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EP 1 767 363 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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16.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/20 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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28.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/13 |
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Date of filing: 07.07.2004 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
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Priority: |
08.07.2003 GB 0315986
08.04.2004 GB 0408085
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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04743263.8 / 1641621 |
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Applicant: GOSS GRAPHIC SYSTEMS LIMITED |
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Preston, Lancashire PR1 7LA (GB) |
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Inventors: |
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- Lamb, Arthur
Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 4LG (GB)
- Hollings, Tony
Whalley, Lancashire BB7 9RJ (GB)
- McCrone, John
Preston, Lancashire PR2 1ER (GB)
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Representative: Grey, Ian Michael |
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Venner Shipley LLP
20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH
London EC1A 7DH (GB) |
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(57) A folder for a web-offset printing press is disclosed. It comprises an upper folder
module (50) including at least one former (53) to impart a first longitudinal fold
to a continuous web (54) of printed matter passing over the or each former (53), a
lower folder module (51) to receive the folded web from the upper folder module (50)
and comprising means to cut the web into longitudinal sections and impart a second
fold to each section substantially at right angles to the first longitudinal fold
and, a delivery module (52) comprising means to receive the folded sections from the
lower folder module (51) and deliver them for transportation out of the folder. The
delivery module (52) is discrete and separable from the lower folder module.