Claims
- 1. A method of forming a puzzle book having a front cover, a back cover, a plurality of pages disposed between the front and back covers, and a puzzle associated with an exterior side of the front cover, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) printing an image on a first side of a first sheet portion;
- (b) fixing a second side of said first sheet portion to a first side of a second sheet portion to form said front cover;
- (c) forming a plurality of cuts in said first sheet portion to form a plurality of interlocking puzzle pieces surrounded by a peripheral cut in said first sheet portion; and
- (d) binding said pages between said second side of said second sheet portion and said back cover.
- 2. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said step (b) comprises the step of gluing said second side of said first sheet portion to said first side of said second sheet portion.
- 3. A method as defined in claim 1 additionally comprising the step of (e) affixing a transparent layer of material over at least a portion of said front cover.
- 4. A method as defined in claim 3 wherein said step (e) comprises the step of shrink-wrapping said transparent layer of material over at least a portion of said front cover.
- 5. A method as defined in claim 1 additionally comprising the step of printing an image on said first side of said second sheet portion prior to said step (b).
- 6. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said step (c) is performed subsequent to said step (b).
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a divisional of commonly owned, application Ser. No. 08/627,728, filed Apr. 2, 1996, U.S. Pat. No. 5,683,112.
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