Method and apparatus for creating a pillowless booklet
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorGreg Bohn
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Abstract
An apparatus for creating a pillowless booklet, comprising: a means for accumulating a plurality of sheets to form a bundle; a means for fastening said plurality of sheets in said bundle operatively connected to said accumulating means; a means for forming a booklet spine edge operatively connected to said fastening means; and a means for flattening said booklet spine edge in order to create a pillowless booklet operatively connected to said booklet spine forming means, comprising; a crease wire; a crease roller located substantially adjacent to said crease wire; a guide operatively connected to said crease roller; a carriage roller operatively connected to said guide rail; and a clamp operatively connected to said guide rail.
Claims8
An apparatus for creating a pillowless booklet, comprising:
- a means for accumulating a plurality of sheets to form a bundle;
- a means for fastening said plurality of sheets in said bundle operatively connected to said accumulating means;
- a means for forming a booklet spine edge operatively connected to said fastening means;
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- a means for flattening said booklet spine edge in order to create a pillowless booklet operatively connected to said booklet spine forming means, further comprising;
- a crease wire;
- a crease roller located substantially adjacent to said crease wire;
- a guide rail operatively connected to said crease roller;
- a carriage roller operatively connected to said guide rail;
- and a clamp operatively connected to said guide rail.
A system for producing a pillowless booklet, comprising:
- a sheet accumulator for accumulating a plurality of sheets to form a bundle;
- a sheet fastener for fastening said plurality of sheets in said bundle operatively connected to said sheet accumulator;
- a booklet spine edge former operatively connected to said fastener;
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- a booklet spine edge flattener operatively connected to said booklet spine edge former for flattening the booklet spine edge in order to create a pillowless booklet, further comprising;
- a crease wire;
- a crease roller located substantially adjacent to said crease wire;
- a guide rail operatively connected to said crease roller:
- a carriage roller operatively connected to said guide rail;
- and a clamp operatively connected to said guide rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.