Patent ID: 7784602

Claim:
A conveyor system for conveying printed products, said conveyor system comprising: a revolving conveyor member, grippers arranged on the revolving conveyor member, wherein the grippers are designed for gripping, holding and releasing individual printed products or groups of printed products, guide means leading and/or deflecting the conveyor member, wherein the conveyor member comprises a revolving first pull cable as well as a plurality of carrier elements that are adapted to be fastened on the first pull cable in a positionally fixed manner, and optionally in a rotationally secured manner, such that the carrier elements project from the first pull cable aligned to one another, and the grippers, which are arranged on the carrier elements, form a row essentially parallel to the first pull cable, wherein the guide means comprise revolving guide members that are arranged for contact with the carrier elements, and wherein at least one further cable is provided additionally to the first pull cable, said further cable arranged revolving essentially parallel the first pull cable, and wherein the carrier elements are fastened or guided on the further cable such that the at least two cables together with the carrier elements form a belt-like conveyor member with grippers arranged laterally thereon.