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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Goss International Americas, Inc., Durham, NH (US);
Inventors:
Richard D. Curley, Dover, NH (US);
Gary Cooper, Raymond, NH (US);
Assignee:
Goss International Americas, Inc., Durham, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/32 (2013.01); B65H 2301/436 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4382 (2013.01); B65H 2301/516 (2013.01); B65H 2301/5161 (2013.01);
Abstract
A saddle stitcher is provided. The saddle stitcher includes a saddle conveyor for transporting signatures and at least one signature guide located along the saddle conveyor. The signature guide includes a plurality of supports and at least one flexible member supported by the plurality of supports thereby defining a guide area. The at least one flexible member guides the signature in the guide area. Methods are also provided.