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US 6,773,195 B2Granted
Notebook with portfolio cover
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Corporation
InventorJ. Michael Tims
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Abstract
A notebook including a plurality of sheets of paper, a binding mechanism binding the plurality of sheets together; and a cover bound to the plurality of sheets of paper by the binding mechanism. The cover includes first and second opposed panels coupled together and having a hinge line extending between the opposed panels. The cover includes a lower panel fixedly coupled to and facially abutting at least one of the panels to form a pocket therebetween.
Claims41
A notebook comprising:
- a plurality of sheets of paper;
- a binding mechanism binding said plurality of sheets together;
- and
- a cover bound to said plurality of sheets of paper by said binding mechanism, said cover including first and second opposed panels directly coupled together and having a hinge line extending between said opposed panels, said cover including a lower panel fixedly coupled to and facially abutting at least one of said panels to form a pocket therebetween wherein said first panel is pivotable about said hinge line to move said cover to a folded position such that said first panel faces and is generally parallel to said second panel, and wherein said pocket is located between said first and second panels when said cover is in said folded position and wherein said plurality of sheets of paper are not located between said first and second panels when said cover is in said folded position.
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A notebook comprising:
- a plurality of sheets of paper;
- a binding mechanism binding said plurality of sheets together;
- and
- a cover bound to said plurality of sheets of paper by said binding mechanism, said cover including first and second panels coupled together and having a hinge line extending between said first and second panels, said cover including a supplemental binding mechanism coupled to said cover at or adjacent to said hinge line wherein one of said panels is pivotable about said hinge line to move said cover to a folded position such that said panels are generally parallel and facing each other, wherein said binding mechanism is located between said panels when said cover is in said folded position and wherein said cover is bound to said binding mechanism along an outer edge of said cover, said outer edge being generally spaced away from said hinge line and located on a generally opposite side of said cover relative to said hinge line.
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A notebook comprising:
- a plurality of sheets of paper;
- a binding mechanism, at least part of said binding mechanism extending through each of said sheets to bind said plurality of sheets together;
- and
- a cover, wherein at least part of said binding mechanism extends through said cover to bind said cover to said plurality of sheets of paper, said cover including first and second opposed panels directly coupled together and having a hinge line extending between said opposed panels such that each panel is pivotable relative to the other panel about said hinge line, wherein said binding mechanism generally extends along an outer edge of said folder that is located on a generally opposite side of said folder relative to said hinge line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.