Adhesive cartridge for a desktop book binder
AssigneeInternational Binding Corporation
InventorsEugene N. Montandon, Jr., Alan P. Lonneman
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Abstract
A desktop book binding device for binding a stack of material such as paper along a stack edge using a cold set aqueous adhesive. The desktop book binding device is an office system having an adhesive storing compartment fluidly connected to a disposable, non-refillable adhesive cartridge with an applicator belt therein. The applicator belt applies adhesive to the plurality of edges when a carriage drives the cartridge along the sheets of paper.
Claims37
A cartridge for applying adhesive to a stack edge of a stack of bindable material held in a binding machine, the stack edge being defined as a plurality of aligned edges of adjacent sheets of stacked bindable material, the cartridge comprising:
- an applicator belt for applying adhesive to the stack edge, the applicator belt having an inner surface with a plurality of notch engaging stubs;
- an adhesive application chamber housing the applicator belt therein and including an aperture through which a portion of the applicator belt is exposable;
- means for moving adhesive from the adhesive application chamber to the stack edge, the means including a pair of rollers and a sprocket, the pair of rollers affixed within the adhesive application chamber such that the belt is rotatable around the pair of rollers, the rollers further including an arcuate outer surface with a plurality of inwardly cut notches therein for interacting with the notch engaging stubs, and the sprocket coupled to one of the rollers and operable to rotatably drive the applicator belt;
- and,
- an adhesive storage chamber in selective fluid communication via a fluid passageway with the adhesive application chamber.
A cartridge for applying adhesive to a stack edge of a stack of bindable material held in a binding machine, the stack edge being defined as a plurality of aligned edges of adjacent sheets of stacked bindable material, the cartridge comprising:
- an applicator belt for applying adhesive to the stack edge;
- an adhesive application chamber housing the applicator belt therein and including an aperture through which a portion of the applicator belt is exposed;
- an adhesive storage chamber in selective fluid communication with the adhesive application chamber;
- a movable fluid barrier for selectively prohibiting adhesive flow through a fluid passageway from the adhesive storage chamber to the adhesive application chamber;
- and,
- an actuator pin connected to the movable fluid barrier for interacting with a cover to allow fluid flow from the adhesive storage chamber to the adhesive application chamber, where the cover is for sealably covering the aperture.
A cartridge for use with a binding machine, said cartridge for applying adhesive to a stack edge of a stack of bindable material held in the binding machine, the stack edge being defined as a plurality aligned edges of adjacent sheets of stacked bindable material, the cartridge comprising:
- a plurality of sides including a front wall, an opposing back wall, and a pair of side walls adjacent to each of the front and back wall;
- a base connected to at least one of the plurality of sides, whereby the base and the plurality of sides define a chamber;
- a top connected to at least one of the sides, where the top includes an aperture;
- an adhesive applicator in the chamber with a portion extending out of the aperture for applying adhesive to the plurality of edges to be bound;
- at least one elongated tubular surface defining a hole extending at least partially through the cartridge for supporting the cartridge on the binding machine;
- and,
- a connection mechanism including a connector receiving groove for receiving a connector from the binding machine, a locking notch for locking the connector to the cartridge, and a finger hole useful in unlocking the connector from the cartridge.
A cartridge for applying adhesive to a stack edge of a stack of bindable material held in a binding machine, the stack edge being defined as a plurality of aligned edges of adjacent sheets of stacked bindable material, the cartridge comprising:
- a receptacle including a plurality of sides including a front wall, an opposing back wall, and a pair of side walls adjacent to each of the front and back wall;
- the receptacle further including a base connected to at least one of the plurality of sides;
- and further including a top connected to at least one of the sides, where the top includes an aperture;
- an applicator belt for applying adhesive to the stack edge, the belt having a nonplanar surface;
- an adhesive application chamber defined within the receptacle by a center wall, the adhesive application chamber housing the applicator belt therein and including the aperture through which a portion of the applicator belt is exposable, the aperture defined by a pair of flat, opposed edges and a pair of curved, opposed edges;
- means for moving adhesive from the adhesive application chamber to the stack edge, the means including a pair of rollers and a sprocket, the pair of rollers affixed within the adhesive application chamber such that the belt is rotatable around the pair of rollers, and the sprocket coupled to one of the rollers and operable to rotatably drive the applicator belt;
- an adhesive storage chamber defined within the receptacle by the center wall, the adhesive storage chamber in selective fluid communication via a fluid passageway with the adhesive application chamber;
- an actuator pin connected to a movable fluid barrier for selectively prohibiting adhesive flow through the fluid passageway from the adhesive storage chamber to the adhesive application chamber;
- connection means for removably connecting the cartridge to the binding machine, the connection means including a groove in the top having an inwardly extending notch and an inwardly extending finger hole;
- and,
- a pair of parallel elongated tubular surfaces spaced apart from each other and each defining a hole extending at least partially into the cartridge for supporting the cartridge on the binding machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.