A scorecard holder can include an outer jacket foldable about a seam, binding, or hinge. The outer jacket can be movable between a closed position and an open position. In the open position the holder can at least expose at least a portion of the scorecard. The outer jacket can include an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. At least a portion of the interior surface can be configured to contact the scorecard placed within the outer jacket. When in the open position an outer periphery of the outer jacket can be at least slightly larger than the outer periphery of the scorecard configured to be held within the outer jacket. The scorecard holder can include a flexible shield attached to either i) a top edge of the outer jacket or ii) the seam, binding, or hinge.

The present invention relates to a binding method for forming a book. The method includes the steps of: providing a cover (20) having front and back panels (22 and 24) which are joined by a spine panel (26); providing a book block (10) having front and back fly sheets (14 and 16); applying a first adhesive member (40) on a first part of the spine panel (26); applying a second adhesive member (42) on a second part of the spine panel (26); contacting the front fly sheet (14) with the front panel (22) in such a way that a margin of the front fly sheet (14) overlaps the first adhesive member (40); contacting the back fly sheet (16) with the back panel (24) in such a way that a margin of the back fly sheet (16) overlaps the second adhesive member (42); and pressing on the first and second parts of the spine panel (26) to bond the margin of the front fly sheet (22) to the front panel (22) and the margin of the back fly sheet (16) to the back panel (24), respectively.

The present invention relates to a binding method for forming a book. The method includes the steps of: providing a cover (20) having front and back panels (22 and 24) which are joined by a spine panel (26); providing a book block (10) having front and back fly sheets (14 and 16); applying a first adhesive member (40) on a first part of the spine panel (26); applying a second adhesive member (42) on a second part of the spine panel (26); contacting the front fly sheet (14) with the front panel (22) in such a way that a margin of the front fly sheet (14) overlaps the first adhesive member (40); contacting the back fly sheet (16) with the back panel (24) in such a way that a margin of the back fly sheet (16) overlaps the second adhesive member (42); and pressing on the first and second parts of the spine panel (26) to bond the margin of the front fly sheet (22) to the front panel (22) and the margin of the back fly sheet (16) to the back panel (24), respectively.

A method of making a book or booklet cover including placing a first face of a sheet-like information carrier on a first side of a metal sheet that extends beyond one edge of the sheet-like information carrier. The method including bending a portion of the metal sheet along an edge thereof, for the portion to elastically press on the sheet-like information carrier. A book or booklet cover including a metal sheet supporting a sheet-like information carrier, which sheet-like information carrier has a first face and an opposite second face, with the second face on a first side of the metal sheet, the metal sheet-having a portion extending beyond at least one edge of the sheet-like information carrier, where the portion of the metal sheet has a rounded bend along an edge thereof, the portion elastically pressing against the sheet-like information carrier.

A method of making a book or booklet cover including placing a first face of a sheet-like information carrier on a first side of a metal sheet that extends beyond one edge of the sheet-like information carrier. The method including bending a portion of the metal sheet along an edge thereof, for the portion to elastically press on the sheet-like information carrier. A book or booklet cover including a metal sheet supporting a sheet-like information carrier, which sheet-like information carrier has a first face and an opposite second face, with the second face on a first side of the metal sheet, the metal sheet-having a portion extending beyond at least one edge of the sheet-like information carrier, where the portion of the metal sheet has a rounded bend along an edge thereof, the portion elastically pressing against the sheet-like information carrier.

Two book covers are connected to a single spine that is both magnetic and expandable in order to encase a plurality of sections, each of which is composed of a plurality of pages that are grouped by a single magnetic binding strip. The magnetic strip allows for the section to be removed from its original book and collected into a unique organization of several sections, all of which may come from different books and may be securely kept inside a single pair of book covers that has a magnetic spine.

The present invention relates to a layer structure, preferably a hinge, particularly preferably a book cover, very particularly preferably a book cover for identification and security documents, comprising at least one outer layer a) containing at least one thermoplastic elastomer, preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane, and at least one layer b) containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of a polymer, a metal, a textile, a paper and a synthetic paper, or a combination of at least two of these, and also relates to a laminate comprising the above layer structure and to the method for producing same. The invention further relates to the use of the layer structure and/or laminate for the production of a hinge, preferably a multilayer book cover, especially for security and identification documents.

The present invention relates to a layer structure, preferably a hinge, particularly preferably a book cover, very particularly preferably a book cover for identification and security documents, comprising at least one outer layer a) containing at least one thermoplastic elastomer, preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane, and at least one layer b) containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of a polymer, a metal, a textile, a paper and a synthetic paper, or a combination of at least two of these, and also relates to a laminate comprising the above layer structure and to the method for producing same. The invention further relates to the use of the layer structure and/or laminate for the production of a hinge, preferably a multilayer book cover, especially for security and identification documents.