File hinge folding assembly
US4586917A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S493/947
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A folding assembly for forming a gusset in a file folder hinge and folding the file folder with the gusset inside of the file folder, the assembly including a transporting arrangement for moving a file folder in sequence through a scoring station, a creasing station, a squeezing station and a folding station, the creasing station including a drive assembly for moving one panel of the file folder toward the other as the hinge is creased. The gusset may be heated at the scoring station, creasing station and/or its squeezing station.
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