Patent ID: 6863108

Claim:
A system for applying reinforcing rings to a sheet of paper, comprising: a first arm and a second arm, the first and second arms each having a first end and a second end, the first arm being hingedly connected at its second end to the second end of the second arm, the first and second arms each having an inner surface, with the inner surfaces of the first and second arms facing each other; a strike plate mounted on the inner surface of the second arm adjacent the first end of the second arm; a reinforcer dispensing assembly mounted adjacent to the first end of the first arm, the reinforcer dispensing assembly positioned to cooperate with the strike plate, the reinforcer dispensing assembly including at least one reinforcing ring removably mounted on a shaft, the shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the shaft configured to mount removably connect the proximal end of the shaft to the first end of the first arm, and a compression ring mounted on the shaft at a location proximal to the at least one reinforcing ring, the compression ring configured to adjust the position of the of the reinforcing ring on the shaft.