Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor section – Conveyor for signatures
Reexamination Certificate
2009-05-22
2011-11-29
Deuble, Mark A (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor section
Conveyor for signatures
C270S052260, C270S052140, C270S052190, C270S052220
Reexamination Certificate
active
08066111
ABSTRACT:
A signature transport device is provided. The signature transport device includes a saddle conveyor for transporting signatures, an escalator tucker for lifting the signatures off the saddle conveyor and a linear gripper conveyor located adjacent to the escalator tucker and having a plurality of grippers for gripping the signatures. The linear gripper conveyor has a velocity component that is equal to or greater than a velocity component of the escalator tucker when the signatures are gripped from the escalator tucker. A method for transporting signatures is also provided.
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Davidson Davidson & Kappel LLC
Deuble Mark A
Goss International Americas Inc.
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