Bookbinding: process and apparatus – Process
Reexamination Certificate
1997-09-04
2001-01-16
Fridie, Jr., Willmon (Department: 3722)
Bookbinding: process and apparatus
Process
C412S004000, C412S005000, C412S008000, C412S019000, C412S024000, C412S036000, C412S901000, C281S021100, C281S015100, C281S036000, C281S037000, C281S018000, C281S019100, C281S017000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06174120
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to the field of book binding, and more particularly to an apparatus for affixing a cover to a book and process for making same.
There are many ways to bind book pages with hard or soft book cover cases together to form books, magazines, pamphlets and other types of printed material. One common method of binding is to use an adhesive to secure pages to a cover. A stack of book pages is covered on both its top and bottom side by separate cover pages or stickers, each of which has a protective covering coextensive with the stickers. Once these cover pages have been added to the top and bottom sides of the final stack of pages, the final stack, along with the cover pages, are stapled along one edge thereof. Each of the stickers is coated with an adhesive coating so that the cover pages may be secured or fastened to the insides of the empty book cover. When the book pages are ready to be secured to the book cover, the protective coverings are pealed back to expose the adhesive coating contained on the stickers. The final stack may be secured to the inside front and back book cover.
Employing the above method with the above devices, however, requires two separate and separated sticker sheets, frequently resulting in misalignment of the stickers with respect to the book pages and non-uniform results in affixing the book pages and cover. Further, the protective paper sheet is often difficult to separate from the stickers resulting in increased time and material waste in affixing the pages to the cover.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary advantage of the invention is to alleviate the need for two separated binding sheets or stickers in binding book pages to a book cover.
Another advantage of the invention is to alleviate the need for two separate binding sheets or stickers in binding book pages to a book cover.
Another advantage of the invention is to allow for easier alignment of binding pages with the book pages during the binding process.
A further advantage of the invention is to reduce the time spent in binding book pages to a book cover.
Yet another advantage of the invention is to allow easier separation between the paper backing sheet and the sticker during binding book pages to a book cover.
Still yet another advantage of the invention is to facilitate more uniform binding of book pages to a book cover.
Other advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, embodiments of the present invention are disclosed.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for affixing book pages to a book cover comprises a sheet of paper having at least one waxy side, and two stickers, each having a first side, the first side being sticky and removably affixed to the waxy side of the sheet of paper, the two stickers being separated by a distance to accommodate pages of a book.
In accordance with another preferred embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for affixing book pages to a book cover comprises a sheet of paper having at least one waxy side, a sticker with a first side removably affixed to the waxy side of the sheet of paper, the sticker having a first section to attach book pages to the inside front cover of a book, the sticker having a second section to attach book pages to the inside book cover of a book, and the sticker having a third section between the first section and the second section to accommodate the thickness of book pages.
Also in accordance with the method of the present invention, a method for affixing book pages to a book cover comprises the steps of aligning one or more stickers removably attached to a sheet of paper with pages of a book, affixing the stickers to the book pages, removing at least part of the sheet of paper from the sticker, and attaching the sticker to an inside cover of a book.
The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that in some instances various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3825963 (1974-07-01), Abildgaard et al.
Fridie Jr. Willmon
Henderson Mark T.
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