Abstract: A pad assembly comprising a multiplicity of flexible sheets each having a band of repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive coated on its rear surface adjacent and spaced by a small predetermined spacing from a first edge. The sheets are disposed in a stack with the band of repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive on each sheet adhering it to the adjacent sheet in the stack; and a layer of padding compound is disposed over and adhered to aligned first edges of the sheets in the stack. The padding compound allows, after the band of repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive on the rear surface of one of the sheets in the stack is separated from the front surface of the adjacent sheet in the stack, that one sheet (and any sheets above it) to be pivoted away from that adjacent sheet while remaining adhered to the adjacent sheets.

Abstract: A method for binding a stack of fan folded sheets including manually disposing the stack of sheets with spine edges of the sheets generally aligned in a plane generally at a right angle to the side surfaces of the sheets in the stack; manually positioning a thick layer of pressure sensitive adhesive already adhered to a generally planar portion of a highly flexible backing having low resiliency over the spine edges; and manually pressing the side of the backing against the spine edge of the sheets to cause conformation of the backing and adhesion of the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive to the spine edges of the sheets, which is most easily done by manually pressing the spine edges of the sheets toward an edge of a structure such as a table or desk with the edge disposed transverse of the spine edges of the sheets along the surface of the backing opposite the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive while moving the spine edges longitudinally to bring the majority of the side of the backing opposite the layer