Patent ID: 6994142
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A laminator for laminating a document in a laminating pouch and/or a substrate comprising: a first roll, said first roll being heated along a length thereof; a third roll; a second roll, said second roll being heated along a length thereof, said second roll intermediate said first and third rolls; a first nip defining a first distance between said first and second rolls, said first nip configured to laminate a document between first and second sheets of laminating film; a second nip defining a second distance between said second and third rolls, said second nip configured to laminate said document intermediate a film and a substrate; a first drive means for driving one of said first and second rolls; a second drive means for connecting said first and second rolls, wherein said first and third rolls are operably connected to rotate in a same direction; a first means defining a first path on one side of said first, second, and third rolls, said first means for inserting a laminating pouch between said first and second rolls; a second means defining a second path on an opposite side of said one side of said first, second, and third rolls, said second means for inserting said substrate between said second and third rolls from said opposite side of said first, second, and third rolls, and a biasing means biasing said first and third rolls toward said second roll.