Abstract: A protective book covering including a relatively long piece of sheet material and a relatively short piece of sheet material overlaying the long piece, the longitudinal edges of the two sheets being sealed together. A seal and tear line extending transverse to their longitudinal edges joins the two pieces and forms a line of severance along which the pieces can be torn to produce two units, each unit having a pocket adjacent to the seal and tear line for accommodating one of the covers of a book. One of the units has a section, extending from the pocket of that unit, long enough to wrap around the spine of the book, and be secured to the other unit. The sheet material is preferably transparent plastic. The book covering can be made in a continuous manner by providing independent lengths of relatively wide and relatively narrow plastic sheet material, and placing the lengths in face-to-face contact so that their longitudinal axes extend in the same direction.

Abstract: A supplemental cover for and method of reinforcing a book with a spine, a first cover and a second cover is disclosed. The supplemental cover comprises a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet is stuff throughout. The second sheet comprises a flexible region and a stiff region. Both sheets are provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive on one side. The first sheet is adhered to the first cover of the book. The flexible region of the second sheet is adhered to the spine of the book and the first sheet. The stiff region of the second sheet is adhered to the second cover of the book.

Abstract: A protective book cover of transparent plastic is formed with a strengthened spine section provided by a combination of a spine reinforcing strip and decreased height of the spine section of the protective cover. The book cover receiving pockets of the protective cover are formed with inwardly convex slant-cut edges to facilitate insertion of the book covers, and a card pocket is formed in one of the pockets by a slant-cut slit that is convex upwardly to provide an easily accessible opening. A heat weld seam forming the front and back cover pockets is provided with sharp rectangular inside corners for a closer fit of the protective cover to the book. The protective cover is adjustable for book width by forming it of a primary or outside panel that is scored for separation of a back cover portion which may be adjustably positioned and adhesively secured to a front cover portion.

Abstract: A combination book jacket cover is removably secured to a book via transparent jacket-tapes to project the book and to prevent the book's hard covers from pulling out of the jacket cover's end flaps upon the book's back or spine being flexed, or from sliding up or down, thereby preventing tear or damage of the jacket cover, or damage to the book's hard covers and back. The jacket-tapes have adhesively coated end portions that are removably engaged with corresponding top and bottom portions of the jacket cover and end flaps.

Abstract: A cover for protecting and supporting a plurality of sheets bound together with a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and bound to the cover by the tape. The cover has a binding area and a protective coating in that area where the binding tape has an adhesion force of between 200 and 700 grams per 1.27 cm width of tape according to a standard adhesion peel test. The coating may be an actual coating of low adhesion material, a film, a coated plastic film, or the cover material. The cover may include a sheet folded centrally, a truncated cover to afford attachment of a separate cover sheet, or the cover may be formed to cover only the front or back of the documents to be bound thereon.

Abstract: Loose pages can easily be bound in a cover having a strip of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive near the fold line by aligning the pages with the outer edge and then rolling the inner edge of the cover and pages to shingle the edges along the adhesive to attach each page.

Abstract: A detachable transaction recording device for use with a bank card for making entries of various financial transactions. The device includes a recording card having a recording format for data entry. An attachment member is integrally formed with the recording card and is positioned along one side with a preformed hinge forming the point of juncture. A temporary, nontransferable adhesive is applied at one face of the attachment member to enable removable adherence of the device directly to the bank card.

Abstract: Loose-leaf binder cover has a unitary web of thermoplastic sheet material wrapped about and adhesively bonded to the opposite surfaces of a plurality of stiffener panel inserts with the longitudinal side edge of the sheet material being overlapped. The panels include a back panel and a pair of rectangular cover panels laterally spaced apart, one from the others. The upper and lower edges of the binder consist of portions of the sheet material turned over the edges of the panel inserts. The other edge portions of the sheet material disposed about the inserts are welded together to fully encase the panel inserts within the sheet material. At locations between adjacent inserts, opposed portions of the sheet material are also welded together to provide hinge lines for the binder between the back panel and cover panels thereof. The method of manufacturing the above described loose-leaf binder cover is also disclosed.

Abstract: An article of manufacture which can be folded in a loosely closed condition about a newspaper, to obviate the inadvertent transfer of newsprint therefrom, and released to partake of a slight opening movement which correspondingly releases the individual pages for facilitated reading of the newspaper.

Abstract: A working folder comprises first and second cover panels folded one upon the other with the panels being joined to each other through a common fold edge. The folder also includes a cut-out portion in the second cover panel and a pocket panel which forms an insertion pocket together with the first cover panel; the edge of the cut-out portion in the second cover panel overlaps at least one edge of the pocket panel in the first cover panel. The folder can be fabricated with minimal waste of material and with a minimal number of fabrication steps.

Abstract: A report cover (10) and method of making is disclosed for securing and protecting a report (12). The report cover (10) includes a front panel (14) and a rear panel (16). Three parallel hinges (22,24,26) are formed in the front panel (14). A single hinge (36) is formed in the rear panel (16). The report is secured between the front and rear panels near the first edges (20,34) of the panels as by staples. The front panel (14) is then folded about the hinges to lie parallel to and adjacent the rear panel. The front and rear panels are secured along a line distant from the first hinge (36) by an adhesive strip (38). The first hinges (22,36) of each panel permits certain portions (58,60,62) of the panels and report to pivot about the hinges to eliminate any force tending to open or close the report. A cover (18) can be provided. In the alternative, a front cover (70) can be employed with the front panel (14) forming a rear cover.

Abstract: A soft-cover book block, which comprises a book block (1) consisting of leaves joined together at their spine edges, a soft cover (2) fastened to the book block, as well as a member for fastening the soft cover to the book block so that the spine part (5) of the cover (2) is apart from the spine (4) of the book block (1), is manufactured so that a resiliently compressible sleeve (3), which is non-penetrable by glue, functions as the fastening member, and whose circuit is at least twice the width of the spine (4) of the book block (1) and whose length is preferably equal to the height of the spine of the book block, is fastened at one side onto the spine part (5) of the cover (2) and thereinafter at the opposite side onto the spine (4) of the book block (1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to protective covers for books having two cover sections and pockets for receiving book covers, locking flaps for locking the protective covers to the book covers, an adjustable spine section to accommodate books of different thicknesses, and a tear-away strip to hold together the two cover sections until they are ready for use.

Abstract: A device for binding the marginal edge of materials is provided which takes the form of a continuous section of resilient material. The section of the device includes a pair of legs on which the closing force can be released to allow the acceptance of the materials, a spline around which one of the legs pivots to close over the edge of the materials to hold them securely by the material engaging ends of the legs when the closing force is engaged and a latch to lock the legs closed.

Abstract: A novel inexpensive but durable book cover is provided which enables hard cover books to be provided at a substantially decreased cost with respect to conventional hard cover books. The binder comprises cover members comprising overlying panels which are joined to provide pockets in which may be received the cover of a paperback book and a spine hinged to the cover members through fold lines. The interiors of the pockets are embossed to aid in the insertion of the paperback book covers.

Abstract: A protective book cover includes a pair of pocket sections for removably receiving the front and back covers of a book with the open ends of the pocket sections disposed toward each other. The pocket sections fit snugly on the book cover juxtaposed the book binding. The flap on one section is inserted into the other section while the flap on the other section secures both sections together.

Abstract: A binding system is disclosed wherein a relatively narrow strip of heavy paper or the like is provided with a section having a heat sealing adhesive. Papers to be bound are placed against the heat sealable adhesive which is heated to activate the adhesive and is cooled. Various embodiments include side mounted, top mounted, hanging, and computer print out binders.

Abstract: Universal file with inner gluing back for thermal gluing systems of the type comprising substantially the combination of a front sheet, a rear sheet, a back and a layer of binding glue applied on the inner side of said back, characterized in that the said back is made of a flexible synthetic material so that such file may be used for binding bundles of documents having various thicknesses.

Abstract: A soft cover and coupon insert for paperback books and a method for making the same is disclosed, where the cover and coupon insert are printed on both sides of a blank sheet of material. The printed sheet is folded in half on a terminal end fold line and bonded together on spine receiving portions, which separate the front and back portions of the cover and coupon insert. The front cover portion is separated from the front coupon insert portion by severing along a cut line positioned a sufficient distance from the terminal end fold line.

Abstract: A book with just a few leaves, the leaves being soft and thick and made by inserting foam plastic or rubber into pockets of material. The exterior of the book is preferably made from a continuous web of material. The book, primarily intended as a toy or novelty item, may vary from small enough to be held in the hands of a small child to large enough to use as a piece of furniture.

Abstract: A book cover for paperback volumes has folded-in longitudinal flaps at two opposed edges thereof. Each flap fits into two slits at the junction of the cover and the spine to lock the book into the cover. Optional reinforcing boards may be used.

Abstract: A binder for computer printout sheets is provided, said binder having front and back covers for the computer printout sheets which can be folded over into a compact form. Preferably the binder has hooks extending at each end thereof to enable the binder to be hooked over a file drawer or the like.