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EP 2508356 B1 20151104 - Book with hard cover

Title (en)

Book with hard cover

Title (de)

Buch mit Festeinband

Title (fr)

Livre à couverture rigide

Publication

EP 2508356 B1 20151104 (DE)

Application

EP 12161649 A 20120328

Priority

DE 202011005065 U 20110408

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2508356A1] The book (1) comprises multipart hard cover (2) and a book block (3), where the hard cover comprises front and rear cover pages (2.1,2.2) that are connected with one another. The cover pages are connected with a spine element (2.3) by a double joint hinge (4) which comprises two hinge sections by a connecting section. An independent claim is also included for a multipart hard-cover comprises front and rear cover pages that are rotated relative to a spine element at a rotation angle.

IPC 8 full level

B42D 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B42D 3/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 202011005065 U1 20110920; EP 2508356 A1 20121010; EP 2508356 B1 20151104

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202011005065 U 20110408; EP 12161649 A 20120328