Saddle stitcher for paperback books
OwnerGary L. Grizzellinventor
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Abstract
A saddle stitcher for making paperback books is provided by the present invention. The saddle stitcher is provided for manually assembling one or a few (or a greater number if desired by the user) booklets in a cost-effective, yet professional manner. The saddle stitcher generally includes a tray, a saddle, and a plurality of staplers. The tray is provided for receiving a plurality of pages to be made into a booklet and in which the pages are stitched to form the booklet. The staplers are provided for stitching the plurality of pages to form a booklet and are pivotally and slidably mounted within the tray in order to accommodate booklets of varying sizes. An engagement device is provided for engaging each of the staplers in tandem in order to fabricate a booklet.
Claims15
A saddle stitcher comprising:
- a tray for receiving a plurality of pages to be made into a booklet and in which the pages are stitched to form the booklet, said tray including at least a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall;
- a saddle received within said tray and extending substantially between said first side wall and said second side wall;
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- a plurality of staplers for stitching the plurality of pages to form the booklet, each of said plurality of staplers defining a proximal end and a distal end, said plurality of staplers being mounted within said tray such that said distal end is selectively engaged with said saddle, each of said plurality of staplers being limited to linear movement toward and away from said first side wall and pivotal movement about an axis extending between said proximal end of each of said plurality of staplers in order to selectively move said distal end of each of said plurality of staplers toward and away from engagement with said saddle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.