Hard Cover Product With Spine-Disposed Concealed Security Device

• US 20070285257A1
• Filed: 06/04/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dale Nichols
• Original Assignee: Dale Nichols
• Inventors: Nichols, Dale
• Granted Patent: US 7,602,300 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.800
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2445 Tag integrated into item to be protected, e.g. source tagging
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2457 Lending systems using EAS tags wherein the tags are reusable, e.g. they can be activated and deactivated more than once, e.g. for a library

Abstract

A hard cover product having an outer liner attached to a pair of sheet members disposed in spaced-apart relation to define a gap. One of the hard sheet members defines a receiving zone that receives a security tag. An inner liner attaches overlying the pair of hard sheet members and concealing the security tag within the receiving zone. The gap between the pair of sheet members defines a spine for the hard cover product, whereby the opposing hard sheets defining a front cover and back cover that move together foldably.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A method of making a hard cover product, comprising the steps of:

(a) attaching an outer liner to a major surface of a first cover sheet and to a second cover sheet disposed in spaced apart relation to define a spine portion in a gap therebetween, the first cover sheet and the second cover sheet foldable on the inner liner towards each other along lines defined by a respective inner edge of the first and second cover sheet;

(b) attaching a security tag within the spine portion; and

(c) attaching an inner body in overlying relation to the first and second cover sheets.

17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the step (b) attaching comprises attaching the security tag in a recess defined to face the outer liner.

18. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the step (b) attaching comprises attaching the security tag in a recess defined to face the body.

19. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the step (a) providing comprises providing an outer liner that defines a coded indicia displayed on a portion of the exterior surface and wherein step (b) further comprises disposing the security tag in substantial alignment with the coded indicia.

20. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the step (b) attaching comprises attaching a security tag that is a sheet-like electronic response device.

21. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the body attached in step (c) comprises a shell configured for receiving a disc.

22. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the body attached in step (c) comprises a plurality of pages that define a loose-leaf book.

23. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the body attached in step (c) comprises a ring member for receiving sheets.

24. A method of making a hard cover product, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing an outer liner;

(b) attaching in spaced-apart relation a pair of sheet members to a major surface of the outer liner to define a spine portion therebetween, wherein the sheet members are foldingly movable towards each other along respective opposing edges on the outer liner;

(c) attaching a spine member to the outer liner in the spine portion between the spaced-apart members to define lateral gaps between the respective sheet member and a side edge of the spine member;

(d) defining a recess in the spine member;

(e) attaching a security tag within the recess in the spine member; and

(f) attaching a body to the sheet members,

wherein the hard cover product is trackable by the security tag concealed within the recess being responsive to a remote interrogator.

25. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the step (e) attaching comprises attaching the security tag in the recess facing the outer liner.

26. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the step (e) attaching comprises attaching the security tag in the recess facing the body.

27. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising the step of (g) attaching an inner liner overlying the pair of sheet members.

28. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the step (a) further comprises the outer liner defining a coded indicia displayed on a portion of an exterior surface thereof, and wherein step (e) further comprises disposing the security tag in substantial alignment with the coded indicia.

29. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the security tag attached in step (e) comprises a sheet-like electronic response device.

30. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the body attached in step (f) comprises a shell configured for receiving a disc.

31. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the body attached in step (f) comprises a plurality of pages that define a loose-leaf book.

32. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the body attached in step (f) comprises a ring member for receiving sheets.

33. A method of making a hard cover product, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing an outer liner having an exterior surface that includes graphics images and a coded indicia;

(b) disposing a pair of opposing sheet members in spaced-apart relation to define a spine portion in a gap therebetween;

(c) attaching the sheet members to an inner surface of the outer liner, wherein a perimeter portion of the outer liner overlaps laterally outward edge portions of the pair of sheet members;

(d) attaching a spine member to the outer liner in the spine portion between the spaced-apart members to define lateral gaps between the respective sheet member and a side edge of the spine member;

(e) defining a recess in the spine member;

(f) attaching a security tag within the recess in the spine member;

(g) overlaying an inner liner on the pair of sheet members; and

(h) disposing a body within a space defined by the main sheet members folded together to define a front and back cover,

whereby the hard cover book product is trackable by a remote interrogator that senses a response by the concealed security tag to a signal.

34. The method as recited in claim 33, wherein the body disposed in step (h) comprises opposing matingly engageable shells for receiving a disc, each one of the shells attached to a respective one of the front and back covers.

35. The method as recited in claim 33, wherein the body disposed in step (h) comprises a plurality of pages that define a loose-leaf book.

36. The method as recited in claim 33, wherein the body disposed in step (h) comprises a ring member for receiving sheets.

37. The method as recited in claim 33, wherein the security tag attached in step (f) comprises a sheet-like electronic response device.