Books – strips – and leaves – Book – element thereof – or accessory therefor – Protectors
Patent
1995-02-21
1996-07-30
Fridie, Jr., Willmon
Books, strips, and leaves
Book, element thereof, or accessory therefor
Protectors
281 29, B42D 100
Patent
active
055404626
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a cover device for subsequent mounting on paperbacks for instance phone books,
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Books without stiff cover, that is paperbacks, normally can not be placed standing up, that is supported on a narrow side egde on a surface or a book shelf without a suitable side support, for instance a book end or a neighboring book. If a suitable separate side support is not used a paperback normally will "collapse", if a neighboring book is taken out from the shelf, the book may be damaged permanently; and it is becomes difficult to replace the neighoring book. In particular this problem concerns larger paperbacks, for instance telephone books or similar large "soft" books or booklets.
The described problem may of course be solved by a kind of binding, where the book is provided with a cover with a back and a stiff front and back side member. This could be be obtained by means of a traditional bookbinding, or by means of a loose binder or cover, which may be mounted by the user, and which possibly could be reused for new or other books; but this would however be a rather expensive solution.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The purpose of the invention is to provide a cover device of the type described in the above and by means of which a good support of paperbacks, in particular of the telephone book type, may be obtained in a simple and cheap manner.
The cover device according to the invention is distinctive in that said second cover part in a distance from said connecting part being provided with connecting means for effecting said releasably connection of the second cover part to said second cover side member of the paperback, and that said cover device being manufactured from deformation-resistant material being capable of taking up or transmitting shearing forces. In a simple and cheap manner a cover device is hereby obtained, which at subsequent mounting may provide a good support of a paperback, for instance a telephone book, and of which paperback said second cover part, when it is not secured to said second cover side member of the book (front page), also--as a further advantage--may be used as put in book mark.
In a preferred embodiment the cover device according to the invention is such provided, that said first cower part is adapted to be secured to an outer side of said cower side member of the paperback, and that the second cover part being adapted to be temporarily connected to an outer side of the front cover side member of the paperback.
Preferably a cover device according to the invention is furthermore adapted to stretch across a lowermost section of said open side of the paperback and to be mounted, so that a lowermost edge of the first cover part is mainly flush with a lowermost edge of a short side of said cover side member of the paperback.
The cover device according to the invention may advantageously be so provided, that the second cover part is provided with decreasing height in the direction away from the connecting part. And preferably the cover device is further so provided, that the second cover part mainly is triangular, that is provided with sides, which in the direction opposite the connecting part stretches towards connecting means placed mainly on level with the center of the connecting part.
To make a correct placement easier of the parts of the connecting means adapted to be secured permanently to the second cover side member of the paperback is temporarily secured to the second cover part. It becomes extra easy to place this correctly dependent on the thickness of the book in question.
In a particular simple manner the cover device according to the invention is so provided, that the connecting means for connecting the second cover part to the the second cover side member of the paperback consist of tape- or button-shaped velcro locks, of which the respective basis pans preferably are self-adhesive.
The invention furthermore relates to a method for manufacturing a cover device according to the invention and where
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