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US 6,364,590 B1Granted
Book cover preparation system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorMaximo Gayoso
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Abstract
An apparatus for forming scorelines in a book cover includes a pair of scoring counter-bars and a pair of scoring tools. Each of the scoring counter-bars include a longitudinal indentation provided therein and each of the scoring tools include a scoring protrusion provided thereon. The scoring protrusion of one of the scoring tools engages the longitudinal indentation of an associated one of the scoring counter-bars so as to form scorelines in the book cover when the book cover is positioned between the scoring counter-bars and the scoring tools.
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An apparatus for forming scorelines in a book cover, the apparatus comprising:
- a pair of scoring counter-bars each having a longitudinal axis and a first surface substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis, each of the scoring counter-bars including a first longitudinal indentation provided in the first surface thereof and extended substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis;
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- a pair of scoring tools each including a scoring protrusion provided thereon, the scoring protrusion of one of the scoring tools adapted to engage the first longitudinal indentation of an associated one of the scoring counter-bars.
An apparatus for forming scorelines in a book cover, the apparatus comprising:
- a pair of scoring counter-bars each having a longitudinal axis and a first surface substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis, each of the scoring counter-bars including a first indentation provided in the first surface thereof and a first protrusion provided on the first surface thereof, the first indentation and the first protrusion of each of the scoring counter-bars extending longitudinally along the first surface thereof substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis thereof;
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- a pair of scoring tools each including a scoring protrusion adapted to engage the first indentation of an associated one of the scoring counter-bars and a scoring indentation adapted to receive the first protrusion of the associated one of the scoring counter-bars.
A method of preparing a book cover prior to binding of a book block with the book cover, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a pair of scoring counter-bars and a pair of scoring tools;
- establishing a thickness of the book block;
- spacing the pair of scoring counter-bars and the pair of scoring tools based on the established thickness of the book block, including spacing one of the scoring counter-bars and an associated one of the scoring tools a predetermined distance from another of the scoring counter-bars and an associated one of the scoring tools based on the established thickness of the book block;
- positioning the book cover between the pair of scoring counter-bars and the pair of scoring tools;
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- applying pressure to the book cover from the pair of scoring counter-bars and the pair of scoring tools to form a first pair of scorelines in the book cover.
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A system for producing a book on-demand, the system comprising:
- a processing system adapted to receive and process a book request for the book, the processing system adapted to retrieve a data file which includes contents of the book and produce a book body preparation command and a book cover preparation command from the data file;
- a book block preparation system which prepares a book block of the book in response to the book body preparation command;
- a book cover preparation system which prepares a book cover of the book in response to the book cover preparation command;
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- a book finishing system which assembles the book block and the book cover to form the book,
- wherein the book cover preparation system includes a pair of scoring counter-bars and a pair of scoring tools, each the scoring counter-bars having a longitudinal axis and a first surface substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis, each of the scoring counter-bars including a first longitudinal indentation provided in the first surface thereof and extended substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis and each of the scoring tools including a scoring protrusion provided thereon, the scoring protrusion of one of the scoring tools adapted to engage the first longitudinal indentation of an associated one of the scoring counter-bars.
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A method of producing a book on-demand, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving and processing a book request for the book including retrieving a data file which includes contents of the book and producing a book body preparation command and a book cover preparation command from the data file;
- preparing a book block of the book in response to the book body preparation command;
- preparing a book cover of the book in response to the book cover preparation command;
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- assembling the book block and the book cover to form the book,
- wherein the step of preparing the book cover includes the steps of:
- providing a pair of scoring counter-bars and a pair of scoring tools,
- establishing a thickness of the book block,
- spacing the pair of scoring counter-bars and the pair of scoring tools based on the established thickness of the book block, including spacing one of the scoring counter-bars and an associated one of the scoring tools a predetermined distance from another of the scoring counter-bars and an associated one of the scoring tools based on the established thickness of the book block,
- positioning the book cover between the pair of scoring counter-bars and the pair of scoring tools, and applying pressure to the book cover from the pair of scoring counter-bars and the pair of scoring tools to form a first pair of scorelines in the book cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.