Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Signature associating
Patent
1991-01-25
1992-03-24
Look, Edward K.
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Signature associating
B42B 200
Patent
active
050980742
ABSTRACT:
A finishing apparatus adapted to receive and fasten collated sets of copy sheets is provided. The finishing apparatus includes a stacking tray in which successive sets of fastened copy sheets can be stacked. The copy sheets are compiled on a movable compiling member, a portion of which is positioned selectively over the stacking tray. A paper path is used to transport the copy sheets to both the stacking tray and the movable compiling member so as to position one portion of each copy sheet in the stacking tray with the remaining portion of each copy sheet being located in the movable compiling member. A fastener, such as a stapler is positioned adjacent to the movable compiling member. A retracting mechanism is employed to move the portion of the movable compiling member supporting the copy sheets away from both the copy sheets and the stacking tray after the copy sheets of the set of copy sheets have been fastened to one another so that the entire set of fastened copy sheets is supported in the stacking tray.
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Excerpts from Operators Manual of Auto Stapler II Manufactured by Canon.
Burger William R.
Mandel Barry P.
Van Dongen Richard A.
Look Edward K.
Newholm Therese M.
Xerox Corporation
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