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EP 0078881 B1 19850717 - BOOK

Title (en)

BOOK

Publication

EP 0078881 B1 19850717 (DE)

Application

EP 82105280 A 19820616

Priority

DE 3144529 A 19811110

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0078881A1] 1. Book, consisting essentially of an inner book and a book cover, wherein the book cover consists of a cover blank which has two inner cover parts, two outer cover parts and a spine part, and the inner cover parts are glued to the outer cover parts, characterised in that at least one spine strap (1) is arranged on the inside over the spine part (7) without being joined to the latter, and is integrally secured to parts of the cover blank (4) and to the spine of the inner book (19).

IPC 1-7

B42D 3/00

IPC 8 full level

B42D 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B42D 3/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR GB LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0078881 A1 19830518; EP 0078881 B1 19850717; AT E14288 T1 19850815; DE 3144529 A1 19830519; DE 3144529 C2 19860123; DE 3264766 D1 19850822

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82105280 A 19820616; AT 82105280 T 19820616; DE 3144529 A 19811110; DE 3264766 T 19820616