(57) An apparatus of manufacturing a gummed member includes a supply spool (60), a support
for conveying a continuous sheet of base member (10) from the supply spool, a funnel
for depositing adhesive material on the continuous sheet of base member (10) to form
a continuous layer thereon, cooling means (71), and means (72) for cutting the continuous
sheet of base member (10) into base members having a releasable sheet (20) formed
thereon. A method of binding papers of a document includes cutting a unit out of a
base member formed thereon with a releasable sheet having a gummed member, removing
the gummed member, adhering the gummed member to a spine of a hard cover, folding
a cover to initially position papers therein, upright holding the cover and inserting
same into a binding device for heating the gummed member to bind the papers in the
cover, and cooling.
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