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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John St John, Lake Arrowhead, CA (US);
Jerry L Bates, Redlands, CA (US);
Clark L Smith, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Baldwin Technology Corporation, Rosemont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198809 ; 1984633 ; 198586 ; 4147899 ;
Abstract
An improved bundle transfer apparatus for sheet material in signature form is provided. The apparatus includes a frame having rails on which a bundle transfer vehicle is mounted. The bundle transfer vehicle has a platform which is movable to a position under the signatures and a mechanism for raising the platform and the signatures. The signatures on the bundle transfer vehicle are transferred to an end of the table where it is moved by powered rollers to a compression and strapping station where it is tied and delivered for further handling.