Application of binding adhesive to pages passing through a printer

Abstract

A printing device includes an adhesive applicator for the application of a strip of adhesive to one or both sides of pages of paper adjacent an edge to be bound. A pinch roller drives the page past a print head which prints text and/or images onto the page. The adhesive applicator is situated adjacent the print head and applies the adhesive strip(s) to the pages as they move past the print head.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A method of applying adhesive to pages moving through a printer, the method comprising: 
 conveying pages along a path,    printing matter on each page as the page moves along the path, and    applying binding adhesive to one or more of the pages as the page(s) move along the path.