Apparatus and method manufacturing hard book cover assemblies
AssigneeGP Squared Technologies, Inc.
InventorThomas Porat
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided for making hard book cover assemblies. The apparatus may include a cutter for removing a portion of cover material from a hard book cover assembly. Cutting may be performed without releasing the assembly from a conveyor.
Claims36
An apparatus for making a hard book cover assembly, the apparatus comprising:
- a framework;
- a sizing device associated with the framework, the sizing device constructed and arranged to determine the size of at least a portion of a rigid component of an unfinished hard book cover assembly;
- a folding mechanism associated with the framework, the folding mechanism constructed and arranged to fold back a portion of cover material onto the rigid component of the unfinished hard book cover assembly;
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- at least one cutter associated with the framework, the at least one cutter constructed and arranged to cut at least one corner from the cover material.
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A method for producing a hard book cover assembly, the method comprising:
- (a) providing an unfinished hard book cover assembly;
- (b) determining a dimension of a rigid component of the unfinished hard book cover assembly;
- (c) transmitting a signal comprising at least a portion of the dimension to a controller;
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- (d) cutting a first portion off of a cover material at a cutting location that is a function of the dimension.
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A method of making a hard book cover assembly, the method comprising:
- (a) providing an unfinished hard book cover assembly including a cover material and a rigid component;
- (b) securing the unfinished hard book cover assembly in a conveyor;
- (c) cutting at least one corner from the cover material;
- (d) folding at least one edge of the cover material onto the rigid portion;
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- (e) adhering the edge of the cover material to the rigid portion, wherein steps (c), (d) and (e) are performed without releasing the unfinished hard book cover assembly from the conveyor.
An apparatus for making a hard book cover assembly, the apparatus comprising:
- a framework;
- a conveyor associated with the framework, the conveyor constructed and arranged to secure and transport an unfinished hard book cover assembly comprising a cover material, a rigid component and an adhesive;
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- at least one and fewer than four cutters associated with the framework and constructed and arranged to cut at least one corner from the cover material of the unfinished hard book cover assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.