Patent ID: 6312208
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B62B,B65H

Abstract:
A system for handling web comprising:a wheeled web stack cart having an upstanding wall;a base;a pivot bracket mounted on the base and being constructed and arranged to pivotally rotate the cart between a substantially-horizontal and a substantially-vertical orientation when the cart is located in a mounted position with respect to the base and the pivot bracket, wherein the cart is selectively moved into and out of the mounted position with respect to the base and the pivot bracket in the substantially vertical orientation;an upstream conveyor that directs the web in a downstream direction onto the upstanding wall when the cart is located in the substantially-horizontal orientation so as to define a sheet supporting surface, the web being thereby formed into a stack that extends horizontally along the upstanding wall;a movable supporting surface that is selectively positioned to (a) provide a bridge for web moving in the downstream direction between the upstream conveyor and the upstanding wall when the cart is in the substantially-horizontal orientation and (b) provide a space between the cart and the conveyor so that the cart is rotatable to the substantially-vertical orientation.