Abstract: A container body with a container opening and a flap partially secured to the container body and completely covering the container opening is disclosed. The flap is secured to the container by a hinge or fold line and formed from the same substrate as the container body. The container body contains a first magnetic region adjacent to and surrounding the perimeter of the container opening. The flap contains a second magnetic region aligned with and opposite the container body's first magnetic region. The first and second magnetic regions are magnetically attracted to each other. The flap is held in a closed position by magnetic attraction between the flap's magnetic region and the container body's magnetic region.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 15, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 15, 2004
Assignee:
Mead Westvaco Corporation
Inventors:
Steven Paul Metzler, Mark Anthony Stanton
Abstract: The invention concerns a device for positioning a plate (3) on a roll (1), in particular a chopper or folding roll. Said device is characterized in that the roll is provided with magnetic fixing means maintaining the plate on the surface thereof, and two centring elements whereof at least one (9) is mobile and longitudinally spaced apart from the first, so as to cooperate with matching means maintaining the plate (3), the mobile centering element (9) being linked to control means (15) for displacing it along the transverse axis of the roll (1).
Abstract: Folding of stapled documents is accomplished by using magnetic force to manipulate the document. The magnetic force is applied to the staples in the document and results in movement of the document when the magnetic force is applied. Since the magnetic force is applied at the staples, paper handling operations, such as folding are accomplished with the document aligned in accordance with a staple line. Magnetic force can further be used to transport documents to desired locations, such as individual output bins.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 1999
Date of Patent:
May 28, 2002
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company
Inventors:
Israel Cruz, Marco A. Guerrero, Roberto Obregon