Patent ID: 6451147
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B43M,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of handling a business form having patterns of pressure activated cohesive, using first and second pressure-seal rollers rotatable about substantially vertical axes and defining a nip therebetween, and a holding device on a second side of the nip opposite a first side, comprising substantially automatically:(a) feeding a folded business form having patterns of pressure activated cohesive to a first position on the first side of the nip; (b) moving the form substantially horizontally into the nip; (c) driving one or both of the pressure-seal rollers to move the form substantially horizontally through the nip into contact with the holding device while activating pressure activated cohesive on the form; and (d) after the form has passed completely through the nip, reversing the direction of rotation of the pressure-seal rollers to move the form back toward the first side of the nip through the nip to effect activation of pressure activated cohesive on the form so that the form is held in folded condition.