Books – strips – and leaves – Book – element thereof – or accessory therefor – Covers
Patent
1992-03-23
1993-05-25
Eley, Timothy V.
Books, strips, and leaves
Book, element thereof, or accessory therefor
Covers
281 29, 402 55, 402 74, B42D 300
Patent
active
052133702
ABSTRACT:
An expandable capacity album or binder for storing and displaying artwork or photographs retains the appearance of a library bound hardcover book at any state of expansion. The front cover and back cover are hinged to a spine which has page retaining channels that allow looseleaf pages to be inserted into or removed from the album. Together, the spine and the channels are adjustable so that the album will expand and contract for different capacities. The outside of the album is covered with leather or cloth to give the album the appearance of a library bound hardcover book. In between the spine and the covering is a resilient material such as plastic foam which can compress or expand so that the covering will always look properly fitted to the spine even when the spine is expanded or contracted to change the capacity of the album. In this way the album maintains its library bound appearance at any state of expansion. Additionally, there may be a layer of fibrous batting or other padding between the resilient material and the covering which may also extend between the covering and the front and back covers, giving the spine and the covers a high quality padded look and feel.
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Eley Timothy V.
Fridie Jr. Willmon
Leary James J.
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