Patent ID: 6506275
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B42D,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of forming of outserts having product information relating to a pharmaceutical product printed thereon and bonding said outserts together, said method comprising:(a) forming a first outsert from a first sheet of paper having information relating to a pharmaceutical product printed thereon by maling at least one fold in a first direction in said first sheet of paper and by making at least one fold in a second direction that is perpendicular to said first direction, said first outsert having a first face and a second face opposite said first face; (b) forming a second outsert from a second sheet of paper having information relating to a pharmaceutical product printed thereon by making at least one fold in a first direction in said second sheet of paper and by making at least one fold in a second direction that is perpendicular to said first direction, said second outset having a first face and a second face opposite said first face; (c) forming a third outsert from a third sheet of paper having information relating to a pharmaceutical product printed by making at least one fold in a first direction in said third sheet of paper and by making at least one fold in a second direction that is perpendicular to said first direction, said third outsert having a first face and a second face opposite said first face; (d) automatically convey said first, second and third outserts to a bonding apparatus; (e) automatically depositing an adhesive on one of said faces of said first outsert and one of said faces of said second outsert; and (f) causing said one of said faces of said fist outsert to be bonded to one of said faces of said second outsert by causing said second outsert to be pushed against said first outsert and causing one of said faces of said second outsert to be bonded to one of said faces of said third outsert to form a multiple outsert assembly having sad second outsert adhesively bonded between sad first outsert and said third outsert.