Patent ID: 6126384
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A method for feeding sheet sets comprising:loading a hopper with a stack of sheet sets comprising a first sheet set having an end, a second sheet set having an end, and a third sheet set having an end, the first sheet set being disposed on top of the second sheet set and the second sheet set being disposed on top of the third sheet set, the end of the first sheet set being offset-jogged with respect to the end of the second sheet set and the end of the second sheet set being offset-jogged with respect to the end of the third sheet set;engaging and mechanically grasping the first sheet set and removing it from the stack of sheet sets;maintaining the offset-jogged relationship between the end of the second sheet set and the end of the third sheet set while the first sheet set is being removed from the stack of sheet sets.