Method for manufacturing extended content booklet labels
AssigneeMinigraphics, Inc.
InventorStephen W. DeLise, Jr.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an extended content booklet label. Sheets are parallel folded to form a spine of a multi-up book log. The book log is overlaminated with an overlaminate to a major web having a longitudinal direction so that the spine is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the web. The major web is continuously moved passed three or more longitudinally aligned cutting elements. Each cutting element cuts deeper than the previous cutting element for progressively slitting the major label web and overlaminated multi-up book log in the longitudinal direction only to form two or more minor webs.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing an extended content booklet label, comprising the steps of:
- primary parallel folding one or more sheets to form a spine of a multi-up book log;
- overlaminating the multi-up book log with an overlaminate to a major web having a longitudinal direction so that the spine is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the major web;
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- continuously moving the major web past three or more longitudinally aligned cutting elements, wherein each cutting element cuts deeper than the previous cutting element for progressively slitting the major web and overlaminated multi-up book log in the longitudinal direction only to form two or more minor webs.
A method of manufacturing parallel webs containing extended content booklets, comprising the steps of:
- conveying a major web having a width and a longitudinal direction into a slitting station, wherein the major web includes a series of extended content book logs each extending across the width of the major web;
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- continuously moving the major web through the slitting station past three or more longitudinally aligned cutting elements, wherein each cutting element cuts deeper than the previous cutting element for progressively slitting the major web along the longitudinal direction to form two or more parallel minor webs, and progressively slitting the extended content book log in the width direction to form a series of extended content booklets on each of the parallel minor webs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.