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Abstract

A document folding apparatus comprising: a fold plate having one end adjacent a pair of output rollers which have a nip for receiving a document from the fold plate wherein the fold plate, is pivotable about a pivot point spaced from the output rollers and means for moving the fold plate between an aligned and an unaligned position with respect to the nip of the output rollers, wherein the fold plate comprises: an upper and a lower input pinch roller, a pair of guide tracks adjacent the input rollers, and a pair of guide track rollers. A method of folding a document comprising feeding a document via a fold plate toward a pair of output rollers adjacent to but aligned with an exit of the fold plate; detecting an edge of the document at a point along the fold plate; and at a predetermined time later, pivoting the fold plate so that the exit end passes adjacent the periphery of one of the pair of output rollers causing a section of the document to fold over; and halting the fold place when the end is adjacent the pinch point of the output roller point.

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