Overlay binder including perforated easy-release label leader
OwnerPaul E. Ruble, Jacqueline T. Rubleinventors
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Abstract
An improved system for labeling the spine of a binder is disclosed. The system includes an improved flexible label leader to load labels into a binder slot. The leader includes a first end portion having an adhesive section for adhering a binder label thereto. It also includes a second end portion for pulling the label adhered to the first end portion into a binder slot and a middle portion between the first and second end portions that resides in said binder slot. The adhesive section of the first end portion in detachable from the remainder of the leader.
Claims9
A flexible label leader to load labels into a binder slot, comprising:
- a first end portion having an adhesive section for adhering a binder label thereto;
- a second end portion for pulling said label adhered to said first end portion into a binder slot;
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- a middle portion between said first and second end portions, said middle residing in said binder slot, said adhesive section of the first end portion being detachable from said portions.
A bound work comprising:
- a cover;
- a transparent overlay which is sealed along its longitudinal edges to an outer surface of the cover to define a slot between the cover and the overlay which has top and bottom transverse ends which are at least partially open;
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- a flexible label leader, including:
- a central portion which extends through the slot;
- a first end portion which protrudes from said top transverse end of the slot and has an adhesive section for adhering a binder label thereto;
- a second end portion which protrudes from said bottom end of the slot;
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- a means for detaching said adhesive section from said first, second and central portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.