Patent ID: 8453823

Claim:
An apparatus for transporting a paper or film discrete object having edges in a machine direction, comprising: a top engaging conveyor portion comprising a first pair of integral continuous members for contacting a first side of the object proximate respective edges thereof and moveable in a downstream direction; and a bottom engaging conveyor portion comprising a second pair of integral continuous members for contacting a second side of the object opposite the first side and respectively opposed to respective ones of said first pair of integral continuous members, said bottom engaging conveyor portion moveable in said downstream direction, and respectively cooperating with said top engaging conveyor portion to move the object in the downstream direction; wherein the members of one of said top or bottom engaging conveyor portions include a plurality of deflectable elements extending therefrom for engaging the object on one side thereof and mounted for deflecting in response to such direct engaging and wherein the other said top or bottom engaging conveyor portions includes a substantially solid conveying surface for contacting the object on another side thereof, opposite said deflectable elements.