Patent ID: 6516547
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A map, comprising:a printed map sheet, made of paper sheet, having a printed image on a side thereof, said map sheet further having front and reverse sides, and a first plurality and a second plurality of embossed grooves in the map sheet; fold lines of a fanfold, defined by the first plurality of embossed grooves, and extending in one direction of the map sheet; first and second cross fold lines extending perpendicular to the direction of the fold lines of the fanfold and spaced 2-20 mm apart; and transparent plastic films applied as one selected from the following group: a laminate and a lining, on the front and on the reverse side of the map sheet; wherein the map sheet defines an elongate opening in the space between the first and second cross fold lines, and the plastic films overlap the elongate opening; and wherein first and second embossed grooves of the second plurality, respectively collinear with the first and second cross fold lines, define a web portion of the map sheet that is adjacent to the elongate opening and imprintable with a map title, the printed image of the map being interrupted between the first and second embossed grooves and in the region of the elongate opening.