Patent ID: 7303523

Claim:
A paper-folding apparatus operable to fold one or more sheets of a foldable media at a time comprises: a hopper operable to hold a sheet of foldable media; a shuttle associated with the hopper movable between a first position and a second position and being operable to engage the sheet of foldable media in the hopper when in the first position and release the sheet of foldable media when in the second position; a discharge feed and stripper assembly operable to receive and advance the sheet of foldable media from the shuttle; a conveyor operable to receive and advance the sheet of foldable media from the discharge feed and stripper assembly; a folding roller assembly operable to receive the sheet of foldable media from the conveyor and fold and advance the sheet of foldable media; a drive assembly including a single motor, the single motor being operable to drive the shuttle, the discharge feed and stripper assembly, the conveyor, and the folding roller assembly; and a housing, the hopper, the shuttle, the discharge feed and stripper assembly, the conveyor, the folding roller assembly and the drive assembly being positioned within the housing.