US 6,581,970 B1 · Modified book binding

Abstract

The invention relates to a novel book cover which is used together with the known firm bindings, that is U-shaped steel bars. According to the invention, a flexible support material is arranged in two layers and in parallel to the flanks of a U-shaped bar. The layers of the book cover that are in parallel to the flanks are intimately glued together except for a flexible connection of two layers, that is either the support material is flexibly arranged in relation to its two layers or—as shown in FIG. 1—the inner surface of the flank is flexibly arranged in relation to the layer. The resin layer usually fixes the leaves, the resin layer being applied on the transversal insert of the support material. The transversal insert rests against the base of the U-shaped bar, that is it is not firmly linked with it, when the book is closed. When the book is opened, the bound leaves are vertically moved, thereby allowing the leaves to be turned so that they lie flat.

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Dependent claims

A modified binding using a hardback U-shaped section as a book spine with a sole surface and a plurality of flanks situated at a right angle to the sole surface, wherein a plurality of pages are disposed between said plurality of flanks, said binding comprising:

a) a resin layer extending parallel to the sole surface said resin layer for binding said plurality of pages to said sole surface;
and
b) a flexible base material disposed between the sole surface of the U-shaped section and said resin layer, said flexible base material comprising:
i) a plurality of quires wherein said plurality of quires are both parallel to the two right angle flanks of the U-shaped section forming a double layer, wherein one of the two right angle flanks is glued to at least one of said plurality of quires;
and
ii) a cross insert being coupled to the sole surface and extending transversely to the right angle flanks;
wherein upon opening the book, the bound pages on said resin layer along with said flexible base material and the plurality of flanks of the U-shaped section move so that said flexible base material and said plurality of quires form a joint where said plurality of quires on the plurality of flanks conform to the U-shaped section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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