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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard D Curley, Dover, NH (US);
Kevin Lauren Cote, Durham, NH (US);
Assignees:
Heidelberg Harris, Dover, NH (US);
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271277 ; 271 82 ; 271184 ; 271300 ; 271302 ;
Abstract
A device for selectively extracting samples from a folding unit is provided. The device includes a signature transport system for transporting signatures to a deceleration device. The deceleration device has a plurality of rotating arms with gripping elements assigned thereto for seizing signatures emerging-from the transport system. Portions of the signature transport system or selectively actuable gripping elements either deliver sample signatures to a delivery system or deviate sample signatures into an alternate transport path.