Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Signature associating
Patent
1992-06-10
1993-11-23
Look, Edward K.
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Signature associating
355324, B42B 200, G03G 2100
Patent
active
052636984
ABSTRACT:
A binding device associated with an image forming apparatus for binding a stack of recording sheets each carrying an image formed by the image forming apparatus. After a cover sheet at least twice as large in size as the recording sheets has been laid on the stack, a staple or staples are driven into the cover sheet and underlying recording sheets to staple them together. Subsequently, the cover sheet is folded at substantially the center thereof in such a manner as to wrap the stapled stack. Binding means is located at the right-hand side or the left-hand side and capable of binding the stack at the right binding margin or the left binding margin, as desired by rotating the image formed on a sheet 180 degrees.
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Higuchi Masami
Kishi Fumio
Kurotori Tsuneo
Kutsuwada Masakuni
Seto Takashi
Look Edward K.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Ryznic John
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