement of the cross-folded sheet along the path and for positioning the sheet relative to the downstream folding assembly. The position of the head stop along the delivery path may be adjusted during operation of the apparatus so that it is not necessary to shut the apparatus down to make adjustments to accommodate various signature size and format changes in the apparatus. A registration system is also included for registering the two folding assemblies relative to the apparatus when either the upstream assembly is replaced or the downstream assembly is enabled.