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US 2008/0175692 A1Published application
Self-retaining sell tag for a bound component
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Corporation
InventorsEdward P. Busam, Lisa K. Brooks
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Abstract
A bound component including a cover having an outer perimeter, a plurality of pages, and a binding mechanism binding the cover and the plurality of pages together, wherein the binding mechanism includes a plurality of coils. The bound component further includes a sell tag including at least one opening, the at least one opening receiving at least one coil of the binding mechanism therethrough, wherein the sell tag includes a flap which is folded about part of the outer perimeter of the cover.
Claims20
A bound component comprising:
- a cover having an outer perimeter;
- a plurality of pages;
- a binding mechanism binding said cover and said plurality of pages together, wherein said binding mechanism includes a plurality of coils;
- and
- a sell tag including at least one opening, said at least one opening receiving at least one coil of said binding mechanism therethrough, wherein the sell tag includes a flap which is folded about part of said outer perimeter of said cover.
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A bound component comprising:
- a generally flat, planar cover having first second opposed sides;
- a plurality of pages;
- a binding mechanism binding said cover and said plurality of pages together, wherein said binding mechanism includes a plurality of coils;
- and
- a sell tag having a first portion and a second portion directly coupled together, each portion including at least one opening, each opening receiving at least one coil of said binding mechanism therethrough, wherein said first portion is located on said first side of said cover and said second portion is located on said second side of said cover.
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A method for assembling bound component comprising:
- providing a cover having an outer perimeter;
- providing a plurality of pages;
- binding said cover and said plurality of pages together with a binding mechanism including a plurality of coils;
- and
- coupling a sell tag to said binding mechanism, said sell tag including a plurality of openings, each opening receiving at least one coil of said binding mechanism therethrough, wherein the sell tag includes a flap which is folded about part of said outer perimeter of said cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.