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Method of producing printed products by inserting partial products and/or enclosures into a primary product, and device for executing the method

US6311968A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1998
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2511/10
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for producing printed products wherein first primary products are supplied, respectively, fold first to successive, uniformly-spaced pockets disposed transversely to a conveying direction at a beginning of a first segment of a production path formed by feeders. Subsequently, the first primary product in each pocket is grasped at a protruding gripping edge and opened for insertion of a partial product or enclosure. A further primary product is supplied, respectively, to the successive pockets on a further segment adjoining the first segment of the production path for producing a further printed product, including partial products or enclosures, in the successive pockets.

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