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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION |
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Mention of the grant of the patent: |
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Date of filing: 12.06.1995 |
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BOOK OR BOOKLET, BOOK OR BOOKLET COVER OR FOLDER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE BOOK COVER
OR BOOKLET COVER OR FOLDER
BUCH ODER BÜCHLEIN, DECKE ODER UMSCHLAG DAFÜR UND VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN DAVON
LIVRE OU LIVRET, SA COUVERTURE OU JAQUETTE ET LEUR PROCEDE DE FABRICATION
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- BIDECON OY
57230 Savonlinna (FI)
- Metsä-Serla Oyj
08701 Virkkala (FI)
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- SALLINEN, Pentti
FIN-57230 Savonlinna (FI)
- ESPO, Henry
FIN-01800 Klaukkala (FI)
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Representative: Ruska, Anja Marjatta et al |
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Ruska & Co Oy,
Runeberginkatu 5 00100 Helsinki 00100 Helsinki (FI) |
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DE-A- 2 420 926 US-A- 3 169 029 US-A- 4 615 541
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US-A- 2 769 187 US-A- 3 231 296
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patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to
the European patent
granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall
not be deemed to
have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent
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[0001] This invention relates to a book or booklet including a leafblock and a cover part
comprising at least a front cover and a back cover and possibly a back and formed
of sheet or web material which is board, cardboard, paper or the like by folding and
bringing the material layers fitted against each other to adhere to one another, whereby
the cover part is formed by folding a one- or multi-layer sheet or web material blank
in one piece against itself at all free edges of the front cover and back cover and
by making the at least two material layers folded against each other to adhere to
each other by means of adhesive material. The invention also relates to a book or
book cover or a folder comprising at least a front cover and a back cover and possibly
a back and formed of sheet or web material which is board, cardboard, paper or the
like by folding and bringing the material layers fitted against each other to adhere
to one another, whereby the cover or folder is formed by folding a one- or multi-layer
sheet or web material blank in one piece against itself at all free edges of the front
cover and back cover of the cover or folder and by making the at least two material
layers folded against each other adhere to each other by means of adhesive material.
In addition, the invention relates to a method of making a book or booklet cover or
a folder of sheet or web material which is board, cardboard, paper or the like by
folding and making the material layers fitted against each other adhere to each other,
whereby a one- or multi-layer sheet or web material blank in one piece is folded at
all free edges of the front cover and back cover of the cover or folder against itself
and the at least two material layers folded against each other are made to adhere
to each other by means adhesive material.
[0002] Traditionally, books are divided into two groups, hard-bound or hard-covered and
paperbacks, respectively, according to how they are bound.
[0003] The front cover and back cover of hard-covered books are formed with a rigid core
of cardboard which is lined both inside and outside. Outside lining is done by folding
the edges of the lining material around the edges of the cardboard core and by glueing
together the lining material and the cardboard core. The inner lining again is glued
onto the cardboard core to lie on the edges of the outer lining. Inside lining is
done only in a further process, that is, at a casing-in stage when combining the leaf
part and the cover of the book. The books hve been bound so that the back part of
the book contains a sleeve or other structure between the cover and the leafblock
or bookblock formed by leaves bound together, to keep the back part of the cover off
the back part of the book's leaf part. The cover edges thus produced are very wear-resistant.
However, binding requires many different work steps.
[0004] Paperbacks again are bound by glueing together the book leaves at their back part
to form a bookblock or block and by glueing together the bookblock and the back of
a cover part made of board. An improvement on this earlier paperback is described
in Patent Publication EP-A-0077795. In this improved method, a sleeve is used in the
back or spine of the book which when flattened is slightly wider than the back. An
open fold is thus left on both sides of the back allowing the book to be opened so
that it also remains open and the back part of the cover will not tend to break. A
problem with paperbacks has been the tendency of cut board edge surfaces at the cover
edges to fray and crack up. Two other examples of the prior art are published in DE-A-2420926
and in US-A-4615541.
[0005] The object of the present invention is to achieve a method of making books as advantageously
as paperbacks but wear-resistant like hard-covered books. With this invention the
product's degree of processing can be raised to a level replacing the production of
hard covers.
[0006] A book or booklet and the cover or folder as well as the method in accordance with
the invention are defined in the independent claims 1, 4 and 7.
[0007] The method in accordance with the invention can be applied with conventional machines
of the packaging industry used for manufacturing casings used to package various consumption
articles. These machines can be used for folding and glueing book covers in accordance
with the invention. Finished covers can then be delivered for binding into a leafblock,
the leaves of which have been printed and bound into a bookblock at the printing house.
In this way, the book is made at considerably more advantageous costs than when using
traditional methods.
[0008] Covers in accordance with the invention which have properties of hard covers can
be made by using a cover blank in one piece and there need not be any separate stiffening
core part in the cover. Sufficient rigidity is obtained by means of edge folds and
by glueing two folded layers of the cover blank against each other. Folding of the
edges also results in durable edge surfaces which do not break or crack up easily.
A product comparable to a hard-covered book can be made by using a book-making process
intended for paperbacks. The result is a cover with high wear resistance. There are
several suitable applications for a cover in accordance with the invention, for example,
text books, manuals, telephone directories etc. A cover in accordance with the invention
can also be made for conventional production processes specialized in hard cover production.
Traditional cost burdens relating to cover production are hereby avoided.
[0009] The invention and its details are described more closely in the following, referring
to the enclosed drawings, wherein
Figure 1 shows manufacturing elements for previously known hard covers,
Figures 2a and 2b show a known type of a book cover blank and of a finished cover
Figures 3a and 3b show a a known variation of the book cover blank and finished cover
of the Figures 2a and 2b, in which a sleeve is used,
Figures 4a and 4b show a another known variation of the book cover blank and finished
cover of the Figures 2a and 2b,
Figures 5a and 5b show a further variation of the book cover blank and finished cover
of the Figures 4a and 4b, in which a sleeve is used,
Figures 6a and 6b show a further variation of the book cover blank and finished cover
of the in which the edges of folded parts are chamfered,
Figures 7a and 7b show a further application where the inner layer of the cover part
is obtained by means of one fold part,
Figures 8a and 8b show an application in which the corners of the book cover are rounded
off, and
Figure 9 shows a material blank to form a book cover or a folder according to the
invention.
[0010] As is shown in Figure 1, a previously known hard book cover is formed of a cardboard
core 1 of the front and back cover, of a back 2 and of a covering material or lining
3. The cardboard used may be, for example, about 2 mm thick grey so-called woodpulp
board. The back board is usually of a thickness less than 50 % of the cover cardboard
thickness. The lining material used can be paper, cloth, plastic and their combinations
and mixtures. The lining material sheet 3 to be glued onto the outer cover surface
is of such a large size that the lining can be folded over the free edges of the cardboard
core. The cut cardboard edge surface is thus hidden. An inner lining (not shown in
the drawings) is glued onto the inner cover surface. The inner lining is done at the
casing-in stage when combining the leafblock and the cover. The book's so-called flyleaf
is hereby glued at its outer side to the inner cover surface and it forms a lining
for the inner cardboard surface.
[0011] A book cover can be made of relatively thin board, which is generally used in different
package cases.
[0012] In Figure 2a, all edges of cover blank 4 are provided with horizontal and vertical
scorings and/or groovings 5, 6, which separate the cover side laps 7 from the remaining
part of the blank. Back part 8 is also separated from the cover part by groovings
9. The back part groovings can be made either when making the cover or later in the
production process of the bookbindery. The corners of the blank are chamfered at the
corners of edge groovings 5, 6. After the cover blank is cut and creased, a book cover
as shown in Figure 2b is made of the blank by folding all side laps 7 of the blank
along groovings 5, 6 against the inner surface of the cover blank and by glueing together
the opposed two board layers.
[0013] The folded edges 7 stiffen the whole periphery of the finished cover. They also have
the effect that the cut board edge surfaces will not be edge surfaces in the finished
cover. This prevents ply separation and tearing of cover edges as well as other changes
in the board cross-section when using the book.
[0014] When using the described book covers in the production process, book manufacture
takes place on a traditional adhesive binding line used in the manufacture of paperbacks.
However, the bookblock must be cut to its final product size before binding it into
the cover.
[0015] Figures 3a and 3b show a similar solution where a sleeve 10 is also used to have
a loose back in the finished book. After making the cover in the way described above,
sleeve 10 is glued to the inner side of the cover part. The sleeve width when flattened
is preferably slightly more than the width of the book back, whereby a fold is formed
on either side of the back to make it easier to open the book.
[0016] In Figures 4a and 4b is a variation of the solution shown in Figures 2a and 2b. In
this application, all edges of the cover are folded. In addition, parts 11 to be folded
around the vertical cover edges are so wide that they extend to the connection point
between the back and cover. Side seamings provide the whole cover periphery with folded
edges and a durable periphery is obtained. This prevents ply separations in the board
and other such changes of the board's cross-sectional shape when the book is in use.
The cover is double and sturdy. The book can be made either on an adhesive binding
line or on a hard-cover line.
[0017] The solution shown in Figures 4a and 4b can be improved further by using a sleeve
10 in the back as shown in Figures 6a and 6b to prevent the back from breaking. In
this variation, the folded parts may either end at the connection point between the
cover and back or they may extend under the sleeve.
[0018] Figures 6a and 6b show a variation wherein parts 11 to be folded to the inside and
which extend to the back are chamfered at their free vertical edges 12. This makes
it easy to round off the back, because the seam will not tend to break the topmost
board layer during mechanical rounding-off, where depending on the material one may
use heat as a factor promoting rounding-off. The edge chamfer of the bent parts distributes
the risk of breakage during bending of the board evenly to every part of the back
structure. Thus the book is given the same appearance as a rounded-off hard-covered
book. The book is made on a hard-cover line if the back is rounded off. If no rounding-off
is done, an adhesive binding line may be used, whereby the bookblock is run to its
final product size before casing-in.
[0019] In the variation shown in Figures 7a and 7b, part 11', which is folded around the
vertical edge of the first cover, is so wide that it extends over the back to the
second cover, all the way to the folded edge of the second cover. The part to be placed
at the back part is separated by groovings 13. The cover is thus stiffened by one
fold part and the back part is seamless. The second cover can also be made without
any part to be folded.
[0020] Figures 8a and 8b show still another variation, wherein the cover corners are rounded
off following the rounding-off of outer side corners done in the bookblock. In this
application all the side fold alternatives and sleeve structures described above may
also be used. The rounded-off corners provide the weakest cover parts with mechanical
wear resistance. Rounding off can be done mechanically on hard-covered products. Earlier
this was possible only with plastic products or as a multi-stage process with traditional
hard covers.
[0021] Figure 9 shows a blank configuration, according to the invention, having two groovings
9, 9' at a distance from each other on both sides of back part 8. Foldable side laps
7 are dimensioned so that they cover the whole area of both the front cover and the
back cover, except the surfaces between each grooving pair 9, 9' of the back part.
At these surfaces there are gaps 14 between the side laps. This results in a thinner
part at the bending point of the front cover and back cover which makes it easier
to open the book.
[0022] The invention is not limited only to the application presented in the foregoing,
but it may vary in different ways within the scope of the claims. If required, the
inner cover surfaces may be lined with paper. If desired, different kinds of openings
may be easily made in the covers by punching, through which openings, for example,
part of the book's flyleaf can be seen. In this way various additional effects can
be made to alter the book's appearance.
[0023] The invention can be applied not only when making book covers and books but also
when making folders.
[0024] The material used for covers and folders may also be cardboard or paper, besides
board. The sheet material may also be multi-layered and also a combination of these
materials. A board-plastic laminate, for example, may also be used. Paper may be used,
for example, in the application shown in Figure 7, whereby the paper folded double
in the finished cover is equal to the thickness of unfolded board.
[0025] Instead of using glue or adhesive material which must be applied separately, the
layers can be adhered to each other by heat-sealing the plastic-coated laminate surface
against itself.
[0026] The invention may also be applied to booklet-type products having no proper back
part.
[0027] The blank may be either sheet material or web material drawn directly from the roll.
1. A book or booklet including a leafblock and a cover part comprising a front cover,
a back cover and a back (8) and formed of sheet or web material which is board, cardboard,
paper or the like by folding and bringing the material layers fitted against each
other to adhere to each other, whereby the cover part is formed by folding a one-
or multi-layer sheet or web material blank (4) in one piece at all free edges (5,
6) of the front cover, back cover and back (8) against itself and by making the at
least two material layers folded against each other to adhere to each other by means
of adhesive material, whereby the folded parts are dimensioned so that they will not
overlap on top of each other, and whereby at least on one side of the back part (8)
there are two groovings (9, 9') at a distance from each other, characterized in that the folded parts (7) are dimensioned so that they cover the whole area of
both the front cover and the back cover, except either wholly or in part the surfaces
between each pair of groovings (9, 9') so that at least part of each area between
each pair of groovings is thinner than those parts of the back part (8) adjacent to
the said areas between each pair of groovings.
2. A book or booklet according to claim 1, characterized in that the stiffening of the back part (8) is formed by the two folded laps between
the pairs of groovings (9, 9').
3. A book or booklet according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the covers is provided with at least one opening.
4. A book or booklet cover or a folder comprising a front cover, a back cover and a back
(8) and formed of sheet or web material which is board, cardboard, paper or the like
by folding and bringing the material layers fitted against each other to adhere to
each other, whereby the cover or folder is formed by folding a one- or multi-layer
sheet or web material blank (4) in one piece at all free edges (5, 6) of the front
cover, back cover and back (8) of the cover or folder against itself and by making
the at least two material layers folded against each other to adhere to each other
by means of adhesive material, whereby the folded parts are dimensioned so that they
will not overlap on top of each other, and whereby at least on one side of the back
part (8) there are two groovings (9, 9') at a distance from each other, characterized in that the folded parts (7) are dimensioned so that they cover the whole area of
both the front cover and the back cover, except either wholly or in part the surfaces
between each pair of groovings (9, 9') so that at least part of each area between
each pair of groovings is thinner than those parts of the back part (8) adjacent to
the said areas between each pair of groovings.
5. A book or booklet cover or a folder according to claim 4, characterized in that the stiffening of the back part (8) is formed by the two folded laps between
the pairs of groovings (9, 9').
6. A book or booklet cover or a folder according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that at least one of the covers is provided with at least one opening.
7. A method of making a book or booklet cover or a folder of sheet or web material which
is board, cardboard, paper or the like by folding and bringing the material layers
fitted against each other to adhere to each other, whereby a one- or multi-layer sheet
or web material blank (4) in one piece is folded at all free edges (5, 6) of the front
cover, back cover and back (8) of the cover or folder against itself and the at least
two material layers folded against each other are made to adhere to each other by
means of adhesive material, whereby the parts to be folded are dimensioned so that
they will not overlap on top of each other, and whereby at least on one side of the
back part (8) there are two groovings (9, 9') at a distance from each other, characterized in that the folded parts (7) are dimensioned so that they cover the whole area of
both the front cover and the back cover, except either wholly or in part the surfaces
between each pair of groovings (9, 9') so that at least part of each area between
each pair of groovings is thinner than those parts of the back part (8) adjacent to
the said areas between each pair of groovings.
8. A method according to claim 7, characterized in that the stiffening of the back part (8) is formed by the two folded laps between
the pairs of groovings (9, 9').
9. A method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that at least one opening is formed into at least one of the covers.
1. Buch oder Broschüre, aufweisend einen Blätterblock und einen Einbandteil, der einen
vorderen Deckel, einen hinteren Deckel und einen Rücken (8) aufweist und aus Blatt-
oder Bahnmaterial, das Karton, Pappe, Papier oder dergleichen ist, gebildet ist durch
Falten und Bringen der Materialschichten, die angepaßt sind, gegeneinander, um sie
miteinander zu verbinden, wobei der Einbandteil gebildet ist durch Falten eines ein-
oder mehrlagigen Blatt- oder Bahnmaterial-Zuschnitts (4) in einem Stück an allen freien
Kanten (5,6) des vorderen Deckels, hinteren Deckels und Rückens (8) gegen sich selbst
und durch Veranlassen, daß die wenigstens zwei Materialschichten, die gegeneinander
gefaltet sind, aneinander haften vermittels eines Klebematerials, wodurch die gefalteten
Teile so bemessen sind, daß sie nicht aufeinander überlappen, und wodurch wenigstens
auf einer Seite des Rückenteils (8) zwei Rillen (9,9') unter einem Abstand voneinander
vorgesehen sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die gefalteten Teile (7) so bemessen
sind, daß sie den gesamten Bereich sowohl des vorderen Deckels als auch des hinteren
Deckels abdecken, mit Ausnahme entweder vollständig oder teilweise der Oberflächen
zwischen jedem Paar von Rillen (9,9'), so daß wenigstens ein Teil jedes Gebietes zwischen
jedem Paar von Rillen dünner ist als diejenigen Teile des Rückenteils (8), die den
Gebieten zwischen jedem Paar von Rillen benachbart sind.
2. Buch oder Broschüre gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Versteifung
des Rückenteils (8) gebildet wird durch die zwei gefalteten Lagen bzw. Falze zwischen
den Paaren von Rillen (9,9').
3. Buch oder Broschüre gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens
einer der Deckel wenigstens mit einer Öffnung versehen ist.
4. Buch- oder Broschüreneinband oder -ordner, aufweisend einen vorderen Deckel, einen
hinteren Deckel und einen Rücken (8) und gebildet aus Blatt- oder Bahnmaterial, das
Karton, Pappe, Papier oder dergleichen ist, durch Falten und Bringen der gegeneinander
gepaßten Materialschichten dazu, aneinander zu haften, wodurch der Einband oder Ordner
gebildet ist durch Falten eines ein- oder mehrlagigen Blatt- oder Bahnmaterial-Zuschnitts
in einem Stück an allen freien Kanten (5,6) des vorderen Deckels, hinteren Deckels
und Rückens (8) des Einbands oder Ordners gegen sich selbst und durch Veranlassen,
daß die wenigstens zwei Materialschichten, die gegeneinander gefaltet sind, aneinander
haften vermittels eines Klebematerials, wodurch die gefalteten Teile so bemessen sind,
daß sie nicht aufeinander überlappen bzw. überstehen, und wodurch wenigstens auf einer
Seite des Rückenteils (8) zwei Rillen (9,9') unter einem Abstand voneinander angeordnet
sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die gefalteten Teile (7) so bemessen sind, daß sie
den gesamten Bereich sowohl des vorderen Deckels als auch des hinteren Deckels abdecken,
mit Ausnahme entweder insgesamt oder zum Teil der Oberflächen zwischen jedem Paar
von Rillen (9,9'), so daß wenigstens ein Teil jedes Gebiets zwischen jedem Paar von
Rillen dünner ist als diejenigen Teile des Rückenteils (8), die den Gebieten zwischen
jedem Paar von Rillen benachbart sind.
5. Buch- oder Broschüreneinband oder -ordner gemäß Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Versteifung des Rückenteils (8) gebildet ist durch die zwei gefalteten Lagen
bzw. Falze zwischen den Paaren von Rillen (9,9').
6. Buch- oder Broschüreneinband oder -ordner gemäß Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß wenigstens einer der Deckel mit wenigstens einer Öffnung versehen ist.
7. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Buch- oder Broschüreneinbands oder eines -ordners aus
Blatt- oder Bahnmaterial, das Karton, Pappe, Papier oder dergleichen ist, durch Falten
und Bringen der gegeneinander gepaßten Materialschichten dazu, aneinander zu haften,
wodurch ein ein- oder mehrlagiger Blatt- oder Bahnmaterial-Zuschnitt in einem Stück
an allen freien Kanten (5,6) des vorderen Deckels, hinteren Deckels und Rückens (8)
des Einbands oder Ordners gegen sich selbst gefaltet ist und die wenigstens zwei Materialschichten,
die gegeneinander gefaltet sind, dazu gebracht werden, aneinander zu haften vermittels
eines Klebematerials, wodurch die zu faltenden Teile so bemessen sind, daß sie nicht
aufeinander überlappen bzw. überstehen und wodurch wenigstens auf einer Seite des
Rückenteils (8) zwei Rillen (9,9') unter einem Abstand voneinander vorgesehen sind,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die gefalteten Teile (7) so bemessen sind, daß sie den
gesamten Bereich sowohl des vorderen Deckels als auch hinteren Deckels abdecken, mit
Ausnahme entweder insgesamt oder teilweise der Oberflächen zwischen jedem Paar von
Rillen (9,9'), so daß wenigstens ein Teil jedes Gebiets zwischen jedem Paar von Rillen
dünner ist als diejenigen Teile des Rückenteils (8), die den Gebieten zwischen jedem
Paar von Rillen benachbart sind.
8. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Versteifung des Rückenteils
(8) gebildet ist durch die zwei gefalteten Lagen bzw. Überlappungen bzw. Falze zwischen
den Paaren von Rillen (9,9').
9. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens eine Öffnung
in wenigstens einem der Deckel gebildet ist.
1. Livre ou brochure incluant un bloc de feuilles et une partie couverture comprenant
un plat avant, un plat arrière et un dos (8), et formée d'une matière filmée ou toilée
qui est du carton, du papier ou équivalent en pliant et amenant les couches de matière
les unes contre les autres pour adhérer les unes aux autres, d'où il résulte que la
partie couverture est formée en pliant sur lui-même un flan (4) de matière filmée
ou toilée, comportant une ou plusieurs couches, d'une seule pièce au niveau de tous
les bords libres (5, 6) du plat avant, du plat arrière et du dos (8), et en faisant
adhérer les unes aux autres les couches de matière pliées, au moins au nombre de deux,
au moyen d'une matière adhésive, d'où il résulte que les parties pliées sont dimensionnées
de telle sorte qu'elles ne se chevauchent pas les unes par dessus les autres, et d'où
il résulte que sur un côté au moins de la partie dos (8) il existe deux rainurages
(9, 9') à distance l'un de l'autre, caractérisé en ce que les parties pliées (7) sont
dimensionnées de telle sorte qu'elles couvrent toute la surface à la fois du plat
avant et du plat arrière, sauf totalement ou partiellement les surfaces comprises
entre chaque paire de rainurages (9, 9') de sorte qu'une partie au moins de chaque
surface comprise entre chaque paire de rainurages est plus mince que les parties de
la partie dos (8) adjacentes auxdites surfaces comprises entre chaque paire de rainurages.
2. Livre ou brochure selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le renforcement
de la partie dos (8) est réalisé par les deux volets pliés entre les paires de rainurages
(9, 9').
3. Livre ou brochure selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'un des plats
au moins est pourvu d'au moins une ouverture.
4. Couverture de livre ou de brochure, ou chemise, comprenant un plat avant, un plat
arrière et un dos (8), et formée d'une matière filmée ou toilée qui est du carton,
du papier ou équivalent en pliant et en amenant les couches de matière les unes contre
les autres pour adhérer les unes aux autres, d'où il résulte que la couverture ou
la chemise est formée en pliant sur lui-même un flan (4) de matière filmée ou toilée,
comportant une ou plusieurs couches, d'une seule pièce au niveau de tous les bords
libres (5, 6) du plat avant, du plat arrière et du dos (8) de la couverture ou de
la chemise, et en faisant adhérer les unes aux autres les couches de matière pliées,
au moins au nombre de deux, au moyen d'une matière adhésive, d'où il résulte que les
parties pliées sont dimensionnées de telle sorte qu'elles ne se chevauchent pas les
unes par dessus les autres, et d'où il résulte que sur un côté au moins de la partie
dos (8) il existe deux rainurages (9, 9') à distance l'un de l'autre, caractérisée
en ce que les parties pliées (7) sont dimensionnées de telle sorte qu'elles couvrent
toute la surface à la fois du plat avant et du plat arrière, sauf totalement ou partiellement
les surfaces comprises entre chaque paire de rainurages (9, 9') de sorte qu'une partie
au moins de chaque surface comprise entre chaque paire de rainurages est plus mince
que les parties de la partie dos (8) adjacentes auxdites surfaces comprises entre
chaque paire de rainurages.
5. Couverture de livre ou de brochure, ou chemise, selon la revendication 4, caractérisée
en ce que le renforcement de la partie dos (8) est réalisé par les deux volets pliés
entre les paires de rainurages (9, 9').
6. Couverture de livre ou de brochure, ou chemise, selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisée
en ce qu'un des plats au moins est pourvu d'au moins une ouverture.
7. Procédé de fabrication d'une couverture de livre ou de brochure, ou d'une chemise,
en matière filmée ou toilée qui est du carton, du papier ou équivalent, consistant
à plier et à amener les couches de matière les unes contre les autres pour adhérer
les unes aux autres, d'où il résulte qu'un flan (4) d'une seule pièce de matière filmée
ou toilée, comportant une ou plusieurs couches, est plié sur lui-même au niveau de
tous les bords libres (5, 6) du plat avant, du plat arrière et du dos (8) de la couverture
ou de la chemise, et qu'on fait adhérer les unes aux autres les couches de matière
pliées, au moins au nombre de deux, au moyen d'une matière adhésive, d'où il résulte
que les parties à plier sont dimensionnées de telle sorte qu'elles ne se chevauchent
pas les unes par dessus les autres, et d'où il résulte que sur un côté au moins de
la partie dos (8) il existe deux rainurages (9, 9') à distance l'un de l'autre, caractérisé
en ce que les parties pliées (7) sont dimensionnées de telle sorte qu'elles couvrent
toute la surface à la fois du plat avant et du plat arrière, sauf totalement ou partiellement
les surfaces comprises entre chaque paire de rainurages (9, 9') de sorte qu'une partie
au moins de chaque surface comprise entre chaque paire de rainurages est plus mince
que les parties de la partie dos (8) adjacentes auxdites surfaces comprises entre
chaque paire de rainurages.
8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le renforcement de la partie
dos (8) est réalisé par les deux volets pliés entre les paires de rainurages (9, 9').
9. Procédé selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce qu'une ouverture au moins
est formée dans au moins un des plats.