Patent ID: 6796552
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B42B

Abstract:
A signature transport device comprising:a first transport section for transporting a first signature having a first lead edge and a first trail edge, and for transporting a following second signature having a second lead edge and a second trail edge, the first transport section having a signature exit and defining a transport plane; and a second transport section transporting the first and second signatures so that the second lead edge is offset from the transport plane and so that the second lead edge and the first trail edge are separated in a direction perpendicular to the transport plane; wherein the second transport section includes a first belt and a second belt, the first belt having plurality of first wedge regions angles with respect the transport plane, and the second belt having a plurality of second wedge regions interacting with the first wedge regions to separate the second lead edge from the first trail edge.