Abstract: A removable page protector for a sample book includes first and second elongated members which, in assembled relationship on a page, produce a protective reinforcement along the free edge of the page and the top and bottom edges adjacent thereto. Connecting units spaced from one another along the length of the elongated members enable the elongated members to be removably connected to one another. When assembled on a page, the elongated members form a multiplicity of receiving pockets, each of which is bounded by one or more connecting units, the sample page and the inside surface of the elongated member facing the sample page. These receiving pockets may be used to hold an end of a sample card in assembled relationship to the sample page.

Abstract: A sample book binding system for retaining a plurality of sample sheets includes a plurality of rotatably interlocked sheet holding members arranged in side by side relationship. The sheet holding members are provided with a plurality of linking segments which are interdigitated to provide an aligned axial bore for receiving a pintle. At least two adjacent linking segments are spaced apart to provide an opening which captures a deformed section of the pintle for releasably locking the pintle within the linking segment. The removal and insertion of additional sheet holding members may be accomplished upon removal of the pintle.