Patent ID: 7013942

Claim:
A laminating apparatus for laminating with protecting film a hologram recording medium on which a holographic image is exposed and recorded, the apparatus comprising: a film retaining and supplying section for retaining a plurality of folded pieces of said protecting film, wherein each piece of said protecting film is folded in half along a fold line and for supplying one by one said plurality of pieces of said folded protecting film retained by said film retaining and supplying section, each piece being folded in half; a film opening and closing section for opening a single folded piece of said protecting film at an edge opposite said fold line; and a mounting section for mounting a piece of the hologram recording medium in the opened folded piece of protecting film and thereafter said film opening and closing section closes said opened folded piece of protecting film; and heat and pressure-bonding rollers for heating and pressure-bonding said folded piece of protecting film having been closed by said film opening and closing section, wherein said hologram recording medium is sandwiched by said protecting film.