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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Walter Hatt, Yardley, PA (US);
Assignee:
Graphic Management Associates, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 54 ;
Abstract
A device for opening a printed product having three open edges and one folded edge having a pocket which can close to hold the product. A splitter enters the product from one side and divides the pages into approximately equal bundles. A pair of grippers then holds the corners while a spiral enters the opening between the bundles and carries it to the opposite side. At that point, a second pair of grippers holds the opposite corners to thereby hold the bundles against the walls of the pocket. The pocket opens and the product is ready to receive inserts.