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Bound component with selectively deployable tabs

US9796206B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 2014
Grant dateOct 24, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB42F21/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

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.

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