US2622897A - Book jacket - Google Patents
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- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; 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
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- This invention relates to books and magazines and has particular reference ance with the present invention.
- this blank to a collapsible device of this typ are marked, in order to simplify the following
- the parts of the blank forming he periodicals, literary, scientific as well as proside, back and end surfaces of the jacket;
- the professional, published and distributed year after lines 2, 3 represent the edges along which the year, than are of ermanent value to the subblank is out through and the dotted lines indicriber or recipient and are stored away on cate the lines along which the various parts are shelves or in drawers for referenc When to be folded.
- a marginal strip 22 is ex- Fig. l is an isometric end view of a book jacket tended laterally from the left side edges of the embodying the invention; ends and left si e portion of the blank. This g.
- FIG. 2 shows the single blank from which the strip was folded over the inner surfaces of these jacket of Fig. l is produced; jacket portions, along the line 23, at e time Figs. 3, 4, 5 are similar isometric projections the ends were folded, as best indicated in Fig 4, indicating how the blank is progressively folded; to complete a continuous, rounded edge along the d entire opening of the jacket.
- W en the en Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional side view taken subedges 2 25 of the strip 18 are slightly outwardly stantially on line 6-45 of Fig flared, it is found that, when pressed in position The blank i, ll strated in Fig. would ofd' within the inner corners of the jacket, they will narily consist of a single ece of cardboard the more securely retain the jacket in folded position.
- a jacket for books formed from a single, d maintainable as a self-susd unit solely by the inter-engagement of portions of the blank, consisting essentiengaging flaps adapted to overlie the back porally of a pair of parallel side portions separated tion when the blank is assembled extending from by a back member integral with the rear edges an end edge of each of said end portions, lining said side poitions, inter-engaging back-reinforcnairow maigmal strip of uniform width extend ing portions overlying the back member and ining along e outer edge of t e first-named side egial with the p rtlons, side-reinforcing por on and he ad acent end portions and co portions overlying the other of said side porextensive therewith, said marginal strip being extensive therewith and folded inwardly of the side portion adapted to make frictional engagetegral with the outer edge of the second-named width as said first-named marginal strip and side portion, said second-
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2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 G. ZENICK BOOK JACKET Dec. 23, 1952 Filed June 17, 1949 M PE END LOWER END s 1 v m w. r 0 G W 2 v w 6 w G. ZENICK BOOK JACKET Dec. 23, 1952 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Filed June 17, 1949 $50265 ZEN/Cid;
INVENTOR.
JQTTOQNEY.
Patented Dec. 23, 1952 George Zenick, Los Pat The York, N Y
Application June This invention relates to books and magazines and has particular reference ance with the present invention. On this blank to a collapsible device of this typ are marked, in order to simplify the following Of the great number of ma azines and other description, the parts of the blank forming he periodicals, literary, scientific as well as proside, back and end surfaces of the jacket; the fessional, published and distributed year after lines 2, 3, represent the edges along which the year, than are of ermanent value to the subblank is out through and the dotted lines indicriber or recipient and are stored away on cate the lines along which the various parts are shelves or in drawers for referenc When to be folded.
needed, at times urgently, they are generally Referring now to Fig. 3, it is noticed that the found only after a rolonged search besides, upper end 5 has been folded on line 6 and the being unprotecte ay becom o cru pled, flap '5, laterally extending therefrom, has been leather or any But a plastic covering of fabric attractive substance.
suitable substance may, of course,
a pocket or jacket for be bstituted ATE-S PATENT OFFICE BOOK JACKET Angeles, cut and a corporation 2 Claims.
other more or any other Licensing 1'7, 1949, Serial No. 9 (Cl. 281-420) folded into registr ing the dividing line between integral blank an taining erecte amass":
Calif assignor to Corporation,
of Massachusetts long as it is adapted for folding in accordth folding line 8 mark the left side poration wi in searching and storing e they gradually become difficult to use if not entirely useless. tion and the back of the jacket. It is important It is in view the foregoing e general to note that a narrow, slightly flaring slit 9 has object of my invention to provide a mple an been cut into the upper edge of the flap 1. inexpensive book acket of attractive appearance, The lower end H3 is next folded upwardly, as within which 0 e or a specified nu ber of such indicated in Fig. 4, whereupon the flap H, latpubhcations may be stored so as to provide conerally extending therefrom, is bent inwardly to tinuing series of umbered or otherwise marked cause the edges 0 the flaring slit l2 thereof to volumes which, wh n properly arranged on the reach a position of registration with the slit 9 bookshelf, take up a inimum of space, can be of the flap 1, into which it is cause to enter. found by a mere glan e, and will protect their Th end flaps it, which extend outwardly contents over indefinite periods of ti e. from the end portions 5, it, are then folded int is a further ob ect of the invention to prowardly, as indicated in Fig. l, until they reach vide a collapsible boo jacket By this is mean the completely folded position of Fig. 5 to form a device whic is produced fr m a simple blank the inner lining for the right side of the finished which is so shaped and d that it may jacket. Finally the back it and the right side quickly be manually folded and refolded by the posi ion it are folded on lines 8 and l! in the user or his assistant, without having to resort direction indicated in Fig 5 until they comto the use of adhesives or any ther bindei, to pletely cover the interlocked flaps and form the finished product. the right side inner lining fiaps l3,
These and other objects of the invention, as It is now noticed that a marginal strip it etc well as the many advantageous features thereof tends laterally from the right side position will be better understood from the following This strip is now folded inwardly over the edges detailed description when taken in connection 28, it of these inner lining fiaps more securely with the accompanying drawings forming part to tie the fiaps together and so as to provide a thereof, smooth, rounded finish along this edge of the In the drawings: jacket. Similarly, a marginal strip 22 is ex- Fig. l is an isometric end view of a book jacket tended laterally from the left side edges of the embodying the invention; ends and left si e portion of the blank. This g. 2 shows the single blank from which the strip was folded over the inner surfaces of these jacket of Fig. l is produced; jacket portions, along the line 23, at e time Figs. 3, 4, 5 are similar isometric projections the ends were folded, as best indicated in Fig 4, indicating how the blank is progressively folded; to complete a continuous, rounded edge along the d entire opening of the jacket. W en the en Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional side view taken subedges 2 25 of the strip 18 are slightly outwardly stantially on line 6-45 of Fig flared, it is found that, when pressed in position The blank i, ll strated in Fig. would ofd' within the inner corners of the jacket, they will narily consist of a single ece of cardboard the more securely retain the jacket in folded position. outer surface of which may be coated with a I claim:
1. A jacket for books formed from a single, d maintainable as a self-susd unit solely by the inter-engagement of portions of the blank, consisting essentiengaging flaps adapted to overlie the back porally of a pair of parallel side portions separated tion when the blank is assembled extending from by a back member integral with the rear edges an end edge of each of said end portions, lining said side poitions, inter-engaging back-reinforcnairow maigmal strip of uniform width extend ing portions overlying the back member and ining along e outer edge of t e first-named side egial with the p rtlons, side-reinforcing por on and he ad acent end portions and co portions overlying the other of said side porextensive therewith, said marginal strip being extensive therewith and folded inwardly of the side portion adapted to make frictional engagetegral with the outer edge of the second-named width as said first-named marginal strip and side portion, said second-named marginal strip having a free outer edge and free outwardlyhaving substantially the same width as said firstflared side edges and whereby there is formed a named marginal strip and having a free outer book jacket closed on five sides and open on its edge and free outwardly-flared side edges and most elongated narrow side.
being folded inwardly into engagement with the GEORGE ZENICK. rst-name mar inal strip folded inwardly of the end portions, whereby said jacket is retained REFERENCES CITED in assembled Position for use but is readily The following references are of record in the lapsible for storage and whereby there is formed m of t patent:
a book Jacket closed on five sides and open on its most elongated narrow side. UNITED STATES PATENTS blank for a book jacket adapted to be Number Name Date assembled into a self-sustaining unit solely by 2 ,4 Knobelock Apr. 4, 1899 the inter-engagement of portions of the blank, ,4 ,41 Scott Mar. 14,1922 consisting essentially of a unitary sheet of fold- 1,479,791 Degem'ing Jan. 8, 1924 able material cut and scored to define a pair 2,1 3 Spinner Nov. 17, 1942 of side portions separated by a back portion integral with the opposed side edges of said side FOREIGN PATENTS portions, end portions extending outwardly Number Country Date from the end edges of one of said side portions 329,935 Itaiy sepb- 23, 1930 said back member and end portions of a width 201'634 Switzerland 1939 substantially less than said side portions, inter- 105,367 Sweden 10, 1942
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Cited By (6)
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US2752171A (en) * | 1952-07-16 | 1956-06-26 | Elva A Endres | Dust jacket for books or the like |
US2878037A (en) * | 1955-08-30 | 1959-03-17 | Kahn Joseph | Combined index and book holder for telephone directories and the like |
EP0220874A2 (en) * | 1985-10-19 | 1987-05-06 | Easi-Bind International Ltd. | Document wallet |
US5103972A (en) * | 1988-04-12 | 1992-04-14 | Licinvest Ag | Container for picture-frame-like photographic print holder |
US5599044A (en) * | 1995-11-08 | 1997-02-04 | Lykens; Thomas B. | Transparent plastic protector for wire bound notebook |
US20020130166A1 (en) * | 2001-01-20 | 2002-09-19 | Volker Goebel | Packaging construction |
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US622496A (en) * | 1899-04-04 | Frank knobelocii | ||
US1409417A (en) * | 1921-02-15 | 1922-03-14 | C F Fox Company | Foldable box |
US1479791A (en) * | 1922-06-15 | 1924-01-08 | Degenring Gustav | Slip-on cover for books and the like |
CH201634A (en) * | 1937-11-03 | 1938-12-15 | Kaghanovitch August | Loose leaf book. |
US2302153A (en) * | 1938-10-31 | 1942-11-17 | Spinner Isidore | Bookholder |
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US622496A (en) * | 1899-04-04 | Frank knobelocii | ||
US1409417A (en) * | 1921-02-15 | 1922-03-14 | C F Fox Company | Foldable box |
US1479791A (en) * | 1922-06-15 | 1924-01-08 | Degenring Gustav | Slip-on cover for books and the like |
CH201634A (en) * | 1937-11-03 | 1938-12-15 | Kaghanovitch August | Loose leaf book. |
US2302153A (en) * | 1938-10-31 | 1942-11-17 | Spinner Isidore | Bookholder |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2752171A (en) * | 1952-07-16 | 1956-06-26 | Elva A Endres | Dust jacket for books or the like |
US2878037A (en) * | 1955-08-30 | 1959-03-17 | Kahn Joseph | Combined index and book holder for telephone directories and the like |
EP0220874A2 (en) * | 1985-10-19 | 1987-05-06 | Easi-Bind International Ltd. | Document wallet |
EP0220874A3 (en) * | 1985-10-19 | 1988-01-07 | Easi-Bind International Ltd. | Document wallet |
AU603554B2 (en) * | 1985-10-19 | 1990-11-22 | Easi-Bind International Limited | Document wallet |
US5103972A (en) * | 1988-04-12 | 1992-04-14 | Licinvest Ag | Container for picture-frame-like photographic print holder |
US5599044A (en) * | 1995-11-08 | 1997-02-04 | Lykens; Thomas B. | Transparent plastic protector for wire bound notebook |
US20020130166A1 (en) * | 2001-01-20 | 2002-09-19 | Volker Goebel | Packaging construction |
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