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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
Hartmut Karl Sauer, Himmelstadt, DE;
Hartmut Karl Sauer, Himmelstadt, DE;
KBA Giori S.A., Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to an intermediate storage device for objects () to be transported. Said device comprises a plurality of carriers () which circulate on a closed strip and are used for the objects (), e.g. printed products; an introducing device () arranged on a first point of the strip, and used to introduce the printed products () into the carriers () passing said point; a distribution device () arranged on a second point of the strip, and used to distribute the printed products () carried by the carriers () passing said second point; and a removal device () for removing printed products () from a carrier () in an area of the strip which is displaced between the first and the second point, said area comprising a section () which is oriented in a first direction and a section () which is oriented in a second direction opposite the first.