GB2139954A

GB2139954A - A book including bound or glued-in sound records

Info

Publication number: GB2139954A
Application number: GB08412974A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Erich Doring
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1983-05-20
Filing date: 1984-05-21
Publication date: 1984-11-21
Also published as: IT8421005A1; GB8412974D0; IT8421005A0; FR2546326B1; JPS6035386A; IT1176149B; ES285042U; ES288294U; FR2546326A1; GB2139954B; ES288294Y; ES285042Y

Abstract

The book comprises sound record means each in the form of a spiral sound groove 2 and associated with individual printed book pages 1 and adjuster elements 4, as well as switch-on elements 4', so that sound reproducing apparatus is properly aligned. The sound record means are provided either on sound record sheetings glued individually into the book or on sound record double pages 1 of plastic material, which sheeting or sound record double pages 1 comprise narrow zones 13 extending parallel to the back of the book to give the sound record pages increased flexibility to aid page turning or bending. The zones 13 may also be formed by cloth binding, columns of circular, lenticular, oval punch-outs or slit-like cut-outs (Figs. 3,4,5 and 8, not shown). <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION A book including bound or glued-in sound records The invention relates to a sound-illustrated, bound book, comprising sound record areas in the form of a spiral sound groove each and associated with individual printed book pages, and, associated with the sound groove, adjuster elements and, possibly, switch-on safety elements for a sound reproducing apparatus attachable in aligned position for interaction with said elements by adjuster matching elements provided at its underside and, possibly, switch-on safety matching elements. The sound record areas are provided on individual sound record sheetings glued into the book or on sound record double pages inserted into the quaternia of the book and made of a plastic material which has the inherent rigidity required for such sound record media.A soundillustrated book is understood to be any multi-page book-like printed publication, including thicker journals, brochures, and the like.

So-called sounding books or sound-illustrated books and booklets for children, brochures, and the like are known particularly for educational purposes, to teach languages, or as travel guides, encyclope- dias, and the like. On individual pages, these books have sound record areas in the form of individual spiral sound grooves. Or they comprise sound record pages of the size of the printed pages and bound between two pages each. A plurality of spiral sound grooves are impressed into the surface of these sound record pages which also comprise adjuster apertures and switch-on safety elements in the form of engravements or embossments (DE-A1 31 33 187). In teaching, especially self-teaching the visual illustrations or written information thus may be supplemented and emphasized by acoustic data of about 1 to 3 minutes duration contained in the sound grooves.

It is convenient for audio-technical reasons to have the sound record sheetings or pages lie flat while they are being scanned by the sound reproducing apparatus positioned on top. For this reason, whenever possible, sheetings are used which have a certain degree of rigidity. However, this rigidity may be disturbing in that the inherent stiffness of the sound record sheetings or pages prevents them from being turned over as easily as ordinary printed pages. Thus they may cause greater arching of the pages. Any such greater arching, however, should be prevented during the scanning of the sound grooves because it causes variations of pitch in the reproduction of sound. If the arching or bulging is too great, the sound reproducing apparatus must be pressed down manually so as to keep the sound record sheet or page flat. Adequate functioning is obtained by proper contact pressure.Tackling the arching problem is particularly acute with thick books, brochures, journals, especially those having the printed pages made of thick paper. In this respect it makes no difference whether the sound record sheetings or pages are bonded into the book or the like or glued on the pages of the book or bound or glued in the quaternia of the book.

It is an object of the invention to indicate a sound-illustrated book or similar printed publication including sound record sheetings or pages bonded or bound into the same, and having these sound record sheetings or pages automatically adopt a position which corresponds to those of the printed pages and is adequate for reproduction.

To meet this object, it is provided, in accordance with the invention, that the sound record sheetings or pages in a sound-illustrated, bound or stitched book or similar book-like publication have a plurality of narrow zones extending parallel to the back of the book and adjacent their attachment margin, i.e.

generally facing the back of the book, in which zones the sound record medium is designed to have increased flexibility.

Providing such narrow zones of increased transverse flexibility or decreased inherent stiffness will cause the sound record sheetings or pages, which have a certain characteristic inherent characteristic required, to adopt a position which is but a little arched and largely adapted to that of the other, printed pages when the book is opened and the pages are turned over. The attaching of the sound reproducing apparatus will move them into sufficiently planar position without requiring additional hold-down by hand of the sound reproducing apparatus. The provision of weakening zones permits the sound record sheeting or page to shift in parallel with respect to the adjacent page so as to reach the planar position as required.

The zones of increased flexibility may be realized in different manners.

In one modification of the invention it is provided that the zones are formed by linear, closely adjacent impressions extending parallel to the back of the book and weakening the sound record medium (sound record sheeting or sound record double pages). These impressions may be produced separately from the embsossing of the sound grooves or, if desired, together with the same preferably, however, together with the forming of adjuster elements and/or engravements or embossments for the swtich-on safety elements.

In a preferred modification of the invention it is provided that the zones of increased flexibility are formed by at least one row, extending parallel to the back of the book, and consisting of small circular, lenticular, or elliptical, oval, or rectangular punchouts, in other words orifices whose longitudinal axis preferably extends in parallel with or transversely of the back of the book. Narrow punch-outs may be so long that but a few webs remain between the marginal area and that of the sound groove. As a rule, a fraction of the material thickness of sheeting or page, needed for the formation of the sound groove, is sufficient in the zone of increased flexibility. In accordance with a modified embodiment these linear columns may be embodied by at least one row of spaced cut-outs, particularly slit-like cut-outs.The modifications are preferred because the margins are not weakened near the upper and lower edges of the sound record medium. When binding the double pages in the quaternia of the book and when handling the sound record media, weakening near the edge does not exist.

The provision of a plurality of weakening lines makes it possible for an outer weakening line to extend close to or slightly spaced from the embossed sound grooves to thus give the sound record sheeting or page a better chance to come to lie as flat as possible and, at the same time, become displaced with respect to the adjacent book page.

Finally, in a special embodiment of the invention it is provided that both pages of a double page (to be bound in a quaternia of the book) are interconnected by a strip of book cloth or, if desired, a strip of plastic film by which they are bound into the book.

The zones of increased flexibility or bending spots or weakening lines provided in accordance with the invention permit the use of rather more rigid sound record sheetings or pages than before without causing any difficulties. This is true in particular of double pages bound in quaternia but also of individual sheetings to be bonded or bound into books and even of individual sound record media glued on a page of a book.

Sound record sheetings glued on pages of a book, conveniently, are bonded only along a narrow marginal area. Consequently, a modification of the book or-of the sound record sheeting to be glued into the same provides that these sheetings are adapted to be glued on a book page only between the outer edge and the zone of increased flexibility. In other words, it is only in that particular region that they are provided with a self-adhering coating or the like.

This has the advantage that the sound record medium may be flapped over to the side for the better readability of the text or reproduction from the reverse side.

The respective most convenient zone of increased flexibility is determined by the tickness of the book, the thickness and stiffness of the sound record sheeting or page, and the stiffness of the paper of the book pages or the kind of binding. It is easy to be selected empirically.

The invention will now be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows a sound record double page with three linear impressions; Figure 2 shows a sound record double page with a plurality of linear impressions; Figure 3 shows a sound record double page with lenticular breakthroughs; Figure 4 shows a sound record double page with linearly arranged short cuts; Figure 5 shows a sound record double page with a book cloth strip at the back; Figure 6 shows an open double page with glued on sound record sheetings; Figure 7shows a book with a sound record sheeting adhered to a page thereof, and Figure 8 shows a book inlcuding bound double pages and a row per page of narrow cut-outs extending transversely of the back of the book.

In Figures 7 and 8 the book is shown opened in the middle. The book pages 14 are disposed between book covers 15. In such a book 16 sound record double pages 1 of plastic material may be inserted into the quaternia (folded printed sheets of e.g. 8 folios comprising 16 pages). They comprise sound record areas in the form of a spiral groove 2 each at least on one surface. Adjuster apertures 4 or engravements and switch-on safety elements 4' in the form of engravements or embossments for a sound reproducing apparatus to be attached in properly aligned position are associated with each sound groove 2. The adjuster apertures or engravements 4 and the switch-on safety elements 4' each are arranged symmetrically on the pages of the sound record double page 1 as this permits a more convenient production of the individual book pages 14 and of the carriers of the sound grooves.Furthermore, it can be avoided that reading the book is impaired if the sound reproducing apparatus is placed on the sound groove and has its pick-up stylus rotating, and it is avoided that the book will become thick one-sidedly.

In the embodiment of the sound record double page 1 shown in Figure 1 there are three impressions 3 extending parallel to the edge and symmetrically with respect to a central fold line. These impressions are applied by heated embossing tools and result in weakening the sound record sheetings. They constitute zones 13 of increased flexibility. And they facilitate the turning over and bending of the two pages even if the double page is firmly bound between adjacent pages.

The embodiment of a sound record double page 1 presented in Figure 2 shows a plurality of impressions closely adjacent one another at both sides of a central fold line and on the upper and lower sides of the sound record medium. They also form zones of increased flexibility.

The embodiment shown in Figure 3 differs from those according to Figures 1 and 2 by having three columns of lenticular or elongated oval punch-outs 6 at both sides of the central fold or bending line. They are mutually spaced in the direction of the linear rows and transversely thereof.

Figure 4 shows a sound record double page having three rows of short cut-outs 7 at both sides of the central fold line and parallel to the same. Instead of simple cuts there may be narrow slits. These may be orientated vertically with respect to the back of the book, as shown in Figure 8 in the form of slits 17.

These modifications do not render the sound record medium weaker in the area of zones of increased flexibility, instead they form lines of weakening which have approximately the same effect.

Figure 5 shows an embodiment of a sound record double page made of two individual sound record pages of plastic material which are interconnected in spaced relationship by a book cloth strip 8. In this manner an exceptionally high degree of flexibility is achieved in the area of the back of the book and, surprisingly, the sound record pages are held in stable position between the adjacent pages. No displacements with respect to the block of pages occur.

The invention also may be realized with smaller sound record sheetings which are glued on indi vidual pages of a book. Corresponding embodi ments are shown in Figures 6 and 7. As shown in figure 6, sound record sheetings 11 having a single ;ound groove 2 each are bonded along an outer attachment margin 9 on book pages 14 of the book 16. Next to this area a zone 13 of increased flexibility Is provided which is formed as shown in any one of Figures 1 to 4. Thus the sound record sheeting 11 rnay be pivoted upwardly, as illustrated on top of the right book page 14. A left book page 14 in Figure 7 has a sound record sheeting 11 bonded to the page of the book 16, comprising two sound grooves 2, one above the other. In this case the attachment margin 9 is located next to the outer margin of the book page 14. Often it is convenient to dispose this adhesive region toward the back of the book, as shown for the lower sound record sheeting on the left book page and for the sound record sheeting on the right book page in Figure 6.

Claims

1. A sound-illustrated, bound book, comprising sound record areas in the form of a spiral groove each and associated with individual printed book pages, and, associated with the sound groove, adjuster elements for a sound reproducing apparatus attachable in aligned position for interaction with said elements by adjuster matching elements provided at its underside, the record areas being provided on individual sound record sheetings glued into the book or on sound record double pages of plastic material inserted into the quaternia of the book, in which the sound record sheetings or sound record double pages comprise a plurality of narrow zones adjacent their attachment margin and parallel to the back of the book in which zones the flexibility is increased.

2. The book as claimed in claim 1, in which the zones of increased flexibility are formed by a plurality of line-shaped impressions which are closely adjacent one another and weaken the sound record medium.

3. The book as claimed in claim 1, in which the zones of increased flexibility are formed by circular, oval, lenticular, or approximately rectangular punchouts oriented in parallel with or transversely of the back of the book and arranged in columns extending parallel to the back of the book.

4. The book as claimed in claim 1, in which the zones of increased flexibility are formed by linear rows of mutually spaced cut-outs.

5. The book as claimed in claim 4, in which the cut-outs are slit-like and extend parallel to the back of the book.

6. The book as claimed in claim 1, in which the two pages of the sound record double page are interconnected by a book cloth strip by which they are bound into the book.

7. The book as claimed in claims 2 to 6, in which an outer one of a plurality of weakening lines extends close to the adjacent sound groove.

8. A sound-illustrated, bound book, having a page substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings.

9. A sound-illustrated, bound book, having a page substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.

10. A sound-illustrated, bound book, having a page substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.

11. A sound-illustrated, bound book, having a page substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figure 4 of the accompanying drawings.

12. A sound-illustrated, bound book, having a page substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figure 5 of the accompanying drawings.

13. A sound-illustrated, bound book, having a page substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figure 6 of the accompanying drawings.

14. A sound-illustrated, bound book, having a page substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figure 7 of the accompanying drawings.

15. A sound-illustrated, bound book, having a page substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in Figure 8 of the accompanying drawings.