Insertable dividers for a bound component
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Corporation
InventorsEdward Busam, Diana Juratovac
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Abstract
A system including a bound component comprising a plurality of sheets of paper and a binding mechanism binding the plurality of sheets of paper together. The system further includes a divider configured to be directly releasably coupled to the binding mechanism such that the divider can be positioned between adjacent ones of the sheets of paper. The divider is made of a polymer material. The system further includes a permanent writing instrument configured to dispense permanent markings on the divider when the divider is written upon by the writing instrument. The system further includes an erasing means for erasing permanent markings from the divider.
Claims33
A system comprising:
- a bound component comprising a plurality of sheets of paper and a binding mechanism binding said plurality of sheets of paper together;
- a divider configured to be directly releasably coupled to said binding mechanism such that said divider can be positioned between adjacent ones of said sheets of paper, said divider being made of a polymer material;
- a permanent writing instrument configured to dispense permanent markings on said divider when said divider is written upon by said writing instrument;
- and
- erasing means for erasing permanent markings from said divider.
A method for using a divider comprising the steps of:
- providing a bound component comprising a plurality of sheets of paper and a binding mechanism binding said plurality of sheets of paper together;
- providing a divider made of a polymer material;
- releasably coupling said divider directly to said binding mechanism such that said divider is positioned between adjacent ones of said sheets;
- manually making permanent markings on said divider;
- and
- erasing at least part of said permanent markings that are located on said divider.
A bound component system comprising:
- a plurality of sheets of paper;
- a binding mechanism binding said plurality of sheets of paper together, said plurality of sheets of paper having a width dimension extending generally perpendicular to said binding mechanism;
- and
- a divider configured to be directly releasably coupled to said binding mechanism such that said divider can be positioned between adjacent ones of said sheets, wherein said divider has a width greater than said width of said plurality of sheets of paper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.