Claims
- 1. A folder for permanently binding a stack of paper sheets comprising:
- a binder spline comprising an elongated rigid member having a channel running along its length,
- said elongated rigid member having an aperture through a side thereof,
- a cover sheet affixed to the elongated rigid member,
- and a closed squeezable elongated member containing a book binding adhesive therein, said squeezable member having one end thereof passing through said aperture, and said squeezable member contained substantially within and along the length of said channel,
- so that as said squeezable member is pulled out of said channel through said aperture the squeezable member can rupture thereby releasing said adhesive into the channel.
- 2. A folder as in claim 1 wherein the squeezable elongated member comprises a squeezable tube.
- 3. A folder as in claim 2 wherein said squeezable tube has an outlet end which is heat sealed closed.
- 4. A folder as in claim 3 wherein the tube has the property that it ruptures at said heat sealed outlet end thereby releasing said adhesive into the channel as the tube is pulled out of the channel through said aperture.
- 5. A folder as in claim 4 further comprising means for securing said tube to the channel wherein said securing means is rupturable as said tube is pulled out of the channel through said aperture.
- 6. A folder as in claim 5 further comprising a gripping member affixed to an end of said tube to facilitate manual pulling of the tube out of said channel.
- 7. A folder as in claim 1 wherein said aperture is located proximally to an end of said rigid elongated member.
- 8. A folder as in claim 1 wherein said elongated rigid member comprises a flat back panel and two oppositely bacing coextensive panels emanating from said back panel, said back panel and oppositely facing panels defining said channel.
Parent Case Info
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 239,455, filed Sept. 1, 1988.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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