Strap connection system

A lay flat album of the type having releasably bound pages having openings therein, said album comprising:

• a. a front cover and a rear cover;
• b. a plurality of elongated, flexible strap members each having opposite ends, with one end being fixedly secured to said rear cover and with the other end extending away from said rear cover;
• c. means attached to said front cover for releasably securing said extending ends to said front cover, wherein said means comprises a retaining sheet secured to said front cover and forming a pocket between said front cover and said retaining sheet for receiving and retaining said extending ends of said strap members therein and wherein said ends slide into said pocket;
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• d. wherein said strap members are passed through said openings of said pages and then are releasably secured to said front cover.

A lay flat album of the type having releasably bound pages having openings therein, said album comprising:

• a. a front cover and a rear cover, said covers including an inside cover and an outside cover;
• b. a plurality of elongated, flexible strap members each having opposite ends, with one end being fixedly secured to said rear cover and with the other end extending away from said rear cover, said fixedly secured ends of said strap members comprising a retaining strip extending therefrom and between said strap members, said retaining strip being adhered to said inside rear cover;
• c. means attached to said front cover for releasably securing said extending ends to said front cover;
• d. a retaining sheet securely fastened to said rear cover for overlaying said retaining strip and concealing said fixedly secured ends of said strap members;
• e. wherein said strap members are passed through said openings of said pages and then are releasably secured to said front cover;
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• f. wherein each inside cover has an inner vertical extent and an outer vertical extent and said strap members are selectively positioned along the inner vertical extent of said covers and extend therebetween for releasably binding pages within said covers.

A connection system for securing pages together having openings therein between covers in a lay flat condition, said connection system comprising:

• a. a pair of cover pieces, said cover pieces being joined together by an integral spine;
• b. a strap having opposite ends, with one end being fixedly secured to one of said cover pieces and with the other end extending away from said one cover piece;
• c. means attached to the other cover piece for releasably securing said extending end of said strap to the other of said cover pieces, wherein said means comprises a retaining sheet secured to one said cover piece and forming a pocket between said cover piece and said retaining sheet for receiving and retaining said extending ends of said strap members therein and wherein said ends slide into said pocket;
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• d. wherein said strap is passed through said openings in said pages and then is releasably secured to said other cover piece.