Soft-cover paperback book and a method of manufacturing such a book
OwnerEero Jukolainventor
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Abstract
A soft-cover paperback book comprising a block consisting of a plurality of leaves as well as a soft cover fastened to the block. The back of the block is fastened to a flexible, firm support layer over the entire surface of the back and the soft cover is fastened to said block only at the front and rear cover to the first and the last leaf of the block respectively. Thereby the spine portion of the soft cover is loose from the back of the block, so that the spine portion of the soft cover does not resist opening of the block.
Claims10
A soft-cover paperback book, which comprises a block (2) consisting of leaves (1) joined together at their spine edges as well as a soft cover (5) fastened to said block, characterized in
- that a flexible, firm support layer (3) is fastened to the back of the book block (2) and
- that the soft cover (5) is fastened to the book block (2) only at the front and rear cover (6, 7) along a stripe (11) of glue positioned adjacent the spine edge of the first and the last leaf (1a, 1b) of the book block respectively,
- so that the spine portion (8) of the soft cover (5) positioned between said glue stripes (11) is loose from the spine of the book block.
A method of manufacturing a soft-cover paperback book, by joining a plurality of leaves (1) by means of glueing at their spine edges to form a book block (2) and fastening a soft cover (5) to said book block by means of glueing, characterized by
- fastening a flexible, firm support layer (3) to the back of the book block (2) by glueing,
- applying a glue stripe (11) parallel to the spine of the book block on the first and the last leaf (1a, 1b) of the book block (2), and
- fastening the soft cover (5) at its front cover (6) and rear cover (7) by pressing onto said glue stripes (11).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.