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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661918 | Binding machine and method A machine for binding a sheath of punched sheets together by means of a spine binder includes a closing assembly for closing the spine binder over the sheath of punched sheets. The closing assembly includes a rail and a closing tool carried by and movable along the ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7404246 | Manufacturing method for the hole-punching assembly of a hole-punching unit An improved manufacturing method for the hole-punching assembly of a hole-punching unit is disclosed. The method of the present invention comprises the following steps: (1) forming a plurality of aluminum balancing pieces with a rectangular shape by extrusion, and f... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7314340 | Dual-module hole-punching and binding machine A dual-module hole-punching and binding machine includes a housing, a first hole-punching unit, a second hole-punching unit, a pressing unit, a measurement unit, an adjustment unit and a coil piece affixing unit. The first hole-punching unit and second hole-punching... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7251875 | Calendar slide and hanger tape A calendar slide includes a hanger that is secured to the slide during the tinning or crimping process in which the slide is secured to the calendar. The hanger has a hole for hanging the calendar or other work piece tinned with the slide and hanger. Advantageously,... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7168903 | Punching/binding machine The invention relates to a punching/binding machine comprised of a frame (1), a matrix (3), a rake (4), a comb (2), a cutting knife (5) and a control lever with which the cutting knife (5) and/or the comb (2) can be d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7096552 | Ring presser for stapling papers A ring presser for stapling papers comprises a chassis and a clipping device. The clipping device is composed of lateral plates, a handle, an axial rod having gears on its both ends, a fixed pressing rod, a movable base, a clipping plate, and a cover. A fixed pressi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093339 | Media fastening An apparatus for closing fasteners in media includes a plurality of fastener clinches, the plurality of fastener clinches being adapted for operable engagement with a plurality of fastener dispensers, and the plurality of fastener clinches including structure adapte... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7077595 | Spine binder The present invention provides an unitary spine binder which comprises an elongated dorsal hinge bearing pairs of opposing and complementary male and female ring elements having known male fastener and female fastener, respectively. Each pair of ring elements also c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6994338 | Method of and apparatus for pivotably coupling stacked sheet-like commodities with each other Deformable metallic or plastic connectors of the type having an elongated bridge carrying two mirror symmetrical rows of substantially C-shaped prongs can be assembled with successive stacks of overlapping sheets, wherein the spine of each stack is provided with a r... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994010 | Cutting tool for a punching machine, method for producing said cutting tool and punching machine A cutting tool (1) for a punching machine has a punching body (8) on which a plurality of punching tool elements (5) which are located parallel to each other are provided. The puncing body (8) consists of a double-layered metal sheet (... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6899504 | Fastener A binder 10 includes a base 15 formed with through passages 14 that allow binding legs 13 to pass through respectively, movable members 16 which are mounted on this base 15 and located at positions corresponding to the through pass... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6887024 | Scoring of bound sheets in imaging systems A binding system in an imaging system includes an accumulator in which sheet material is accumulated in respective jobs to be bound. The binding system includes a binding assembly adapted and constructed to bind the sheet material together. A scoring member is conne... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6851907 | coil spreader for spiral binding machines 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 the book to ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6739817 | Binding device and method of binding Binding device wherein a support structure (2) houses a pack of sheets provided with through-holes (133) aligned along a rectilinear edge of the pack. The structure moreover carries a binding member comprising a flat sheet-like rectangular member (1... | 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 |
| 6685414 | Scoring of bound sheets in imaging systems A binding system in an imaging system includes an accumulator in which sheet material is accumulated in respective jobs to be bound. The binding system includes a binding assembly adapted and constructed to bind the sheet material together. A scoring memb... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672816 | Simplified bookbinding device for twin-ring There is provided a bookbinding device for binding a plurality of sheets together by pressure-deforming a twin-ring inserted through each of holes in the sheets, comprising: an anvil; a press section for pressurizing the twin-ring between it and the anvil... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669392 | Device for binding sheets and bound sheets A device for binding sheets in a pack, the device having a flat rectangular sheet element (3) in turn having, along one major side (3a), a number of flexible tongues (7) arranged combfashion; and a closing strip (10) extending along the major side (3a). T... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6641346 | Automatic paper feeder for paper hole punch Embodiments are shown and described of an automatic feeder for handling and inserting media, such as paper, into a hole punch machine or other media processing apparatus. The preferred feeder may accomplish a sequence of steps and preferably includes the ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6641345 | Systems and methods of increasing binding strength of a bound text body Systems and methods are described for increasing the binding strength of a bound text body by increasing the spinal surface area exposed for adhesive penetration greater than an area corresponding to the product of the sheet height dimension, the sheet th... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6547502 | 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 re... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527016 | Automated spiral binding machine The automated machine includes exchangeable spacing assemblies from which the positions of the various rollers, as well as the curve of the perforations in the stack(s) of sheets are determined for a spiraling a given coil size into the stack of sheets. V... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6471458 | Machine for perforating and binding sheets The invention relates to a machine for punching and binding sheets (F), the machine comprising first means for punching and second means for binding. This machine is characterized by the facts that the first and second means are in the form of blocks (2, ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6447231 | Clamping device The subject invention is an improved paper clamping and insertion device. The clamping device comprises of two members connected by an elastic material where each member together with the elastic material can fit through a hole punched by the insertion de... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6409447 | Bookbinding signature comb and spine device A method of binding folded signature sections together into a book comprised of a signature comb element having teeth which are inserted through perforations in the fold of the signatures and the teeth having tabs which secure the signature comb in slots ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6403189 | Unitary stack of repositional paper sheets A unitary stack of paper sheets has alternating individual paper sheets and double release liners which are releasably bonded together in a manner whereby an individual paper sheet is easily removed and used as a base. Each paper sheet in the unitary stac... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6350096 | Binding assembly A binding assembly structured to secure a plurality of material sheets having a series of binding aperture on a corresponding series of binding elements of the type that include a wide perimeter flange. The binding assembly includes an alignment assembly ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6332742 | Wire binding machine A binding machine for binding together punched sheets of paper includes means for temporarily retaining a wire binding element, to allow punched sheets to be hung thereon, and means for closing the retained wire binding element so that the closed points c... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6328519 | Method and device for producing printed products A method is disclosed for fabricating printed products, such as newsprint, brochures and the like, from folded signatures by partially joining the signatures together at the folded edges with an adhesive to form a bound spine. The signatures are moved ast... | 12/11/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6248414 | Unitary stack of repositional paper sheets A unitary stack of paper sheets has alternating individual paper sheets and individual release liners which are loosely bonded together in a manner whereby an individual paper sheet is easily removed and used as a base. Each paper sheet in the unitary sta... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6079924 | Hole-punching and binding apparatus for papers A hole-punching and binding apparatus for papers includes a hole-punching device drivable to move along a vertical direction. The hole-punching device includes a cutter seat carrying thereon a number of cutters that are equidistantly spaced in a row to pu... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6074151 | Binding apparatus for paper files The invention is directed to a binding apparatus for the binding of paper piles, comprising a punching unit for the punching of holes in a paper pile and a binding unit for the closing of a wire ring binder having a plurality of teeth which engage in the ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6062792 | Binding apparatus An elongate binding member 10 is initially open. A series of loops extend along the open edges and these are suspended from a row of holding teeth 12. The other loops are exposed and pages 9 are threader over the exposed loops to be suspended downwardly f... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059504 | Binding device A binding device for binding a stack of sheets with a bind member in which parallel legs extend perpendicularly from a straight portion, the binding device comprises: a driver plate which drives the straight portion of the bind member toward the legs; cur... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059505 | Device for forming a loose-leaf holder and the loose-leaf holder formed thereby A device for forming a loose-leaf holder of the loose0leaf notebook is composed of a cutting tool seat, a press seat, a locating seat, a position confining seat, a support arm, a sliding seat, a fastening seat, two rotating rods, a linking rod, and five c... | 05/09/2000 |
