Claims
- 1. A book cover comprising:
a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having opposite first and second surfaces, and an overall surface area including a front cover portion, a back cover portion and a spine portion; and at least one layer of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet, said indicia corresponding to information designated to appear on an exterior surface of the book cover.
- 2. A book cover as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one layer of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet, said indicia corresponding to information designated to appear on an interior surface of the book cover.
- 3. A book cover as defined in claim 2, wherein said at least one layer of said indicia designated to appear on an interior surface of the book cover is applied in a wrong reading orientation on said second surface of said transparent sheet.
- 4. A book cover as defined in claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, vinyl, thermal laminating film, high density polyethylene film, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, and any combination thereof.
- 5. A book cover as defined in claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is tinted to a visible color.
- 6. A book cover as defined in claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is foil stamped, embossed, hologrammed, or spot varnished on at least one of said first surface and said second surface.
- 7. A book cover as defined in claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent sheet has indicia printed on said first surface thereof.
- 8. A book cover as defined in claim 1, wherein said indicia is applied using ultraviolet-cured ink.
- 9. A book cover as defined in claim 1, wherein said book cover will have said second surface thereof facing a book block when said book block is bound to the book block.
- 10. A book cover as defined in claim 9, further comprising first and second endsheets, wherein said first endsheet is adhered to said front cover portion of said substantially transparent sheet on the second surface thereof and said second endsheet is adhered to said back cover portion of said substantially transparent sheet on the second surface thereof, and said first and second endsheets are secured to the book block.
- 11. A book cover comprising:
a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having first and second surfaces; and a first set of indicia applied in a wrong-reading orientation to at least a portion of said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 12. A book cover as defined in claim 11, wherein said first set of indicia comprises more than one layer of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 13. A book cover as defined in claim 11, further comprising a second set of indicia applied in a right-reading orientation to at least a portion of said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 14. A book cover as defined in claim 13, wherein said second set of indicia is applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet at least partially over said first set of indicia.
- 15. A book cover as defined in claim 13, wherein said second set of indicia comprises more than one layer of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 16. A book cover as defined in claim 12, wherein said transparent sheet comprises an overall surface area, wherein said first and said second sets of indicia are collectively applied to a portion of said transparent sheet comprising substantially all of said overall surface area.
- 17. A book cover as defined in claim 11, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, vinyl, thermal laminating film, high density polyethylene film, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, and any combination thereof.
- 18. A book cover as defined in claim 11, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is tinted to a visible color.
- 19. A book cover as defined in claim 11, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is foil stamped, embossed, hologrammed, or spot varnished on at least one of said first surface and said second surface.
- 20. A book cover as defined in claim 11, wherein said first set of indicia is printed using ultraviolet-cured ink.
- 21. A book cover as defined in claim 11, wherein said book cover will have said second surface thereof facing a book block when said book block is bound to the book block.
- 22. A book cover as defined in claim 21, further comprising first and second endsheets, wherein said first endsheet is adhered to both said book block and said substantially transparent sheet on said second surface thereof, and said second endsheet is adhered to said book block and said substantially transparent sheet on said second surface thereof.
- 23. A book cover as defined in claim 13, additionally comprising:
a third set of indicia applied to at least a portion of said first surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 24. A book cover comprising:
a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having first and second surfaces; and an array of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 25. A book cover as defined in claim 24, wherein a portion of said indicia is applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a wrong-reading orientation.
- 26. A book cover as defined in claim 24, wherein a portion of said indicia is applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a right-reading orientation.
- 27. A book cover as defined in claim 24, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, vinyl, thermal laminating film, high density polyethylene film, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, and any combination thereof.
- 28. A book cover as defined in claim 24, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is tinted to a visible color.
- 29. A book cover as defined in claim 24, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is foil stamped, embossed, hologrammed, or spot varnished on at least one of said first surface and said second surface.
- 30. A book cover as defined in claim 24, wherein said substantially transparent sheet has indicia printed on said first surface.
- 31. A book cover as defined in claim 24, wherein said array of indicia is applied using ultraviolet-cured ink.
- 32. A method for making an improved book cover comprising:
providing a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having opposing first and second surfaces; and applying a set of indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 33. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, wherein said applying step comprises:
applying a portion of said indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a wrong-reading orientation; and applying a portion of said indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a right-reading orientation.
- 34. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, wherein said applying step comprises:
applying said array of indicia to a first portion of said substantially transparent sheet, wherein a second portion of said substantially transparent sheet is unencumbered by said indicia.
- 35. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, wherein said applying step comprises:
applying said array of indicia to said substantially transparent sheet covering substantially all of said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 36. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is constructed of a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, vinyl, thermal laminating film, high density polyethylene film, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, and any combination thereof.
- 37. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, wherein said substantially transparent material is tinted to a visible color.
- 38. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, further comprising:
applying a further finishing effect to at least one of said first surface and said second surface.
- 39. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 38, wherein said further effect comprises foil stamping, embossing, hologramming, or spot varnishing.
- 40. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, further comprising:
applying indicia to said first surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 41. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, wherein said applying step comprises printing said set of indicia on said second surface of said sheet using a sheetfed press.
- 42. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 41, wherein said sheetfed press is one of a one-color sheetfed press, a two-color sheetfed press, and a multi-color sheetfed press.
- 43. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, wherein said applying step comprises printing said set of indicia on said second surface of said sheet using a web-fed press.
- 44. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 32, wherein said applying step comprises printing said array of indicia on said second surface of said sheet using an ultraviolet-cured ink.
- 45. A method for making an improved book cover comprising:
providing a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having opposing first and second surfaces; and applying a first set of indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a wrong-reading orientation, and applying a second set of indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a right-reading orientation.
- 46. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 45, wherein said applying step further comprises:
applying said first and said second sets of indicia to a first portion of said substantially transparent sheet, wherein a second portion of said substantially transparent sheet is unencumbered by said first and said second sets of indicia.
- 47. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 45, wherein said applying step further comprises:
applying said first and said second sets of indicia to said substantially transparent sheet to cover substantially all of said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 48. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 45, further comprising:
binding said substantially transparent sheet on said second surface to a book block.
- 49. A method for making an improved book cover comprising:
providing a substantially transparent material; cutting said substantially transparent material into a substantially rectangular sheet, said sheet having a first surface and a second surface; and applying a set of indicia to a portion of said second surface of said sheet.
- 50. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 49, further comprising:
applying a further effect to one of said sheet, said further effect comprising foil stamping, embossing, hologramming, or spot varnishing said sheet on at least one of said first surface and said second surface.
- 51. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 49, wherein said applying step further comprises:
applying a first portion of said indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a wrong-reading orientation; and applying a second portion of said indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a right-reading orientation.
- 52. A method for making an improved book cover as defined in claim 49, wherein said applying step further comprises:
applying said indicia to a portion of said substantially transparent sheet comprising substantially all of said second surface of said transparent sheet.
- 53. A method for binding a book comprising:
providing a substantially transparent sheet having a first surface, a second surface, and an overall surface area including a front cover portion and a back cover portion; applying a set of indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet; providing a book block containing pages of the adhering said book block to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet; providing first and second endsheets; adhering said first endsheet both to said front cover portion of said substantially transparent sheet on the second surface thereof and to said first end page of said book block; and adhering said second endsheet both to said back cover portion of said substantially transparent sheet on the second surface thereof and to said last end page of said book block.
IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/315,422, filed on Dec. 10, 2002, entitled “CONSTRUCTION FOR A BOOK COVER,” which is assigned to the assignee of the present invention, and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Parent |
10315422 |
Dec 2002 |
US |
Child |
10408997 |
Apr 2003 |
US |