Patent ID: 6966108

Claim:
A system for assembling a wrap-around binder or notebook comprising: a plurality of ring/shield/frame sub-assemblies pivotally attached to associated hinge plates, and mounted for movement toward a riveting station; a plurality of binder covers mounted for movement toward the riveting station; each of said ring/shield/frame sub-assemblies having an outer surface, and each hinge plate being substantially aligned with the outer surface of a respective ring/shield/frame sub-assembly when the hinge plate is oriented parallel to a plane of a respective shield; and the hinge plates having at least two openings for receiving rivets; a riveting apparatus for securing the hinge plates to the binder covers at the riveting station; the riveting apparatus comprising: (a) locating and forming pins for extending through the openings in the hinge plates; (b) at least one magnet in proximity to the pins for holding the hinge plates during riveting; (c) the riveting apparatus including arrangements for holding rivets, and for driving the rivets through the covers, through openings in the hinge plates, and for expanding the rivets on the pins to secure the hinge plates to the covers.