Patent ID: 7094195

Claim:
A method of folding and stacking multiple-sheet sets into a selected configuration comprising the steps of: a. providing a source of first sheets; b. providing an in-feed station capable of propelling the first sheets one at a time in a downstream direction; c. providing a folder station capable of receiving the first sheets from the in-feed station; d. guiding a set of multiple second sheets directly to the folder station and by-passing the in-feel station comprising the steps of: i. providing a set feeder between the in-feed station and the folder station; ii. providing the set feeder with a cover having an opening therethrough; iii. mounting a guide mechanism on the cover; iv. swiveling the guide mechanism relative to the cover and thereby changing the orientation of the guide mechanism relative to the cover opening; and v. sliding the set of second sheets along the guide mechanism through the cover opening to the folder station; and e. operating the folder station and folding the set of second sheets into folded sheets having the selected configuration.