Patent ID: 7602300

Claim:
A method of making by a bindery manufacturer a hard cover product having opposing foldable covers interconnected by a spine there between, comprising the steps of: (a) attaching an outer liner to a major surface of a first cover sheet and to a second cover sheet disposed in spaced apart relation to define a spine portion in a gap there between, the first cover sheet and the second cover sheet pre-cut to a selected size and foldable towards each other on the outer liner along lines defined by a respective inner edge of the first and second cover sheet; (b) attaching a security tag within the spine portion; and (c) attaching a body in overlying relation to the first and second cover sheets, whereby the spine portion of the hardcover product defines a rigid base for holding the security tag safely during manufacture as well as in use for use in packaging with other of the hard cover products, including storing, shipping, retailing, and there is reduced opportunity for damage to the security tag due to weathering and delaminating of the hard cover product.