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Method for making integrated book lining
Assignee: Smyth Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1978-03-06
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Granted: 1980-02-12
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Expires: 1998-03-06
Abstract
Abstract In making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books in a bookmaking process, a high speed low cost method is disclosed which includes feeding strip stock from a supply of lining material, printing simulated headbands on one surface of that strip adjacent its longitudinal side edges and cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis to form a succession of individual linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter P. Savich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:53
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42C; B42C9/00; B42C9/02; B42C15/00; B42C19/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/108; Y10T156/12; Y10T156/1304; Y10T156/1317; Y10T156/1322; Y10T156/1339
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of making integrated book spine linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of providing a supply of strip lining material having a crosswise dimension between opposite longitudinal side edges generally corresponding to the book spine length, feeding a strip from the supply of lining material, printing simulated headbands on an outer surface of the strip adjacent its longitudinal side edges, folding the longitudinal side edges of the strip toward one another to expose the outer surface of the strip with the folded crosswise strip dimension between its opposite longitudinal side edges being substantially equal to the book spine length, and cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis to form a succession of individual linings to be applied in registered relation respectively to spines of a corresponding succession of books.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of making integrated book spine linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of providing a supply of strip lining material having a crosswise dimension between opposite longitudinal side edges generally corresponding to the book spine length, feeding a strip from the supply of lining material, printing simulated headbands on an outer surface of the strip adjacent its longitudinal side edges, folding the longitudinal side edges of the strip toward one another to expose the outer surface of the strip with the folded crosswise strip dimension between its opposite longitudinal side edges being substantially equal to the book spine length, and cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis to form a succession of individual linings to be applied in registered relation respectively to spines of a corresponding succession of books.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the cutting step occurs subsequent to the printing step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of trimming the strip parallel to and along at least one of its longitudinal side edges to form a strip having a crosswise dimension between its longitudinal side edges generally corresponding to the length of book spines to which the linings are to be applied.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the feeding of the strip is effected in one direction parallel to its longitudinal axis and occurs intermittently with substantially equal advance strip movements interrupted by a dwell, wherein the printing of the strip occurs during its advance movements to form a continuous pattern of simulated headbands parallel to and adjacent each longitudinal side edge of the strip, and wherein the cutting of the strip occurs during each dwell between advance movements of the strip to form substantially identical individual linings to be applied to book spines having substantially identical size.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method of claim 4 further including the step of forming equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to cutouts on the opposite edge of the strip, and wherein forming and cutting of the strip occur substantially simultaneously, the cutting being performed on a portion of the strip downstream of the forming operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of forming equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to the cutouts on the opposite edge of the strip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the forming step provides uninterrupted longitudinal side edges between cutouts substantially equal to the thickness of book spines to which the linings are to be applied.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the cutting of the strip is effected transversely to the longitudinal axis of the strip along a cutoff line projecting between centers of aligned cutouts on opposed strip edges.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of applying adhesive in a continuous bead in adjacent parallel relation to each side edge of the strip before the folding step with the adhesive serving to bond each edge of the strip in folded position and also to add bulk to the simulated headbands upon their being subsequently folded with the adhesive within each folded edge.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of applying the individual printed and cut linings in registered relation respectively to spines of a corresponding succession of books.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the printing is performed on an outer surface of the strip before folding its edges, and wherein the edge folding of the strip is effected by folding over its edges with their respective outer printed surfaces exposed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein edge folding occurs after printing but before cutting.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of scoring the strip in adjacnet parallel relation to each of its longitudinal side edges before folding the strip to form fold lines to facilitate folding.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the scoring of the strip is effected along an inner surface of the strip opposite its printed surface within printing zones of its simulated headbands, the distance between the scored fold lines being substantially equal to the length of the book spines to which the linings are to be applied.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of feeding cord onto the strip along its side edge portions before the folding step to add bulk to the simulated headbands upon their being subsequently folded with the core within each folded edge.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of applying adhesive to the strip in adjacent parallel relation to each of its side edges before the folding step for bonding each edge of the strip in folded position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 16 wherein hot melt adhesive is applied in a continuous molten bead, and wherein a further step is included of heating the hot melt adhesive after folding the strip to reactivate the adhesive and promote the bond between the folded surfaces along each edge of the strip.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of feeding a strip from a supply of lining material in one direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the strip, printing simulated headbands on an outer surface of the strip during the feeding step to form a continuous pattern of simulated headbands parallel to and adjacent each longitudinal side edge of the strip, punching equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to cutouts on an opposite edge of the strip and with uninterrupted longitudinal side edges between cutouts substantially equal in length to the thickness of book spines to which the linings are to be applied, and cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis along a cutoff line projecting between centers of aligned cutouts on opposed strip edges to form substantially identical individual linings to be applied to book spines of substantially identical size.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of feeding a strip from a supply of lining material in one direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the strip, printing simulated headbands on an outer surface of the strip during the feeding step to form a continuous pattern of simulated headbands parallel to and adjacent each longitudinal side edge of the strip, punching equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to cutouts on an opposite edge of the strip and with uninterrupted longitudinal side edges between cutouts substantially equal in length to the thickness of book spines to which the linings are to be applied, and cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis along a cutoff line projecting between centers of aligned cutouts on opposed strip edges to form substantially identical individual linings to be applied to book spines of substantially identical size.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of feeding a strip from a supply of lining material in one direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the strip, printing simulated headbands on an outer surface of the strip during the feeding step to form a continuous pattern of simulated headbands parallel to and adjacent each longitudinal side edge of the strip, forming equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to cutouts on an opposite edge of the strip and with uninterrupted longitudinal side edges between cutouts substantially equal in length to the thickness of book spines to which the linings are to be applied, and cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis along a cutoff line projecting between centers of aligned cutouts on opposed strip edges to form substantially identical individual linings to be applied to book spines of substantially identical size.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of feeding a strip from a supply of lining material in one direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the strip, printing simulated headbands on an outer surface of the strip during the feeding step to form a continuous pattern of simulated headbands parallel to and adjacent each longitudinal side edge of the strip, forming equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to cutouts on an opposite edge of the strip and with uninterrupted longitudinal side edges between cutouts substantially equal in length to the thickness of book spines to which the linings are to be applied, and cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis along a cutoff line projecting between centers of aligned cutouts on opposed strip edges to form substantially identical individual linings to be applied to book spines of substantially identical size.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 18 or claim 19 further including the step of folding longitudinal side edges of the strip toward one another after the printing step and within printing zones of its simulated headbands by folding over the edges of the strip with the outer printed surface exposed and with the folded strip dimension substantially equal to the book spine length.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 20 further including the step of applying a hot melt adhesive in a continuous molten bead to the strip in adjacent parallel relation to each of its side edges before the folding step for bonding each edge of the strip in folded position.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 21 further including the steps of heating the adhesive after folding the strip to reactivate the hot melt adhesive and to promote the bond between the folded surfaces along each edge of the strip and then applying pressure to the folded edges to assure a sturdy bond.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 20 further including the step of scoring the strip after printing but before folding to form fold lines facilitating the folding step by scoring the strip along its inner surface opposite its outer printed surface within printing zones of its simulated headbands and in adjacent parallel relation to each of its longitudinal side edges.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 20 further including the step of feeding cord onto the strip along side edge portions of the strip before the folding step to add bulk to the simulated headbands upon their being subsequently folded with the cord within each folded edge.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 20 further including the step of applying adhesive in a continuous bead in adjacent parallel relation to each side edge of the strip before the folding step with the adhesive serving to bond each edge of the strip in folded position and also to add bulk to the simulated headbands upon their being subsequently folded with the adhesive within each folded edge.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 18 or claim 19 or claim 5 further including the step of perforating a region of the strip defined by aligned opposed pairs of cutouts and transversely extending projections between corresponding corners thereof for said flap glue penetration upon the headbands being subsequently applied to their respective books and book covers.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 26 wherein the perforating step is performed on a strip portion upstream of the cutting operation and downstream of the forming operation and occurs substantially simultaneously therewith.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 26 wherein the perforating step provides perforations comprising about 50% of the area of said regions of the strip.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
219 words
A method of making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of feeding a strip from a supply of lining material, printing simulated headbands on a surface of the strip adjacent its longitudinal side edges, cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis to form a succession of individual linings to be applied in registered relation respectively to spines of a corresponding succession of books, and punching equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to cutouts on the opposite edge of the strip, the feeding of the strip being effected in one direction parallel to its longitudinal axis and occurring intermittently with substantially equal advance strip movements interrupted by a dwell, the printing of the strip occuring during its advance movements to form a continuous pattern of simulated headbands parallel to and adjacent each longitudinal side edge of the strip, the cutting and punching of the strip occuring substantially simultaneously during each dwell between advance movements of the strip to form substantially identical individual linings to be applied to book spines having substantially identical size, the cutting being performed on a punched downstream portion of the strip.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
219 words
A method of making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of feeding a strip from a supply of lining material, printing simulated headbands on a surface of the strip adjacent its longitudinal side edges, cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis to form a succession of individual linings to be applied in registered relation respectively to spines of a corresponding succession of books, and punching equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to cutouts on the opposite edge of the strip, the feeding of the strip being effected in one direction parallel to its longitudinal axis and occurring intermittently with substantially equal advance strip movements interrupted by a dwell, the printing of the strip occuring during its advance movements to form a continuous pattern of simulated headbands parallel to and adjacent each longitudinal side edge of the strip, the cutting and punching of the strip occuring substantially simultaneously during each dwell between advance movements of the strip to form substantially identical individual linings to be applied to book spines having substantially identical size, the cutting being performed on a punched downstream portion of the strip.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of feeding a strip from a supply of lining material, printing simulated headbans on a surface of the strip adjacent its longitudinal side edges, cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis to form a succession of individual linings to be applied in registered relation respectively to spines of a corresponding succession of books, and punching equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to the cutouts on the opposite edge of the strip.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of making integrated linings to be applied to spines of a succession of books and comprising the steps of feeding a strip from a supply of lining material, printing simulated headbans on a surface of the strip adjacent its longitudinal side edges, cutting the strip transversely to its longitudinal axis to form a succession of individual linings to be applied in registered relation respectively to spines of a corresponding succession of books, and punching equally spaced marginal cutouts of substantially identical size along each longitudinal side edge of the strip with the cutouts along each edge of the strip being in opposed aligned relation to the cutouts on the opposite edge of the strip.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 30 wherein the punching of the strip provides uninterrupted longitudinal side edges between cutouts substantially equal to the thickness of book spines to which the linings are to be applied.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 30 wherein the cutting of the strip is effected transversely to the longitudinal axis of the strip along a cutoff line projecting between centers of aligned cutouts on opposed strip edges.
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