Patent ID: 9352927
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A method for stacking a plurality of sheets of material that are fed into a linear feed, the steps comprising: providing a stacking system having: moving the first feed surface at a first speed; maintaining the pulley in stationary position in a first condition in which the plurality of sheets passes beneath the pulley; moving, in a second condition, the pulley in the feed direction at the same speed as the first speed of the first feed surface; moving the second surface at a speed equal to the first speed of the first feed surface; moving the second feed surface at a second speed that is faster than the speed of the first feed surface after a predetermined interval to separate the plurality of sheets into a first portion and a second portion; moving the first set of blades in an extend position; and moving the second set of blades in an raised position such that the first and second set of blades are interleaved.