Abstract: An apparatus for producing continuous form stationery by folding a strip of paper along transverse lines of weakening formed therealong and for cutting the folded continuous form stationery along selected folded transverse lines of weakening.

Abstract: In a conventional Bunch folder having a swing chute, beaters, spirals mounted for rotation about vertical axes, and a reciprocal cutting blade, a cut initiating device is provided. The cut initiating device initiates a cut (forms a knick) at the edge of a perforation between adjacent business forms to be severed from each other, so that the cutting blade may easily sever the forms completely at the perforation. The cut initiating device comprises a short horizontally extending blade mounted by a collar to a shaft of the spiral adjacent the cutting blade start position so that the blade is rotatable with the spiral for engaging the folding web at a perforation and forming a 1/16 to 1/2 inch cut in the perforation at an edge. The blade may have a horizontal cutting edge portion, a cantilevered portion at a different level than the cutting edge portion and a step portion interconnecting the cutting and cantilevered portions. A knick in the edge is formed at first predetermined intervals (e.g.

Abstract: In a method for feeding out the primary web of a mineral wool web by means of a pendulum conveyor and to an arrangement of such a pendulum conveyor, an output is fed as close to the receiving conveyor as possible for the primary web to be rapidly fixed onto the underlying web. The conducting rollers at the output end, which rotate in the output direction, have a disturbing effect on such a close output. The front conducting roller in the direction of motion rotates in a direction having a lifting effect on the underlying web, which is negative, whereas the rear conducting roller rotates in a direction pressing down the web being fed out, which is advantageous for the output. Both conveyors of the pendulum conveyor are made vertically movable with regard to each other, the front conducting roller being situated higher and the rear conducting roller lower during the pendulum swing. The reversing mainly takes place in the end position of the pendulum swing.

Abstract: An improved continuous form stationery folding machine. The machine includes a dispensing roller which directs a continuous strip of paper into a mechanism which distributes successive lines of weakening formed in the paper in substantially opposite directions. The machine also includes mechanisms for creasing the distributed paper along lines of weakening to produce continuous form stationery. A system of timing marks in the machine enables lines of weakening to be properly positioned in the machine with respect to the timing marks and the mechanism for distributing successive lines of weakening in substantially opposite directions.

Abstract: An improved stationery folding machine of the type having a dispensing roller which directs a continuous strip of paper into a mechanism which distributes successive lines of weakening formed in the paper in substantially opposite directions and having additional mechanisms for creasing the distributed paper along the transverse lines of weakening to produce continuous form stationery. The machine includes apparatus which locates the position of the strip of paper in the machine and simultaneously laterally positions a plurality of folding mechanisms along at least one edge of the strip of paper.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing continuous form stationery by folding a strip of paper along transverse lines of weakening formed therealong and for cutting the folded continuous form stationery along selected folded transverse lines of weakening.

Abstract: Improved apparatus for producing continuous form stationery by folding a strip of paper along lines of weakening formed therein. The apparatus includes a frame, a distributing mechanism mounted on the frame for alternately distributing successive lines of weakening in the paper in substantially opposite directions, dispensing rollers carried on the frame for dispensing the continuous strip of paper into the distributing mechanism, folding mechanisms carried by the frame for urging the paper into a folded condition, a gear train for transmitting motive power to the dispensing rollers, the distributing mechanism, and the folding mechanisms, and a power unit to drive the gear train. The gear train includes at least one drive shaft transmitting motive power only to the portion of the gear train actuating the distributing and folding mechanisms.

Abstract: A system is provided for intermittently processing successive definite lengths of flexible sheet material in continuous web form, e.g., tractor-fed computer printout paper, with nearly tensionless transport of the web through web feeding operations, cyclical web processing and driving operations, and web delivery operations, that are not speed-interdependent. For each processing cycle, with the web extended without slack through an upstream lead to a processing station where a certain length of the web is positioned to be next processed, an excess length of loose web is fed into that lead, typically forming a loop in it; then the certain web length is processed and driven forward a distance shorter than the length of loose web; and then web is retracted from the upstream lead to remove the residual loose web and leave a next certain web length in position to be processed.

Abstract: Inlet and outlet service units for a printer in a service apparatus for machines using continuous strips of paper forms or sheets are combined and the inlet unit carries out the splicing of the last sheet of the pack being fed to the first sheet of the immediately following pack while the outlet unit takes care of collection, piling and accordion-like folding in packs of predetermined size and a cut to separate the strip arriving from the printer.

Abstract: An impression cylinder (11) and a blanket cylinder (2) are made in contact with/separated from each other at prescribed timing. Continuous paper (12) inserted between the impression cylinder (11) and the blanket cylinder (2) is intermittently fed in association with the said timing for printing. A pin feed tractor (13) arranged on an inlet side of a printing position forward/reversely feeds and stops the continuous paper (12) at timing previously set in relation to the said timing for contact/separation. A suction conveyer (14) arranged on an outlet side of the printing position sucks and conveys the printed continuous paper (12) while switching its suction force in plural of stages in relation to the said paper feeding timing.

Abstract: A device for zig-zag folding a series of web segments connected at transverse lines of perforation and for separating a pre-determined series of the web segments into stacks having co-acting folding rolls adapted to deliver a zig-zag folded web, a pair of opposed cantilevered plates movably mounted adjacent the folding rolls to provide alternative support for a developing stack and to prevent concavity, and means for moving the plates.

Abstract: An apparatus for bottom folding and stacking of continuous strip of pre-folded paper is disclosed in which a reciprocating frame having a pair of belts defining a gap therebetween is reciprocated within a stationary frame beneath a pair of spaced-apart edge guides. Each belt is supported on a set of transverse rollers journalled in the inner frame and is preferably affixed at both ends to its respective edge guide.Pre-folded paper strip continuously fed from a printer is drawn upwardly through the gap as the gap is reciprocated between the edge guides and is folded and stacked at the bottom of the stack, thereby allowing paper first printed to be inspected or removed without disturbing the stack.

Abstract: An improved continuous form stationery folding machine. The continuous form stationery machine folds a strip of paper on transverse lines of weakening formed therealong and includes a mechanism for alternately distributing successive lines of weakening in the paper in opposite directions, a roller for continuously dispensing the strip of paper into the distributing mechanism, and mechanisms for receiving and folding paper issuing from the distributing mechanism. The improvement consists of apparatus for contacting the strip of paper dispensed by the roller with at least one airstream flowing in the general direction of travel of the paper.

Abstract: A modular system and process for continuously producing business forms from a web of flexible material formed on a roll. The system utilizes a plurality of independent modular units through which a continuous web of flexible material, such as paper, is processed. The modular units can be positioned in a variety of desired arrangements to enable the user to take a roll of paper and process it to a final printed and processed form. The roll of paper is supported and controllably unwound by an independent first modular unit as it is required, and the rate of supply of material from one unit to the next is controlled by monitoring the loop of material extending between any two successive units.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for baling a tow of textile filaments, in which when a container has been filled, the tow is cut automatically in such a way that the end of the cut tow connected to the tow in the container falls on the side of the container, the other end of the cut tow forming the beginning of the tow for the new container, being constantly gripped during the filling of the new container, at a location which is beyond the maximum oscillating portion of the tow laying guide. The gripped end is released after the new container has been completely filled.

Abstract: Process for making zigzag folds in loops of a continuous feed of flexible sheeting, especially textile sheeting, so that the sheeting (9) is drawn in with a layering device (13) which moves back and forth at a right angle to the feed direction and the sheeting is folded at the outlet. The sheeting (9) is drawn in between the two corotating rolls (4) which constitute the layering apparatus (13) so that the sheeting lies against one of the rolls (4), and the rolls (4) change their direction of rotation at the two opposite points in their back and forth movement in such a way that the rolls (4) rotate toward the left when they move laterally to the right, but the rolls rotate toward the right when they move laterally toward the left, and the sheeting (9) is delivered for folding by the roll (4) which is in the rear in the direction of lateral movement.

Abstract: An apparatus for stacking a tape of indefinite length in folded condition by shaking the tape off into an accumulation box. When the height of the tape stacked goes above the top of the accumulation box, the top of the tape stack is pressed down to increase the compactness of the tape stack resulting in increase in the amount of tape stacked in the accumulation box.

Abstract: A chain of plastic bags having zipper-locking profiles is packaged in a rectangular carton in successive layers wherein the profiles of the bags of each layer are aligned generally along a straight line that is oblique with respect to a front wall of the carton, the straight lines aligning the profiles of successive layers following a zigzag course, which oscillates between the front wall and a back wall of the carton.

Abstract: A device for collecting chains or the like in a manner suitable for storage and/or transport. A chain guide is adapted to be displaced, while the chain is fed, e.g., from a chain manufacturing plant, over a collection station along a cyclically repeated movement path, so that the chain hanging freely from the chain guide is laid down at the collection station in a number of well-defined loops.

Abstract: A folding apparatus for the zigzag folding of a web includes an oscillating multi-section guide channel device comprising upper and lower funnels pivotally interconnected and a pair of web drawing rolls located in the immediate vicinity of the pivot axis about which the funnels are connected. The lower and upper ends of the walls of the respective funnels lie on opposite sides of the drawing rolls, and at least one of the ends of one of such walls is spaced from the rolls in the direction of web movement for defining at least one opening in the vicinity of such pivot axis for the entry of air into at least one funnel. The proximity of the rollers to the pivot axis and the contoured light weight metal walls reduce inertia forces during oscillating movement of the device and the migration of air with the web facilitate running of the web through the device so as to increase the operating speed of the folding apparatus.

Abstract: A paper folding apparatus has paper supply means capable of continuously supplying paper, a paper supporting table on which the paper supplied by the paper supply means may be piled in folded condition, and paper folding and conveying means disposed at a predetermined angle on the opposite sides of the surface of the paper for folding the paper supplied by said paper supply means into a fold dimension.

Abstract: A sticky sheet which is to be disposed of is fed in a first direction parallel to its surface so that its leading edge abuts against a stopper construction. The sticky sheet is then further fed in the first direction and is folded up in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction into several layers against the stopper construction, these layers resting upon a plane support construction which extends from the lower part of the stopper construction in the direction opposite to the first direction. Then the superposed layers of the folded sticky sheet are moved in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions while being compressed together so as to stick them together so as to be disposed of in the form of a relatively thick and narrow strip including several superposed layers which are adhering together due to their stickiness. A machine is also disclosed for disposing of a sticky sheet in the above described way.

Abstract: A system for forming a layered, cross-lapped web from web material having a predetermined width comprising conveyor means having a web support surface and moveable in a predetermined direction, cross-lapping means moveable relative to the conveyor means and adapted to fold the web material and deliver it to the web support surface to form a layered cross-lapped web on the conveyor means, and means disposed adjacent to the conveyor means web support surface and a web material fold adapted to induce a suction against the web material to position the fold at a predetermined location relative to the conveyor web support surface.