Claims
- 1. An apparatus for making an album leaf from an image bearing sheet having an image bearing side and a non-image bearing side, comprising:
a mechanism for folding said sheet about a fold line into a semi-folded position such that said image bearing side is facing outward; a mechanism for inserting an adhesive sheet within said semi-folded sheet; and a mechanism for completing the folding of said semi-folded sheet so as to form an album leaf.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said adhesive sheet is smaller in size than said folded image bearing sheet.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a trimming device is provided for trimming at least one of the sides of said folded image bearing sheet which has edges and said trimming occurs in area where said sheet is provided.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a trimming device is provided for trimming at least one of the sides of said album leaf which has edges.
- 5. An apparatus according to claim 4 wherein a detached trimmed section is left attached to said album leaf for later removal.
- 6. An apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said trimmed section contains information.
- 7. An apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said information may be used for associating said album leaf with a customer order.
- 8. An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said information is provided in a machine readable form.
- 9. An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said information is provided in a human readable form.
- 10. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said image bearing sheet is initially supplied on a web of media and is cut into said image bearing sheets.
- 11. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said adhesive sheet is initially supplied on a web and is cut into said adhesive sheets.
- 12. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said adhesive sheet includes a heat activated adhesive.
- 13. An apparatus according to claim 12 further comprising a heater for activating said heat activated adhesive for permanently securing said folded image bearing sheet.
- 14. An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a pressure applying device for applying a sealing pressure on said folded sheet.
- 15. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein there is provided a mechanism for placing a score line on said sheet on said fold line.
- 16. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein there is provided a binding mechanism for binding a plurality of said leafs.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/667,944, filed Sep. 22, 2000, entitled ALBUM LEAF AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AN ALBUM LEAF, in the names of Joseph A. Manico, et al.
[0002] Reference is made to commonly assigned, copending applications U.S. Ser. No. [Attorney Docket 81578BF-P] entitled ALBUM LEAF AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AN ALBUM LEAF, in the names of Joseph A. Manico, et al; U.S. Ser. No. [Attorney Docket 81578CF-P] entitled ALBUM LEAF AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AN ALBUM LEAF, in the names of Joseph A. Manico, et al; and U.S. Ser. No. [Attorney Docket 81578DF-P] entitled ALBUM LEAF AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AN ALBUM LEAF, in the names of Joseph A. Manico, et al all filed concurrently herewith.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09667944 |
Sep 2000 |
US |
Child |
10385280 |
Mar 2003 |
US |