In England, Penguin Books adopted the format in with their popular line of classic books. In , Pocket Books in America started producing popular titles in paperback versions, which quickly caught on and soon everyone was reading paperback books.
Early perfect binding was done with cold glues, which became brittle over time. In the s the DuPont Company developed a hot-melt adhesive binding process, which made for more durable and longer lasting books, and improved the binding process.
The s saw a shift away from the wartime economy of the s to a technologically-driven economy and sharp increase in the national marketing of consumer goods and services. New approaches to office management developed, which led to a dramatic increase in the need for inter-office documentation.
With this need came several new binding systems during the fifties and sixties, including plastic comb binding and Velobinding. Most of these office systems were based on the two-step process of punching the sheets and then loading them into the binding element.
Other punch-and-bind systems include wire plastic coil and spiral binding which had been around since , but became an office binding solution much later on. In , Kevin Parker started Powis from the basement of his home. The Fastback Binding System uses special strips coated with thermoplastic adhesives to create the binds.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Comments Disagree with name of inventor. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. He patented his invention in , and his company, the Smyth Manufacturing Company , began manufacturing them in Some of his machines are still being used to this day! The art of perfect binding paperback or paper-covered books was invented in , but didn't really "catch on" until , when German publisher Albatross Books, introduced the first paperbacks as an experimental endeavor.
A few years later -- in -- Penguin Books adopted the format for their popular line of classics. Then in , American publisher Pocket Books began producing popular hardcover titles in paperback or perfect bound format. They were quickly accepted by the American public and soon everybody was reading paperback books. Early perfect bound bookbinding used cold glues, which became brittle over time, causing books to fall apart.
In , Dupont introduced a hot-melt adhesive perfect binding process, resulting in more durable, longer-lasting paperback books. Plastic comb binding and Velobinding became popular office document binding methods in the s and '60s. They involved punching the sheets and then loading them into a binding element.
It has a spine 10 and a plurality of flexible fingers 11 which operate or are used in bind stacking as the prior art comb 1 of FIG. To accommodate use of multiple bound booklets in a three- or more ring binder, three holes 12 are punched into the modified comb 9 and a middle prior art finger 3 M see FIG. Three holes 12 corresponding to rings of ring binders are punched into the comb 9 during manufacturing of the comb 9.
Also as holes 5 are punched in paper to accept the fingers 11 , additional round holes 13 are punched in the paper 4 to accommodate three-ring binders. The appropriate number of holes 13 are punched into paper 4 to accommodate two or more ring binders of this invention; i.
The flexible fingers 11 fit through holes 5 punched into the paper 4 to accept fingers In addition, round holes 13 in this embodiment are punched into the paper 4 so as to accommodate and align with the three holes 12 punched into the comb 9. The three rings of the three-ring binder will bend and fit through comb holes 12 and paper holes 5 when used in a three-ring binder.
Once the fingers 11 are placed through holes 5 they are connected to flat spine 2 by an adhesive 7 as shown in FIG. Spine 10 of this invention in one embodiment can swing outwardly away from paper edge 6 so that the spine portion containing the three holes 13 are available for attachment to three-ring binders as shown in FIG.
The location of the comb 9 is shown in place in a back portion of the paper or booklet 4 , usually inside the back cover of the booklet 4. In this embodiment, it is not necessary to punch round holes 13 in the paper since only holes 12 in the spine 10 are necessary for connection to a three-ring binder.
Only two holes 15 are needed for attachment to a two-hole binder in the same manner as described in FIGS. In the two hole modification 14 , it is not necessary to remove finger 3 M of the prior art. Otherwise, the two hole embodiment 14 works as does the three hole embodiment 9 of the above described in FIGS. Any suitable number of holes 15 may be used that are greater than 2. Thus, at least two holes 15 useful for attachment to an equal number of rings of a ring binder are within the spirit of this invention.
In summary, embodiments of this invention provide a spine binder comb for securing a stack of sheets together. The comb comprises a spine or dorsal part, a plurality of flexible fingers extending from and attached to the spine which are configured to fit through holes in the sheets when connecting them to form a booklet. The spine has therein at least two round holes configured to accommodate connection to a ring binder having a like number of connection rings.
The comb is constructed of a substantially flexible plastic material. In one embodiment, the spine contains three round holes to accommodate a three-ring binder, and in another embodiment the spine contains two round holes to accommodate a two-hole binder.
At least two holes are used to accommodate a like number of binder rings. The spine is bar-like having a substantially flat surface and configured for use in lay-flat bindings where the fingers are attached to the flat spine by an adhesive. Of course, this is after the fingers have been fitted through the paper holes in the paper stack.
Thus, the comb is configured to have fingers placed through holes in the sheets for connection of the sheets together. The fingers, as above noted, are configured to be connected by an adhesive to the flat spine subsequent to this connection. In one preferred embodiment, the comb is configured to be swung away from an outer edge of the sheets to provide thereby access to the round holes for a ring binder with a like amount of holes.
The comb in one embodiment has three round holes and is configured for use with a three hole binder.
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