Sample book and method of making same

A sample book for sample sheets comprising:

• a cover member including first and second substantially planar cover sections joined by a substantially planar sturdy spine section, said first and second cover sections each being connected to said spine section by hinge means and each including an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a plurality of individual sample sheets arranged in a stack;
• sheet securing means disposed adjacent to one edge of said stack of sample sheets securing said plurality of individual sample sheets together to form a bound stack of sample sheets having a substantially planar edge surface defined by the edges of said sample sheets;
• a pair of covering sheets for the outer surfaces of said bound stack, each of said covering sheets including a first portion and a second portion separated by a fold line, said first portions of said covering sheets each being secured to said bound stack so that said fold line thereof is in alignment with the plane of said planar edge surface of said bound stack;
• edge securing means for adhesively securing only said planar edge surface of said bound stack of sample sheets directly to said planar spine section of said cover member;
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• means for adhesively securing only said second portions of said covering sheets to said inner surfaces of said first and second cover sections, respectively, whereby said hinge means are substantially in alignment with the plane of said planar edge surface of said bound stack so that said first and second cover sections of said sample book may be hingedly opened to lie in substantially the same plane as said planar spine section to permit substantially full viewing of said sample sheets.

A method of making a sample book for sample sheets comprising the steps of:

• providing a cover member having first and second substantially planar cover sections joined to a substantially planar sturdy spine section by hinge means, said first and second cover sections each including an outer surface and an inner surface;
• providing a plurality of sample sheets in a stack;
• binding said plurality of sample sheets together with sheet securing means disposed adjacent to one edge of said stack of sample sheets to form a bound stack of sample sheets having a substantially planar edge surface defined by the edges of said sample sheets;
• providing a pair of covering sheets for the outer surfaces of said bound stack of sample sheets, said covering sheets each including a first portion and a second portion separated by a fold line;
• securing said first portions of said covering sheets to said bound stack of sample sheets so that said fold lines thereof are in alignment with the plane of said planar edge surface of said bound stack of sample sheets;
• adhesively securing only said planar edge surface of said bound stack of sample sheets to said planar spine section of said cover member so that they are connected together in abutting planar relationship;
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• adhesively securing only said second portions of said covering sheets to said inner surfaces of said first and second cover sections, respectively, whereby said hinge means of said cover member are substantially in alignment with the plane of said planar edge surface of said bound stack so that said first and second cover sections may be hingedly opened to lie in substantially the same plane as said planar spine section to permit substantially full viewing of said sample sheets.

A method of making a sample book for sample sheets comprising the steps of:

• providing a cover member having first and second substantially planar cover sections joined to a substantially planar sturdy section by hinge means, said first and second cover sections each including an outer surface and an inner surface;
• providing a plurality of sample sheets in a stack;
• binding said plurality of sample sheets together with sheet securing means disposed adjacent to one edge of said stack of sample sheets to form a bound stack of sample sheets having a substantially planar edge surface defined by the edges of said sample sheets;
• providing a pair of covering sheets for the outer surfaces of said bound stack of sample sheets, said covering sheets each including a first portion and a second portion separated by a fold line;
• securing said first portions of said covering sheets to said bound stack of sample sheets so that said fold lines thereof are in alignment with the plane of said planar edge surface of said bound stack of sample sheets;
• adhesively securing only said planar edge surface of said bound stack of sample sheets directly to said planar spine section of said cover member;
• and
• adhesively securing only said second portions of said covering sheets to said inner surfaces of said first and second cover sections, respectively, whereby said hinge means of said cover member are substantially in alignment with the plane of said planar edge surface of said bound stack so that said first and second cover sections may be hingedly opened to lie in substantially the same plane as said planar spine section to permit substantially full viewing of said sample sheets.