THE INVENTION
The appellant's invention relates to a device for moving books in or in connection
with an adhesive or perfect binding device (present specification, p. 1). The device
includes a vertical transport device comprising two conveyor chains O for driving a
plurality of movable containers V connected to the chains. The moveable containers V
are generally L-shaped and include a support plane Vp and a stop edge Vb, as illustrated
inFig. 2. Electrically driven fans E disposed between the chains direct airflow toward
the stop edge Vb of the con tainers V and toward the book spines (specification, p. 14).
THE REPRESENTATIVE CL AIM
Claim 1, the only independent claim before us on appeal, reads as follows:
1. A device for moving books, comprising:
a transport device vertically transporting the books;
a plurality of movable platforms connected to said
transport device and having a vertical conveying path;
a fixedly disposed platform located adjacent said vertical
conveying path;
an unloading device for transferring books, previously
loaded on said movable platforms, to said fixedly dis posed
platform from said movable platforms; and
at least one cooling device disposed along said vertical
conveying path for at least partly cooling the books.
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