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US 11,014,396 B1Granted
Booklet and method of forming same
AssigneeThe Segerdahl Corp.
InventorsSteven Buechel, Randy Van Oost
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Abstract
A booklet includes a cover including an integrally formed front cover sheet and a rear cover sheet connected by a hinge fold around which the front cover sheet is pivoted relative to the rear cover between a closed position and an open position, and at least first and second leaves therein. Each leaf includes at least one integrally formed leaf sheet and spine sheet connected together at a hinge fold. Upon pivoting the front cover sheet between a closed position and an open position, the interior leaves move relative to the front cover sheet and a step display tab area on each interior leaf is progressively revealed. A method of forming the booklet is also disclosed.
Claims23
A booklet comprising:
- a cover including a front cover sheet and a rear cover sheet connected by a hinge fold around which the front cover sheet is pivoted relative to the rear cover between a closed position and an open position;
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- first and second leaves, each leaf comprised of an integrally formed first leaf sheet, spine sheet and second leaf sheet, the first leaf sheet and the spine sheet connected together at a first hinge fold, the second leaf sheet and the spine sheet connected together at a second hinge fold,
- wherein the spine sheet of the first leaf having a front surface secured directly to a rear surface of the front cover sheet with the first hinge fold of the first leaf proximate to the hinge fold of the cover, and the spine sheet of the second leaf having a front surface secured directly to a rear surface of the spine sheet of the first leaf with the first hinge fold of the second leaf proximate to the first hinge fold of the first leaf, and
- wherein a first leaf offset dimension is defined between the hinge fold of the cover and the first hinge fold of the second leaf, a second leaf offset dimension is defined between the hinge fold of the cover and the second hinge fold of the second leaf, and a third leaf offset dimension is defined between the hinge fold of the cover and the second hinge fold of the first leaf, the first leaf offset dimension being less than the second offset dimension, the second leaf offset dimension being less than the third leaf offset dimension.
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A method of forming a booklet comprising:
- positioning a first ribbon on a third ribbon and directly securing a rear surface of the first ribbon to a front surface of the third ribbon;
- positioning a second ribbon on the first ribbon and directly securing a rear surface of the second ribbon to a front surface of the first ribbon;
- folding the second ribbon along a first fold line of the second ribbon in a first direction;
- folding the first ribbon along a first fold line of the first ribbon in a first direction;
- folding the first ribbon along the first fold line of the first ribbon in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction in which the first ribbon was folded;
- folding the second ribbon along the first fold line of the second ribbon in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction in which the second ribbon was folded;
- folding the second ribbon along a second fold line of the second ribbon in a first direction;
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- simultaneously folding the third ribbon and the first ribbon.
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A method of forming a booklet comprising:
- perforating a first ribbon to form a first linear perforation line and a second linear perforation line;
- perforating a second ribbon to form a first linear perforation line in the second ribbon and a second linear perforation line in the second ribbon;
- positioning the first ribbon on a third ribbon and securing the first ribbon on the third ribbon;
- positioning the second ribbon on the first ribbon and securing the second ribbon on the first ribbon;
- folding the second ribbon along the first linear perforation line thereof to form a first fold line of the second ribbon in a first direction;
- folding the first ribbon along the first linear perforation line thereof to form a first fold line of the first ribbon in a first direction;
- folding the first ribbon along the first fold line of the first ribbon in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction in which the first ribbon was folded;
- folding the second ribbon along the first fold line of the second ribbon in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction in which the second ribbon was folded;
- folding the second ribbon along the second linear perforation line thereof to form a second fold line of the second ribbon in a first direction;
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- simultaneously folding the third ribbon and the first ribbon along the second linear perforation line of the first ribbon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.