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US 2011/0298202 A1Published application
Sheets formatted for use in binding machines
OwnerHarold P. Hockinginventor
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Abstract
Sheets for use in a binding apparatus, the sheets being conditioned by removing the outer layer of the sheet on one or both surfaces along the sheet edge that will be bound.
Claims13
A method of conditioning the edge of a paper sheet for subsequent binding comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of paper having first and second surfaces and an edge on each surface, said first and second surfaces having coating material formed thereon;
- placing said sheet of paper in a sheet edge formatting machine;
- and
- operating said machine such that a first step portion is formed on the edge of said first surface.
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A method of conditioning the edge of a paper sheet for subsequent binding comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of paper having first and second surfaces and an edge on each surface, said first and second surfaces having coating material formed thereon;
- placing said sheet of paper in a sheet edge formatting machine;
- and
- operating said machine such that first and second step portions are formed at the edge of said sheet, said first and second step portions being separated from each other by a portion of said sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.