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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:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrew L Klopfenstein, Tipp City, OH (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberg Finishing Systems, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 5226 ; 270 523 ;
Abstract
A sheet material collating system includes a pair of tubular metal guide rails. A plurality of plastic carriers are supported by guide rollers on the guide rails. A plurality of plastic pockets for receiving signatures are supported on the carriers in a position cantilevered out from the guide rails. Each carrier has a set of drive teeth. Drive element located along the guide rails includes an externally toothed drive belt which is engageable with the drive teeth on the carriers, as the carriers move past the drive element, to drive the carriers and thereby the pockets along the guide rails.