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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Gerald Roger Douillard, Manchester, NH (US);
David Elliot Whitten, Barrington, NH (US);
David Clarke Pollock, Somersworth, NH (US);
Gerald Roger Douillard, Manchester, NH (US);
David Elliot Whitten, Barrington, NH (US);
David Clarke Pollock, Somersworth, NH (US);
Goss International Americas, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for transporting folded signatures is provided which includes a first roller and a second roller forming a first nip with the first roller. The first and second rollers each have a compressible outer layer, and are rotatable about respective axes. Preferably, the compressible outer later comprises a microcellular foam. The apparatus also includes a plurality of first transport tapes passing through the first nip and a plurality of second transport tapes passing through the first nip. The plurality of second transport tapes are wrapped at least partially around the second roller so that a signature transported between the first and second transport tapes between the first nip undergoes a change in transport direction as it is transported at least partially around the second roller. Preferably, the signatures enter the first nip perpendicular to a plane passing through the axes of the first and second rollers.