Elastomeric book cover
AssigneeKittrich Corporation
InventorRobert S. Silverman
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Abstract
A book cover (20), which may be formed or molded from an elastomeric polymer material, has pocket portions for receiving the covers (20) of a book (10). The pocket portions may form an elliptically shaped access slot (25) that eases insertion of the covers (20) into the pocket portion. The access slot (25) may be aligned with and parallel to the spine of the book (10) and contain recesses (23) to engage the top and bottom of the spine in a spine locking engagement. The peripheral edges (11) of the book cover, and also the edges (11) of the access slot (25), may be reinforced, such as by thickening the material at these locations, for increased strength. The book cover (20) may have various visual effects or indicia, and may be textured or patterned, which may increase the grip of the book cover (20).
Claims29
A book cover formed from an elastomeric material, comprising:
- an outside surface adapted to generally cover the exterior surfaces of a book, said book having a spine with sides, a top edge and a bottom edge;
- and a first pocket portion and a second pocket portion, each pocket portion adapted to receive at least a portion of the covers of the book, wherein each pocket portion comprises a generally elliptically-shaped access slot having a top peripheral edge and a bottom peripheral edge, wherein the top peripheral edge of the generally elliptically-shaped access slot of the first pocket portion is attached to the top peripheral edge of the generally elliptically-shaped access slot of the second pocket portion by a continuous elastomeric material, and wherein the bottom peripheral edge of the generally elliptically-shaped access slot of the first pocket portion is attached to the bottom peripheral edge of the generally elliptically-shaped access slot of the second pocket portion by a continuous elastomeric material, and wherein the elastomeric material attaching the top peripheral edges folds over and encloses the top edge of the spine of the book when the book is inserted into the book cover and wherein the elastomeric material attaching the bottom peripheral edges folds over and encloses the bottom edge of the spine of the book when the book is inserted into the book cover.
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