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Method and machine for the manufacture of booklets

US5102277A · kind A · utility

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15References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 1990
Grant dateApr 7, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S412/902
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for manufacturing booklets, each booklet comprising a cover made up of two cover sheets, a spine therebetween, and a binding agent attached to the inside of the spine, as well as a sheaf of paper inserted between the two cover sheets, one side edge of the sheaf being connected to the inside of the spine by means of the binding agent, which is activated by an activation device such that the side edge of the sheaf of paper inserted in the cover will adhere to the binding agent, characterized in that the cover (1) is parted from the activation device (9), or vice versa, by a first poweroperated transport means (44, 46, 47) so that the binding agent (5) is brought to solidify. The invention also relates to a machine for manufacturing booklets according to the above method.

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