US 5,295,775 A · Method of and apparatus for making books

Abstract

Books or brochures are produced by transporting a series of elongated piles of superimposed paper sheets longitudinally through at least one stitching station where the sheets of each pile are mechanically connected to each other, thereupon sideways through a folding station where the piles are folded midway between their long sides to constitute folded piles each having a spine and two exposed outermost sheets, and thereupon longitudinally and sideways through a laminating station wherein the folded piles are provided with rigid or semirigid covers which are glued to the outer sides of their outermost sheets. The folded piles are then advanced lengthwise through a backstripping station, are compressed subsequent to stacking, singularized, trimmed, stacked and thereupon subdivided into stacks of superimposed books or brochures.

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Dependent claims

A method of making books from back strips, covers and piles with each pile composed of a plurality of overlapping sheets having a size several times that of a book page, comprising the steps of transporting a series of successive piles along a predetermined path;

mechanically connecting the sheets of each of said successive piles to each other in at least one first portion of said path;
thereafter folding successive piles of the series in at least one second portion of the path to convert each pile into a folded pile having a spine and two outermost sheets;
adhesively securing the outermost sheets of successive folded piles to covers in at least one third portion of said path;
adhesively affixing back strips to the spines of successive folded piles in at least one fourth portion of the path;
and thereafter subdividing each folded pile into a plurality of books in at least one fifth portion of said path.

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Apparatus for making books from back strips, covers and piles with each pile composed of a plurality of overlapping sheets having a size several times that of a book page, comprising means for transporting successive piles of a series of piles along at least one elongated path;

means for connecting the sheets of each of said series of piles to each other in at least one first portion of said at least one path;
means for folding the connected sheets of successive piles of the series in at least one second portion of the at least one path to convert each pile into a folded pile having a spine and two outermost sheets;
means for adhesively securing the outermost sheets of successive folded piles to covers in at least one third portion of the at least one path;
means for adhesively affixing back strips to the spines of successive folded piles in at least one fourth portion of said at least one path;
and means for subdividing successive backstripped piles into a plurality of books in at least one fifth portion of said at least one path.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of and apparatus for making books

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Method of and apparatus for making books

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