Patent ID: 7690641

Claim:
A system for transporting paper to prevent stubbing within a printing machine, comprising: a paper path that has a first end and a second end and a width defined by a first wall located in opposition to a second wall that facilitates transport of one or more sheets of paper from the first end to the second end, each sheet of paper has a leading edge; a first entry point located between the first end and the second end that allows one or more sheets to enter the paper path in succession; a first nip that is adjacent to the first entry point that directs the leading edge of the one or more sheets away from the first entry point; a second entry point located a distance from the first entry point that allows one or more sheets to enter the paper path; a second nip that is adjacent to the second entry point that directs the leading edge of the one or more sheets away from the second entry point; and an “S” shaped gateless diverter that directs the one or more sheets of paper through the paper path, the gateless diverter includes a convex section that is adjacent to a concave section to divert the leading edge of each of the one or more sheets away from the first entry point and the second entry point, wherein the one or more sheets of paper are advanced to the convex section via the first nip and advanced through the concave section to the second nip.