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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
David Elliott Whitten, Barrington, NH (US);
Joseph Adrian St Ours, Lee, NH (US);
Gerald Roger Douillard, Manchester, NH (US);
David Elliott Whitten, Barrington, NH (US);
Joseph Adrian St Ours, Lee, NH (US);
Gerald Roger Douillard, Manchester, NH (US);
Goss International Americas, Inc., Durham, NH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for transporting signatures is provided which includes a moving transport surface for transporting signatures; a pair of eccentric guide rollers, rotatable about respective axes, the pair of guide rollers positioned opposite one another to receive signatures therebetween from the moving transport surface; and a diverter positioned downstream of the guide rollers. The diverter is movable between a first position to divert signatures received from the guide rollers to a first downstream moving transport surface and a second position to divert signatures received from the guide rollers to a second downstream moving transport surface.