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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1997
James N Driscoll, Perkasie, PA (US);
David M Skvoretz, Northampton, PA (US);
James R Moser, Easton, PA (US);
Donald Dudash, Easton, PA (US);
Bell & Howell Mail Processing Systems, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus and method for selectively inverting, staging and selectively advancing or diverting sheet material along a predetermined conveying path. The apparatus has a pair of support plates with space between the plates for passage of sheet material and a nip roller mechanism operatively connected to the support plates for advancing the sheet material. A rotation mechanism selectively simultaneously rotates the support plates as sheet material is positioned between the plates. The rotation mechanism selectively inverts the sheet material and positions the sheet material for advancement by the nip rollers from between the support plates along the predetermined conveying path.