Improvements in Bookbinding.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1898-Accepted, 25th Feb., 1899.
Improvements in Bookbinding.
We, WILLIAM BOEHNER, of 1448, Newport Avenue, Chicago, County of Cook,
State of Illinois, one of the United States of America, Bookbinder, and MAURICE
B. SCHNAUDER, of 1631, Aldine Avenue, in said Chicago, Bookbinder, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described in and by the following:-
My invention relates to bookbinding and has particular reference to the manner
of cutting and connecting the different sections of a book before attachment of
the cover.
Its objects are to provide a cheap, simple and durable binding; to dispense
with sewing and stapling; to avoid cutting and tearing, by binding with bands,
in preference to threads; and to prepare the different sections for connection by
a cut in preference to stapling or puncturing same.
I accomplish these objects by means illustrated in the accompanying drawings,
in which;
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the body of a book embodying my invention,
omitting the cover.
Fig. 2 is a side plan of a single section of the book.
Fig. 3 is a back view of the book without the cover.
Fig. 4 is an inside view of the book, showing same opened.
Fig. 5 is a cross section of the book taken on the line x-x of Fig. 3.
In putting my invention into practice, I prepare the leaves or sections of a book,
by putting the same together and first making the cuts 2 at the back, and thereby
removing a small part of the material at each place where the sections are to be
connected. I then extend the base of each cut 2, by cutting into the material
longitudinal of the adjoining edge of same, to form the cuts 3. I make all these
cuts, preferably with a die, and as will be seen, a single die may be used to form
the cuts 2 and 3.
The bands 4 are then drawn through, with their side edges extending into
the cuts 3.
Glue may then be put into the cuts 2 along the angle formed by their side
walls with the back of the bands. This serves to fasten the bands to the leaves
or sections, and also to fasten the leaves or sections together at these places.
The cover of the book is then attached by fastening the bands 4 to same, prefer-
ably by fastening bands along their entire outer surface, from their ends, to where
same enter the cuts 3, at the base of the projecting parts of the bands.
It will be seen that a secure binding is thus formed, requiring no sewing or
stapling, and thus avoiding the cutting of the material, by threads or staples when
the book is in use. When the sections are pasted together in the angles of the
cuts 2 as described, a stiff substantially solid edge is formed here which firmly
holds the leaves of the book in their proper position.
The advantage of having cuts in such form that they may be conveniently sawed
instead of being stapled will be readily understood, since it is plain that the leaves
are thus left flat and not indenting or bent as is the case when a perforation is

page_text: stamped through same, or when same are punctured as in the ordinary method of
sewing and stapling.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A book comprising a plurality of leaves or sections having the cuts 2 and 3
in one edge and a binding band seated in said cuts, said leaves being glued
together along the edge overlapping the band; substantially as described.
2. A book comprising a plurality of leaves or sections having the cuts 2 and 3
in one edge, a binding band seated in said cuts, and projecting from either side,
and a cover rigidly secured to said bands at the base of such projecting parts,
substantially as described.
3. The hereindescribed method of bookbinding consisting of putting together
a plurality of leaves, making the cuts 2 in one edge, with a cut 3 on either side of
each cut 2, drawing binding-bands through said cuts so as to have their side
edges extend into its cuts 3, and leave part of each band projecting from the cuts
on each side, beyond the outside leaves, and securing a cover to the projecting
parts of the bands, substantially as described.
4. The hereindescribed method of bookbinding consisting of putting together a
plurality of leaves, making the cuts 2 and 3 in one edge, drawing the binding
bands through said cuts so as to have their side edges extend into the cuts 3,
and leave part of band projecting from the cuts on each side beyond the outside
leaves, then gluing the leaves together and to the bands, in the angles formed by
the side walls of the cuts 2 with the bands, and fastening the projecting parts of
the band to a cover, substantially as described.
Witnesses;
Wм. R. RUMMLER,
ALFRED MELTZER.
WILLIAM BOEHNER.
MAURICE B. SCHNAUDER.