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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Applicant:
James Andrew Walsh, Ashland, WI (US);
Inventor:
James Andrew Walsh, Ashland, WI (US);
Assignee:
C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc., Ashland, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for separating a stack of folded sheets by inserting a first, second, third and fourth count fingers into four successive openings in the stack, and separating the stack between the second and third count fingers. Where separation is carried out after a desired number of folded sheets have passed the third count finger, a completed pack having the desired number of sheets may be formed downstream from the third count finger. The count fingers may be operatively mounted in count finger cassettes.