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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246982 | Bookbinding coil insertion machine A machine for inserting plastic pre-formed helical coils into aligned holes at an edge of respective collated books for binding the books is adjustable to accommodate different thickness books and respective different diameter and pitch of coil. The machine has a pl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7108233 | Wire ring net for rocky wall barriers and method for making it A wire ring net, particularly for providing barriers for rocky walls and the like comprises a plurality of braided wire rings, each wire ring comprising, at a starting end of its wire, a first curled portion wound about the wire of the first turn and, at the termina... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077394 | Method of and apparatus for gathering stacks of sheets and the like The method and the apparatus of the invention serve to shift at least some sheets of successive stacks of overlapping sheets so that the originally straight holes which are provided along one marginal portion of each stack are converted into arcuate passages adapted... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6942441 | Method and apparatus for inserting a spiral binder Sheets of paper are commonly held together with a spiral coil, which coil is inserted by a machine with at least one rotating spindle thereon. The spindle receives a spiral binder in a male to female relationship. As the spindle rotates the spiral binder, the spiral... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6773216 | Binding apparatus A binding apparatus facilitates a convenient, one-stage load-and-close binding system. The apparatus has a base and a pivotable former door movable between open and closed positions. A series of hooks are provided to hold an open binder relative to the base for load... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6739626 | Spiral coil and bookbinding device and bookbinding method using the same A spiral coil is used when stacking a plurality of sheets each having a plurality of holes punched at a constant pitch, and binding the sheets by inserting the spiral coil therethrough. The spiral coil has a different pitch from that between the holes of the sheets.... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726426 | Combination plastic spiral forming machine and semi-automatic plastic spiral binding machine A combination book binding machine with a plastic coil forming machine, whereby a plastic spiral coil is formed at a first raised temperature, then cut to a length sufficient for the plastic spiral coil to bind a book, cooled and then advanced toward a receiving coi... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6640837 | Simplified binding device using spiral coil A simplified and easy-to-use binding device is provided. A plurality of sheets are bound together by inserting a spiral coil through a series of holes punched in each of the sheets at certain intervals. In a first embodiment, a spiral coil having the same... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6312204 | Semi-automatic plastic spiral binding machine A binding machine and method for spirally binding a sheaf of papers into a book uses an adjustable speed drive to rotate a flexible plastic spiral element into respective holes in the book. The book has a plurality of holes in a row adjacent one edge of t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6000897 | Bookbinding coil insertion machine This invention relates to a machine for insertion of plastic helical bookbinding coils in the aligned holes at the edge of a book for binding the book. The machine comprises a platen for receiving the collated book; a coil engagement roller for engaging t... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5941289 | Apparatus for making and inserting helical wire binders An apparatus for converting a length of metallic or other wire into a series of successive helical wire binders and for threading successive binders into rows of holes in the spines of successive stacks of sheets at a binding station includes an elongated... | 08/24/1999 |
| 4611640 | Coil spring assembly apparatus A coil spring assembling machine with a row of clamp fittings for clamping coil springs in a row, and first sets of upper and lower coil drive planetary rollers at the infeed end of the row of clamps for infeeding upper and lower helical coils to connect ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4445547 | Lacing wire stop mechanism for a coil spring assembly machine A stop mechanism operative to stop a sprial lacing wire if the lacing wire encounters an obstacle as it is being wound in lacing fashion about juxtaposed end loops of coil springs in two adjacent coil spring rows, and after the lacing wire has completely ... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4425773 | Apparatus for winding helical wire coils Apparatus for winding helical wire coils which can be subdivided into discrete spiral binders for insertion into the perforations of steno pads, exercise books or like stationery products has a rotary mandrel whose periphery is adjacent to several rows of... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4378822 | Spiral binding machine for spirally feeding a spiral binding element A machine is disclosed for spirally feeding a spiral binding element. A mandrel guides the element. A driving wheel rotates the element on the mandrel. A location member engages in the element's spiral whereby the element is fed along the mandrel when the... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4351371 | Apparatus for producing coils An apparatus for introducing a coiled binding wire directly into a row of holes in a pack of sheets comprises a pneumatic motor connected directly to a winding spindle which coils the binding wire and introduces the coil into the row of holes, the motor d... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4249278 | Machine and method for spiral binding of sheet groups with plastic thread A method and machine for feeding plastic thread from a bulk spool, forming the thread into a spiral configuration, and inserting the spiral into a perforated sheet group so that it may be cut and bent to form a spiral binder. The machine and process is co... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4237568 | Apparatus and method for the binding of stacks of sheets Apparatus for binding stacks of sheets has two spiral or comb or the like binding devices located respectively at two binding stations. The stacks to be bound are fed by a conveyor to a distributing station from which the stacks are distributed alternativ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4143686 | Coil binding machine An improvement in coil binding machines of the type having front and rear clamps for the book spine during insertion of the spiral wire. The improved machine permits the book to be placed in position for clamping with the operator either sitting or standi... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4129913 | Arrangement for perforating and spiral binding of relatively thick groups of sheets A system for perforating the edges and then spiral binding relatively thick books at a rapid rate. The system overcomes the relative difficulty of perforating, as compared with spiral binding, thick books by splitting the path for the perforating step int... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4020516 | Apparatus for binding loose sheets The apparatus includes a binding station, means for supporting the straight fingers of a flat comb-like wire binder so that the fingers with the tips thereof foremost are directed toward the binding station, means engageable with the binder for pushing th... | 05/03/1977 |
