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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Acco Brands Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Edward P. Busam, Mason, OH (US);
Bobby G. James, Jr., Miamisburg, OH (US);
Michael D. Rowe, Medway, OH (US);
Ellisa A. Stone, Centerville, OH (US);
ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
A bound system including a plurality of pages and a cover/divider bound to the plurality of pages and having at least one free edge. The cover/divider includes a tab secured to a body of the cover/divider such that the tab is movable between an extended position wherein at least part of the tab protrudes beyond the free edge and a refracted position wherein the at least part of the tab does not protrude beyond the free edge. The cover/divider has a slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and positioned adjacent to the tab and spaced away from the free edge. The slit/opening is positioned such that at least part of the tab is receivable through the slit/opening when the tab is in the extended position.