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Ministerial Responsiveness in Westminster Systems: Institutional Choices and House of Commons Debate, 1832–1915
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DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12090
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Pumpkin Bread
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 50 mins
An easy and spicy bread. Great with a little butter on it.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄3 cup shortening (I use 1/2 shortening and 1/2 unsalted butter)
- 1 1⁄4 cups white sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1⁄3 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts (optional)
- Pre-Heat oven to 350.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together onto a sheet of wax paper.
- In a large bowl, cream the shortening, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add the eggs, ont a time, beating thouroughly after each addition.
- Stir in pumpkin and then stir in dry ingredients in 4 additions, alternating with the water until just smooth. Do not overbeat.
- Add walnuts now if you like.
- Turn into a greased loaf pan and bake for 50 min.- 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
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Wonderful quick bread recipe. In particular, I really loved the spices in it (though I will probably double the cinnamon and nutmeg since I really, really like that combination in this bread recipe). But the bread was quite moist and flavorful, and everyone really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your recipe, Dessertcher.
replaced the water with brandy, used yogurt and canola oil in place of the shortening, added chocolate chips, and used all whole wheat flour and it is sublime! Thank you! I will definitely be making this again!
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West Coast Cup 2016 (B International show + Specific Origin show), organized by Mr. Koenraad Detailleur, is NO LONGER AFFILIATED TO ECAHO.
The organizer affiliated the show originally on the date of 6.-7.8.2016 but then asked for change of the date to 23.-24.7.2016. The Show Commission did not approved this change because of clash with other ECAHO shows held on the same weekend. No other alternative date was proposed by the Show Organizer. The show organizer was properly informed about all possible consequences already on 4th March 2016.
ANY ECAHO OFFICIAL OFFICIATING AT THIS SHOW WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE RESPECTIVE LIST (Judges´List, DC list, RM list).
Some questions appeared in the past days about the status of West Coast Cup. Please be aware that the show held on 23.-24.7.2016 is still disaffiliated from ECAHO calendar and any ECAHO Official officiating at this show will be banned from the respective list.
ECAHO Breeders´ show
Dear show organizers,
the Show Commission on the last meeting approved the new concept of ECAHO show - Breeders´ show. This show is intended only for horses which are bred and owned by the same breeding entity (same person or breeding stable).
The show will be judged by Judges who do not need to be on the ECAHO lists but they must be Breeders.
The Breeders´ show rules will appear in printed version of the Blue Book 2017, however, it is valid since the SC meeting and you can affiliate it already in 2016 without late affiliation surcharge.
On this link you can download the Rules for Affiliation of the Breeders´ show: RULES
Validity of old (booklet) Handlers´ permits
The validity of old (booklet) Handler´s permits ends on 31.5.2016. After this date only new version of the permits will be accepted at the shows.
A. Stojanowska, J. Bialobok & M. Trela - change of contacts
Please be aware that the contact details of Anna Stojanowska, Jerzy Bialobok and Marek Trela are changed. The Blue Book 2016 was printed before this change happened but their on-line profiles contain already correct mobile phone numbers and e-mails.
Anna Stojanowska
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Jerzy Bialobok
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Dear riders,
further you will the dates of sport events for Arabian horses. Results from all these events are counted to "High point horse of the year" chart.
More information about each event: Please see Sport/International events
- BE - European Amateur Cup - date: 23.-24.4.2016
- NL - Tulip Cup - date: 30.4.-1.5.2016
- AT - Open Austrian & Open Lower Austrian Championships 2016 - date: 27.-29.5.2016
- NL - Arabian Horse Weekend - date: 11.-12.6.2016
- BE - Emerald Trophy, Brecht - date: 2.-3.7.2016
- SE - Nordic Arabian Sporthorse Championships - date: 15.-17.7.2016
- NL - European Championships for Arabian Sport Horses - CANCELLED
- BE - Absolut V Arabians - date: 13.-14.8.2016
- CH - Swiss Sport Festival for Arabian Horses - date: 28.8.2016
- DE - Arabische Pferde in Westfalen - date: 9.-11.9.2016
- BE - Pleasure Classes at European Championship for Arabians Horses - date: 29.-30.10.2016
Show calendar 2016
On the following link you will find the Show calendar 2016 as approved during the meeting in Paris. The calendar with full details of organizers will be published in few days.
In case of any questions, please contact ECAHO Office.
- SHOW CALENDAR 2016 - short version (only dates & venues)
- SHOW CALENDAR 2016 - full version (with contacts of the organizers)
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Playwright Sean O'Leary, a Wheeling native, is receiving good reviews for the Pittsburgh premiere of his play, "Valu-Mart."
The production of "Valu-Mart," directed by Mark Clayton Southers, is being presented at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co. through Sunday, March 28. O'Leary is the guest playwright for Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co. this season.
In a review published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, drama critic Christopher Rawson opined that it is "a skillful, engaging production of an audience-friendly play with substance."
Critic Ted Hoover, writing in the Pittsburgh City Paper, described "Valu-Mart" as "an immensely satisfying work of theater." Hoover also called O'Leary's work a "truly remarkable play."
Performances of "Valu-Mart" at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co. continue at 2 p.m. today, March 21; at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 25-27, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 28. The theater is located at 542 Penn Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh.
Area theater-goers will recall that "Valu-Mart" had its Wheeling premiere at Oglebay Institute's Towngate Theatre a couple of years ago. That production was directed by O'Leary's father, Hal O'Leary, founder and retired artistic director of Towngate.
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Congratulations are extended to officials of Oglebay Institute which received a Leadership in the Arts award at the 2010 Governor's Arts Awards gala at the Culture Center in Charleston Monday, March 15.
State officials noted, "Since 1930, OI has served an average of 116,000 residents per year from the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and other locations throughout the region." The institute, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary next month, operates six facilities in Wheeling and the Terra Alta Mountain Camp in Preston County.
The Old Brick Playhouse, founded in Elkins in 1992, also received a Leadership in the Arts award.
Other honorees recognized at the Governor's Arts Awards gala were Parkersburg painter and professor Lynn Boggess. who earned the Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement; Jeanne Mozier of Berkeley Springs and Zachary J. Orcutt of Parkersburg. Awards also were given to the Appalachian Education Initiative in Morgantown and West Virginia Dance Company in Beckley.
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Congratulations also go out to Wheeling Jesuit University employee Carolyn Dalzell of Moundsville. She was given the St. Francis Xavier Award at the university's spring honors convocation Friday, March 19.
School officials said the Francis Xavier Award is the highest award given to a community member by the university annually and honors leadership and service.
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Wheeling storytellers Andy Fraenkel and Rich Knoblich have been invited to present storytelling workshops for the Mountain State Storytelling Institute on the Fairmont State University campus Friday and Saturday, March 26-27.
Fraenkel's presentation, "In Search of Story,' is designed to help people explore and share their own stories. Incidentally, Fraenkel is scheduled to speak at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling Tuesday, May 18, on his work-in-progress, "Zhukov's Barber," which is based on his father's experiences on the Russian Front during World War II.
Using a collection of letters, Knoblich plans to show storytelling as a community that has evolved into a stage performance art. Knoblich is the "Ghost Host" for Steel City Bus Tours in Pittsburgh, telling of historical hauntings at various sites.
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Movie Troll Justin Timberlake Joins Woody Allen's Next Film
The project is set to start shooting this fall.By Jackson McHenry
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Who does their hair?!By Emma Barrie and Jackson McHenry
Both artists struggled to speak sensitively and articulately about the privileges of whiteness, maleness, and straightness when put on the spot.By Craig Jenkins
In response to Jesse Williams's speech.By Ashley Weatherford
A visit to the West Hollywood hangout for children.By Allie Jones
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Coach Girardi gets a deserved call from college 'hall'
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Breaking news
Friday 22 July 2016 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new LPG refilling station owned by Tonga Gas Ltd. and Homegas Ltd., was opened today by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala at Mataki'eua to provide better accessibility to customers who live in the rural villages of Tongatapu.Free to view
Friday 22 July 2016 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A newborn baby girl was found alive, after being abandoned in a bush area wrapped in a plastic bag, near By-Pass Road at Halaleva in Nuku'alofa this morning, Friday 22 July. Temperatures dropped to about 18-19C in the early morning.Free to view
Friday 22 July 2016 10:03pm
Christchurch, New Zealand : Australian-Tongan boxer Solomon Haumono was defeated last night by number one IBF contender and New Zealand champion Joseph Parker at the Horncastle fight arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. The fight was ended by a controversial stoppage in the fourth round.Free to view
Friday 22 July 2016 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police have released names of three men who died in a crash on Talasiu Road when their rental car hit a coconut tree early Monday morning, 18 July.Free to view
Friday 22 July 2016 2:42pm
California, USA : A 46-year-old Tongan man living in California was among 112 people (100 men, 12 women) arrested in an operation by United States law enforcement last week. According to the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E), the four-day operation was targeting "convicted criminal aliens" and that "the arrested were immigrants who were involved in gang activity or had three or more misdemeanor convictions or a conviction for a 'significant' misdemeanor'."Free to view
Friday 22 July 2016 1:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A four-man technical team known as CERT (or the Tonga National Computer Emergency Response Team) was launched by government on 15 July as a step toward enforcing the new Communications Act 2015 and the Communications Commission Act 2015 that were passed by Parliament last year, to guard Tonga from the dark side of the internet.Free to view
Thursday 21 July 2016 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven athletes will represent Tonga at the Rio Olympic Games, starting on 5 August, competing in the fields of Archery, Track, Swimming and Taekwondo.1 commentFree to view
Thursday 21 July 2016 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of a 56-year-old Canadian woman who was found dead in a yacht in Neiafu, Vava'u earlier this month has been brought over to Vaiola Hospital in Nuku'alofa.Free to view
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Friday 22 July 2016 9:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The public has a right to know about MP 'Akosita Lavulavu's state of mind while her husband was misusing his authority. Was she just a silent partner who went along for the ride? – Sione Mokofisi.Free to view
Sunday 17 July 2016 8:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Senituli Penitani contrives to cover-up the evils of non-separation of Church and State. He further sugar-coded Tongan Christian history as corruption-free, unlike European Christian churches. There's enough historical evidence to show that the joint Church religious influence and Government political authority corrupts. – Sione Mokofisi.Free to view
Wednesday 20 July 2016 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The draw for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup was announced yesterday, July 19, by its organising committee. Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have been confirmed as the hosts of the World Cup, from October 27 to December 2 next year. Tonga will play in pool B of the World Cup matched up against New Zealand, Samoa and Scotland.Premium content
Sunday 17 July 2016 8:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four skiers will now have the chance to represent Tonga at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, after the Kingdom was admitted as a member of the International Ski Federation (FIS) in June.Premium content
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Wednesday 20 July 2016 9:41pm
Suva, Fiji : The Pacific is highly vulnerable to human trafficking, especially where developing countries have poor social and economic systems, high rates of poverty, under-resourced judiciary and government agencies, and inadequate laws, said Patricia Kailola at the 2016 Pacific Update Conference at the University of the South Pacific in Laucala yesterday.Premium content
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Sunday 30 March 2003 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When 'Akosita Havili entered the first ever 'Face of Tonga' Pageant in early December, it was, "just for fun, something to do". The 18-year-old from Ha'ateiho said that the modeling contest helped her face up to her worst fear, which was standing in front of a large crowd. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.Free to view
Thursday 24 November 2011 3:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Awards for achievement in non-formal studies of tourism, hospitality, music, entertainment, and dance were made by the 'Unuaki 'o Tonga Royal Institute at their annual prize giving ceremony on November 19, 2011. The Director of the institute, 'Akosita Havili Lavulavu said that the motto of the 'Unuaki 'o Tonga Royal Institute UTRI, "Education for All" and its mission to "Move Tonga Forward", were being realized through the increased participation of young Tongans in non-formal education.Free to view


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Rodgers Shoe Service is one of three shoe repair shops left in the Little Rock area. (Luke Jones)
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jun 11, 2002
|Filing date
|Aug 21, 2000
|Priority date
|Aug 21, 2000
|Fee status
|Publication number
|A. John Michaelis, Stephen M. Purduski, James L. Warmus
|Original Assignee
|R. R. Donnelley & Sons
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (39), Referenced by (23), Classifications (19), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The invention generally relates to signatures of the type adapted to be bound into a publication, and more particularly relates to methods of producing such signatures.
In the production of many printed publications, such as books, magazines and the like, signatures are typically created from a moving web of printable material. More specifically, the web is printed, meaning a number of pages are printed across and along the web, with a series of folds then being made in the web to create a multi-layered signature. The web is then cut to release the signature. The edges of the signature are then severed to create individual pages which can be bound together, or which can be combined with one or more signatures to create a larger volume publication.
Conventionally, pages have been printed upon moving webs in a sequential order. However, with the advent of digital printing and print-on-demand machines, the pages of a publication can be formatted and manipulated using a computer screen or other operator interface device prior to actually printing images on the web. Among other things, this allows the operator to select the pages of interest regardless of sequence, and also allows the selected pages to be oriented for proper layout and position when printed onto the web and ultimately folded into a signature.
In addition to being flexible and efficient, it is important that the method by which such signatures are manufactured results in signatures of a sturdy construction which are mechanically compatible with high-speed rotary gathering machines currently used in production of books, magazines, catalogs, directories, etc. A stable signature enables such a high-speed rotary gathering machine to extract a single signature from a stack and place it onto a gathering belt for binding or subsequent combination with other signatures prior to binding.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method of producing a signature is provided which comprises the steps of printing pages onto a moving web, creating multiple fan folds across the web, cutting the web after a desired number of fan folds have been created, and creating at least one chop fold. The web moves along a longitudinal axis with each fan fold being made along a transverse axis of the web, the transverse axis being orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The cutting step results in a log having a zig-zag configuration in transverse cross-section. Each chop fold is made along the longitudinal axis of the web.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method of producing a bound publication is provided which comprises the steps of traversing a web of printable material along a longitudinal axis, printing pages onto the moving web, fan folding the web transverse to the longitudinal axis, cutting the web transverse to the longitudinal axis resulting in a separated log, chop folding the log along the longitudinal axis to form a signature, shearing edges of the signature to create individual pages, and binding the individual pages together.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a signature formed from a moving web of material is provided which comprises a continuous sheet of printable material, at least one fold in the continuous sheet along a transverse axis of the signature, at least one fold in the continuous sheet along a longitudinal axis of the signature and a closed backbone along a first edge of the signature. The moving web has pages printed thereon by a print-on-demand device. The signature is adapted to be gathered and bound by a rotary gathering and binding machine. The continuous sheet has multiple layers wherein each layer has pages printed thereon. The fold along the longitudinal axis creates a fold in the fold made along the transverse axis. The closed backbone is formed by the fold along the longitudinal axis.
These and other features and aspects of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a web being printed and fan folded according to the teachings of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 taken along line 2—2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a fan folded bundle cut from a moving web according to the teachings of the invention;
FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 3 taken along line 4—4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of the bundle of FIG. 3 after a first chop fold;
FIG. 6 is an end view of a signature formed by chop folding the bundle of FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 is a flow chart depicting steps of a method of forming signatures according to the teachings of the present invention.
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, certain illustrative embodiments thereof have been shown in the drawings and will be described below in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions and equivalents falling with the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Referring now to the drawings, and with specific reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, a signature manufactured according to the teachings of the present invention is generally depicted by reference numeral 20. While the signature 20 depicted includes a certain number of layers, and is of a certain dimensional proportion, it is to be understood that the teachings of the invention can be employed in manufacturing signatures of a different number of layers, shapes or sizes.
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the signature 20 is formed from a moving web 24 of printable material, such as paper. The web 24 is typically provided in the form of a wound roll 26 which is unwound by suitable motorized rollers (not shown) into a planar surface upon which pages 28 can be printed via a printer 30. Typically, the web 24 is provided in a nominal size of approximately 18″ in width (as measured across a transverse axis A), which thereby enables 2, 3 or more pages 28 to be printed across the web 24.
According to the teachings of the invention, the printer 30 is preferably provided in the form of a print-on-demand or digital type of printer such as a laser-jet printer, ink-jet printer, or the like. The printer 30 is of the type providing operator interface enabling a user to format and orient the pages 28 on a computer screen prior to actual printing upon the web 24. Among other things, such capability facilitates proper layout of the pages 24 when stacked into the signature 20, and efficiently utilizes all printable space provided on the web 24.
In addition, the printer 30 and teachings of the invention enable the operator to customize the resulting signature 20. For example, different versions of the same basic signature 20 can be created for the purpose of a marketing test, such as an A-B market split test. In other words, if the signature 20 being manufactured is for a periodical or advertisement, first and second, or more, versions of the signature can be manufactured, with a predetermined percent, such as fifty, being of one type and being forwarded to one group of subscribers, and the remainder being of the other type and being forwarded to another subscriber. The versions could differ in many ways, including but not limited to, content, page count, and the like. Each version could be printed with a specific code for tracking and analysis purposes.
Such customization capability also allows each signature 20 to be printed with the address of a given subscriber to facilitate mail delivery. In addition to different addresses, each signature 20 could be tailored in content to match the likes, dislikes, buying trends, etc., of the particular addressee. The signature 20 could be used as a self-addressed cover piece, or could be combined with another signature of generic or specialized content. In such a latter embodiment, synchronization mechanisms such as bar codes, optically readable marks and the like, may be used to match one of the self-addressed signatures with a non-addressed signature.
Referring now to FIG. 1, the roll 26 is unwound in the direction of a longitudinal axis B to form the planar web 24 upon which pages 28 are printed by the printing device 30. Downstream of the printing device 30, a folding mechanism 32 is provided to enable a series of fan folds 34 to be made across the web 24, or in other words, along the transverse axis A of the web 24. As used herein, the term "fan folds" is defined as a series of folds made into a sheet of material in alternating directions, e.g., those of a bellows, or accordion, resulting in a zig-zag configuration in transverse cross-section. As shown in FIG. 2, the fan folds 34 alternate from a head fold 36 to a foot fold 38 back to a head fold 36 and so on. Conventionally, pages 28 will be printed on both sides of the web 24 such that upon creation of the fan folds 34, the pages 28 would be provided on upper and lower surfaces 40, 42 of each layer 44.
Once a desired number of fan folds 34 have been created, the web 24 is severed to result in a separated log 46, as depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4. Depending upon the size and orientation of the pages 28 and log 46, zero, one or more chop folds 48 can be made into the resulting log 46 to form the signature 20. Each chop fold 48 is made in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis B of the web 24. As shown in FIG. 5 a first chop fold 48 (indicated by arrow 49) can be made, and then as shown in FIG. 6, a second chop fold 48 (indicated by arrow 50) can subsequently be made. This results in the signature 20 having a plurality of layers 44 each having a page 28 printed thereon in proper sequence and orientation. In addition, as best shown in FIG. 6, the resulting signature 20 is provided with a closed backbone 51 which results in a stable signature 20 suitable for handling by a conventional high speed rotary gathering machine. Such a high-speed rotary gathering machine (not shown) can be used to extract a single signature 20 from a stack of produced signatures 20 and place it onto a gathering belt or other suitable mechanism for subsequent operations.
Such subsequent operations may include a shearing process wherein edges 52, 54, 56, and 58 (FIG. 5) are sheared to separate each of the layers 44 into individual sheets. Another subsequent operation would be to take the individual sheared sheets and combine them into a bound publication. Alternatively, multiple signatures could be sheared and then bound together into a larger volume or publication.
Rather than forming individual signatures 20 which can be readily handled by rotary gathering and binding machines, the log 46 can be individually handled. More specifically, the web 24 can be fan folded many times to form a relatively large log 46 comprised of numerous signatures 20. The log 46 can then be transported to a separate cutting and folding apparatus wherein a section of the log 46, comprised of a smaller number of fan folds can be cut and then chop folded to form the signature 20. For example, the log 46 can be formed from sixty fan folds wherein the desired signature 20 is to be formed from only six fan folds. In such an example, the log 46 would contain ten signatures 20. The log 46 can then be segmented into ten smaller bundles, each comprised of six fan folds, with each bundle then being chop folded into one of the signatures 20. Optically readable marks or bar codes could be provided as an indication as to where each smaller bundle begins and ends.
Referring now to FIG. 7, one embodiment of the operation or method by which the signature 20 is formed is illustrated in flow chart form. Starting with step 60, the pages 28 are digitally printed onto the moving web 24. As shown in step 62, the moving web 24 is then fan folded or cross folded in a head to foot alternating fashion to create fan folds 34. Once the fan folds 34 are created, the web 24 is severed as indicated by step 64 to form the log 46. The log 46 can then be chop folded as indicated by step 66 zero, one or more times to form the signature 20. The signature 20 is then gathered as indicated by step 68 by a high-speed rotary gathering machine and delivered to a shearing operation wherein the edges 52, 54, 56, and 58 are severed as indicated by step 70. The individual sheets resulting from step 70 are then delivered to a bindery which binds the pages together either alone or in combination with other signatures as indicated by step 72.
From the foregoing, it can be seen that the invention provides a method for folding demand printed webs into signatures for gathering by rotary gathering and binding machines. The resulting signature is of a sturdy and stable construction which enables conventional high-speed rotary gathering machines to extract a single signature from a stack for subsequent binding operations.
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|U.S. Classification
|270/1.01, 270/40, 270/21.1, 101/227, 270/39.05, 400/621.1, 156/277, 281/21.1
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Dec 11, 2000
Owner name: RR DONNELLEY & SONS, ILLINOIS
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