Patent ID: 7478837

Claim:
A book cover formed from an elastomeric material, comprising: an outside surface adapted to generally cover the exterior surfaces of a book, said book having a spine with sides, a top edge and a bottom edge; and a first pocket portion and a second pocket portion, each pocket portion adapted to receive at least a portion of the covers of the book, wherein each pocket portion comprises a generally elliptically-shaped access slot having a top peripheral edge and a bottom peripheral edge, wherein the top peripheral edge of the generally elliptically-shaped access slot of the first pocket portion is attached to the top peripheral edge of the generally elliptically-shaped access slot of the second pocket portion by a continuous elastomeric material, and wherein the bottom peripheral edge of the generally elliptically-shaped access slot of the first pocket portion is attached to the bottom peripheral edge of the generally elliptically-shaped access slot of the second pocket portion by a continuous elastomeric material, and wherein the elastomeric material attaching the top peripheral edges folds over and encloses the top edge of the spine of the book when the book is inserted into the book cover and wherein the elastomeric material attaching the bottom peripheral edges folds over and encloses the bottom edge of the spine of the book when the book is inserted into the book cover.