Patent ID: 7066871
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: B31F,B65H

Abstract:
1. A folder for processing paper sheets comprising: a. a frame that defines a longitudinal center plane; b. an in-feed station in operative association with the frame that selectively propels one sheet at a time from a source thereof in a downstream direction, wherein: c. a folder station in the frame and having an input nip, the folder station selectively receiving the sheets from the in-feed station and folding the sheets into folded sheets having a selected configuration, wherein the folder station comprises multiple rollers including two rollers that form the input nip; and d. a set feeder in the frame between the in-feed station and the folder station that selectively directs a set of multiple sheets to the folder station input nip for folding the set into a selected configuration, wherein the set feeder directs the set to the folder station input nip, so that the set of sheets by-passes the in-feed station and is folded at the folder station.