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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
David T. Quadracci, Brookfield, WI (US);
Eric L. Kuhne, New Berlin, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Karch, West Bend, WI (US);
David T. Quadracci, Brookfield, WI (US);
Eric L. Kuhne, New Berlin, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Karch, West Bend, WI (US);
Quad/Tech, Inc., Sussex, WI (US);
Abstract
The invention recites a gate that is selectively operable to pass a stream of printed products to one of a first path and a second path. The waste gate includes a frame and a first roller member supported by the frame for rotation about a first axis. The first axis is fixed with respect to the frame. A second roller member is supported by the frame for rotation about a second axis. The second roller is movable with respect to the first roller between a first position and a second position. A conveyor belt is supported by the first roller and the second roller such that when the second roller is in the first position, the stream of printed products pass along the first path and when the second roller is in the second position, the stream of printed products pass along the second path.