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Automated sheet folder or booklet maker which applies sticker closures

US7128118B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2004
Grant dateOct 31, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1741
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a finishing apparatus, such as would be used with a copier or high-speed printer, an applicator places stickers on a folded sheet or booklet, to prevent the sheet or booklet from unfolding or opening. At one point in the operation, the folded sheet or booklet is “backed up” in its basic process direction to receive a sticker on its trailing edge, and backed up further so that the sticker is folded over the trailing edge by a pair of crease rolls.

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