Bookbinding: process and apparatus – Process
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-15
2001-04-10
Wellington, A. L. (Department: 3722)
Bookbinding: process and apparatus
Process
C412S006000, C412S004000, C412S008000, C281S023000, C281S028000, C281S029000, C281S021100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06213702
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a booklet, such as for instance an ID, which booklet is provided with a number of sheets of paper and a cover material, each sheet having a front and a reverse side, each side comprising two pages, which method comprises connecting the sheets of paper to each other along a line between the pages, attaching the cover material to an outside of the booklet, and making a fold in the sheets of paper to form a back of the booklet. The invention particularly relates to a method for permanently attaching a rigid plate-shaped material or assembly of materials (laminate), at least partially consisting of synthetic material, in a booklet.
When manufacturing passports or other ID's in the shape of a book, booklets for recording medical data and the like, in some cases a relatively rigid plate-shaped material or laminate is permanently attached in the booklet. A usual method for the manufacturing of these booklets is that the sheets of paper, which are printed on both sides such that each side comprises two pages, are laid onto each other in the correct order and the correct number for the construction of the booklet, and that the sheets are connected to each other by for instance sewing with a yarn, or stapling along a line between the pages. After connecting, a cover material is attached to the outside of the booklet, for instance by gluing, and a fold is made to form the back of the booklet. When necessary the booklet is brought to size by cutting off along the edges that are not folded. In a known type of ID it is usual to use one page for stating the data of the holder (such as name, address, date of birth, a registration number, signature and passport photo) and data about the document itself (such as the issuing authority, document number, date of issue, period of validity). Such a so-called holder page has to meet a number of requirements. The data have to be arranged permanently, so that they are not damaged by influences of use. In order to prevent illegal use by forgery, it should be impossible to simply change the data. As a result of the developments in the information technology it is an advantage when the data can be read automatically. To that end, with for instance passports, international agreements are made about the nature of the data to be stated and the place where these data are placed. The holder page is attached to a page in the booklet, or to the inside of the cover.
In order to comply with the wish to further increase the security against forgery, and to be able make use of the latest developments in the field of data storage and data communication, it was attempted to also make use of the developments in the field of identity cards in documents in the shape of a book. These identity cards, which are at least partially made of synthetic material, for data storage can also be provided with a magnetic strip, an integrated electronic microcircuit (IC or chip), which has been provided with contacts or an antenna, a layer for optical data storage, a bar or point code or combinations of these media. Both for reading out these storage media, and for the protection against influences of use (bending, folding) it is necessary that they are used on or in a material which is considerably more smooth, more rigid and (in case of IC's) thicker than the paper pages in the passport. In addition the cards made of a synthetic material can be provided with visually readable texts and images, which in this way are better protected against forgery than when arranging on paper. It would therefore be an advantage when such a card made of a synthetic material could be attached in a booklet. However, the cards cannot be attached to the paper pages of the passport, in the manner in which the paper pages are attached to each other, because they cannot be sewn, stapled and folded. A known solution is to make the cards thinner in the area where sewing and folding takes place. As a result of the smaller thickness the material can be bent more. However, this is not a good solution because the sewing, stapling and folding may result in such a weakening that tearing or breaking may occur too soon. Because the synthetic material still is considerably more rigid than paper a further disadvantage is that the booklet cannot be closed.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a booklet, such as for instance an ID, to overcome the disadvantages of the known state of the art.
To that end according to the present invention a method of the above-mentioned kind is characterized in that the method further comprises attaching a band in the booklet, which can be attached in the booklet in the same manner as in which the paper sheets are attached to each other, and mechanically attaching a plate to the band, the plate being at least partially made of synthetic material, and having a front and a reverse side, each side comprising one page. According to the inventive method the plate is attached to a band of a material which is indeed suitable to be sewn along in the booklet or to be stapled to it, and which can be folded many times without breaking or tearing taking place. The assembly of the plate and the band is inserted in a stack of pages to be sewn, and after sewing the plate is attached in the booklet. Instead of inserting the assembly of the plate and band, just the band can be inserted, and be attached in the booklet by means of sewing. Then the plate is also attached in the booklet. The connection between plate and band is of a mechanical nature allowing an almost complete freedom of choice in material of both parts. This is different with a connection which is of a physical and/or chemical nature, such as a glue connection or a connection by fusing together. In the latter cases the materials at least have to be adapted to each other in order to be able to connect them. The freedom of choice in material is important, because some of the desired properties of the plate and the band are conflicting.
A preferred embodiment of a method according is characterized in that the mechanical attachment is accomplished by clamping/enclosing, by providing the band with perforations, providing a synthetic strip and providing the synthetic strip with local projections, in which the synthetic strip is placed on the one side of the band, and the plate on the other side, and in which the local projections of the strip are chemically or physically connected to the plate. Alternatively the mechanical attachment is accomplished by providing the band with perforations, providing a synthetic strip, and providing the plate with local projections, in which the synthetic strip is placed on one side of the band, and the plate on the other side, and in which the local projections of the plate are chemically or physically connected to the strip.
Although the band and the plate are mechanically attached to each other, it is preferred that the material of which the plate is made and the material of which the strip is made, contain the same raw material, and that the connection between them is accomplished by fusing them together. Alternatively the connection between the plate and the strip is accomplished by gluing them together. Said connection technique allows using materials for the plate and strip, which are made of different raw materials.
A further preferred embodiment of a method according to the invention is characterized in that mechanically attaching is accomplished by clamping/enclosing, by providing the band with perforations, providing a synthetic strip and applying local quantities of glue on the strip, the synthetic strip being placed on the one side of the band and the plate being placed on the other side and the glue at least partially filling the perforations in the band and the glue in the perforations connecting the plate and the synthetic strip. Alternatively mechanically attaching is accomplished by providing the band with perforations, providing a synthetic strip and applying local quantities of a glue on the
Enschede SdU B.V.
Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley
Thurston Alisa L.
Wellington A. L.
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