US 2008/0157514 A1 · Adjustable Book Cover

Abstract

An adjustable book cover (10) comprising a front cover (12) and a rear cover (30) that is integrally attached to the front cover (12). A front cover retaining pocket (48) is attached to the front cover's inner surface (24), and a rear cover retaining member (70) is attached to the rear cover's inner surface (42). Attachment means (92) are located on the rear cover's inner surface (42) and the retaining member's outer surface (80). The book cover (10) is dimensioned so that when the book cover (10) is placed on a book (100), the rear cover's left edge (36) can be folded inward, which allows the attachment means (92) on the rear cover's inner surface (42) to interface with the attachment means (92) on the retaining member's outer surface (80). The rear cover's left edge (36) can be folded inward various distances to accommodate books of different thickness.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable book cover comprising a front cover, a rear cover that is integrally attached to the front cover, a front cover retaining pocket that is attached to the front cover's inner surface, a rear cover retaining member that is attached to the rear cover's inner surface, and attachment means that are located on the rear cover's inner surface and the retaining member's outer surface for securing the adjustable book cover on a book, wherein the rear cover is dimensioned so that when the book cover is placed on a book, the rear cover's left edge can be folded inward, which allows the attachment means on the rear cover's inner surface to interface with the attachment means on the retaining member's outer surface, thereby causing the adjustable book cover to be tightly and securely maintained on the book.

An adjustable book cover comprising:

a) a front cover having an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, a right edge, an outer surface and an inner surface.
b) a rear cover having an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, a right edge, an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein said rear cover's right edge is integrally attached to said front cover's left edge, thereby forming a single structure adjustable book cover,
c) a front cover retaining pocket having an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, a right edge, an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein said front cover retaining pocket is located on the front cover's inner surface and is attached by an attachment means to the front cover's upper edge, lower edge and right edge, and wherein when said front cover retaining pocket is attached, an opening is created along the length of said pocket's right edge,
d) a rear cover retaining member having an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, a right edge, an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein said rear cover retaining member is located on the rear cover's inner surface and is attached by an attachment means to the rear cover's upper edge and lower edge, and wherein when said rear cover retaining member is attached, an opening is created along the length of the retaining member's left edge and right edge, and
e) rear cover attachment means that are located on the rear cover's inner surface and the rear cover retaining member's outer surface, wherein said rear cover is dimensioned to allow the right edge of the rear cover to be folded inward, and wherein when the adjustable book cover is placed on a book, the rear cover is then folded over a distance that is allowed by the size of the book, and wherein the attachment means that are located on the rear cover's inner surface interface with the attachment means that are located on the rear cover retaining member's outer surface, thereby causing the adjustable book cover to be tightly and securely maintained on the book.

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Adjustable Book Cover

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