GB945011A - Improvements in book binding - Google Patents

Abstract

945,011. Bookbinding. R. T. PRICE. June 21, 1961 [Feb. 28, 1961], No. 7354/61. Heading B6A. [Also in Division F2] Wire staples F (see Division F2), with two J- shaped limbs joined by a straight portion F2, are used to bind loose leaves into book form, to bind periodicals, to replace a damaged cover of an old book or to fix a stiff cover to a paper back book. As shown a paper back book A with covers removed is placed between two stiff covers boards B each with a linen reinforcing strip C at one edge and one with a larger, outer strip D provided on the face of the cover board opposite to that bearing the reinforcing strip. The book, with the strips C stuck over the corners of the back edge and the strip D folded back over its cover B, is then placed on a base board, Fig. 1 (not shown), with a raised strip for supporting the back edge, and transverse holes are drilled through that edge. The limbs of the staples are then passed through the holes and twisted to form curls F3 on one strip C while the portions F2 lie along the back of the book. The outer strip D is then stuck over the back and staples. The old cover may be applied to the outside.