Bound component with selectively deployable tabs

A bound system comprising:

• a two-ply body having at least one free edge;
• a tab secured to said body such that said tab is movable between an extended position wherein at least part of said tab protrudes beyond said free edge and a retracted position wherein said at least part of said tab does not protrude beyond said free edge, wherein said body has a slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and positioned adjacent to said tab and spaced away from said free edge, and wherein said body has a supplemental slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and spaced away from said slit/opening, wherein said tab is configured such that said tab is simultaneously receivable through said slit/opening and said supplemental slit/opening when said tab is in said extended position;
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• a binding mechanism extending through and binding together both plies of said body, said plies being joined at a fold line positioned generally opposite said binding mechanism and defining said free edge.

A bound system comprising:

• a body having a first panel and a second panel joined along a fold line;
• a first slit/opening formed or pre-formed on one of said first or second panels and spaced away from said fold line;
• a second slit/opening formed or pre-formed along or adjacent to said fold line;
• a tab on said body configured such that said tab is movable between an extended position wherein at least part of said tab is received through said first and second slits/openings and protrudes beyond said fold line, and a retracted position wherein said at least part of said tab does not protrude beyond said fold line, wherein said first and second panels are permanently bound together along an edge of said body positioned opposite said fold line;
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• a binding mechanism extending through and binding together said first and second panels, wherein said fold line is positioned generally opposite said binding mechanism.

A component comprising:

• a body having a first panel and a second panel joined along a fold line;
• a first slit/opening formed or pre-formed on one of said first or second panels and spaced away from said fold line;
• a second slit/opening formed or pre-formed or extending along said fold line;
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• a tab on said body configured such that said tab is movable between an extended position wherein at least part of said tab is received through said first and second slits/openings and protrudes beyond said fold line, and a retracted position wherein said at least part of said tab does not protrude beyond said fold line, wherein said first and second panels are permanently bound together along an edge of said body positioned opposite said fold line.