Method and apparatus for making booklets
US6991224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S83/934
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Method and apparatus for assembling sheets of printing media for booklets. In one aspect the sheets are folded, sheet-by-sheet, and in another aspect the sheets are collected, sheet-by-sheet, and registered on a fold in each sheet. In still another aspect printed sheets are loaded, sheet-by-sheet, into the apparatus. Each sheet is trimmed to a pre-determined width depending on the position of the sheet in the booklet being assembled. The sheets are thereafter folded, sheet-by-sheet, and collected into a stack. The method and apparatus have particular application in finishing duplex printed sheets of paper into saddle-stitched booklets.
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