Patent ID: 6652210
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B42C,B42D,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for binding a stack of pages along an edge thereof to form a book, the system comprising:an elongated flexible strip having opposed ends and an electrical resistivity between the ends, the strip having an adhesive with a predetermined melting temperature along at least a portion of a first side thereof, the strip and the one side dimensioned to substantially cover a first edge of a stack of pages to be bound; an elongated generally tubular element extendable between a second side of the strip opposed to the first side and a spine of a cover; and means for passing an electrical current along the strip between the ends, the current sufficient to create sufficient heat in the strip to achieve a temperature at least as great as the melting temperature in order to melt the adhesive and thereby bind the stack of pages together along the first edge.