Patent ID: 8409067

Claim:
Apparatus for producing a leaflet from a sheet, comprising: a mandrel having an axis and outer surface of generally elliptical cross-sectional shape, the mandrel being mounted for rotation about said axis; a gripper provided on the mandrel to hold a leading end portion of a pre-printed sheet fed to the mandrel; a drive arrangement to effect rotation of the mandrel about said axis so that a gripped sheet is completely wound around the outer surface of the mandrel as the mandrel is rotated by the drive arrangement; an extractor for separating the mandrel and the sheet wound therearound from each other, wherein the extractor is disposed on opposed sides of the mandrel and is arranged to contact a sheet wound therearound, the extractor being configured to separate the wound sheet from the mandrel; and a compression arrangement to compress the extracted wound sheet into a substantially flat leaflet.