FR2681817A1 - System for binding several sheets together - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for binding several independent sheets (2'a-2'd) and comprising two boards, namely a bottom board (1'a) and a top board (1'b). These boards are hinged together to enable them to be closed with said sheets in between. According to the invention, the bottom board (1'a) comprises, in the region of its hinge, at least one slot (4'a, 4'b) forming at least one tongue (11'a, 11'b) and the inside face of the top board is coated, over an area facing said slot (4'a, 4'b) after folding, with an adhesive substance (5') covered with a protective pull-off strip (6'), while the sheets each comprise, near its end to be bound, at least one slot (7'a, 7'b) whose dimensions correspond to those of said tongue (11'a, 11'b) so that said sheets can be attached by means of their slot to said tongue; the inside face of the latter and/or a part of the top sheet (2'a) can be stuck to the adhesive part of the inside face of the top board (1'b), the protective strip (6') having first been withdrawn and said top board brought down on top. The invention is particularly intended for making a block of travel tickets.

Description

 System for linking together several sheets.

 The invention relates to a system for connecting several generally independent sheets. The invention is more particularly intended for quickly making a linked bundle of transport tickets.

 It is known, in particular in air transport, to make a set of transport tickets (flight ticket, boarding ticket, receipt, etc.), at least some of the tickets possibly being provided with one or more magnetic tracks.

 This type of ticket known under the acronym "A.T.B" requires, for practical reasons to bring together the constituent tickets.

 A simple and known system consists in collecting the banknotes in a pocket.

 This procedure of course concerns any assembly of tickets or tickets with or without magnetic tracks such as rail transport tickets, where the assembly includes for example a "round trip" and / or "round trip" ticket as well that a reservation ticket "outward" and / or reservation ticket "return", etc ...

 I1 is often necessary to show or compost a ticket without giving it so that the classic pocket requires in particular storage and classification manipulations.

 This is why the inventor has found a particularly simple and rapid system for linking various sheets together. However, it is clear that if the invention relates more particularly to the constitution of a set of transport tickets, many other applications are possible since the invention makes it possible to manufacture a book on demand comprising a bundle of any sheets.

 The system according to the invention comprises two plates respectively from below and from above, hinged together so as to be able to fold over one another by enclosing, at least in part, the sheets to be connected and it is remarkable in that the bottom plate is provided in the vicinity of its articulation, at least one slot forming at least one tongue and in that the internal face of the top plate is coated, on an area facing said slot after folding, with an adhesive substance covered with a removable protective strip while the sheets each have, in the vicinity of its end to be connected, at least one slot of dimensions conjugate with those of said tongue so that said sheets can be hung by their slot on said tongue and that at least the face thereof facing inward and / or part of the top sheet can be glued to the adherent part of the internal face of the top dish after have removed the protective strip and folded said top dish.

 According to one embodiment, the two dishes come from the same sheet and are separated from each other by a fold line.

 I1 can also be advantageous for at least one of the dishes to have dimensions at least as large as those of the sheets so as to form a cover dish.

 In this case and if it is at least the bottom dish which forms a cover dish, the latter optionally includes a reinforcement in its zone provided with the tongue.

 For certain applications, each sheet has a cutting line or a breaking line intended to separate a useful part of the sheet from a binding heel part.

 In this case and according to the applications, the slot or slots provided on each sheet may be substantially rectilinear while the cutting line or the initiation of rupture is superimposed and extends said slot or slots.

 However, on the contrary, if greater resistance to cutting is desired, which may be the case for transport tickets, the slot or slots provided on each sheet are generally oblique in relation to the cutting line or breaking point so as not to weaken the latter, the tab (s) of the top dish being of suitable shape.

 A variant is remarkable in that each sheet has at least one notch in its zone to be joined so that the dishes can be glued to each other through said notches.

 For a system in which the two dishes come from the same sheet while the bottom dish forms a cover dish, the invention proposes an entirely interesting embodiment which is remarkable in that the top dish has dimensions which are reduced substantially to its adhesive area, while a separate top cover dish covers the external face of said top dish.

 Advantageously in this case, the top cover plate is fixed to the external face of the top plate by the head zone of its external face, then turned around a fold line which is substantially superimposed on the fold line which separates the dishes.

 According to one embodiment, additional sheets are fixed on the internal face of the top cover plate set back from its fold line.

 For the application mentioned above, the sheets are transport tickets intended to form a set of tickets in the form of a linked bundle.

The invention will be clearly understood on reading the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings in which:
- Figure 1 shows in perspective a system according to a pre
mier embodiment,
- Figure 2 shows in perspective a system according to a second
embodiment,
- figure 3 shows the system of figure 2 after a start
turning the cover dish.

 The drawings show systems according to the invention which each comprise a bottom plate la, lta and a top plate lb, l'b joined together by a fold line lc, l'c.

 In fact, it is clear that these dishes come from a single sheet in which the fold line lc, l'c has been provided, for example by creasing, the importance of which depends on the number of sheets to be bound.

 However, one can also imagine other means of bringing the two dishes together in an articulated manner.

 As shown in FIG. 1, the dishes 1a and 1b have sufficient dimensions to form a true cover for the sheets to be bound, shown diagrammatically in 2a to 2d in FIG. 1 (and in 2'a to 2'd in FIGS. 2 and 3), while only the dish a of FIGS. 2 and 3 forms a cover dish from below, the dish l'b being of smaller size, while another dish which will be discussed below is intended to make the top cover itself.

 The bottom dish has at the top a laminated reinforcement 3 (not compulsory) in which is formed a slot 4 which also crosses the dish 1a, this slot having in FIG. 1, the shape of a V whose point is directed towards the fold line lc so as to form a tongue 11. Since the reinforcement 3 is not compulsory depending on the nature of the papers used, it is not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. In this latter embodiment (FIGS. 2 and 3), the dish a has two slots 4'a, 4'b having a point also directed towards the fold line lc to form tongues respectively ll'a, ll'b.

 The term slit must be taken in its broadest sense including any incision, cut or other with removal of material or not.

 The internal face of the top dish 1b, 1b comprises, in the vicinity of the fold line 1c, 1c, a deposit of adhesive substance 5, 5 ′ covered with a removable protective strip 6, 6 ′.

 The sheets 2a to 2d and respectively 2'a to 2'd to be connected each have at the head a straight slot 7 (Figure 1) or two oblique slots 7'a, 7'b (Figures 2 and 3).

 Lines 8, 8 ′ of cutting or breaking point are provided on the sheets, thus forming a heel 12, 12 ′ at the head.

 According to the applications, another line of initiation of rupture such as 9 in FIG. 1, can for example be provided to constitute a detachable coupon.

 In the embodiment of Figure 1, the cutting line 8 is arranged substantially in the extension of the slot 7 to facilitate detachment. However, this is not necessarily desirable, on the contrary. This is why in the embodiment of Figures 2 and 3, the slots 7'a and 7'b are arranged obliquely so as not to weaken the line 8 '.

 According to variants, it is clear that the slot 4 in FIG. 1 could have another shape (arc of a curve, etc.) or else there could be several of them as in the embodiment of FIGS. 2 and 3 and vice vice versa. In addition, if the tongues thus constituted 11 and Il'a, 11'b are directed towards the line lc, respectively l'c, this is not compulsory, the slots and the tongues being able to constitute simple jogging elements and not necessarily of attachment itself.

 There can also be a single slot for several notches, etc.

 Furthermore, the sheets may have, as an accessory, notches on their heel part as shown diagrammatically at 10 on the sheet 2a of FIG. 1.

 The use is particularly simple.

 Indeed, it suffices to hang the sheets by their slots 7, 7'a, 7'b in the tongues 11, ll'a, ll'b.

 Then just remove the protective strip 6, 6 'and glue the adhesive area 5, 5' on the assembly, by folding the flat lb, l'b on the flat la, a.

 The adhesive area 5.5 'will stick the tongue or the tongues as well as the heel 12, 12' of the first sheet 2a, 2'a.

 If the sheets 2a to 2d also have the notches shown diagrammatically at 10, the adhesive zone will also stick the exposed part of the dish 1a.

 It is understood that in the embodiment of Figure 1, the flat lb also forms the top cover dish and it could also for this purpose be provided with a fold line.

 In the embodiment of FIGS. 2 and 3, the smaller dish 1b is covered with a cover dish 13.

 According to variants, the dish l'b could be only an extension of a reinforcement such as the reinforcement 3 of FIG. 1 and the cover plate 13, an extension of the bottom dish (extension of a single piece or reported extension).

 However, according to the completely original embodiment of Figures 2 and 3, the cover plate 13 is fixed for example by bonding to the outer face of the top dish b by the head area 13 'of its outer face , then turned around a fold line 13 "which overlaps substantially with the fold line l'c.

 Furthermore, one can also see in FIGS. 2 and 3 complementary sheets such as 14a, 14b, 14c which are secured on the internal face of the top cover plate 13, but with reference to its fold line 13 ". The sheets 14a, 14b, 14c can be glued at the top and / or at the bottom depending on the applications.

 If we understand the installation in Figure 3, Figure 2 shows the value of this arrangement.

 Indeed, all the constituent elements a and b, 13 ', 14a, 14b and 14c (as well as the sheets 2'a-2'd) are in the form of a bundle of which continuous manufacturing is particularly simple.

 Each sheet 2a-2d or 2'a-2'd can be subsequently detached by cutting along its line 8, 8 ', the heel part 12, 12' remaining connected.

 As has already been said, the invention relates more particularly but not exclusively, the binding of transport tickets, in particular air tickets, the detachable parts along the lines 9 (FIG. 1), constituting, for example, boarding stubs. .

 Other embodiments or modifications can of course be imagined without departing from the scope of the invention. As already said, a fold line of the flat lb of Figure 1 can, for example, be provided to facilitate the opening of the binding, etc.

Claims (12)

 1) System for connecting together several sheets (2a-2d; 2'a-2'd) and comprising two plates respectively from below (la; a) and from above (lb; l'b), hinged together in order to be able to fold over one another by enclosing, at least in part, said sheets, system characterized in that the bottom plate (la; a) is provided in the vicinity of its articulation, at least a slot (4; 4'a, 4'b) forming at least one tongue (ll; ll'a, ll'b) and in that the internal face of the top dish is coated, in an area opposite said slot (4; 4'a, 4'b) after folding, of an adhesive substance (5; 5 ') covered with a removable protective strip (6; 6') while the sheets each have in the vicinity of its end to be connected, at least one slot (7 ;; 7'a, 7'b,) of dimensions combined with those of said tongue (ll; ll'a, ll'b) in such a way that said sheets can be hung by their slit on said tongue and that at least the face of the latter turns inward and / or part of the top sheet (2a; 2'a) can be glued to the adhesive part of the inside of the top plate (lb; l'b) after removing the protective strip (6; 6 ') and folded said top dish.  2) System according to claim 1 characterized in that the two dishes (la, lb; a, l'b) come from the same sheet and are separated from each other by a fold line (lc; l'c) .  3) System according to one of claims 1 and 2 characterized in that at least one of the dishes (la, lb; a) has dimensions at least as large as those of the sheets (2a-2d; 2 'a-2'd) so as to form a cover dish.  4) System according to claim 3, at least the bottom dish (la) forms a cover dish, characterized in that said bottom dish (la) has a reinforcement (3) in its zone provided with the tongue (11) .  5) System according to one of claims 1 to 4 characterized in that each sheet (2a-2d; 2'a-2'd) has a cutting line or breaking point (8; 8 ') intended for separate a useful part of the sheet from a heel part (12; 12 ') for binding.  6) System according to claim 5 characterized in that the slot (s) (7) formed on each sheet (2a-2d) are substantially rectilinear while the cutting line or breaking point (8) overlaps and extends said one or more slots (7).  7) System according to claim 5, characterized in that the slot or slots (7'a, 7'b) formed on each sheet (2'a-2'd) are generally oblique in relation to the cutting line or breaking point (8 ') so as not to weaken the latter, the tab (s) (Il'a, ll'b) of the top dish (l'b) being of suitable shape.  8) System according to one of claims 1 to 7 characterized in that each sheet (2a-2d) has at least one notch (10) in its zone to be connected so that the dishes (la, lb) can be glued one over the other through said notches.  9) System according to all of claims 2 and 3 wherein the bottom dish (a) forms a cover dish, characterized in that the top dish (l'b) has dimensions which are reduced substantially to its adhesive zone, while a separate top cover dish (13) covers the external face of said top dish (l'b).  10) System according to claim 9, characterized in that the top cover plate (13) is fixed on the external face of the top plate (l'b) by the head zone (13 ') of its external face, then turned around a fold line (13 ") which overlaps substantially with the fold line (l'c) which separates the dishes a and l'b.  11) System according to claim 10, characterized in that additional sheets (14a, 14b, 14c) are subject to the inner face of the top cover plate (13) set back from its fold line (13 ").  12) System according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the sheets (2a-2d; 2'a-2'd) are transport tickets intended to form a set of tickets in the form of a linked bundle.