Patent ID: 8113498

Claim:
A device for the transfer of signatures, comprising: a first gathering chain and a second gathering chain, wherein the first and second gathering chains are configured to convey the signatures in a conveying direction and together define a transfer region for the signatures, wherein the first gathering chain includes: a first conveying chain; a ridge coupled to the first conveying chain; and a number of first pushers positioned along each side of the ridge, the first pushers configured to convey the signatures in the conveying direction and transfer the signatures in the transfer region to the second gathering chain, and wherein the second gathering chain comprises: at least one second conveying chain, wherein the first and second conveying chains are arranged parallel to each other and offset transverse to the conveying direction from one another, at least in the transfer region; and a number of second pushers arranged at a pre-defined distance relative to each other along the at least one second conveying chain, wherein a recess is defined adjacent to each second pusher so that each first pusher of the first gathering chain can be submerged through the respective recess in the transfer region.