Patent ID: 7887053

Claim:
A print interface system for a sheet handling system, comprising: a printer having multiple feed paths for printing on opposing surfaces of a sheet material, a first feed path directing sheet material to a staging tray and a second feed path directing sheet material to a downstream module of the sheet handling system; a positionable diverter for directing sheet material to one of the first and second feed paths, a sheet sensor for determining when a sheet of material has been directed along the first feed path and issuing a staging signal indicative thereof; a plurality of timers, each timer being responsive to a staging signal issued when the sheet sensor senses a leading edge of each sheet, and adapted to be set for each sheet conveyed internally of the printer, and a controller, responsive to the staging signal and setting each of the timers, for alternately repositioning the diverter from one of two positions, a first position for directing sheet material to the first feed path, and a second position for directing sheet material to the second feed path, the controller, furthermore, operative to reposition the diverter from the first to the second position following a threshold period of time from receipt of the staging signal.