Patent ID: 7464920

Claim:
An apparatus for producing a plurality of bound checkbooks, the apparatus comprising: an input tray for holding paper stock; a slit/pull mechanism, for causing said paper stock to be advanced through said apparatus, and to be substantially slit into a plurality of checks; a collector tray, for receiving said substantially slit plurality of checks, said collector tray having fingers for securing at least one backer card to said collector tray, said collector tray comprising a front side for collecting said substantially slit plurality of checks, and a back side for securing said at least one backer card, said fingers being located on said back side of said collector tray; and a stapler, for stapling said substantially slit plurality of checks to said at least one backer card; wherein the apparatus performs the functions of advancing said paper stock, slitting said paper stock, and stapling said substantially slit plurality of checks to said at least one backer card, in an automated fashion.