Apparatus and method for separating forms in a stack
US5123890A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H45/1015
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method in which a rotary cutter is disposed upstream from a folder so that a continuous web received from a high speed printer is first severed with transverse cut lines located along or offset from perforated lines in the continuous web, and then folded. When transverse cut lines offset from perforated lines are made, a tail is formed between the transverse cut line and adjacent perforated line which may be used to facilitate identification and separation of the folded forms from others in a stack.
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