Soft cover for book and method for making same
OwnerJoseph Vineinventor
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Abstract
A soft cover and coupon insert for paperback books and a method for making the same is disclosed, where the cover and coupon insert are printed on both sides of a blank sheet of material. The printed sheet is folded in half on a terminal end fold line and bonded together on spine receiving portions, which separate the front and back portions of the cover and coupon insert. The front cover portion is separated from the front coupon insert portion by severing along a cut line positioned a sufficient distance from the terminal end fold line.
Claims14
The method of producing a soft cover and an advertising coupon insert for paperback books which comprises:
- printing on both faces of a blank of sheet material;
- folding the printed sheet material along a terminal end fold line to provide a cover portion and a coupon insert portion;
- defining first spine receiving portion on said cover portion, and a second spine receiving portion on said coupon insert portion;
- securing said coupon insert portion to said cover portion at said second spine receiving portion and said first spine receiving portion;
- securing a book insert having a spine portion to said second spine receiving portion, and separating said cover portion from said coupon insert portion along a line located at or close to said terminal end fold line.
A soft cover and coupon insert for paperback books formed by printing on both faces of a blank of sheet material, folding the resulting printed sheet material along a terminal end fold line and securing the folded printed sheet material to a book insert spine portion of a book, and severing the printed sheet material a sufficient distance from said terminal end fold line to provide a separate cover and a separate coupon insert where the coupon insert is secured between the cover and the book insert.
A method of forming a soft cover and coupon insert for paperback books comprising:
- printing on both faces of a blank of sheet material to provide a printed front cover portion and back cover portion separated by a first spine receiving portion, a printed front coupon insert portion and a back insert portion separated by a second receiving spine portion, and a terminal end fold line between said front cover portion and said front coupon insert portion;
- folding said resulting printed sheet material in half along said terminal end fold line;
- severing said front cover portion from said front coupon insert portion a sufficient distance from said terminal end fold line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.