Page binding apparatus
First Claim
1. ) Apparatus comprising:
- (a) a tray having;
(i) a support surface for supporting a stack of pages, the support surface being inclined towards a lower-most corner; and
, (ii) two side walls defining a corner situated at the lower-most corner of the support surface;
(b) a vibrator coupled to the support surface to induce vibration therein to thereby urge sheets towards the lower-most corner; and
(c) a binding press operable by moving through a stroke length to bear upon the stack of pages to thereby bind the pages wherein said support surface is adjustable vertically so as to present the top page of the stack at a preset level to limit the stroke length.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for binding pages. The apparatus includes a tray having a support surface for supporting a stack of pages. The support surface is inclined towards a lower-most corner with two side walls being provided which define a corner situated at the lower-most corner of the support surface. A vibrator is coupled to the support surface to induce vibration therein to thereby urge sheets towards the lower-most corner. A binding press is also provided which is operable by moving through a stroke length to bear upon the stack of pages to thereby bind the pages. The support surface is adjustable vertically so as to present the top page of the stack at a preset level to limit the stroke length.
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1. ) Apparatus comprising:
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(a) a tray having;
(i) a support surface for supporting a stack of pages, the support surface being inclined towards a lower-most corner; and
,(ii) two side walls defining a corner situated at the lower-most corner of the support surface;
(b) a vibrator coupled to the support surface to induce vibration therein to thereby urge sheets towards the lower-most corner; and
(c) a binding press operable by moving through a stroke length to bear upon the stack of pages to thereby bind the pages wherein said support surface is adjustable vertically so as to present the top page of the stack at a preset level to limit the stroke length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. ) A method of binding pages of a volume using apparatus comprising a tray having:
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(a) a support surface for supporting a stack of pages, the support surface being inclined towards a lower-most corner; and
,(b) two side walls defining a corner situated at the lower-most corner of the support surface;
the method including;
(i) vibrating the support surface thereby urge sheets towards the lower-most corner; and
(ii) adjusting the position of the support surface to a preset level; and
,(iii) urging a binding press through a stroke length to bear upon the stack of pages to thereby bind the pages. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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