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US 8,381,648 B2Granted
Hinge strips for printer paper
AssigneeThe Holmberg Company
InventorJohn Ratzloff
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Abstract
The present invention provides a page for binding in an album. The page includes a blank, printer paper sheet and a hinge strip mounted along an edge of the printer paper sheet, the hinge strip including a flexible line for allowing the hinge strip to bend along the flexible line and a portion for binding to an album. The paper sheet and the hinge strip are adapted to go through a printer together to provide a ready-to-bind printed page.
Claims20
A photo page for mounting in an album, the photo page comprising:
- a blank sheet having a thickness;
- and
- a hinge strip portion extending along one edge of the blank sheet, the hinge strip portion including a mounting strip of the photo page, the hinge strip portion having a thickness substantially the same as the thickness of the blank sheet;
- wherein the photo page is configured to bend along a gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet without causing bending of the blank sheet;
- the photo page further including:
- a first connecting strip formed of a flexible polymeric material adhesively attached along a first side of the photo page spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet;
- and
- a second connecting strip formed of a flexible polymeric material adhesively attached along a second side of the photo page spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet;
- wherein the blank sheet having the hinge strip portion extending along one edge of the blank sheet is configured to be fed through a printer to print an image thereon.
6 more elements
A photo page for mounting in an album, the photo page comprising:
- a blank sheet having a thickness;
- and
- a hinge strip portion extending along one edge of the blank sheet, the hinge strip portion including a mounting strip of the photo page, the hinge strip portion having a thickness substantially the same as the thickness of the blank sheet;
- wherein the photo page is configured to bend along a gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet without causing bending of the blank sheet;
- the photo page further including:
- a first connecting strip formed of a flexible material adhesively attached along a first side of the photo page spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet;
- and
- a second connecting strip formed of a flexible material adhesively attached along a second side of the photo page spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet;
- wherein the blank sheet having the hinge strip portion extending along one edge of the blank sheet is configured to be fed through a printer to print an image thereon.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.