APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY INSERTING MARKERS INTO BOOKS

摘要

A marker insertion apparatus includes a cartridge assembly, a separator assembly, a gripper assembly, an elevator assembly and a page spreader assembly. The cartridge assembly holds a roll of marker materials and advances it to the separator assembly. The separator assembly includes jaws and a peel bar for removing the endmost marker from the backing sheet. The gripper assembly includes rotatable arms which grip the separator marker and positions the marker for insertion into the book. The elevator raises and lowers the gripper assembly from the position for removing the separated marker to the position for inserting into the book. The page spreader assembly includes a V-arm with a slot formed therein for receiving the gripper arms and the separated marker.