Patent ID: 6860479

Claim:
A page binding apparatus comprising: (a) an adhesive application station including a first and a second adhesive applicator, the first applicator being arranged to apply a first part of a two-part adhesive onto one side of a page, the second applicator being arranged to apply a second part of the two-part adhesive onto an opposite side of the page; (b) a tray for receiving pages from the adhesive application station, the tray having: (i) a support surface for supporting a stack of pages, the support surface being inclined towards a lower-most corner; and, (ii) two side walls defining a corner situated at the lower-most corner of the support surface; (c) a vibrator coupled to the support surface to induce vibration therein to thereby urge sheets towards the lower-most corner; and (d) a binding press operable by moving through a stroke length to bear upon the stack of pages to thereby bind the pages.