Hardcover assembly arrangement and method
OwnerKevin P. Parker, Nicholas G. Pagetinventors
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Abstract
A hardcover assembly arrangement including first and second hardcover assemblies, with each assembling including a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a first surface of the hardcover assembly and additional pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a second surface of the hardcover assembly, opposite the first surface. Each assembly includes a release liner disposed over and contacting the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the hardcover assembly, with the first and second hardcover assemblies being positioned relative to one another such that the release liner of the first hardcover assembly is disposed over and contacts the additional pressure sensitive adhesive of the second hardcover assembly.
Claims13
A hardcover assembly arrangement comprising:
- a first hardcover assembly including
- (a) a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a first surface of the first hardcover assembly and additional pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a second surface of the first hardcover assembly, opposite the first surface,
- (b) a release liner disposed over and contacting the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the first hardcover assembly, and
- a second hardcover assembly including
- (a) a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a first surface of the second hardcover assembly and additional pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a second surface of the second hardcover assembly, opposite the first surface,
- (b) a release liner disposed over and contacting the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive of the second hardcover assembly, and
- wherein the first and second hardcover assemblies are positioned relative to one another such that the release liner of the first hardcover assembly is disposed over and contacts the additional pressure sensitive adhesive of the second hardcover assembly.
A method of applying a over-wrap sheet to a hardcover assembly comprising:
- providing a preassembled hardcover assembly disposed in a container, with the hardcover assembly including a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on an exterior surface of the hardcover assembly and a release liner extending over and contacting the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive, with the release liner including at least one extension segment which extends past an edge of the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive layer;
- providing an over-wrap sheet;
- removing the preassembled hardcover assembly from the container;
- manually separating the release liner from the hardcover assembly utilizing the at least one extension segment so as to expose at least part of the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive;
- and
- securing the over-wrap sheet to the hardcover assembly by way of the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.