Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and method of binding a book

US5052873A · kind A · utility

27Cited by

8References

42Claims

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Inventors

Kevin P. Parker · Berkeley, US
Eugene E. Anderson · Berkeley, US
Leo M. Fernekes · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 1990
Grant date	Oct 1, 1991
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2010

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB42C9/0056
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Apparatus and method for binding a book utilizing a binding tap having a flexible substrate and a heat activated adhesive. The binding tape is forced against the front cover of the book utilizing a heated platen, so as to form a front cover seal simultaneously along the length of the front cover. The platen then folds the tape around the edge of the book so as to form the spine of the book. The platen then forces the remaining portion of the tape against the back cover so as to form a back cover seal simultaneously along the length of the back cover.

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