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US 4,405,156 AGranted
Reinforced hinge for book cover
AssigneeBook Covers Inc.
InventorsLeewood C. Carter, Robin P. Neary
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Abstract
A book cover having a reinforced hinge including a reinforcing member secured to the edges of the leafboards of the book cover, a hinge member secured to the outer surface of the reinforcing member, and a central lining paper adhered to the inner surface of the reinforcing member, so that the composite structure cooperates to form a reinforced hinge for a book cover.
Claims13
A method of forming a book cover having a reinforced hinge, comprising the steps of:
- arranging first and second leafboards in spaced-apart relationship so that their respective first and second longitudinal edge portions are parallel to and spaced from each other;
- overlapping said first and second edge portions with a reinforcing member and adhering the overlapping edges of said reinforcing member to the respective first and second edge portions of said leafboards;
- overlapping the outer surface of said reinforcing member with a hinge member and adhering said hinge member to said reinforcing member and to the first and second edge portions of said leafboards;
- overlapping the inner surface of said reinforcing member with lining material and adhering said lining material thereto such that the longitudinal edges of said lining material are spaced apart from the respective first and second edge portions of said leafboards;
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- said last two steps being performed in any order.
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A book cover having a reinforced hinge, comprising:
- first and second leafboards having respective first and second edge portions in opposed, spaced and parallel relationship;
- a reinforcing member including first and second edges overlapping and being secured to said first and second edge portions, respectively;
- a hinge member overlapping and adhered to the outer surface of said reinforcing member and extending beyond said first and second edges of said reinforcing member to overlap and directly adhere to said first and second edge portions of said leafboards, respectively;
- a lining material overlapping and adhered to the inner surface of said reinforcing member, the longitudinal edges of said lining material being spaced from said first and second edge portions of said leafboards, respectively;
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- said reinforcing member, said hinge member, and said lining material, all being adhered together and cooperating to form a reinforced hinge for said book cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.