Book product with concealed security device
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1. A book product, comprising:
- an outer liner sheet pre-cut to a selected size and defining in portions thereof spaced-apart opposing front cover and back cover for the book product, and defining a spine portion between the two portions for the front cover and the back cover and having a laydown area, the front cover and the back cover foldable along respective spaced-part lines defined by the spine portion;
an interior body comprising a bound assembly of a plurality of pages attached together on a spine side of the bound assembly cooperatively attached to the spine portion of the liner sheet;
a security device disposed between the spine portion and the spine side of the bound assembly in alignment with the laydown area of the spine portion for concealing the security device from casual indication of its presence and held after attachment of the interior body to the outer liner safely and securely therein during normal use thereof for book product purposes,whereby the opposing portions of the outer liner define a front cover and back cover that move together foldably along the lines defined by opposing sides of the spine portion for supporting and enclosing the interior body within the book product.
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Abstract
A book product having an outer liner sheet defining spaced-apart opposing front and back covers, and a spine portion having a laydown area therebetween. A plurality of pages attached together on a spine side cooperatively attaches to the spine portion. A security device is disposed between the spine portion and the spine side of the pages in alignment with the laydown area for concealing the security device from casual indication of its presence and held after attachment of the bound pages to the outer liner during normal use thereof for book product purposes.
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16 Claims
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1. A book product, comprising:
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an outer liner sheet pre-cut to a selected size and defining in portions thereof spaced-apart opposing front cover and back cover for the book product, and defining a spine portion between the two portions for the front cover and the back cover and having a laydown area, the front cover and the back cover foldable along respective spaced-part lines defined by the spine portion; an interior body comprising a bound assembly of a plurality of pages attached together on a spine side of the bound assembly cooperatively attached to the spine portion of the liner sheet; a security device disposed between the spine portion and the spine side of the bound assembly in alignment with the laydown area of the spine portion for concealing the security device from casual indication of its presence and held after attachment of the interior body to the outer liner safely and securely therein during normal use thereof for book product purposes, whereby the opposing portions of the outer liner define a front cover and back cover that move together foldably along the lines defined by opposing sides of the spine portion for supporting and enclosing the interior body within the book product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of manufacturing a book product, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an outer liner sheet pre-cut to a selected size and defining in portions thereof spaced-apart opposing front cover and back cover for the book product, and defining a spine portion between the two portions for the front cover and the back cover and having a laydown area, the front cover and the back cover foldable along respective spaced-part lines defined by the spine portion; (b) binding a plurality of pages together on a spine side thereof to form a bound assembly; (c) disposing a security device between the spine portion and the spine side of the bound assembly in alignment with the laydown area of the spine portion for concealing the security device from casual indication of its presence; (d) cooperatively attaching the bound assembly to the spine portion of the liner sheet so that the security device is held between the spine portion and the spine side of the bound assembly in alignment with the laydown area of the spine portion during normal use thereof for book product purposes, whereby the opposing portions of the outer liner define a front cover and back cover that move together foldably along the lines defined by opposing sides of the spine portion for supporting and enclosing the bound assembly within the book product. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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