Patent ID: 6074334
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A document facing apparatus for reversing the face-up/face-down orientation of a generally rectilinear document having an obverse face and a reverse face, a longitudinal dimension, opposed longitudinal edges and opposed lateral edges, said apparatus comprising four substantially similar document folding modules, each of said folding modules comprising a document gripping and advancing portion for engaging the document along a first longitudinal half portion of the longitudinal dimension of the document, with substantially the other longitudinal half portion of the longitudinal dimension of the document extending outwardly of the gripping and advancing portion, and for advancing the entire document through the folding module; and a document folding portion for engaging the document along said other longitudinal half portion of the longitudinal dimension of the document and folding said other longitudinal half portion of the longitudinal dimension of the document to a substantially 90.degree. angle relative to its orientation upon entering said document folding portion, said four document folding modules being aligned in a sequence such that a document passing therethrough will have its face-up/face-down orientation reversed.