Abstract: An apparatus for applying an adhesive to the back of a book has a compressing plate inclined at an angle with respect to horizontal to provide a gap between the plate and book surface which converges in the direction the book travels whereby the adhesive layer is gradually compressed and pressed into the back of the book.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 18, 1978
Date of Patent:
May 6, 1980
Assignee:
The Sulby Engineering Development Company Limited