EP2668045A2 - Method and device for manually binding a bundle of sheets - Google Patents

Method and device for manually binding a bundle of sheets

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EP2668045A2
EP2668045A2 EP12707911.9A EP12707911A EP2668045A2 EP 2668045 A2 EP2668045 A2 EP 2668045A2 EP 12707911 A EP12707911 A EP 12707911A EP 2668045 A2 EP2668045 A2 EP 2668045A2
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wall
bundle
free edge
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folding device
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Francesco Rebora
Luca LOSCHI
Fabio VERDELLI
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42B—PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO
    • B42B5/00—Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching
    • B42B5/08—Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching by finger, claw or ring-like elements passing through the sheets, quires or signatures
    • B42B5/10—Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching by finger, claw or ring-like elements passing through the sheets, quires or signatures the elements being of castellated or comb-like form
    • B42B5/103—Devices for assembling the elements with the stack of sheets

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  • the present invention relates to a method and device for manually binding a bundle of sheets.
  • bundles of sheets are bound manually in various ways, e.g. by applying an adhesive strip to one edge of the bundle; or inserting a spiral through holes punched beforehand in the sheets; or applying a ring binder formed by folding a plastic strip into a C about one edge of the bundle, inserting a number of teeth, integral with the strip, inside respective holes punched beforehand in the sheets, and looping each tooth through the respective hole.
  • plastic spirals and ring binders must first be removed, which is not always an easy job.
  • the paper binder is normally comb-shaped, and comprises a strip of paper having an adhesive portion on one face, and a number of teeth equally spaced along its longitudinal edge.
  • the bundle is bound by inserting the teeth through the holes in the sheets; folding the strip into a U about and onto the edge of the bundle, so the adhesive portion of the strip at least overlaps the free ends of the teeth projecting from the holes; and sticking the adhesive portion onto the opposite side of the bundle to that in which the teeth are inserted, so as to loop each tooth firmly through the respective hole and secure the strip firmly to the bundle.
  • a paper binder of this type is described, for example, in WO 00/40426.
  • Binding as descried above is still performed using devices which, though efficient, are extremely complicated mechanically and in design, and therefore fairly expensive to produce and maintain.
  • Figure 1 shows a view in perspective of a preferred embodiment of the binding device according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 shows the Figure 1 device in a different operating configuration
  • Figure 3 shows, with parts removed for clarity, a paper binder usable on the Figure 1 device
  • Figures 4 to 7 show larger-scale cross sections of a detail in Figure 1 in respective different operating configurations ;
  • Figure 8 shows a variation of the Figure 1 binding device
  • Figures 9 to 13 show cross sections of the Figure 8 device in respective different operating configurations. ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ " OUT THE INVENTION
  • Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a device for manually binding a bundle 2 of rectangular sheets, each having a number of rectangular through holes 3 ( Figures 4-7) equally spaced along a straight long side 4 of bundle 2 and aligned transversely with the corresponding holes 3 in the other sheets.
  • device 1 employs a known . binder, which is folded, as described below, about side 4, and is defined, as shown in Figure 3, by a strip 5 made of paper or other flexible material, and comprising a rectangular portion 6, and a number of teeth 7 integral and coplanar with rectangular portion 6 and equally spaced 'comb-fashion' along a straight long edge 8 of rectangular portion 6. Teeth 7 are preferably formed integral with rectangular portion 6, and each have a rounded free end portion 9.
  • One face 10 of rectangular portion 6 is coated entirely with a thin coating of adhesive, preferably cold-stick glue, with the exception of a rectangular non-stick area 11, which extends parallel to and along the whole length of edge 8, and defines, on face 10, a first adhesive area 12 extending from non-stick area 11 to edge 8, and a second adhesive area 13 wider than adhesive area 12 and extending from non-stick area 11 to the free edge of rectangular portion 6 opposite edge 8.
  • a removable film is normally applied to face 10 to protect adhesive areas 12 and 13.
  • rectangular portion 6 On the opposite face to face 10, rectangular portion 6 has a rib extending parallel to edge 8, between adhesive area 12 and non-stick area 11, and defining a fold line 6a (shown by the dash line in Figure 3) on rectangular portion 6.
  • device 1 comprises a support 14 in turn comprising a pocket 15 for housing a loose bundle 2.
  • Pocket 15 comprises a rectangular inner wall 16; a rectangular outer wall 17 facing inner wall 16; and an end wall 18 crosswise and hinged to inner and outer walls 16 and 17, so pocket 15 can be opened book-fashion by the user to insert bundle 2 easily inside.
  • pocket 15 is made of cardboard or plastic
  • end wall 18 is formed, e.g. punched, integrally with walls 16 and 17, and connected to them by thin portions of material defining respective virtual hinges.
  • end wall 18 is integral with inner wall 16 and only hinged to outer wall 17.
  • articulated appendage 16a forms part of support 14, and comprises a rib 20 extending outwards of, parallel to, and along the whole length of edge 19; and a rectangular plate 21, which extends outwards of and parallel to rib 20, and has, on its top surface 22, two rectangular projections 23 aligned parallel to edge 19, and for the purpose explained below.
  • Rib 20 is the same thickness as plate 21 and inner wall 16, is located a given distance from inner wall 16, and is connected to inner wall 16 by a band 24 of flexible material on the outer side of inner wall 16.
  • Plate 21, in turn, is located a given distance from rib 20 and connected to rib 20 by a band 25 of flexible material on the same side as band 24.
  • a wider single band is substituted for bands 24 and 25, to connect rib 20 to both plate 21 and inner wall 16.
  • outer wall 17 is fitted with an appendage, which forms part of support 14 and is defined by a flat rectangular wing 26 of the same thickness as outer wall 17 and connected to it by a band 27 of flexible material, so as to rotate 180° onto outer wall 17 (Figure 7) about an axis parallel to the free edge of outer wall 17.
  • outer wall 17 is shorter than inner wall 16, and, when wing 26 is coplanar with outer wall 17 and rib 20 is coplanar with inner wall 16, wing 26 overlaps rib 20 and an end portion of inner wall 16, and a free end edge 28 of wing 26 lies in a plane perpendicular to inner wall 16 and through the edge of rib 20 facing plate 21.
  • wing 26 has three rectangular slits 29 aligned parallel to edge 28 and substantially contiguous, being separated solely by two thin intermediate partitions.
  • two end portions of wing 26 project laterally from pocket 15, and are each fitted rigidly, on the side facing inner wall 16, with a permanent magnet 30 which, when wing 26 is coplanar with outer wall 17, cooperates with a respective metal plate 31 on inner wall 16 to define, with metal plate 31, a releasable retaining device 32 for holding wing 26 against inner wall 16, as described below.
  • magnetic retaining device 32 described may be replaced with any other equivalent, e.g. hook-on, system.
  • pocket 15 has a stand 33, which forms part of support 14 and is defined by a flat trapezoidal member hinged to the centre of the outer surface of inner wall 16 and movable from an open work position ( Figures 1 and 4), in which stand 33 is perpendicular to inner wall 16 and supports pocket 15 in a raised position resting on end wall 18, and a closed rest position ( Figure 5), in which stand 33 is folded onto inner wall 16.
  • Stand 33 is bounded at the top by a straight edge 34 with an elongated central cavity 35, which defines, on edge 34, an edge projection 37, and a projection 36 adjacent to and substantially coplanar with edge 19 of inner wall 16.
  • edge 34 supports articulated appendage 16a square with inner wall 16. More specifically, in the open work position, rib 20 rests on projection 36, plate 21 is inserted inside cavity 35, and projection 37 engages a groove 38 on the rear edge of plate 21 to lock stand 33 transversely with respect to inner wall 16 and hold pocket 15 stably in the raised position.
  • device 1 comprises a folding device 39 defined by a flat rectangular plate, which is connected to inner wall 16, on the same side as articulated appendage 16a, is located over plate 21, and is bounded, on the side facing inner wall 16, by a straight edge 40 parallel to and facing edge 19. Close to its edge opposite and parallel to edge 40, folding device 39 has two rectangular slots 41 aligned parallel to " edge ' 40 ' and spaced apart like projections 23 on plate 21.
  • Folding device 39 is joined to inner wall 16 by a band 42 of flexible material, which, on one side, is applied to inner wall 16, on the opposite side to band 24, and, on the other side, is applied to folding device 39, on the opposite side to that facing plate 21.
  • Band 42 therefore extends slidably over rib 2P, and, as shown in Figures 4-7, is wide enough for folding device 39 to rotate, about an axis parallel to edges 40 and 19 and as described in detail below, between an initial rest position ( Figure 4), in which folding device 39 is coplanar with rib 20 and rests on plate 21, with each slot 41 engaged by a respective projection 23, and a final work position (Figure 7), in which folding device 39 is flipped 180° with respect to the initial rest position and is coplanar with outer wall 17.
  • pocket 15 already loaded with bundle 2 positioned with its punched portion facing articulated appendage 16a, is in the raised position resting on stand 33, articulated appendage 16a is positioned square with inner wall 16 as described above, and folding device 39 is in the initial rest position.
  • the raised, almost vertical position of pocket 15 ensures bundle 2 inside is positioned resting and " neatiy ⁇ " " compacted on end wall 18, and holes 3 are aligned correctly outside pocket 15 and projecting slightly from edge 19 ( Figure 4).
  • wing 26 is positioned coplanar with outer wall 17 and facing an end portion 3b, projecting from outer wall 17, of the top sheet 3a in bundle 2, and is pressed against end portion 3b by retaining device 32 to hold end portion 3b firmly against inner wall 16.
  • device 1 In this position, device 1 is ready to receive a strip 5, which the user positions on folding device 39 ( Figure 4) with adhesive face 10 facing upwards, and with edge 8 resting on bundle 2, so that teeth 7 extend through holes 3 and slits 29, with respective end portions projecting beyond wing 26.
  • the actual binding operation starts from this position, and comprises the following three steps :
  • Step 1 Stand 33 is folded back into the closed position, and articulated appendage 16a is rotated 90° with respect to inner wall 16 and positioned, with inner wall 16, resting on a flat support .
  • Rotation of articulated appendage 16a folds teeth 7 ninety degrees with respect to rectangular portion 6, and sticks adhesive area 12 to the surface of bundle 2 between holes 3 and side 4.
  • pressure may be applied to wing 26 to press the end of bundle 2 against rib 20.
  • Folding device 39 being connected integrally to plate 21 by projections 23 engaging slots 41, edge 40 moves upwards towards bundle 2, as articulated appendage 16a rotates, and so forces rectangular portion 6 to move slightly upwards and fold slightly along fold line 6a.
  • Step 2 ( Figure 6) : Folding device 39 is rotated -
  • Step 3 ( Figure 7) : Wing 26 is flipped 180° onto outer wall 17, and folding device 39 is rotated 90° onto bundle 2, so as to fold rectangular portion 6 directly into a U about side 4, and fold the ends of teeth 7 onto bundle 2 indirectly by means of rectangular portion 6.
  • Folding rectangular portion 6 sticks adhesive area 13 to the top sheet in bundle 2, i.e. the sheet facing outer wall 17, thus securing strip 5 to bundle 2 and, at the same time, looping each tooth 7 through respective hole 3 to bind the sheets in bundle 2 firmly to one another .
  • Adhesion of rectangular portion 6 to the top sheet in bundle 2 may be strengthened by pressing folding device 39 against bundle 2.
  • - End wall 18 is formed integrally with inner wall 16 and hinged to outer wall 17 by a hinge pin 43 parallel to edge 19.
  • - Wing 26 is hinged to outer wall 17 by. a hinge pin 44 parallel to pin 43 and edge 19.
  • Longitudinal opening 29 is defined by a row of equally spaced openings sized to permit insertion of teeth 7 through wing 26.
  • Rib 20 is integral with plate 21, defines with it a rigid appendage 45 (substituting for articulated appendage 16a) , and is hinged to edge 19 of inner wall 16 by a hinge pin 46 parallel to edge 19; rib 20 is substantially contiguous to and the same thickness as inner wall 16; and plate 21 is lower than rib 20 by an amount equal to the thickness of folding device 39, and is connected to rib 20 by a groove 47 parallel to edge 19.
  • Stand 33 is hinged to the outer surface of inner wall 16 by a pin 48, which is spaced apart from edge 19 to avoid interfering with appendage 45, and extends parallel to edge 19 to allow stand 33 to rotate between a closed position ( Figure 12), in which stand 33 is inserted inside a cavity formed in the outer surface of inner wall 16, and an open position (Figure 8), in which stand 33 is rotated outwards roughly 45° with respect to inner wall 16.
  • Figure 9 when positioned square with inner wall 16 ( Figure 9), appendage 45 is supported, not by stand 33, but by two 45° bevels 49, which extend parallel to edge 19, are radial with respect to pin 46, and are formed on the bottom surface of appendage 45 and the outer surface of inner wall 16 respectively.
  • each lever 50 is defined by a bar hinged at one end to pin 46 and having a slot 51 engaged in transversely sliding manner by a pin 52 parallel to edge 19, integral with folding device 39, and projecting laterally from the sides of folding device 39 close to front edge 40.
  • each lever 50 is perpendicular to edge 19, parallel to folding device 39, and housed entirely inside a respective seat 53 defined partly by a slot 54 formed through folding device 39, and partly by a recess 55 formed in rib 20 and plate 21.
  • each lever 50 remains inside respective seat 53 even when appendage 45 is rotated and positioned coplanar with inner wall 16 (Step 1 described above) .
  • the geometry of appendage 45 and folding device 39 is such that, as appendage 45 rotates, folding device 39, as opposed to moving upwards with respect to rib 20, remains rigidly connected to appendage 45, so rectangular portion 6 of strip 5 remains flat on the surface formed by rib 20 and folding device 39. This prevents any uncontrolled movement of folding device 39 with respect to appendage 45 and edge 19 from producing flaws in the fold of strip 5 along fold line 6a.
  • folding device 39 is subsequently rotated 90°, and, by rotating levers 50 about pin 46 and inserting them partly inside respective recesses 55, is lowered to insert edge 40 inside groove 47.

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Abstract

A method and device whereby a bundle (2) of sheets with a row of through holes (3) is bound manually, with a strip (5) of flexible material having an adhesive face (10) and lateral 'comblike' teeth (7), by : inserting the bundle (2) inside a pocket (15), so the holes (3) project outwards of an inner wall (16) of the pocket (15), the top sheet (3a) in the bundle (2) faces an outer wall (17) of the pocket (15), and an end portion (3b) of the top sheet projects outwards of the outer wall (17); inserting the teeth (7) through the holes (3), with the strip (5) positioned on a flat folding device (39); and rotating the folding device (39) manually to fold the strip (5) and the end portions (9) of the teeth (7), to stick the adhesive face (10) of the strip (5) to the end portion (3b) of the top sheet (3a), and to grip the folded end portions (9) of the teeth (7) between the strip (5) and the top sheet (3a).

Description

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUALLY BINDING A BUNDLE OF
SHEETS
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a method and device for manually binding a bundle of sheets.
BACKGROUND ART
As is known, bundles of sheets are bound manually in various ways, e.g. by applying an adhesive strip to one edge of the bundle; or inserting a spiral through holes punched beforehand in the sheets; or applying a ring binder formed by folding a plastic strip into a C about one edge of the bundle, inserting a number of teeth, integral with the strip, inside respective holes punched beforehand in the sheets, and looping each tooth through the respective hole.
Though widely used, the above methods have serious drawbacks: the binding obtained by using adhesive strips is weak, and spirals and ring binders increase the thickness of the bound edge, making it difficult to stack the bundles.
Moreover, to recycle the bundles, plastic spirals and ring binders must first be removed, which is not always an easy job.
The above problems are normally solved using a paper binder, which is applied to one edge of the bundle, in which holes are punched beforehand, to form an outer spine substantially adhering to the edge.
More specifically, the paper binder is normally comb-shaped, and comprises a strip of paper having an adhesive portion on one face, and a number of teeth equally spaced along its longitudinal edge.
The bundle is bound by inserting the teeth through the holes in the sheets; folding the strip into a U about and onto the edge of the bundle, so the adhesive portion of the strip at least overlaps the free ends of the teeth projecting from the holes; and sticking the adhesive portion onto the opposite side of the bundle to that in which the teeth are inserted, so as to loop each tooth firmly through the respective hole and secure the strip firmly to the bundle.
A paper binder of this type is described, for example, in WO 00/40426.
Binding as descried above is still performed using devices which, though efficient, are extremely complicated mechanically and in design, and therefore fairly expensive to produce and maintain.
DlSCLOSURE~OF I VENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and device for manually binding a bundle of sheets, and designed to provide a simple, low-cost solution to the above drawbacks. According to the present invention, there are provided a method and device for manually binding a bundle of sheets, as claimed in the accompanying Claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A non-limiting embodiment of the present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :
Figure 1 shows a view in perspective of a preferred embodiment of the binding device according to the present invention;
Figure 2 shows the Figure 1 device in a different operating configuration;
Figure 3 shows, with parts removed for clarity, a paper binder usable on the Figure 1 device;
Figures 4 to 7 show larger-scale cross sections of a detail in Figure 1 in respective different operating configurations ;
Figure 8 shows a variation of the Figure 1 binding device ;
Figures 9 to 13 show cross sections of the Figure 8 device in respective different operating configurations. ΈΈ^Ί^ΉϋϋΕ^θ θΑ γ ΰ" OUT THE INVENTION
Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a device for manually binding a bundle 2 of rectangular sheets, each having a number of rectangular through holes 3 (Figures 4-7) equally spaced along a straight long side 4 of bundle 2 and aligned transversely with the corresponding holes 3 in the other sheets.
To bind bundle 2, device 1 employs a known . binder, which is folded, as described below, about side 4, and is defined, as shown in Figure 3, by a strip 5 made of paper or other flexible material, and comprising a rectangular portion 6, and a number of teeth 7 integral and coplanar with rectangular portion 6 and equally spaced 'comb-fashion' along a straight long edge 8 of rectangular portion 6. Teeth 7 are preferably formed integral with rectangular portion 6, and each have a rounded free end portion 9.
One face 10 of rectangular portion 6 is coated entirely with a thin coating of adhesive, preferably cold-stick glue, with the exception of a rectangular non-stick area 11, which extends parallel to and along the whole length of edge 8, and defines, on face 10, a first adhesive area 12 extending from non-stick area 11 to edge 8, and a second adhesive area 13 wider than adhesive area 12 and extending from non-stick area 11 to the free edge of rectangular portion 6 opposite edge 8. A removable film is normally applied to face 10 to protect adhesive areas 12 and 13.
On the opposite face to face 10, rectangular portion 6 has a rib extending parallel to edge 8, between adhesive area 12 and non-stick area 11, and defining a fold line 6a (shown by the dash line in Figure 3) on rectangular portion 6.
As shown in the attached -drawings, device 1 comprises a support 14 in turn comprising a pocket 15 for housing a loose bundle 2. Pocket 15 comprises a rectangular inner wall 16; a rectangular outer wall 17 facing inner wall 16; and an end wall 18 crosswise and hinged to inner and outer walls 16 and 17, so pocket 15 can be opened book-fashion by the user to insert bundle 2 easily inside.
Preferably, pocket 15 is made of cardboard or plastic, and end wall 18 is formed, e.g. punched, integrally with walls 16 and 17, and connected to them by thin portions of material defining respective virtual hinges. In a variation not shown, end wall 18 is integral with inner wall 16 and only hinged to outer wall 17.
Opposite the end connected to end wall 18, inner wall 16 has an end portion which projects beyond outer wall 17, is bounded by a straight edge 19 parallel to end wall 18, and is fitted with an articulated appendage 16a of inner wall 16. More specifically, as shown in Figures 4 to 7, articulated appendage 16a forms part of support 14, and comprises a rib 20 extending outwards of, parallel to, and along the whole length of edge 19; and a rectangular plate 21, which extends outwards of and parallel to rib 20, and has, on its top surface 22, two rectangular projections 23 aligned parallel to edge 19, and for the purpose explained below.
Rib 20 is the same thickness as plate 21 and inner wall 16, is located a given distance from inner wall 16, and is connected to inner wall 16 by a band 24 of flexible material on the outer side of inner wall 16. Plate 21, in turn, is located a given distance from rib 20 and connected to rib 20 by a band 25 of flexible material on the same side as band 24. In a variation not shown, a wider single band is substituted for bands 24 and 25, to connect rib 20 to both plate 21 and inner wall 16.
As shown in Figure 2, the free edge, parallel to edge 19, of outer wall 17 is fitted with an appendage, which forms part of support 14 and is defined by a flat rectangular wing 26 of the same thickness as outer wall 17 and connected to it by a band 27 of flexible material, so as to rotate 180° onto outer wall 17 (Figure 7) about an axis parallel to the free edge of outer wall 17.
TTs shown in Figures 5 and 6, outer wall 17 is shorter than inner wall 16, and, when wing 26 is coplanar with outer wall 17 and rib 20 is coplanar with inner wall 16, wing 26 overlaps rib 20 and an end portion of inner wall 16, and a free end edge 28 of wing 26 lies in a plane perpendicular to inner wall 16 and through the edge of rib 20 facing plate 21.
As shown in Figures 2 and 5, close to edge 28, wing 26 has three rectangular slits 29 aligned parallel to edge 28 and substantially contiguous, being separated solely by two thin intermediate partitions. As shown in Figure 1, two end portions of wing 26 project laterally from pocket 15, and are each fitted rigidly, on the side facing inner wall 16, with a permanent magnet 30 which, when wing 26 is coplanar with outer wall 17, cooperates with a respective metal plate 31 on inner wall 16 to define, with metal plate 31, a releasable retaining device 32 for holding wing 26 against inner wall 16, as described below.
Obviously, magnetic retaining device 32 described may be replaced with any other equivalent, e.g. hook-on, system.
As shown in Figures 1, 4 and 5, pocket 15 has a stand 33, which forms part of support 14 and is defined by a flat trapezoidal member hinged to the centre of the outer surface of inner wall 16 and movable from an open work position (Figures 1 and 4), in which stand 33 is perpendicular to inner wall 16 and supports pocket 15 in a raised position resting on end wall 18, and a closed rest position (Figure 5), in which stand 33 is folded onto inner wall 16. Stand 33 is bounded at the top by a straight edge 34 with an elongated central cavity 35, which defines, on edge 34, an edge projection 37, and a projection 36 adjacent to and substantially coplanar with edge 19 of inner wall 16.
When stand 33 is in the open work position (Figure 4), edge 34 supports articulated appendage 16a square with inner wall 16. More specifically, in the open work position, rib 20 rests on projection 36, plate 21 is inserted inside cavity 35, and projection 37 engages a groove 38 on the rear edge of plate 21 to lock stand 33 transversely with respect to inner wall 16 and hold pocket 15 stably in the raised position.
As shown in Figures 1 and 4-7, device 1 comprises a folding device 39 defined by a flat rectangular plate, which is connected to inner wall 16, on the same side as articulated appendage 16a, is located over plate 21, and is bounded, on the side facing inner wall 16, by a straight edge 40 parallel to and facing edge 19. Close to its edge opposite and parallel to edge 40, folding device 39 has two rectangular slots 41 aligned parallel to" edge' 40' and spaced apart like projections 23 on plate 21.
Folding device 39 is joined to inner wall 16 by a band 42 of flexible material, which, on one side, is applied to inner wall 16, on the opposite side to band 24, and, on the other side, is applied to folding device 39, on the opposite side to that facing plate 21.
Band 42 therefore extends slidably over rib 2P, and, as shown in Figures 4-7, is wide enough for folding device 39 to rotate, about an axis parallel to edges 40 and 19 and as described in detail below, between an initial rest position (Figure 4), in which folding device 39 is coplanar with rib 20 and rests on plate 21, with each slot 41 engaged by a respective projection 23, and a final work position (Figure 7), in which folding device 39 is flipped 180° with respect to the initial rest position and is coplanar with outer wall 17.
Operation of device 1 will now be described, as of the Figure 1 and 4 configuration, in which pocket 15, already loaded with bundle 2 positioned with its punched portion facing articulated appendage 16a, is in the raised position resting on stand 33, articulated appendage 16a is positioned square with inner wall 16 as described above, and folding device 39 is in the initial rest position. The raised, almost vertical position of pocket 15 ensures bundle 2 inside is positioned resting and "neatiy~" "compacted on end wall 18, and holes 3 are aligned correctly outside pocket 15 and projecting slightly from edge 19 (Figure 4).
In this position, wing 26 is positioned coplanar with outer wall 17 and facing an end portion 3b, projecting from outer wall 17, of the top sheet 3a in bundle 2, and is pressed against end portion 3b by retaining device 32 to hold end portion 3b firmly against inner wall 16.
In this position, device 1 is ready to receive a strip 5, which the user positions on folding device 39 (Figure 4) with adhesive face 10 facing upwards, and with edge 8 resting on bundle 2, so that teeth 7 extend through holes 3 and slits 29, with respective end portions projecting beyond wing 26.
The actual binding operation starts from this position, and comprises the following three steps :
Step 1 (Figure 5) : Stand 33 is folded back into the closed position, and articulated appendage 16a is rotated 90° with respect to inner wall 16 and positioned, with inner wall 16, resting on a flat support .
Rotation of articulated appendage 16a folds teeth 7 ninety degrees with respect to rectangular portion 6, and sticks adhesive area 12 to the surface of bundle 2 between holes 3 and side 4. To improve grip, pressure may be applied to wing 26 to press the end of bundle 2 against rib 20.
Folding device 39 being connected integrally to plate 21 by projections 23 engaging slots 41, edge 40 moves upwards towards bundle 2, as articulated appendage 16a rotates, and so forces rectangular portion 6 to move slightly upwards and fold slightly along fold line 6a.
Step 2 (Figure 6) : Folding device 39 is rotated -
90° about an axis parallel to edges 40 and 19, is guided downwards to insert edge 40 inside the gap between rib 20 and plate 21, and is pushed against side 4 and edge 28 of wing 26 to fold rectangular portion 6 into an L about fold line 6a.
Step 3 (Figure 7) : Wing 26 is flipped 180° onto outer wall 17, and folding device 39 is rotated 90° onto bundle 2, so as to fold rectangular portion 6 directly into a U about side 4, and fold the ends of teeth 7 onto bundle 2 indirectly by means of rectangular portion 6.
Folding rectangular portion 6 sticks adhesive area 13 to the top sheet in bundle 2, i.e. the sheet facing outer wall 17, thus securing strip 5 to bundle 2 and, at the same time, looping each tooth 7 through respective hole 3 to bind the sheets in bundle 2 firmly to one another .
Adhesion of rectangular portion 6 to the top sheet in bundle 2 may be strengthened by pressing folding device 39 against bundle 2.
The above operation of device 1 in Figures 1-7 also applies to the Figure 8-13 variation, which differs from the above embodiment as follows :
- End wall 18 is formed integrally with inner wall 16 and hinged to outer wall 17 by a hinge pin 43 parallel to edge 19.
- Wing 26 is hinged to outer wall 17 by. a hinge pin 44 parallel to pin 43 and edge 19.
- Longitudinal opening 29 is defined by a row of equally spaced openings sized to permit insertion of teeth 7 through wing 26.
Rib 20 is integral with plate 21, defines with it a rigid appendage 45 (substituting for articulated appendage 16a) , and is hinged to edge 19 of inner wall 16 by a hinge pin 46 parallel to edge 19; rib 20 is substantially contiguous to and the same thickness as inner wall 16; and plate 21 is lower than rib 20 by an amount equal to the thickness of folding device 39, and is connected to rib 20 by a groove 47 parallel to edge 19.
- Stand 33 is hinged to the outer surface of inner wall 16 by a pin 48, which is spaced apart from edge 19 to avoid interfering with appendage 45, and extends parallel to edge 19 to allow stand 33 to rotate between a closed position (Figure 12), in which stand 33 is inserted inside a cavity formed in the outer surface of inner wall 16, and an open position (Figure 8), in which stand 33 is rotated outwards roughly 45° with respect to inner wall 16. In this case, when positioned square with inner wall 16 (Figure 9), appendage 45 is supported, not by stand 33, but by two 45° bevels 49, which extend parallel to edge 19, are radial with respect to pin 46, and are formed on the bottom surface of appendage 45 and the outer surface of inner wall 16 respectively.
- Folding device 39 is hinged to inner wall 16 by an articulated joint comprising two levers 50 located at the longitudinal ends of folding device 39, so as to be located outwards of the longitudinal ends of side 4 when bundle 2 is inserted inside pocket 15. More specifically, as shown in Figures 9 to 13, each lever 50 is defined by a bar hinged at one end to pin 46 and having a slot 51 engaged in transversely sliding manner by a pin 52 parallel to edge 19, integral with folding device 39, and projecting laterally from the sides of folding device 39 close to front edge 40.
As shown in Figure 9, when folding device 39 is in the initial rest position, i.e. contacting appendage 45 positioned square with inner wall 16, each lever 50 is perpendicular to edge 19, parallel to folding device 39, and housed entirely inside a respective seat 53 defined partly by a slot 54 formed through folding device 39, and partly by a recess 55 formed in rib 20 and plate 21.
As shown in Figure 10, each lever 50 remains inside respective seat 53 even when appendage 45 is rotated and positioned coplanar with inner wall 16 (Step 1 described above) . In this connection, it is important to note that, unlike the previous embodiment, the geometry of appendage 45 and folding device 39 is such that, as appendage 45 rotates, folding device 39, as opposed to moving upwards with respect to rib 20, remains rigidly connected to appendage 45, so rectangular portion 6 of strip 5 remains flat on the surface formed by rib 20 and folding device 39. This prevents any uncontrolled movement of folding device 39 with respect to appendage 45 and edge 19 from producing flaws in the fold of strip 5 along fold line 6a.
As shown in Figure 11 and with reference to Step 2 described above, folding device 39 is subsequently rotated 90°, and, by rotating levers 50 about pin 46 and inserting them partly inside respective recesses 55, is lowered to insert edge 40 inside groove 47.
Subsequent 90° rotation of folding device 39 onto bundle 2 (Step 2 described above) is made possible by rotating levers 50 upwards about pin 46, sliding pin 52 along slot 51, and rotating folding device 39 about pin 52.

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-1) A method of manually binding a bundle (2) of sheets with a strip (5) of flexible material having an adhesive face (10), and teeth (7) arranged 'comb- fashion' along one edge (8); the bundle (2) having a straight side (4), and a number of through holes (3) adjacent to said side (4); and the method being characterized by comprising the steps of:
- providing a support (14) comprising a pocket (15), in turn comprising an inner wall (16), an outer wall (17), and an end wall (18) crosswise to the inner wall (16) and the outer wall (17); the inner wall (16) having a straight free edge (19) parallel to the end wall (18);
- inserting the bundle (2) inside the pocket (15) so the through holes (3) project outwards of said free edge (19), said side (4) is parallel to the free edge (19), the top sheet (3a) in the bundle (2) faces the outer wall (17), and an end portion (3b) of the top sheet projects outwards of the outer wall (17);
- inserting each tooth (7) through a respective said through hole (3) so an end portion (9) of each tooth (7) projects from the respective through hole (3) on the top sheet (3a) side; the tooth (7) being inserted by positioning a first face, opposite the adhesive face (10), of the strip (5) on a flat folding device (39) positioned facing and parallel to said free edge (19) ; and
- folding the strip (5) into a U about said side (4) by rotating the folding device (39) about a hinge axis parallel to said free edge (19), so as to fold said end portions (9) of the teeth (7) onto the end portion (3b) of the top sheet (3a) , and stick the adhesive face (10) of the strip (5) to the top sheet (3a) , with the end portions (9) of the teeth (7) gripped between the strip (5) and the top sheet (3a) .
2) A method as claimed in Claim 1, wherein adhesion of the strip (5) to the top sheet (3a) is ensured by exerting pressure on the folding device (39) to press it onto the end portion (3b) of the top sheet (3a) .
3) A method as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein the step of folding the strip (5) into a U comprises the substeps of :
- positioning the folding device (39) in a first position square with the inner wall (16), so as to support the strip (5) flat, with the teeth (7) inserted through the respective through holes (3) ;
- rotating the folding device (39) into a second position coplanar with the inner wall (16), so as to fold the teeth (7) square with the rest of the strip (5) ; - rotating the folding device (39) further into a third position square with the inner wall (16), so as to apply the strip (5) onto said side (4); and
- rotating the folding ' device (39) further into a fourth position superimposed on and contacting the end portion (3b) of the top sheet (3a) .
4) A method as claimed in Claim 3, wherein the inner wall (16) has a movable first appendage (16a, 45) facing said free edge (19); the first appendage (16a, 45) being moved between a position square with the inner wall (16) when the folding device (39) is in said first position, and a position coplanar with the inner wall (16) when the folding device (39) is in said second position .
5) A method as claimed in Claim 4, wherein the first appendage (16a, 45) comprises a flat plate (21); and a rib (20), which is parallel and hinged to -said free edge (19), and is interposed between said free edge (19) and said side (4) when the folding device (39) is in the second, third and fourth position.
6) A method as claimed in Claim 5, wherein the foTding device (39) is maintained constrained in contact with said plate (21) in said first and second position; the first appendage (16a, 45) moving with the folding device (39) from the first to the second position.
7) A method as claimed in one of Claims 3 to 6, wherein the outer wall (17) comprises a second appendage (26) , which is moved from a position contacting the end portion (3b) of the top sheet (3a), to a position flipped 180° onto the outer wall (17), when the folding device (39) is moved from the third to the fourth position .
8) A device for manually binding a bundle (2) of sheets with a strip (5) of flexible material having an adhesive face (10), and teeth (7) arranged 'comb- fashion' along one edge; the bundle (2) having a straight side (4), and a number of through holes (3) adjacent to said side (4); the device (1) comprising a support (14), in turn comprising a pocket (15) for housing the bundle (2) of sheets, and which comprises an inner wall (16), an outer wall (17), and an end wall
(18) crosswise to the inner wall (16) and end wall (17); the inner wall (16) having a straight free edge (19) parallel to the end wall (18); the outer wall (17) being shorter than the inner wall (16), so that, when the bundle (2) is inserted inside the pocket (15), the through holes (3) project outwards of said free edge
(19) , said side (4) is parallel to the free edge (19), the top sheet (3a) in the bundle (2) faces the outer wall (17), and an end portion (3b) of the top sheet projects outwards of the outer wall (17); and the device (1) also comprising a flat folding device (39) facing and parallel to said free edge (19) , and which is movable with respect to the inner wall (16) to rotate, about a hinge axis parallel to said free edge (19), between an initial position square with the inner wall (16), an intermediate position coplanar with the inner wall (16), and a final position coplanar with the outer wall (17).
9) A device as claimed in Claim 8, wherein the inner wall (16) has a first appendage (16a, 45) facing said free edge (19) and movable between a position square with the inner wall (16), and a position coplanar with the inner wall (16); the first appendage (16a, 45) being fitted with connecting means (23) for connecting the folding device (39) to the first appendage (16a, 45) in said initial and intermediate positions.
10) A device as claimed in Claim 9, wherein the first appendage (16a, 45) comprises a rib (20) parallel and hinged to said free edge (19), and a flat plate (21) connected to the rib (20) ; said connecting means (23) being fitted to the plate (21).
11) A device as claimed in Claim 9 or 10, wherein the first appendage (45) is hinged to the inner wall (16) to rotate about a fixed first pin (46) parallel to the free edge (19); the folding device (39) being hinged to the inner wall (16) by articulated means (50) designed to allow the folding device (39) to flip 180°, about said side (4), from the intermediate position to the final position.
12) A device as claimed in Claim- 11, wherein the articulated means (50) comprise two levers (50), each of which is hinged at one end to the first pin (46), and has a slot (51) engaged in transversely sliding manner by a second pin (52) parallel to the free edge (19) and integral with an edge portion of the folding device (39) facing the free edge (19) .
13) A device as claimed in one of Claims.9 to 12, wherein the support (14) comprises a stand (33) connected to the inner wall (16) and for supporting the pocket (15) in a raised position resting on the end wall (18) .
14) A device as claimed in Claim 13, wherein the stand (33) is hinged to the inner wall (16) and movable between a work position crosswise to the inner wall (16) and supporting the pocket (15) in the raised position, and a rest position folded onto the inner wall (16) to set the pocket (15) to a reclining position.
15) A device as claimed in one of Claims 8 to 14, ~~"whereTrTTi e-outer wall (17) has a second appendage (26) hinged to the outer wall (17) and movable from a position coplanar with the outer wall (17), to a position flipped 180° onto the outer wall (17).
16) A device as claimed in Claim 15, wherein the second appendage (26) is defined by a flat wing (26) having a longitudinal through opening (29) , which, in use and when the second appendage (26) is positioned coplanar with the outer wall (17), is positioned facing the through holes (3) in the bundle (2) inserted inside the pocket ( 15 ) .
17) A device as claimed in Claim 15 or 16, wherein releasable retaining means (32) hold the second appendix (26) in position coplanar with the outer wall (17).
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