Patent · US Expired

Cycle binding line with signature replacement indicator means

US5346196A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
10References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 5, 1993
Grant dateSep 13, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 5, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2301/4311
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a continuous cycle process for the assembly of an unlimited number of multiple distinct editions of magazines in a bindery line. The invention provides a process wherein signatures in a hopper can be changed to produce a different edition of a magazine without stopping the bindery line. The number of different editions which can be produced without stopping the bindery line is increased without lengthening the line.

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