US 5,503,435 AGranted

Method for customizing index divider sets relative to a table of contents sheet

AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation

InventorBrant D. Kline

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Abstract

First and second index divider sheets, each having outward tabs vertically offset from one another, and a table of contents page are provided, with first and second labels releasably attached to the front of the table of contents page generally adjacent to but spaced from first and second descriptive field areas of that page. The page is passed through a printer or copier and custom indicia are printed in the same operation on the labels and in the field areas. The labels are then removed by the user and attached by their adhesive backings to the respective tabs on one or both sides thereof. The labels before printing are adhered directly to the table of contents page inward of the descriptive field areas, to a removable carrier strip which itself is adhered to the front of the page or to a tear-away strip at the bottom of the page.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A method for customizing index divider sets relative to a table of contents sheet, comprising the steps of:

providing a table of contents sheet having on a front side thereof first and second descriptive fields and releasable first and second labels;
printing custom indicia on at least one of the descriptive field and the label with the labels mounted to the table of contents sheet, such that the first label visually corresponds to the first descriptive field and the second label visually corresponds to the second descriptive field;
providing a first divider sheet having an outwardly-extending first tab positioned to be horizontally aligned with the first descriptive field when the first divider sheet and the table of contents page are in an aligned position and visually matched to the first descriptive field;
providing a second divider sheet having an outwardly-extending second tab positioned to be horizontally aligned with the second descriptive field when the second divider sheet and the table of contents page are in an aligned position and visually matched to the second descriptive field;
after said printing step, removing the first label from the table of contents page and attaching it to the first tab;
and
after said printing step, removing the second label from the table of contents page and attaching it to the second tab.

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