Patent ID: 6343785
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B42C,G03G

Abstract:
A finisher comprising:at least one binding means for binding a paper stack; and a rotating device configured to rotate said at least one binding means relative to said paper stack to thereby bind said paper stack either horizontally or obliquely, wherein said binding means is supported by a support body including two axes of rotation relative to said paper stack, and said support body comprises, a first support member supporting said binding means, a second support member facing said first support member at a preselected distance and configured to rotatably support said first support member, a first center shaft affixed to said first support member at one end of said first center shaft and configured to be movably received in a first slot formed in said second support member at an opposite end of said first center shaft, said first slot coinciding with a locus along which said first support member rotates by a first angle, and a second center shaft affixed at one end to said second support member and configured to be movably received at an opposite end in a second slot formed in said first support member, said second slot coinciding with a locus along which said second support member rotates by a second angle.