A BOOKBINDING REPAIR KIT

Abstract: A bookbinding repair kit containing instructions, diagrams and equipment to carry out repair to damaged or torn backing shoulder joints of any book, the equipment comprising a complete endpaper consisting of one evenly folded sheet of paper with a double-sideed adhesive strip no less than 7 mm and no more than 10 mm in width but of a particular length, with a peel away backing paper attached to the endpaper adjacent one side of the endpaper fold, a double-sided self adhesive strip of mull cloth of a particular width and length, two thirds of each side of the mull cloth being covered with a peel away backing strip and the remaining third adhered to the adhesive side of a scorelined, one sided self-adhesive paper the same size as the endpaper, the endpaper side without the adhesive strip being glued to the plain side of the scorelined paper.

Description: Description A bookbinding repair kit. The invention herein resides in the bookbinding trade and more particularly the invention relates to a specific structure and process for repairing, securing and reinforcing damaged or torn backing shoulder joints of any book. Background Art Any book is exposed to being damaged or torn at the backing shoulder joint. Either between the front cover of the book or the back cover of the book and the book contents or both. This occurs through handling,general wearing or ageing of a book. The prior art U S Patent No 5,017,070 provided for a repair applicable to "paperback" books only and relates to a double sided adhesive tape only. There is no teaching art of a means to repair backing shoulder joints of a book by replacing endpapers in the world. Accordingly there is a need in the art for a repair structure and process for damaged or torn backing shoulder joints of any book that is easy to use ,inexpensive,durable and of high quahty. Disclosure of Invention The main aspect of the Invention provides for a quick, quahty and easy to use structure and process for repairing damaged or torn backing shoulder joints of any book. Another aspect is that anyone who wishes to repair a backing shoulder joint of a book does not have to be skilled in bookbinding. A further aspect is that the Invention will offer a wide range of pre- prepared endpapers from transparent to any colour, design, texture and particular size. The structure and process of the Invention is able to be carried out economically in seven easy to follow steps with instructions. 1 SUBSTITUE SHEET (Rule 26)

Claims: Claims 1) A bookbinding repair kit containing instructions, diagrams and equipment to carry out repair to damaged or torn backing shoulder joints of any book, the equipment comprising a complete endpaper consisting of one evenly folded sheet of paper with a double-sided adhesive strip no less than 7mm and no more than 10mm in width but of a particular length, with a peel away backing paper attached to the endpaper adjacent one side of the endpaper fold, a double-sided self adhesive strip of mull cloth of a particular width and length, two thirds of each side of the mull cloth being covered with a peel away backing strip and the remaining third adhered to the adhesive side of a scorelined, one sided self-adhesive paper the same size as the endpaper, the endpaper side without the adhesive strip being glued to the plain side of the scorelined paper. 2) A bookbinding repair kit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the equipment consists of a complete endpaper as described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 3) A bookbinding repair kit as claimed in claim 2 wherein the complete endpaper is of a textured, coloured, or transparent paper. SUBSTITUE SHEET (Rule 26)

Inventors: AMITRANO GENNARO RAFFAELE, AMITRANO, GENNARO, RAFFAELE
Applicants: AMITRANO GENNARO RAFFAELE, FOCAS DINO, SCOTT ABE BERNARD, AMITRANO, GENNARO, RAFFAELE, FOCAS, DINO, SCOTT, ABE, BERNARD
Application year: 1998
Main classification: B42C17
IPC codes: B42C17