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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Douglas Joseph Dawley, Dover, NH (US);
Douglas Joseph Dawley, Dover, NH (US);
Goss International Americas, Inc., Durham, NH (US);
Abstract
A single level web conversion apparatus is provided. The single level web conversion apparatus includes a web guiding apparatus guiding a web, a former longitudinally folding the web downstream of the web guiding apparatus and a cutting apparatus cutting the folded web into a first signature and a second signature. The web guiding apparatus includes rolls having axes of rotation aligned with a vertical direction that guide the web in a vertical on-edge orientation. The former receives the web in a vertical on-edge orientation and folding the web such that the folded web has a horizontal orientation and travels in a horizontal plane. The first and second signature each travel in the horizontal plane. A method of producing and delivering printed products is also provided.