Overlay binder including easy-release label leader

A flexible label leader, comprising:

• a first end portion having first and second opposite surfaces;
• a second end portion;
• a loop portion which extends from said first end portion and is folded back over said first surface thereof;
• adhesive means provided on said second surface of said first end portion for releasably adhering a label thereto;
• and
• means for retaining said loop portion adjacent said first surface of said first end portion, and for releasing said loop portion when desired so that said loop portion can be used to peel said leader from a label adhered thereto.

A bound work comprising:

• a cover;
• a transparent overlay which is sealed along its longitudinal edges to an outer surface of the cover to define a slot between the cover and the overlay which has first and second transverse ends which are at least partially open;
• and
• a flexible label leader, including:
• a central portion which extends through the slot;
• a first end portion which protrudes from said first transverse end of the slot and has first and second opposite surfaces;
• a second end portion which protrudes from said second transverse end of the slot;
• a loop portion which extends from said first end portion and is folded back over said first surface thereof;
• adhesive means provided on said second surface for releasably adhering an end portion of a label thereto;
• and
• means for retaining said loop portion adjacent said first surface of said first end portion while the leader is pulled through said slot, and for releasing said loop portion so that said loop portion can be used to peel said leader from a label adhered thereto when the label has been pulled into place in said overlay.

A bound work comprising:

• a cover;
• a transparent overlay which is sealed along its longitudinal edges to an outer surface of the cover to define a slot between the cover and the overlay which has first and second transverse ends which are at least partially open;
• and
• a flexible label leader, including:
• a central portion which extends through the slot;
• a first end portion which protrudes from said first transverse end of the slot and has first and second opposite surfaces;
• a second end portion which protrudes from said second transverse end of the slot;
• a loop portion which extends from said first end portion and is folded back over said first surface thereof;
• adhesive means provided on said second surface for releasably adhering an end portion of a label thereto;
• and
• adhesive means for attaching said loop portion to said second end portion.

A bound work comprising:

• a cover;
• a transparent overlay which is sealed along its longitudinal edges to an outer surface of the cover to define a slot between the cover and the overlay which has first and second transverse ends which are at least partially open;
• and
• a flexible label leader, including:
• a central portion which extends through the slot;
• a first end portion which protrudes from said first transverse end of the slot and has first and second opposite surfaces;
• a second end portion which protrudes from said second transverse end of the slot;
• a loop portion which extends from said first end portion and is folded back over said first surface thereof;
• adhesive means provided on said second surface for releasably adhering an end portion of a label thereto;
• a tab portion which extends from an end of said loop portion;
• and
• adhesive means for releasably adhering said end of said loop portion to said first surface of said first end portion.

A flexible label leader, comprising:

• a first end portion having first and second opposite surfaces;
• a second end portion;
• a loop portion which extends from said first end portion and is folded back over said first surface thereof;
• adhesive means provided on said second surface of said first end portion for releasably adhering a label thereto;
• a tab portion which extends from an end of said loop portion;
• and
• adhesive means for releasably adhering said end of said loop portion to said first surface of said first end portion.

A flexible label leader, comprising:

• a first end portion having first and second opposite surfaces;
• a second end portion;
• a loop portion which extends from said first end portion and is folded back over said first surface thereof;
• adhesive means provided on said second surface of said first end portion for releasably adhering a label thereto;
• and
• adhesive means for adhering an end of said loop portion to said first surface of said first end portion.

A method for inserting a label into a slot defined between a cover of a bound work and a transparent overlay which is sealed along its longitudinal edges to an outer surface of the cover, the slot having first and second transverse ends which are at least partially open, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a flexible label leader including:
• a central portion which extends through the slot;
• a first end portion which protrudes from said first transverse end of the slot and has first and second opposite surfaces;
• a second end portion which protrudes from said second transverse end of the slot;
• a loop portion which extends from said first end portion and is folded back over said first surface thereof;
• releasable adhesive means provided on said second surface;
• and means for retaining said loop portion adjacent said first surface of said first end portion when the leader is pulled through said slot;
• (b) adhering an end portion of the label to the adhesive means;
• (c) pulling said second end portion of the leader to thereby pull the label into said slot such that part of said loop portion of the leader protrudes from said second transverse end of the slot;
• and
• (d) further pulling said part of said loop portion such that said adhesive means is peeled from said end portion of the label and the leader is pulled clear of the label and the bound work.