Patent ID: 7063313

Claim:
In a conveying system, a device for holding printed products in a transfer region, comprising: at least one holding element, said one holding element including a supporting element, a base element and a support, the supporting element and the base element being constructed and arranged to hold printed products from the side or from below, the support being constructed and arranged to hold folded printed products astride; and a deflection element movable relative to said holding element between at least two positions, said deflection element having a deflection surface spaced apart from said holding element and effective, when in at least one of said two positions, to deflect a printed product fed to the holding element so that it is held positioned either completely on that side of printed products already held which, standing on the base element, face away from the supporting element, or part of the printed product placed astride the support is positioned on that side of printed products already held which face away from the supporting element.