Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Sheet associating
Patent
1995-11-22
1997-06-03
Nguyen, Hoang
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Sheet associating
412 4, 412 13, 412 19, B65H 3902, B42C 1102
Patent
active
056346336
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for attaching an item to printed material, including a cover applicator for securing covers to signatures, a signature supplier positioned to provide at least one signature to the cover applicator, and a cover feeder positioned to feed covers in separated relation to the cover applicator. An item feeder is positioned to feed items in separated relation to the cover applicator, and an adhesive applicator is positioned to deposit adhesive between the item and the cover. In one embodiment, a first adhesive applicator applies a temporary adhesive between the item and the cover, and a second adhesive applicator deposits a second adhesive between the item and the signature. In another embodiment, a first cover feeder feeds outer covers and a second cover feeder feeds inner covers. The first adhesive applicator applies a temporary adhesive between the item and the outer cover, and the second adhesive applicator deposits a second adhesive between the item and the inner cover.
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Nguyen Hoang
Quad/Tech Inc.
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