CA2091109A1 - Security document having secure binding means and method of making same - Google Patents

Security document having secure binding means and method of making same

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CA2091109A1
CA2091109A1 CA002091109A CA2091109A CA2091109A1 CA 2091109 A1 CA2091109 A1 CA 2091109A1 CA 002091109 A CA002091109 A CA 002091109A CA 2091109 A CA2091109 A CA 2091109A CA 2091109 A1 CA2091109 A1 CA 2091109A1
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Prior art keywords
thread
stitching
security document
fusible
document according
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CA002091109A
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French (fr)
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Glen R. Irwin
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Canadian Bank Note Co Ltd
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Canadian Bank Note Co Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/30Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
    • B42D25/355Security threads
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42BPERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO
    • B42B2/00Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures by stitching with filamentary material, e.g. textile threads
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/20Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
    • B42D25/24Passports
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40Manufacture
    • B42D25/45Associating two or more layers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40Manufacture
    • B42D25/45Associating two or more layers
    • B42D25/455Associating two or more layers using heat
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40Manufacture
    • B42D25/45Associating two or more layers
    • B42D25/46Associating two or more layers using pressure
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
    • B42D25/40Manufacture
    • B42D25/45Associating two or more layers
    • B42D25/465Associating two or more layers using chemicals or adhesives
    • B42D25/47Associating two or more layers using chemicals or adhesives using adhesives

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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

ABSTRACT

A security document, such as a passport, is provided with secure binding means to prevent unravelling or other form of manual removal of the binding thread. The document is thereby secured against tampering in the form of page removal/replacement. The security document comprises a plurality of sheets held together by means of stitching, the stitching comprised of successive loops of thread. At least portions of the thread of a plurality of the loops is fusible and those portions are subject to becoming, or have been, fused by application of heat. When the thread is fused it is secure and is not subject to becoming unravelled.

Description

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S~CURITY DOCUMENT HAVING SBCURE BINDING MEANS
AND METHOD OF MAXING SAME

Fi-ld of the Invention S This invention relates to security documents, such as passports, and in particular to the binding means used to hold in place the pages of the document. In accordance with the invention the binding means provides security to the document to protect it against tampering.
B~c~ground Security documents such as passports often take the form of a booklet consisting of a number of inner pages, to which visas may be applied, and an identity page containing the bearer's personal details and photograph. Typically the identity page is covered by a transparent laminate sheet to protect and secure the data on the sheet.
However, such lamination of the identity sheet does not provide full security to the document because it is possible to unravel or otherwise manually remove the stitched binding of the passport, remove the identity sheet and replace it with another and then restitch the pages of the passport back together again.
This i6 because the preferred method of manufacturing such a security document is to assemble the individual preprinted inner pages and laminate sheet, and then sew them together with a cotton or synthetic thread. A reinforcing tape over the top : ::
page, along the stitching line, is sometimes also sewn in to prevent the stitches from tearing the pages. A durable cover is then bonded to the outer pages and the entire assembly is trimmed ~ 2091~09 . ..~.
or diecut to the desired final size. The several steps`of this manufacturing method are, in practice, combined into a continuous manufacturing process.
In the case of a passport, a number of means have been used to maintain the integrity of the stitching over the life of the passport which may be up to 10 years, including the use of complicated stitching techniques and the application of adhesives to the thread immediately after sewing. However, such methods increase the manufacturing time and cost significantly. It is therefore advantageous to provide a simple means of binding security documents, in a secure manner, according to the invention claimed herein.
8u~o~ry of the Invent~on In accordance with the invention there is provided a lS security document comprising a plurality of sheets held together by means of stitching. The stitching is comprised of successive loops of thread wherein at least portions of the thread of a plurality of the loops is fusible and those portions may be or have been fused to prevent unravelling or other form of manual removal of the stitching. Preferably the stitching is chain stitching and each loop thereof is comprised of two threads, at least one of which is fusible, and portions of the two threads are fused together.
The invention further provides a method of making a security document comprised of a plurality of sheets, the method ~ - , , ~ . ., comprising the step of stitching the sheets together using at ~ ;
least one fusible thread whereby at least portions of the thread ~- ~
may be caused to fuse on the application of heat to the thread ~ `

l 2091109 and thereby prevent unravelling or other form of manual removal of the stitched thread.
DescriLption of tho Drawing~
Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of the assembly and stitching of a security document in accordance with the invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view of chain stitching showing the arrangement of the two threads used therefor.
Figure 3 is a plan view of lock stitching showing the arrangement of the two threads used therefor.
Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of the folding of a security document following the stitching step illustrated by Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a security document, of the type shown in Figure 4, passing through a laminating machine.
D-t~ d D-scription of th- Inv-ntion Figure 1 illustrates the assembly and stitching of a security document 5, being a passport in the embodiment illustrated. The components of the security document, comprising a plurality of sheets 40,50, are collated in the conventional manner in preparation for the binding process. The sheets of the passport shown include preprinted sheets 40 and a pressure sensitive or heat activated laminate sheet 50.
A Singer 300 W101 (trade-mark) sewing machine (not shown) is fitted with a guiding mechanism to permit accurate placement of the needle 10 and stitching 30 relative to the edge of the sheets 40,50. To b:lLnd the sheets together the sewing ~ 2091109 .
method known as saddle sewing is used in Which the needle 10 is passed through the center of the sheets 40,50 which will become the spine 70 of the finished document 5 as shown by Figure 4.
A reinforcing tape 60 is, preferably, also stitched along the spine 70 and may be positioned to the spine area prior to stitching by using an adhesive (e.g. an adhesive-backed tape).
By using a reinforcing tape 60 accordingly the stitching 30 is less likely to tear the sheets 40. The needle 10 is loaded with a fusible thread. Thread supplied by Coates and sold under the trade-mark StitCh and Fuse, having a melt temperature of 173F, , :
is used by the inventor. The looper, if chain stitching is used, may also contain the same or a dissimilar thread. Similarly, if lock stitching is used the bobbin thread may also contain the same fusible thread or, instead, a dissimilar thread. For a dissimilar thread cotton, polyester, polypropylene, non-fusible nylon or a blend thereof may be selected.
Figure 2 illustrates the configuration of the chain stitch and Figure 3 illustrates the configuration of the lock stitch. The chain stitch method is usually preferred for use because the looper can be fed from a lengthy supply of thread to match that of the needle thread whereas the bobbin thread required for lock stitching holds only a shorter, more limited supply Of thread. ThUS, the bobbin must be filled with thread more frequently than the needle thread in the case of lock stitching. As shown by Figure 2, the looper thread 15 and needle : :: :, thread 10 form a connected series of loops. From the top side 22 of the document adjacent the tape 60 both the looper and '~
needle threads 15,10 are visibl From the bottom side 28 of the , :, , .

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2~91109 document only the needle thread 10 is visible. Alternatively lock stitching, in which the needle thread 10 and the bobbin thread 18 form a series of linked loops, may be employed.
The collated sheets 40,50 are continuously loaded into the sewing machine and collectively sewn according to the foregoing. The sheets 40,50 are cut to the size desired for the intended security document. Following the sewing step sufficient heat is applied to the thread 10 to melt and fuse it. This is done by the inventor by means of directing a jet of hot air, at 10375F, from a hot air gun such as a Leister 801-3000 (trade-mark) at the stitched threads for a period of 2.5 seconds per book to ensure the thread is fused. The air temperature used can be :-altered, as necessary for the application, to suit productionrequirements. A durable cover (not shown) may then be applied to the cut sheets and the passport document 5 finished by folding the sheets 40,50 and cover along the spine 30 as shown by Figure 4.
The heat fusing of the thread 10 causes the thread . .
fibers of the heated portions of the thread 10 to melt into a homogeneous mass causing them to adhere to the adjacent thread, being in the case of chain stitching the looper thread 15, and in the case of lock stitching the bobbin thread 18. This then results in an irreversible closing of the affected thread loops of the stitching and prevents unravelling or other form of manual removal of the stitching. The fusing of the thread 10 also provides the advantage that the usual need for backstitching, to prevent unravelling of the stitching at the ends of the document, -is no longer necessary since the fusing itself prevents such.

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~ 2~91109 Alternatively, particularly in the making of passport documents, fusing of the thread may, advantageously, be left for completion at the time the passport is issued and the laminate sheet 50 is heat fused 9o to its adjacent printed sheet 40 by means of a laminator 80 as shown in Figure 5. This would avoid duplication of the required step of heating the sewn sheets to fuse the thread. (This assumes that a heat activated laminate sheet 50 is used, for example the laminate material manufactured by Transilwrap Company and provided under the trade-mark Transkote.) The laminate sheet 50 of passport documents is fused to the adjacent personal data sheet 40 only after the data sheet 40 is completed with the passport holder's personal particulars just prior to issuance of the passport to the holder. A
laminator such as the General Binding Corporation 1000 P.L.A.
(trade-mark), set to an external temperature of 180F, will simultaneously laminate the sheets 40,50 and fuse the thread to secure the binding of the security document.

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Claims (12)

1. A security document comprising a plurality of sheets held together by means of stitching, said stitching comprised of successive loops of thread wherein at least portions of said thread of a plurality of said loops is fusible and said portions are subject to becoming, or have been, fused by application of heat thereto to prevent unravelling or other form of manual removal of said stitching.
2. A security document according to claim 1 wherein each said loop is comprised of two threads, at least one of which is fusible, and portions of said two threads are fused together.
3. A security document according to claim 2 wherein one of said threads is comprised of a heat meltable nylon and the second of said threads is comprised of a dissimilar material selected from the group consisting of cotton, polyester, polypropylene, non-fusible nylon and blends thereof.
4. A security document according to claim 2 wherein said fusible thread is a monofilament.
5. A security document according to claim 2 wherein said stitching is chain stitching.
6. A security document according to claim 2 wherein said stitching is lock stitching.
7. A method of making a security document comprised of a plurality of sheets, said method comprising the step of stitching said sheets together using at least one fusible thread whereby at least portions of the thread may be caused to fuse on the application of heat to said thread and thereby prevent unravelling or other form of manual removal of said stitched thread.
8. A method of making a security document according to claim 7 including the step of applying sufficient heat to said thread to cause said thread to fuse.
9. A method of making a security document according to claim 8 whereby said stitching is performed by means chain stitching.
10. A method of making a security document according to claim 8 whereby said stitching is performed by means of lock stitching.
11. A method of making a security document according to claim 8 whereby one of said threads is comprised of a heat meltable nylon and the second of said threads is comprised of a dissimilar material selected from the group consisting of cotton, polyester, polypropylene, non-fusible nylon and blends thereof.
12. A method of making a security document according to claim 7 wherein said fusible thread is a monofilament.
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DE102015219742A1 (en) * 2015-10-12 2017-04-13 Bundesdruckerei Gmbh Method and device for producing book-type identification documents
EP3835073A1 (en) * 2019-12-10 2021-06-16 Thales Dis France Sa Method for securing a security document and security document obtained with this method
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