Patent ID: 8708326

Claim:
A method of processing sheets of different formats, comprising: feeding the sheets of different formats in a feeding direction one behind an other, and at a certain feeding speed, to at least two collecting drums, the at least two collecting drums each having essentially cylindrical lateral surfaces, driving each of the at least two collecting drums about a respective axis of rotation at a circumferential speed, the circumferential speed corresponding essentially to the feeding speed of the sheets, temporarily securing at least some of the sheets on one of the at least two collecting drums, and detaching the secured sheets from a first one of the at least two collecting drums and/or a second one of the at least two collecting drums and processing the detached sheets further, wherein the sheets of different formats include sheets of a first format and sheets of a second format, and the sheets of the first format are secured on the first one of the at least two collecting drums and the sheets of the second format are secured on the second one of the at least two collecting drums.