Patent ID: 6439820
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B42C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of adhering a protective cover to a magazine, comprising:applying a hot glue to an exterior spine of the magazine at a first time, bringing the exterior spine of the magazine in contact with an interior spine of the protective cover at a second time after the first time, to produce a protected magazine, and discharging the protected magazine at a third time after the second time, wherein a minimum time interval between the third time and the first time is required to assure adhesion of the protective cover to the magazine, and is determined by a temperature of the hot glue, and the method further includes regulating the temperature of the hot glue to provide a preferred temperature at which the minimum time interval can be achieved, and controlling the application of the hot glue, and thereby other elements of this method, in dependence upon an availability of the hot glue at the preferred temperature.