Paper finishing machine

Claim 1

A SHEET CUTTING, CLEANING AND TRANSPORTING SYSTEM COMPRISING MEANS FOR CUTTING A CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING WEB TRANSVERSELY TO FORM SHEETS HAVING LEADING AND TRAILING EDGES, A VACUUM ROLL ADJACENT THE CUTTING MEANS TO RECEIVE THE LEADING EDGE OF CUT SHEETS, TRANSPORTING MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING THE CUT SHEETS AWAY FROM SAID ROLL HAVING AN INPUT FLOW PATH ON THE SIDE OF SAID VACUUM ROLL OPPOSITE SAID CUTTING MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID SHEETS AFTER SAID LEADING EDGE PASSES OVER SAID VACUUM ROLL, SAID VACUUM ROLL OPERATING TO RECEIVE AND CONTROL CUT SHEETS WHILE DELIVERING THEM TO SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS, SUCTION MEANS WITHIN SAID VACUUM ROLL FOR PRODUCING INWARD SUCTION ACROSS THE PORTION OF SAID ROLL OVER WHICH THE CUT SHEETS PASS, SAID VACUUM ROLL HAVING A PERFORATE SURFACE ENTIRELY ACROSS THE TRANSVERSE DIMENSION OF SAID SHEETS TO PRODUCE SUCTION AIR FLOW ACROSS SAID LEADING AND TRAILING EDGES OF SAID SHEETS FOR REMOVING DUST THEREFROM, AND MEANS FOR DISENGAGING SAID LEADING EDGE FROM SAID VACUUM ROLL FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS.