EP 1343638 A2 20030917 - PLURALITY OF BINDING ELEMENTS FOR AUTOMATED PROCESSES
Title (en)
PLURALITY OF BINDING ELEMENTS FOR AUTOMATED PROCESSES
Title (de)
MEHRERE VERBINDUNGSELEMENTE FÜR AUTOMATISIERTE PROZESSE
Title (fr)
PLURALITE D'ELEMENTS DE RELIURE UTILISES DANS UN PROCEDE AUTOMATIQUE DE RELIURE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0143252 W 20011120
- US 25254600 P 20001122
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0242090A2] The invention includes binding elements which are coupled together by coupling structure to facilitate storage and automated feeding, handling and/or binding operations. The coupling structure may be in the form of, for example, extraneous structure such as a cartridge or runners disposed between the individual elements, the coupling structure may be in the form of a continuous length of binding element itself. Extraneous coupling structure, such as runners are severed from the binding elements, or the continuous length of binding elements is cut to size either before, during, or after the feeding, handling and binding operations. Extraneous coupling structure may also be attached to the binding elements by way of a flexible connector which provides a degree of tolerance in the relative positions of the binding element and the coupling structure or other structure used to feed the elements into an automated process.
[origin: WO0242090A2] The invention includes binding elements (30) which are coupled together by coupling structure (22) to facilitate storage and automated feeding, handling and/or binding operations. The coupling structure (22) may be in the form of, for example, extraneous structure such as a cartridge or runners disposed between the individual elements, the coupling structure (22) may be in the form of a continuous length of binding element (30) itself. Extraneous coupling structure (22), such as runners are severed from the binding elements (30), or the continuous length of binding elements is cut to size either before, during, or after the feeding, handling and binding operations. Extraneous coupling structure (22) may also be attached to the binding elements (30) by way of a flexible connector which provides a degree of tolerance in the relative positions of the binding element and the coupling structure or other structure used to feed the elements into an automated process.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B42F 13/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B42F 13/165 (2013.01); B42P 2241/24 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0242090A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0242090 A2 20020530; WO 0242090 A3 20020822; WO 0242090 A9 20030213; AU 1777802 A 20020603; CA 2427246 A1 20020530; EP 1343638 A2 20030917; TW 577831 B 20040301
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0143252 W 20011120; AU 1777802 A 20011120; CA 2427246 A 20011120; EP 01997399 A 20011120; TW 90128907 A 20011122