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Binding element and plurality of binding elements particularly suited for automated processes

A technology of components and ridges, applied in folders, printing, etc., can solve the problems of not easy to pack tightly, unable to book pages, large volume, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-22
GEN BINDING
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Even traditional binders are bulky and not amenable to tight packing
These binders are cumbersome to use and take up much more space than the documents they cover
And, even though the covers of a binder can be rolled on the back of the binder, the individual pages certainly cannot.

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[0059] Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a binding element 50 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. Binding element 50 includes a spine 52 from which a plurality of fingers 54 extend along an edge 56 . As shown in FIG. 2 , when assembled into a stack 62 of perforated sheets, the distal ends 58 of the fingers 52 are inserted into the apertures 60 and the distal ends 58 of the fingers 54 are coupled to the spine 52 to form a hole through the stack 62 of sheets. The closed loop 64. Binding element 50 includes an inner surface 66 and an outer surface 68 . Notably, in the presently preferred assembly of binding element 50 , the inner surface 66 of the distal end 58 of the fingers 54 is disposed on the inner surface 66 of the spine 52 , as shown in FIG. 2 . Thus, each loop portion 64 for a binding element 50 projects outwardly from one edge 56 of the spine 52 . In this way, the spine 52 together with the distal ends 58 of the fingers...

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A plurality of binding elements (50), each of a substantially uniform thickness, the fingers (54) being looped over and coupled to the spine (52) such that the inner surface of the fingers (54) is disposed against the inner surface (66) of the spine (52) by an adhesive (80) when assembled. In an embodiment, at least a portion (102) of the outer surface (68) of the binding element (50) is resistant to a more permanent attachment to the adhesive (80) such that a plurality may be stacked together, and successively decoupled or removed for insertion into a stack. The binding elements (50) may include score lines or bends (90) in the fingers (54) to provide a rounded closed loop structure; optional gussets (134) in the bends (90) inhibit the straightening of the fingers (54). The fingers (54) optionally include variations in cross-section (82) along the length to relieve certain stresses to inhibit the looped finger (54). The binding elements (50) optionally include structure for facilitating interaction with an automating binding process.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to binding elements for holding a plurality of perforated sheets or the like, and in particular to structures for coupling binding elements which are particularly suitable for automatic binding processes. Background technique [0002] Typically, mechanically bound books are produced using relatively small, inexpensive machinery that requires a large amount of labor to produce each book, or large, expensive machinery that requires a large amount of labor for each book. A book requires much less labor. Small and inexpensive machines are widely used as they are present in many offices. These machines are sufficient to produce relatively small quantities of books, provided operators are trained in their use and have sufficient time to devote themselves to making books. However, as the number of books to be assembled increases, a large amount of manpower is required when using such a small and inexpensive machine. In practic...

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IPC IPC(8): B42F11/00B42F13/02
Inventor M・费希尔P・霍特科夫斯基M・库尔伯格S・阿姆达尔F・托达罗
Owner GEN BINDING
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