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US4901993A
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Method of producing a multi-sheet folded printed product
Assignee: Ferag AG
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Filing: 1989-03-13
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2009-03-13
Abstract
Abstract To readily open up a multi-sheet folded printed product comprising at least two folded printed sheets or signatures which are placed one insdie the other, there is provided an innermost printed sheet which is, for instance, of greater length at the center in the direction of the fold line than the remaining printed sheets. The innermost printed sheet thus protrudes past the remaining printed sheets by a marginal section or lap at one lateral edge. An opening device now can engage the protruding marginal section and can open up the printed product at the center without difficulties. When the printed product has been completed, i.e. after insertion of an enclosure or inserts into the opened printed product, the marginal section or lap is cut away. Since such marginal section or lap must be cut away only at one printed sheet the loss in material associated with the cutting operation is exceedingly small. A further possibility, without the need to cut away any marginal lap, is to use printed sheets of the same size but the the innermost printed sheet laid in offset protruding relation to the remaining printed sheets, and following completion of the printed product to simply square up the innermost printed sheet again with the remaining printed sheets.
Inventors
- 👤 Egon Hansch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:11
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42C; B42C3/00; B42D; B42D1/00; B42D1/003; B42D7/00; B65; B65H; B65H5/00; B65H5/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of producing a multi-sheet folded printed product, comprising the steps of: forming at least two printed product strands such that each one of said strands defines a predetermined longitudinal edge; superposing said at least two printed product strands such that one printed product strand thereof provided with information intended for an innermost printed sheet in an intermediate folded printed product is positioned such that said longitudinal edge of said one printed product strand laterally protrudes past the other printed product strand; cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a direction extending transversely relative to said longitudinal edges thereof conjointly in order to form an intermediate product comprising superposed printed sheets with their cut edges being in alignment; and conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets such that one printed sheet formed from said one printed product strand forms said innermost printed sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of producing a multi-sheet folded printed product, comprising the steps of: forming at least two printed product strands such that each one of said strands defines a predetermined longitudinal edge; superposing said at least two printed product strands such that one printed product strand thereof provided with information intended for an innermost printed sheet in an intermediate folded printed product is positioned such that said longitudinal edge of said one printed product strand laterally protrudes past the other printed product strand; cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a direction extending transversely relative to said longitudinal edges thereof conjointly in order to form an intermediate product comprising superposed printed sheets with their cut edges being in alignment; and conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets such that one printed sheet formed from said one printed product strand forms said innermost printed sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method as defined in claim 1, wherein: said step of cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands entails cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a direction which extends substantially perpendicular relative to said longitudinal edges in order to form said printed sheets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method as defined in claim 1, further including the steps of: forming said at least two printed product strands such that said longitudinal edges of said at least two printed product strands extend substantially parallel to each other; and said step of conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets entails conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets formed from said at least two printed product strands in a direction which extends transversely relative to said longitudinal edges.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as defined in claim 3, wherein: said step of conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets entails conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets formed from said at least two printed product strands in a direction which extends essentially perpendicular relative to said longitudinal edges.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as defined in claim 1, wherein: said step of conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets entails conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets along a substantially central line thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method as defined in claim 1, further including the steps of: forming more than two said printed product strands; and superposing said more than two printed product strands so as to define one laterally offset printed product strand and positioning said one laterally offset printed product strand such as to define an exposed side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method as defined in claim 1, further including the steps of: providing one printed product strand with a greater width than the other printed product strand; and superposing said at least two printed product strands such that said one printed product strand with said greater width is provided with the information intended for said innermost printed sheet in said final folded printed product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method as defined in claim 7, further including the step of: superposing said at least two printed product strands such that other predetermined ones of said longitudinal edges of said at least two printed product strands located opposite to said laterally protruding one longitudinal edge of said one printed product strand are substantially in alignment with one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method as defined in claim 1, further including the step of: superposing said at least two printed product strands such that said one printed product strand provided with the information intended for said innermost printed sheet in said intermediate folded printed product is positioned as to be laterally offset from the other one of said at least two printed products strands.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as defined in claim 9, further including the step of: forming said at least two printed product strands so as to have substantially the same width.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method as defined in claim 1, further including the step of: ultimately processing the folded printed sheets such that each of the folded printed sheets possess essentially the same dimensions and are substantially squared up with respect to one another in a final product containing at least said folded printed sheets.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
147 words
The method of producing a multi-sheet folded printed product, comprising the steps of: forming at least two printed product strands such that each one of said strands defines a predetermined longitudinal edge; superposing said at least two printed product strands such that one printed product strand thereof provided with information intended for an innermost printed sheet in an intermediate folded printed product is positioned such that at least said longitudinal edge of said one printed product strand laterally protrudes past the other printed product strand; cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a predetermined direction relative to said longitudinal edges thereof conjointly in order to form an intermediate product comprising superposed printed sheets with their cut edges being in alignment; and conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets such that one printed sheet formed from said one printed product strand forms said innermost printed sheet.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
147 words
The method of producing a multi-sheet folded printed product, comprising the steps of: forming at least two printed product strands such that each one of said strands defines a predetermined longitudinal edge; superposing said at least two printed product strands such that one printed product strand thereof provided with information intended for an innermost printed sheet in an intermediate folded printed product is positioned such that at least said longitudinal edge of said one printed product strand laterally protrudes past the other printed product strand; cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a predetermined direction relative to said longitudinal edges thereof conjointly in order to form an intermediate product comprising superposed printed sheets with their cut edges being in alignment; and conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets such that one printed sheet formed from said one printed product strand forms said innermost printed sheet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method as defined in claim 12, wherein: said step of cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a predetermined direction relative to said longitudinal edges thereof entails cutting said superposed at least two printed product sheets sheets in a direction extending substantially transversely to said longitudinal edges.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method as defined in claim 12, wherein: said step of cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a predetermined direction relative to said longitudinal edges thereof entails cutting said superposed at least two printed product sheets sheets in a direction extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal edges.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method as defined in claim 12, further including the step of: ultimately processing the folded printed sheets such that each of the folded printed sheets possess essentially the same dimensions and are substantially squared up with respect to one another in a final product containing at least said folded printed sheets.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
210 words
A method of producing a multi-sheet folded printed product, comprising the steps of: forming at least two printed product strands such that each one of said strands defines a predetermined longitudinal edge; superposing said at least two printed product strands such that one printed product strand thereof provided with information intended for an innermost printed sheet in an intermediate folded printed product is positioned such that at least said longitudinal edge of said one printed product strand assumes a predetermined position with respect to the longitudinal edge of the other printed product strand; cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a predetermined direction relative to said longitudinal edges thereof conjointly in order to form an intermediate product comprising superposed printed sheets with their cut edges being in alignment; conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets such that one printed sheet formed from said one printed product strand forms said innermost printed sheet; and positioning said innermost printed sheet such that a fold line thereof is offset with respect to each fold line of said other printed product sheets and with said innermost printed product sheet protruding at an edge thereof located opposite its fold line beyond edges of the other printed product sheets located opposite their fold lines.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
210 words
A method of producing a multi-sheet folded printed product, comprising the steps of: forming at least two printed product strands such that each one of said strands defines a predetermined longitudinal edge; superposing said at least two printed product strands such that one printed product strand thereof provided with information intended for an innermost printed sheet in an intermediate folded printed product is positioned such that at least said longitudinal edge of said one printed product strand assumes a predetermined position with respect to the longitudinal edge of the other printed product strand; cutting said superposed at least two printed product strands in a predetermined direction relative to said longitudinal edges thereof conjointly in order to form an intermediate product comprising superposed printed sheets with their cut edges being in alignment; conjointly folding said superposed printed sheets such that one printed sheet formed from said one printed product strand forms said innermost printed sheet; and positioning said innermost printed sheet such that a fold line thereof is offset with respect to each fold line of said other printed product sheets and with said innermost printed product sheet protruding at an edge thereof located opposite its fold line beyond edges of the other printed product sheets located opposite their fold lines.
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