Creature book
First Claim
1. A creature book, comprising:
- at least one leaf comprising two superposed panels of material in the form of an envelope, the two panels being secured together around their periphery;
a back cover;
a front cover, comprising;
inner and outer superposed panels of material which are secured together around their periphery in the form of an envelope;
a layer of padding material held between said inner and outer panels,a creature representation provided on said outer panel, said creature representation including four limbs which extend away from said outer panel such that two opposed upper limbs extend outwardly past said periphery of said inner and outer panels and two lower limbs are secured to and extend outwardly from said outer panel in an orientation generally normal thereto wherein, said two lower limbs are located adjacent an end edge of said front cover, and are disposed generally normal to said front cover for allowing the creature book to rest in an orientation substantially normal to a support surface without toppling over even when the creature book is closed; and
a binding means for securing together an edge of said front and back covers and an edge of each of said plurality of leaves.
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Abstract
A creature book includes a back cover and a front cover. The back cover has inner and outer superposed panels of material which are fastened to each other and which have coextensive peripheries. The front cover also has inner and outer superposed panels of material which are fastened to each other and have coextensive peripheries. A layer of soft material is held between the inner and outer panels of the front cover. A creature representation is provided on the front cover outer panel. The creature representation includes a plurality of limbs with at least two of the limbs extending outwardly away from the coextensive peripheries of the inner and outer panels of the front cover. Indicia are provided on at least one of the inner and outer superposed panels of the front and back covers. A binding is disposed along an edge of each of the front and back covers for securing them together.
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1. A creature book, comprising:
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at least one leaf comprising two superposed panels of material in the form of an envelope, the two panels being secured together around their periphery; a back cover; a front cover, comprising; inner and outer superposed panels of material which are secured together around their periphery in the form of an envelope; a layer of padding material held between said inner and outer panels, a creature representation provided on said outer panel, said creature representation including four limbs which extend away from said outer panel such that two opposed upper limbs extend outwardly past said periphery of said inner and outer panels and two lower limbs are secured to and extend outwardly from said outer panel in an orientation generally normal thereto wherein, said two lower limbs are located adjacent an end edge of said front cover, and are disposed generally normal to said front cover for allowing the creature book to rest in an orientation substantially normal to a support surface without toppling over even when the creature book is closed; and a binding means for securing together an edge of said front and back covers and an edge of each of said plurality of leaves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A creature book comprising:
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a back cover comprising inner and outer superposed panels of material which are fastened to each other, said panels having coextensive peripheries; a front cover comprising; inner and outer superposed panels of material which are fastened to each other, said panels having coextensive peripheries; a layer of a soft material held between said inner and outer panels, a creature representation provided on said outer panel, said creature representation including a plurality of limbs, wherein at least two of said limbs extend outwardly away from said coextensive peripheries of said inner and outer panels, wherein said at least two limbs are located adjacent one end edge of said front cover, each of said limbs comprising; an outer cover, a padding material held in said outer cover so as to form a three dimensional body, and an attaching means for securing said limb outer cover to said book front cover, and wherein said limbs are oriented approximately normal to said front cover which allows the creature book to rest in an orientation substantially normal to a support surface; indicia provided on at least one of said inner and outer superposed panels of said front and back covers; and
,a binding means disposed along an edge of each of said front and back covers for securing them together. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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