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US 4,879,149 AGranted
Book binding reinforcement
AssigneeKent Adhesive Products Co.
InventorCharles J. Barnett
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Abstract
An apparatus and technique for strengthening and reinforcing book bindings. A laminate having a polyester face sheet is coated on one side with adhesive. A backing sheet is releasably secured to the adhesive. The backing sheet is split down the center thereof to define a removable center strip with adjacent side strips on each side thereof. These three strips facilitate the method of application of the laminate to reinforce and secure a book binding.
Claims3
A laminate for reinforcing a book binding comprising:
- an elongated backing member longitudinally cut along the length thereof by a pair of parallel cuts spaced apart by 1/16-3/8 inch;
- an elongated face strip congruent with said backing member, said backing member and face strip being 3/4-33/4inches wide;
- an adhesive layer interconnecting said backing member and face strip;
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- wherein removal of said backing member between said pair of parallel cuts exposes a thin line of adhesive for securing contacting engagement of said face strip to an edge of the book binding.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.