US 9,840,106 B2 · Case for authenticated comic book

Abstract

A comic book case includes a base and a cover configured to compress and secure a comic book in place under frictional pressure such that the book cannot easily shift or slip within the case. Prior art cases that included walls surrounding the top, bottom and side edges of a book typically allowed some free movement or slippage of the book between the walls. This movement or slippage could result in damage such as curling or crinkling of the edges of the book if the case were exposed to a physical shock, such as by being dropped. The base includes a raised base platform and the cover includes a depressed cover platform, which extends towards the base platform to create a space within which the book is securely held.

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Dependent claims

A case for a book, the case comprising:

a base configured for supporting the book, the base comprising:
a raised base platform on which the book is supported, the raised base platform being defined by an upper surface and bounding steps on at least two sides that form a step down from the upper surface to a bottom portion of the base, and
a raised certificate platform for supporting a paper certificate, the raised certificate platform defined by an upper surface and bounding steps on at least two sides that form a step down from the upper surface to a bottom portion of the base;
and
a cover that engages with and covers the base to retain the book between the cover and the base platform,
wherein the base and the cover include transparent portions through which at least a front and back of the book can be viewed from outside the case.

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Case for authenticated comic book

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Case for authenticated comic book

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Abstract

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