Patent ID: 6042105
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A method of rotating a sheet in the same plane as the direction in which the sheet is being advanced, utilizing first and second transport means operatively associated with a feed table for moving said sheet on said feed table which comprises:retaining the sheet at a center of rotation;releasing the first of said transport means from active engagement with the advancing sheet;maintaining the second of said transport means in active engagement with the advancing sheet causing the sheet to rotate about the center of rotation, said second transport means, when viewed in a direction transverse to the direction in which the sheet is being advanced, being positioned at a fixed distance from the center of rotation on a line between said second transport means and said center of rotation, which line defines an angle .alpha. of between 75.degree. and 85.degree. with respect to the direction of the advancing sheet.