US PATENT SUBCLASS 270 / 58.09
.~.~.~.~ Including condition responsive control (e.g., stack thickness)

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270 /   HD   SHEET-MATERIAL ASSOCIATING

52.01  DF  ASSOCIATING OR DISASSOCIATING {11}
58.01  DF  .~ Sheet associating {13}
58.07  DF  .~.~ Performing operation on stacks (e.g., binding, cutting) {3}
58.08  DF  .~.~.~ Binding {3}
58.09.~.~.~.~ Including condition responsive control (e.g., stack thickness)

DEFINITION

Classification: 270/58.09

Including condition responsive control (e.g., stack thickness):

(under subclass 58.08) Subject matter including a sensor for detecting an occurrence of a predetermined event related to the binding operation such as detecting a specific thickness of a pile of sheets or such similar event and initiating a signal or alarm or actuating a device to regulate or modify the binding operation.

(1) Note. The size of the staple or the force applied to the staple for binding is directly related to the thickness of the pile.