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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:
Jul. 04, 1995
Filed:
May. 26, 1993
Nobuyuki Kojima, Kyoto, JP;
Horizon International Inc., Shiga, JP;
Abstract
According to the invention, an apparatus is provided for aligning a cover to the spine of a book block in a book binder, the binder including clamp means for clamping the block. The clamp means is movable along a track to transport the block in a substantially horizontal direction to a station in which a cover is aligned and glued to the spine of the block. The apparatus comprises a table disposed in the station for supporting the cover thereon, the clamp means being movable over the table. The apparatus further comprising a cover feeder for feeding the cover onto the table. The clamp means includes cover engagement means provided at the trailing end thereof and adapted to be engaged with the trailing edge of the cover on the table when the clamp means is moved over the table in the station. The cover is aligned intermediate its length to the spine of the block and transported by the engagement means with the movement of the clamp means.
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