Binding for a sample book
AssigneeOnis
InventorPatrice Vannier
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Abstract
The binding for a book of samples, such as carpets or floor coverings, comprises a succession of adjacent binding elements (1 to 5) with an elongated shape and each equipped with sample-retaining means. The spine (11) of each retention element is provided on the one hand with an elongated tongue (12) with a flange (13), situated in the extension of the plane of the spine of the upper side of the element, and on the other hand with a longitudinal groove having an inclined narrow zone (14) adapted to interact with a portion of an elongated tongue.
Claims8
A binding assembly for a sample book having a plurality of adjacent parallel binding elements interconnected at one edge thereof, each binding element comprising:
- an elongated body having an upper side, a lower side, and a front edge provided with sample retaining means opposite a rear edge;
- said rear edge being provided at a midpoint with a longitudinal tongue projecting upwards and terminating in a flange, and at a lower end with a longitudinal groove complementary to said longitudinal tongue;
- a longitudinal depression formed in said upper side along said longitudinal tongue;
- said complementary longitudinal groove including an inclined narrow zone shaped to accommodate said tongue and a recess shaped to accommodate said flange, such that said tongue and flange of each of said binding elements will fit to a groove and recess, respectively, of adjacent binding elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.