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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin Lauren Cote, Durham, NH (US);
Richard Daniel Curley, Dover, NH (US);
Assignees:
Heidelberg Harris, Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271211 ; 271182 ; 271 82 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a deceleration device for flat products, such as signatures. A deceleration device has a plurality of seizing elements attached thereto for seizing signatures at their respective leading edge while the signatures are emerging from a conveying device. The leading edge of a signature travels on a first path, whereas the trailing edge of the signature travels on a second path, which creates a larger air-drag coefficient on the signature than the first path.