IP Library Granted Patent US 8,925,968
Granted Patent B2
US 8,925,968 · App. 12/996,808 · Granted Jan 6, 2015

Composition book

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Patent No.
US 8,925,968
App. No.
12/996,808
Granted
Jan 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition book having a front and back cover and a plurality of pages stitched together wherein the plurality of pages may have hole punches and the front and back cover may have hole punches such as to allow the composition book to fit within a binder and wherein the plurality of pages are perforated such that they may be removed from the composition book.

Claims (23)

1. A composition book comprising:

a first set of pages, and

a second set of pages,

wherein said first and second sets of pages are coupled together along a coupling line, wherein said pages of said first set of pages and said second set of pages each have at least one tear guideline generally parallel to the coupling line, wherein only one of said tear guidelines on each page extends from a first outer edge to a second opposite outer edge of the associated page and intersects both the associated outer edges, such that individual pages may be entirely removed from the composition book, and wherein the position of the only one tear guidelines of the respective pages of said first set of pages relative to the coupling line is different from the position of the only one tear guideline of the respective pages of the second set of pages relative to the coupling line.

2. The composition book of claim 1 further comprising a front cover and a back cover, and wherein said front cover and said back cover are attached to at least one of said first set of pages or said second set of pages.

3. The composition book of claim 1 wherein the pages of the first and second sets of pages each have at least one hole formed therethrough, wherein the at least one hole is located along the same side of the paper as a spine of the book, and wherein the tear guidelines are positioned between the associated at least one hole and the coupling line.

4. The composition book of claim 1 wherein the first set of pages has tear guidelines located up to ⅜ of an inch from the coupling line, and wherein the second set of pages has tear guidelines located up to ½ of an inch from the coupling line.

5. The composition book of claim 1 wherein the first set of pages is located closer to a middle of the composition book than the second set of papers, and wherein said tear guidelines of said first set of pages are located closer to said coupling line than said tear guidelines of said second set of pages.

6. The composition book of claim 1 wherein the second set of pages is located on the outside of the first set of pages, and wherein said tear guidelines of said first set of pages are located closer to said coupling line than said tear guidelines of said second set of pages.

7. The composition book of claim 2 wherein the front and back cover are stitched to at least one of said sets of pages.

8. The composition book of claim 2 wherein said first set of pages is positioned closer to at least one of said back or front covers than said second set of pages, and wherein a distance between the tear guideline and the coupling line of the first set of pages is greater than a distance between the tear guideline and the coupling line of the second set of pages.

9. The composition book of claim 1 wherein each set of pages includes one or more pages.

10. The composition book of claim 1 wherein the tear guidelines are perforations.

11. The composition book of claim 1 wherein said coupling line defines a spine of said composition book about which each page is pivotally foldable.

12. A composition book comprising:

an outer section containing at least one sheet folded about a center-line; and

an inner section containing at least one sheet folded about a center-line, wherein the first section and the second section are arranged such that the center-line of the outer section

and the center-line of the inner section are aligned, wherein the at least one sheet of the outer section has first and second tear guidelines oriented parallel or approximately parallel with the associated center-line and located equidistantly or approximately equidistantly at a first distance on either side of the associated center-line, wherein the at least one sheet of the inner section has first and second tear guidelines oriented parallel or approximately parallel with the associated center-line and located equidistantly or approximately equidistantly at a second distance on either side of the associated center-line, wherein the first distance is different from the second distance, and wherein the first and second tear guidelines of the at least one sheet of the inner section and the at least one sheet of the outer section are the only tear guidelines parallel or approximately parallel with the associated center-lines and extending from one outer edge to an opposite outer edge of the respective at least one sheet.

13. The composition book of claim 12 wherein the outer section is attached to a cover.

14. The composition book of claim 12 wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.

15. The composition book of claim 1 wherein the individual pages of the first set of pages and the individual pages of the second set of pages are generally the same size.

16. The composition book of claim 1 , wherein said individual pages may be entirely removed from the composition book solely by tearing along the associated tear guidelines.

17. The composition book of claim 1 , wherein said first and second edges are parallel and positioned on opposite sides of the associated page.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT RECORDED AT R/F 028132/0089 Recorded May 17, 2013
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EXISTING SWING LINE LENDER AND EXISTING L/C ISSUER
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, SWING LINE LENDER AND L/C ISSUER
Reel/Frame 030427/0429 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 5, 2013
From: MEAD PRODUCTS LLC
To: ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030157/0023 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 7, 2012
From: MONACO SPINCO INC.
To: MEAD PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 028334/0253 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 30, 2012
From: MONACO SPINCO INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 028132/0089 →
IP CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 27, 2012
From: MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION
To: MONACO SPINCO INC.
Reel/Frame 028116/0041 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2010
From: SADA, DENISE; JAMES, BOBBY, JR.
To: MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025483/0736 →