Coil-bound notebook

In a coil bound notebook comprising

• a helical binding coil element disposed along a coil axis and terminating in an elongated handle element extending transversely to said coil axis, and
• a notebook body comprising
• a first cover leaf defining a multiplicity of first binding apertures disposed along a binding edge with spacing corresponding to spacing between turns of said helical binding coil element,
• a second cover leaf defining a multiplicity of second binding apertures disposed along a binding edge with spacing corresponding to spacing between turns of said helical binding coil element, and
• multiple leaves having coinciding leaf binding apertures along associated edges with spacing corresponding to spacing between turns of said helical binding coil element,
• turns of said helical binding coil element extending through aligned first, leaf and second binding apertures of said notebook body, in sequence, to bind said notebook,
• whereby, upon rotation of said handle in a first direction, said coil is advanced along said coil axis relative to said notebook body to release said leaves, and upon rotation of said elongated handle element in a second direction, said coil is retracted along said coil axis relative to said notebook body to rebind said leaves,
• the improvement wherein said first cover leaf further comprises
• a flap extending generally along an edge adjoining said binding edge, said flap hinged for movement between a first position securely enclosing said elongated handle element and a second position exposing said elongated handle element for rotation of said helical binding coil element, and
• means for securing said flap to said first cover leaf in said first position.