Abstract: An apparatus for applying tape to a moving press board web including a base for carrying a press board web, a slitter mounted on the base for cutting the web into three strips, a tape applicator for applying a strip of tape to the center strip, the tape being wide enough to overlap the edges of the adjacent strips, a second slitter for cutting the center strip in half and a die for cutting the strips into predetermined lengths.

Abstract: A tuck assembly for automatically inverting the gussets of a pocket file folder as the file folder is moved through a cutting and folding line, the assembly includes a tuck section having a plurality of a V-type tuck rolls of decreasing depth for opening the folded gusset, a guide section for supporting the edges of the file folder pocket and a compression section for folding the open gusset into the edge of the pocket.

Abstract: A hanger rod transfer assembly for transferring hanger rods from a magazine to the edge of a file folder blank, the transfer assembly including a pair of transfer wheels for each edge of the blank, each transfer wheel having a plurality of corresponding grooves for supporting hanger rods, and guide plates covering a portion of the peripheral surface of each of said transfer wheels to retain the hanger rods in the grooves in the transfer wheels and a pad positioned below each edge of the blank to move the edge of the blank into a position to receive a hanger rod as the hanger rod is released from the guide plates.