Method for converting books into boxes
CA 2423612 A1 · Owner: Egan, Brian D. · Inventors: Egan, Brian D.
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A method for recycling books, magazines manuals and other published printed , matter by conversion into boxes and storage containers of various types. Binding solution is, applied to the perimeter of pages. The solution binds the pages into a stiff block that can, then be cut without distortion by a wide variety of machines into a plethora of shapes. Coatings applied to the cut surfaces provide rigidity to the finished product. Typically, the method is used to convert books into boxes whereby the front and back cover of the, books serve as the top and bottom of the boxes created. The sides of the boxes are, formed by pages that have been hollowed out and stiffened by the application …
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- Filed March 22, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 22, 2023.
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