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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7766595 | Device and procedure for twisting a coil into perforations of flat components Described is a device and a procedure to twist a coil into perforations that are provided in the margin sections of flat components, sheets of paper in particular, with a drive that causes the rotation and axial in-feed of the coil, corresponding to the inclination ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7036416 | Hole punch quick-change die assembly with pin strap and positioning system Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011009 | Magnetically aligned hole punch A punching device for punching paper and like sheet material contains an upper frame, a cooperating upper magnetic base supporting the upper frame, and a punch rod slideably disposed within the upper frame, and passing through a clearance hole formed in the upper ma... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6887025 | Combined inserter and binder for wire element A combination inserter and binder machine for wire loop element is easily adjustable for a wide range of diameters of element, preferably without the use of tools or changing of the tool surfaces that perform the closing. The user inserts a stack of punched paper on... | 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 |
| 6739818 | Post print finishing device with spiral binder The present invention is directed to a post print finishing device that incorporates a spiral binder module into the post print handling and finishing functions. In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, the binder module binds sheets together by inserting a met... | 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 |
| 6663331 | Ring opening and closing bar and binding apparatus using the same A rectangular opening/closing bar is formed, which is inserted in the curl ring of the ring binder to bind papers. The tip end of the opening/closing bar 28A is provided with an instruction portion 28a to raise and open ring pieces in turn while inserting... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644642 | Printed media parallel binder The invention relates to a binding assembly for use with a digital printer, having a support frame for mounting a printhead assembly and for printing on pages of media passing into in the binding assembly including: binding means for applying binding mater... | 11/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6581970 | Modified book binding The invention relates to a novel book cover which is used together with the known firm bindings, that is U-shaped steel bars. According to the invention, a flexible support material is arranged in two layers and in parallel to the flanks of a U-shaped bar... | 06/24/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6514028 | Device and method for side wire binding A side wire stitching binder includes at least one side wire stitcher for stitching a book through a side of the book, a cover station for applying a cover over a spine of the book, and a clamping device including a clamp for transferring the book from th... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6210092 | Punch/binding machine A punch and binding machine including a punching mechanism and a binding mechanism for punching and binding a stack of sheets by spreading the curled fingers of an elastic binder. The binding mechanism has a longitudinal extension in parallel to the edge ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6074152 | Binding machine, particularly for index-books, notebooks and the like A binding machine, particularly for index-books, notebooks and the like, comprising a section for binding sheets by means of a plurality of mutually aligned disks having a double-T cross-section; means suitable to arrange a plurality of sheets stacked wit... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6056495 | Spiral coil insertion apparatus and method An automatic spiral binding apparatus for edge binding a book of sheets with a spiral coil includes a book supporting table that is indexable between loading, coil insertion, coil crimping and book discharge stations. The apparatus can accommodate a wide ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6045285 | Spiral binder with locking element A reusable refillable binder for use with papers having marginal perforations. The binder including a spiral coil having tapered ends, each of the ends of the coil having an area width for receipt of a removable locking element. A removable locking elemen... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042320 | Automatic feeding system for helically formed binding elements An automatic feeding station (10) for receiving a plurality of binding elements (70), packaged in a continuous bandolier strip (74), and feeding same into an inserter station (12), for the automatic edge binding of a stack of sheets. The feeding station (... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6036423 | Coil inserter for binding a stack of sheets together A compact and portable coil inserting machine for binding stacks of sheets having a plurality of perforations along a first side edge. The machine includes a frame having a support surface configured to support a stack of sheets thereon. A power roller is... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6033171 | Apparatus and method for cutting and crimping a spiral coil An automatic cutting and crimping apparatus for a spiral coil binding a book of sheets includes a pair of trim heads slidably attached to a slide bar mounted on a trim station that is part of a larger spiral binding apparatus. The trim heads include a pai... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6000895 | Device for opening a binding element The present invention is directed to a device for opening a binding element for receiving perforated sheets, the binding element comprising a spine and a plurality of relatively spaced ring elements arranged side by side, with the free ends of the ring el... | 12/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 6000896 | Semi-automatic plastic spiral binding A binding machine 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 ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5971689 | Binding machine with pivotal comb member A binding machine is operable to hyper-deflect the rings of a binding element against non-planar surfaces to achieve an advantageously forward presentation of free ends of the rings for ergonomic and convenient insertion of a perforated stack of sheets. A... | 10/26/1999 |
