Saddle stitcher for a reproduction apparatus finisher
US5108081A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00936
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An improved saddle stitcher for use with a reproduction apparatus having a modular finisher apparatus for forming completely finished reproduction sets of a series of reproductions produced on sheets respectively by the reproduction apparatus. The modular finisher includes a mechanism for detachably accepting modular devices including a saddle stitcher. The improved saddle stitcher comprises a support frame mating with the finisher mechanism for detachably accepting modular devices to enable the frame to be received therein. A sheet feed path for receiving reproduction sheets is associated with the support frame, and an adjustable mechanism for registering reproduction sheets and thereafter stapled reproduction sets is mounted on the frame. Further, a mechanism associated with the frame is provided for stapling reproduction sheets at substantially the mid-line thereof, and for folding a stapled reproduction set substantially along the mid-line thereof. Accordingly, reproduction sheets are registered and stapled into a reproduction set, and thereafter the stapled reproduction set is reregistered and folded. Folded stapled reproduction sets are collected in an output hopper for opera…
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