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Signature perforating knife and signature
Assignee: Koenig and Bauer AG
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Filing: 1988-09-13
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Granted: 1990-08-28
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Expires: 2008-09-13
Abstract
Abstract A signature formed as a plurality of layers of paper sheets and having a fold line is provided along the fold line with a line of spaced perforations. This line of perforations is formed by a signature perforating knife which has a plurality of spaced perforating teeth. The folded signature avoids creases and bulges during stacking of plural signatures.
Inventors
- 👤 Horst B. Michalik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:25
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26F; B26F1/00; B26F1/18; B26F1/22; B26F1/02; B26F1/14; B26F1/20; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/15; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/929; Y10T83/9314
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A foldable signature having a plurality of paper sheets, said foldable signature being foldable along an elongated fold line, said elongated fold line having a plurality of spaced perforations extending through said plurality of paper sheets, each of said spaced perforations having a base cut which is generally at, and generally parallel to said elongated fold line, and a least a first lateral cut which extends outwardly from an end of said base cut, each of said perforations being spaced from adjacent perforations by a small web.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A foldable signature having a plurality of paper sheets, said foldable signature being foldable along an elongated fold line, said elongated fold line having a plurality of spaced perforations extending through said plurality of paper sheets, each of said spaced perforations having a base cut which is generally at, and generally parallel to said elongated fold line, and a least a first lateral cut which extends outwardly from an end of said base cut, each of said perforations being spaced from adjacent perforations by a small web.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The foldable signature of claim 1 wherein each of said spaced perforations is generally U-shaped with each of said U-shaped perforations having said base cut and having said first lateral cut and a second lateral cut extending outwardly from first and second ends of said base cut, said lateral cuts of adjacent ones of said generally U-shaped perforations extending generally outwardly in generally opposing directions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
The foldable signature of claim 1 wherein each of said spaced perforations is generally H-shaped with each of said generally H-shaped perforations having said base cut and having said first lateral cut and a second lateral cut extending outwardly from first and second ends of said base cut, each of said first and second lateral cuts of each of said spaced, generally H-shaped perforations extending generally outwardly to both sides of each said base cut.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
The foldable signature of claim 1 wherein each of said spaced perforations is generally crank shaped with each of said generally crank shaped perforations having said base cut and having said first lateral cut and a second lateral cut extending outwardly from first and second ends of said base cut, said first and second lateral cuts of each of said spaced generally crank shaped perforations extending generally outwardly in opposing directions from said base cut.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The foldable signature of claim 4 wherein said crank shaped perforations on a first side of a center of said foldable signature point counterclockwise and further wherein said crank shaped perforations on a second side of said center of said foldable signature point clockwise.
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