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US 9,855,782 B2Granted
De-collatable bindings and methods of producing the same
AssigneeLsc Communications US, LLC
InventorsJoel Wayne Griffith, Patrick Steven Lawson, Paul Christopher Smith
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Abstract
De-collatable bindings and methods of producing the same are disclosed. A disclosed includes a cover defining a spine and signatures disposed within the cover. The disclosed also includes a low tack adhesive disposed between the spine of the cover and the signatures to facilitate removal of the signatures from the cover.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- applying first and second removable adhesive patterns to one or more of a cover or signatures, the cover defining an interior spine, the signatures including first and second signatures;
- coupling the first signature to the interior spine via the first removable adhesive pattern, the first signature having a first backbone, wherein the first signature includes a first ribbon and a second ribbon, and wherein the first ribbon is disposed in the second ribbon such that the second ribbon forms the first backbone;
- coupling the second signature to the interior spine via the second removable adhesive pattern, the second signature having a second backbone, wherein the second signature includes a third ribbon and a fourth ribbon, and wherein the third ribbon is disposed within the fourth ribbon such that the fourth ribbon forms the second backbone;
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- coupling the first ribbon to the second ribbon via a third removable adhesive pattern, wherein the first removable adhesive pattern has a first surface area and the third removable adhesive pattern has a second surface area, the second surface area smaller than the first surface area.
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A book comprising:
- a cover defining a spine;
- a first signature having a first backbone, the first signature disposed within the cover, wherein the first signature includes a first ribbon and a second ribbon, and wherein the first ribbon is disposed in the second ribbon such that the second ribbon forms the first backbone;
- a first removable adhesive pattern disposed between the first backbone and the spine;
- a second signature having a second backbone, the second signature disposed within the cover, wherein the second signature includes a third ribbon and a fourth ribbon, and wherein the third ribbon is disposed within the fourth ribbon such that the fourth ribbon forms the second backbone;
- a second removable adhesive pattern disposed between the second backbone and the spine;
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- a third removable adhesive pattern to couple the first ribbon to the second ribbon, wherein the first removable adhesive pattern has a first surface area and the third removable adhesive pattern has a second surface area, the second surface area smaller than the first surface area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.