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US 2019/0084335 A1Published application
Flexible and durable bookbinding
AssigneeWoodpecker Laboratories, LLC
InventorZachary Rome
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flexible and durable bookbinding and to methods for making bound books. More specifically, the present invention relates to books that may withstand substantial and repeated perpendicular flexure along their spine. Among other advantages, these books demonstrate improved resistance to wear and tear and normal usage to remain intact.
Claims28
A book comprising:
- (a) a front cover having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- (b) a rear cover having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- (c) one or more flexible strips;
- (d) one or more interior sheets;
- and
- (e) an optional spine;
- wherein,
- (i) the one or more interior sheets each comprises one or more apertures [or slits], such that the one or more apertures [or slits] are each identically oriented on each sheet;
- and
- (ii) the one or more flexible strips are in length, between where they are secured at the front and back covers, from about 2 times to about 25 times the thickness of the compiled interior sheets, each strip is threaded through and moves freely through each identically oriented group of apertures [or slits] of the one or more sheets, and wherein each flexible strip is secured at one end to the inner surface of the front cover and at the opposite end of the strip to the inner surface of the rear cover.
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A book comprising:
- (a) a front cover having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- (b) a rear cover having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- (c) one or more flexible strips;
- (d) one or more interior sheets;
- and
- (e) an optional spine;
- wherein,
- (i) the one or more interior sheets each comprises one or more apertures [or slits], such that the one or more apertures [or slits] are each identically oriented on each sheet;
- (ii) the front cover comprises one or more apertures [or slits] each identically oriented with respect to the one or more apertures [or slits] on each sheet;
- and
- (iii) the one or more flexible strips is each threaded through and moves freely through each identically oriented group of apertures [or slits] of the one or more sheets, one end of the flexible strip is threaded through the front cover, and other end of the flexible strip is secured to the inner surface of the rear cover.
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A book comprising:
- (a) a front cover having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- (b) a rear cover having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- (c) one or more flexible strips;
- (d) one or more interior sheets;
- and
- (e) an optional spine;
- wherein,
- (i) the one or more interior sheets each comprises one or more apertures [or slits], such that the one or more apertures [or slits] are each identically oriented on each sheet;
- (ii) the front cover comprises an inner layer, an outer layer, and a space between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the inner layer of the front cover comprises one or more apertures [or slits] each identically oriented with respect to the one or more apertures [or slits] on each sheet;
- and
- (iii) the one or more flexible strips is each threaded through and moves freely through each identically oriented group of apertures [or slits] of the one or more sheets, one end of the flexible strip is threaded through the inner layer of the front cover, and other end of the flexible strip is secured to the inner surface of the rear cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.