Abstract: A bindery system captures pages of a bound or unbound book in a hard or soft cover case with a metal U-shaped channel which in turn is bonded to the inside spine surface of the hard or soft covers.

Abstract: Provided is a snap ring assembly (100) for use in holding papers together such as in a two or three-ring looseleaf notebook or binder. Assembly (100) is preferably a one-piece molded construction including an elongate base portion (30) extending between sidewalls including respective proximate sections (32, 32') extending transversly therefrom and distal sections (34, 34') that are separated by respective hinge sections (38, 38') and respective free-ends that are configured to matingly engage to cause ring sections (38, 38') to snap together to provide a closed connection when distal sections (34, 34') are pivoted for a predetermined distance toward each other.

Abstract: This album with interchangeable sheets has coupling elements for the sheets which are preferably made of plastics, are fixed on the inner side of the rear cover and can be opened after extracting closure profiled elements which are mutually aligned and are parallel to the spine of the binder. The sheets may easily be turned since they have slots which are particularly enlarged with respect to the cross section of the coupling elements. Furthermore a perfect alignment of the sheets is obtained in a very simple and original manner, by virtue of raised portions which also protrude from the inner side of the rear cover and act against an appropriately shaped inner edge of the sheets.

Abstract: A disintegrating tamper-proof masking label comprising an opaque paper label having an adhesive backing for adhering said opaque label to a medium to be masked, a silicon coated polystyrene backing paper for holding said label, said label being peeled from said polystyrene backing so as to be applied to a medium to be masked, said label having a plurality of cuts such that when said label is removed from said medium, said label fragments thereby evidencing of said label.

Abstract: An anvil unit for guiding and clinching staples as driven downwardly in a vertical plane in which each staple leg is guided into a guide means in the unit, each guide means lies at an angle to such vertical plane. Communicating with forming a part of each guide means is a slot, at an angle to the vertical plane, with a swingable wing thereon for clinching the staple legs after each has penetrated the workpiece.

Abstract: A bindery system captures pages of a bound or unbound book in a hard or soft cover case by crimping a metal U-shaped channel which is bonded to the inside spine surface of the hard or soft covers.

Abstract: A notebook having an internal easel stand. The notebook can be a looseleaf notebook. The notebook can be converted to an easel stand holding the sheets of paper in an upright position. The notebook has a flat easel panel attached to a portion of the inside surface of the notebook cover. When the notebook cover to which the easel panel is attached is flexed along a bendline running across the cover, the easel panel juts into the interior of the notebook. The easel panel is held in place in an upright position by a gripping device attached to inside surface of the cover.

Abstract: A fastening device is disclosed for releasably securing together a plurality of sheet or plate members assembled in face-to-face or back-to-back contact, the sheet or plate members being provided with correspondingly positioned, shaped and dimensioned registration apertures. The fastener comprises first and second fastening portions spaced apart along an elongate flexible connector element, such fastening portions being positionable from opposite sides of the assembly of sheet or plate members with the connector element extending over an edge of the assembly, said fastening portions being releasably interconnectable, with a spigot element of one of them projecting through and engaging in the aligned apertures to inhibit relative movement of the sheet or plate members.There is also disclosed a method of releasably securing together a plurality of printing plates having registration apertures using a fastening element passing through a set of aligned apertures.

Abstract: An airline luggage tag and jacket therefor and method wherein a central claim check is removable leaving a generally U-shaped remainder, this U-shaped remainder having arm portions that are equipped with slits for capturing the remainder of the tag when the tag is looped around the handle of a piece of luggage, the check having transversely extending ears for insertion into slits in the jacket.

Abstract: An exemplary book indexing system according to the invention includes an index table (10 or 12) which has thereon a first series (23) comprising names in alphabetical order of book chapters or similar parts to be indexed, and a second series (24) comprising numbers in non-numerical order, one number of the second series being aligned with each word of the first series. A plurality of tabs (13) each bearing one of the numbers in the second series (24) may be attached to appropriate pages of a book (10) so that the chapters thereof may be quickly referenced. A tab layout strip (14) aids in placing tabs (13) manually on book (10.) The indexing system according to the invention is especially useful for books such as the bible which are frequently cited by the name of the biblical book in which a passage appears.

Abstract: The invention is a cover binder including a one piece cover, a one piece plastic strip adapted to pierce the spine of a book and a means for engaging the strip to the cover, and a method and an apparatus for binding books in the cover binder as by providing a plastic strip with at least one leg, piercing the spine of the book from within by the leg of the strip, passing the leg through the cover and melting the end of the leg to form a button to secure the leg to the cover, and cooling the button by means of a heat conducting die that may simultaneously shorten the cool down of the melted plastic button and emboss a design on the button.

Abstract: A records management kit for use in setting up and maintaining a cross-referenced, easily enterable, file folder--based document filing and retrieval system comprises a file guide book, an index sheet, a series of file folders, and a series of file folder labels. The file guide book has a series of tabbed page sets each including a main category page and subsequent subcategory pages. Each main category page has subcategory headings and associated file indicia marks printed thereon which correspond to similar information printed on the associated subcategory pages. The pages of the file guide book are color and indicia--keyed to the file folder labels and are also keyed to category, subcategory and file indicia information printed on the file index sheet together with an expanded listing of specific document types relating generally to the various categories and subcatergories.

Abstract: A binding system, employing a first plastic elongated strip with spaced integral studs and a second plastic elongated strip having similarly spaced apertures and recesses, is provided which resists impact forces caused by dropping a bound book. A first fixed spacing of studs is provided along a mid-span portion of the first strip and a second fixed smaller spacing of studs provided at both end portions of the first strip which reinforces the end portions against stud breakage or extrusion caused by impact forces. In the preferred embodiment, the three end studs at each end of the strip are spaced at a second fixed spacing distance stud center-to-center of only one-half the first fixed spacing at the long mid-span portion of the strip. In another embodiment, a generally second fixed spacing of one-third the mid-span spacing with the at least two of the end portion studs being staggered from the center longitudinal axis of the strip is shown.

Abstract: A writing pad containing a stack of horizontally aligned sheets, each of which is cut to the same size and shape. Initially, the sheets are stacked so that the corner edges of the stack are perpendicularly aligned with the top and bottom sheets. Preferably, the sheets in the stack are assembled in sets wherein each set is provided with a specific border color or colors which differ from the color or colors used in the other sets. The sheets are then fanned or swirled uniformly as to form helical flutes extending between the top and bottom sheet of the stack. An adhesive is applied to one side face of the stack to hold the stack in a swirled configuration. The top and bottom surfaces of each sheet are provided with a printed border that frames the writing area. By varying the colors printed on the different sets, a wide variety of visual effects can be obtained.

Abstract: A variable color print of an image including an image medium having a plurality of differently oriented local image regions. Each region includes a number of periodic variations in an optical characteristic of the medium which extend substantially in a first direction within that region and are generally parallel to each other in a second direction transverse to the first direction. Each region further includes a number of periodic variations in color which extend in the first direction and are generally parallel to each other in the second direction and are generally aligned with the periodic optical variations in that region. The periodic optical variations selectively prevent viewing of one or more of the color variations at different viewing angles to generate changes in color of the viewed image as the viewing angle changes. A method of forming such a variable color print is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for making book bindings.

Abstract: A transparent overlay that can protect a document from tampering has a transparent cover sheet, a layer of hot-melt adhesive over one surface of the transparent cover sheet, and an image formed on the exposed face of said hot-melt adhesive layer. The transparent cover sheet can be a simple thermoplastic film but preferably is retroreflective sheeting which can bear a pattern or legend that is noticeable only when viewed retroreflectively.

Abstract: A method and device for advertising goods which includes a booklet having front and back cover sections and a plurality of pages therebetween adapted to bear descriptive material. A plurality of slots partially extend through the pages. Each of the slots is adapted to receive a sample of goods being advertised.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a foldable map of a region. First, an elongated piece of zig-zag folded material is provided having a plurality of spaced folds extending transversely of the length of the piece of material to define sheets between adjacent folds. This zig-zag material has a map display area having a total length to width ratio of a certain value. Next, a reference map of the region is divided into a plurality of rectangular strips of constant width. Each of the strips has a length which corresponds to the portion of the region within the associated strip, so that the ratio of the total length of the strips to the constant width is minimally smaller than the certain value. Then, the strips are reproduced on the piece of folded material so that particular strips appear on a maximum number of adjacent sheets.

Abstract: A blanket for covering the printed document comprising an elongated sheet of flexible transparent material having a vertical height substantially equal to the vertical height of the document which is covered and a horizontal length substantially equal to the horizontal width of the document to be covered, the blanket having vertical pouches at the opposite horizontal ends thereof and adapted to be positioned adjacent to the vertical side edges of the document to be covered, the pouches being filled with a material constituting weights.