Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MORNING AND STRAPPING STACKS OF SHEETS DOCUMENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/112860
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A strapping apparatus (100) is provided for strapping a stack (S) of sheet documents. The apparatus comprises: a strap feeder (160) adapted to feed a length of strap material (M) into the strapping apparatus; a guide channel (110) arranged to receive the leading edge of the strap material from the strap feeder, to guide the leading edge around a stack receipt zone (101) and to overlap the leading edge with an upstream portion of the strap material, resulting in overlapping portions of strap material in an overlap region of the guide channel, so as to form a closed loop of strap material around the stack receipt zone, the stack receipt zone being configured to accommodate a stack of sheet documents in use; a sealing unit (120) adapted to join the overlapping portions of the strap material to one another at a joining point; and a cutting unit (130) for cutting the strap material upstream of the joining point. The invention also provides a stacking apparatus (50) for forming stacks of sheet documents.
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Inventors:
MEERSOEK MARTINUS JOHANNES PIETER (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2010/000649
Publication Date:
December 29, 2010
Filing Date:
April 01, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RUE DE INT LTD (GB)
MEERSOEK MARTINUS JOHANNES PIETER (NL)
MEERSOEK MARTINUS JOHANNES PIETER (NL)
International Classes:
B65B13/06; B65B13/32; B65B27/08; B65H31/28
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY LLP (20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2ES, GB)
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