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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Lee, NH (US);
Mark Anthony Wingate, New Durham, NH (US);
David Elliot Whitten, Barrington, NH (US);
Jared David Kinson, Georgetown, MA (US);
Joseph Adrian St. Ours, Lee, NH (US);
Mark Anthony Wingate, New Durham, NH (US);
David Elliot Whitten, Barrington, NH (US);
Jared David Kinson, Georgetown, MA (US);
Goss International Americas, Inc., Durham, NH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for diverting incoming printed products which includes a shaft, at least one first flipper mounted in a first fixed direction on the shaft, a motor coupled to the shaft; and a controller coupled to the motor for controlling positioning of the shaft to allowing printed products to be diverted along different paths associated with a particular shaft position. The apparatus further includes a low inertia coupler interconnected between the motor and the shaft. Alternatively, the apparatus includes a roll, a first motor coupled to the roll and a controller coupled to the first motor for controlling the rotation of the roller for diverting printed products along one of two different paths, each path associated with a direction of rotation of the roll. This alternative apparatus may also include a shaft with at least one flipper mounted thereon and a second motor coupled to the shaft.