Patent ID: 7591223

Claim:
A method for processing flexible, flat products, said method comprising the steps of: conveying continuously said flexible flat products along a transport path in a conveying direction using a conveying means; providing at least one connecting station for processing said flexible flat products when conveyed by said conveying means; said connecting station comprises at least one connecting element, which rotates around an axis of said connecting station on a circle and said connecting station and said transport path can take a first position relative to each other, wherein said transport path is tangential to said circle, such that said at least one connecting element can process said flexible flat products being conveyed on said transport path and said connecting station and said transport path can take a second position relative to each other, wherein said transport path is in a distance from said circle, such that said flexible flat product pass said connecting station on said transport path without being processed; conveying continuously said flexible flat products along said transport path in said conveying direction; and changing said transport path and said connecting station from said first position to said second position for stopping the processing of said flexible flat products at said connecting station, or changing said transport path and said connecting station from said second position to said first position to begin the processing of said flexible flat products at said connecting station.