Claims
- 1. A book jacket comprising:
a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having opposite first and second surfaces, and an overall surface area including a front flap portion, a front cover portion, a spine portion, a back cover portion, and a back flap 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 jacket.
- 2. A book jacket as defined in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said indicia is applied in a wrong reading orientation on said second surface of said transparent sheet.
- 3. A book jacket 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.
- 4. A book jacket as defined in claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is tinted to a visible color.
- 5. A book jacket 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.
- 6. A book jacket as defined in claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent sheet has indicia printed on said first surface thereof.
- 7. A book jacket as defined in claim 1, wherein said indicia is applied using ultraviolet-cured ink.
- 8. A book jacket as defined in claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent sheet contains a score line between at least one of said front flap portion and said front cover portion, said front cover portion and said spine portion, said spine portion and said back cover portion, and said back cover portion and said back flap portion to aid in forming said substantially transparent sheet around the cover of a book.
- 9. A book jacket for a book comprising:
a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having first and second surfaces; and a first set of indicia, wherein at least a portion of said first set of indicia is applied in a wrong-reading orientation to at least a portion of said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 10. A book jacket as defined in claim 9, wherein said first set of indicia comprises more than one layer of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 11. A book jacket as defined in claim 9, 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.
- 12. A book jacket as defined in claim 9, wherein said substantially transparent sheet is tinted to a visible color.
- 13. A book jacket as defined in claim 9, 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.
- 14. A book jacket as defined in claim 9, wherein said first set of indicia is printed using ultraviolet-cured ink.
- 15. A book jacket as defined in claim 9, further comprising a second set of indicia, wherein at least a portion of said second set of indicia is applied in a right-reading orientation to at least a portion of said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 16. A book jacket as defined in claim 15, 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.
- 17. A book jacket as defined in claim 15, wherein said second set of indicia comprises more than one layer of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 18. A book jacket as defined in claim 15, 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.
- 19. A book jacket as defined in claim 15, 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 leaving at least one second portion of said overall surface area unencumbered by indicia.
- 20. A book jacket as defined in claim 9, additionally comprising:
a third set of indicia applied to at least a portion of said first surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 21. A book jacket 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.
- 22. A book jacket as defined in claim 21, wherein a portion of said indicia is applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a wrong-reading orientation.
- 23. A book jacket as defined in claim 21, wherein a portion of said indicia is applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet in a right-reading orientation.
- 24. A book jacket as defined in claim 21, 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.
- 25. A book jacket as defined in claim 21, 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.
- 26. A book jacket as defined in claim 21, wherein said substantially transparent sheet has indicia printed on said first surface.
- 27. A book jacket as defined in claim 21, wherein said array of indicia is applied using ultraviolet-cured ink.
- 28. A book jacket for a book, comprising:
a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having opposite first and second surfaces, and an overall surface area including a front flap portion, a front cover portion, a spine portion, a back cover portion, and a back flap portion; a first layer of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet, said first layer of indicia covering at least a portion of said overall surface area of said substantially transparent sheet, said first layer of indicia being applied in one of a wrong-reading orientation and a right reading orientation to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet; and a plurality of additional layers of indicia applied to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet, said additional layers of indicia covering at least a portion of said overall surface area of said substantially transparent sheet, said additional layers of indicia being applied in one of a wrong-reading orientation and a right reading orientation to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet; wherein said first layer and said additional layers of indicia correspond to the printed material designated to appear on said front flap portion, said front cover portion, said spine portion, said back cover portion, and said back flap portion of the book jacket.
- 29. A book jacket for a book, comprising:
a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having opposite first and second surfaces, and an overall surface area including a front flap portion, a front cover portion, a spine portion, a back cover portion, and a back flap portion, 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; and a set of indicia applied to said second surface of said front flap portion, said front cover portion, said spine portion, said back cover portion, and said back flap portion of said substantially transparent sheet, said set of indicia comprising at least one layer of indicia applied in a wrong-reading or a right reading orientation to at least a portion of said overall surface area of said substantially transparent sheet; wherein said set of indicia is visible in right-reading orientation from said first surface of said substantially transparent sheet when said substantially transparent sheet is mounted to the book.
- 30. A method for making an improved book jacket comprising:
providing a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having opposing first and second surfaces, and an overall surface area comprising a front flap portion, a front cover portion, a spine portion, a back cover portion and a back flap portion; and applying a set of indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 31. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, 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.
- 32. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, 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.
- 33. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, wherein said applying step comprises:
applying said array of indicia to said substantially transparent sheet covering substantially all of said overall surface area of said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 34. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, 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.
- 35. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, wherein said substantially transparent material is tinted to a visible color.
- 36. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, wherein said applying step comprises printing said set of indicia on said second surface of said sheet using a web-fed press.
- 37. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, wherein said applying step comprises printing said array of indicia on said second surface of said sheet using an ultraviolet-cured ink.
- 38. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, further comprising:
applying indicia to said first surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 39. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, further comprising:
scoring said substantially transparent sheet between at least one of said front flap portion and said front cover portion, said front cover portion and said spine portion, said spine portion and said back cover portion, and said back cover portion and said back flap portion to aid in forming said substantially transparent sheet around the cover of a book.
- 40. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, further comprising:
joining said substantially transparent sheet with a book having a front cover, a spine and a back cover, wherein said joining step comprises aligning said front cover portion, said spine portion, and said back cover portion with the exterior surface of the front cover, the spine and the back cover of the book, respectively, and folding said front flap portion and said back flap portion over on to the interior surface of the front cover and the back cover of the book respectively.
- 41. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, further comprising:
applying a further finishing effect to at least one of said first surface and said second surface.
- 42. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 41, wherein said further effect comprises foil stamping, embossing, hologramming, or spot varnishing.
- 43. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, wherein said applying step comprises printing said set of indicia on said second surface of said sheet using a sheetfed press.
- 44. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 39, wherein said sheetfed press is one of a one-color sheetfed press, a two-color sheetfed press, and a multi-color sheetfed press.
- 45. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 30, wherein said applying step comprises printing said set of indicia on said second surface of said sheet using a web press.
- 46. A method for making an improved book jacket comprising:
providing a substantially transparent sheet, said substantially transparent sheet having opposing first and second surfaces, and opposing right and left edges; and applying a set of indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet, wherein at least a portion of said set of indicia is applied in a wrong-reading orientation, and wherein at least a portion of said set of indicia is applied in a right-reading orientation.
- 47. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 46, wherein said applying step further comprises:
applying said set of indicia to a first portion of said substantially transparent sheet, wherein at least one second portion of said substantially transparent sheet is unencumbered by said set of indicia.
- 48. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 46, wherein said applying step further comprises:
applying said set of indicia to said substantially transparent sheet to cover substantially all of said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet.
- 49. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 46, further comprising:
mating said substantially transparent sheet with a book having a front cover, a spine, and a back cover, the front and back covers of the book having opposing exterior and interior surfaces; wherein said mating step comprises aligning said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet with the exterior surfaces of the front cover, the spine and the back cover of the book so that said right and left edges of said substantially transparent sheet extend beyond said front and back covers, respectively, and folding said right and left edges of said substantially transparent sheet over on to the interior surfaces of the front cover and the back cover of the book, respectively.
- 50. A method for making an improved book jacket 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.
- 51. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 50, 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.
- 52. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 50, 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.
- 53. A method for making an improved book jacket as defined in claim 50, 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.
- 54. A method for making a book jacket comprising:
providing a substantially transparent sheet having a first surface, a second surface, and an overall surface area comprising a front flap portion, a front cover portion, a spine portion, a back cover portion and a back flap portion; applying a set of indicia to said second surface of said substantially transparent sheet; providing a book containing a front cover, a spine, and a back cover, each of said front cover, spine and back cover having an exterior surface and an interior surface; aligning said second surface of said front cover portion, said spine portion, and said back cover portion of said substantially transparent sheet with the exterior surface of the front cover, the spine and the back cover of the book, respectively; and folding said front flap portion and said back flap portion of said substantially transparent sheet over on to the interior surface of the front cover and the back cover of the book respectively.
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,” and a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/408,997, filed on Apr. 8, 2003, entitled “CONSTRUCTION FOR A BOOK COVER,” which is in turn a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/315,422, filed on Dec. 10, 2002. Both of these patent applications are assigned to the assignee of the present invention, and both are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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