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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2004
Darryl T. Rathbun, Stratford, CT (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Darryl T. Rathbun, Stratford, CT (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In a printer system where a print head is used to print on a flat material moving on a surface along a moving direction, a first creasing surface and a second creasing surface disposed on different sides of the flat material are used to make a crease on the flat material. The first creasing surface is mounted on a housing and the second creasing surface is disposed along the length of a track substantially perpendicular to the moving direction. The first and second creasing surfaces are substantially complementary to each other such that when these creasing surfaces are moved closer to each other, they cause the flat material to bend. A movement mechanism is then used to move the housing along the track so that the bending of the flat material forms a crease from one side of the flat material to the opposing side.