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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1984
Thomas J Hamlin, Macedon, NY (US);
William B Edwards, Macedon, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A copying machine/finisher system is disclosed as having a rotary sorter arranged to receive a stream of copy sheets produced by a processor in conjunction with an automatic document handling apparatus of the type which produces multiple copies of a document sheet placed at an exposure station. The sorter collates the stream into booklets as the sorter is rotated in an indexing manner. An adhesive binder and a stapler are selectively positioned to effect binding while the booklets are still in the bins of the sorter. Binding is effected in timed relationship with sheets still entering the sorter. The sorter/finishing apparatus may also be a stand alone system.