Method and apparatus for making booklets

Details Method and apparatus for making booklets Method and apparatus for making booklets

2006-01-31

2006-01-31

Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3651)

Sheet-material associating

Associating and folding

C270S045000, C270S052290, C412S016000, C493S452000, C493S446000, C493S438000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06991224

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for assembling sheets of printing media for booklets. In one aspect the sheets are folded, sheet-by-sheet, and in another aspect the sheets are collected, sheet-by-sheet, and registered on a fold in each sheet. In still another aspect printed sheets are loaded, sheet-by-sheet, into the apparatus. Each sheet is trimmed to a pre-determined width depending on the position of the sheet in the booklet being assembled. The sheets are thereafter folded, sheet-by-sheet, and collected into a stack. The method and apparatus have particular application in finishing duplex printed sheets of paper into saddle-stitched booklets.

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