Photograph album and method for making same

A photograph album comprising:

• an elongate generally U-shaped binder;
• a plurality of leaves for holding photographs disposed in laterally adjacent relationship to each other, each leaf having a first edge portion received within said binder, each leaf having first and second slots within and opening outwardly from respective opposite edge portions of said leaf;
• and
• first and second retainers movably secured to said binder adjacent opposite first and second ends thereof, each of said retainers being movable between an opened position and a closed position, said retainers in the opened position permitting insertion and removal of said leaves, and said retainers in the closed position retaining said leaves within said binder by engagement within adjacent slots of said leaves;
• a cover for protecting said leaves in said binder, said cover comprising
• a front panel, a back panel, and a spine panel therebetween, and
• a retainer clip positioned adjacent said spine panel, said retainer clip including means for retaining said binder therein.

A method for making a photograph album from a plurality of leaves for holding photographs disposed in laterally adjacent relationship to each other, each leaf having first and second slots within and opening outwardly from respective opposing edge portions thereof, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a generally U-shaped binder having a first and second retainer movably secured to respective opposing ends of the binder, the retainers being movable between an opened position and a closed position;
• positioning the stack of leaves into the binder while the retainers are in the opened position;
• and
• moving the retainers to the closed position to engage the slots of the leaves to thereby secure the leaves in the binder.