Method for binding a bundle of loose leaves or the like and end leaf applied thereby

1. Method for binding a bundle of loose leaves or the like in a cover with a back and leaves joined to the back, comprising the following steps:

providing at least one end leaf that is provided with a fixing strip on a side edge of the at least one end leaf, said fixing strip being partly fixed to the at least one end leaf and being provided with a strip of glue on a part of the fixing strip which is not fixed to the at least one end leaf and on the side of the fixing strip turned away from the at least one end leaf, said strip of glue being provided with a removable foil, said strip of glue being provided at a distance from the above-mentioned side edge of the at least one end leaf wherein said distance (A) is being almost equal to or somewhat larger than the depth (D) of the back of the cover;

binding the bundle of loose leaves together with the at least one end leaf to form a bound edge of the bundle of leaves;

removing the foil; and

providing the bundle of leaves with its bound edge in the back of the cover and fixing at least one side of said bundle with the at least one end leaf in the cover using only the strip of glue such that the fixing strip is fixed to one side of the leaves of the cover near the back of this cover.

2. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the bundle of loose leaves is bound together with two end leaves, one on either side of the bundle.

3. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the free edge of the bundle of loose leaves is bound together with the at least one end leaf by stapling.

4. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the strip of glue on the fixing strip is a self-adhesive glue for binding the at least one side of the bundle of leaves which are bound together with the end leaf having only the strip of self-adhesive glue.

5. At least one end leaf for binding a bundle of loose leaves bound together with a side edge of the at least one end leaf in a cover wherein the at least one end leaf is provided with a fixing strip on its side edge to be bound in the cover, said fixing strip being partly fixed to the at least one end leaf and being provided with a strip of glue on a part of the fixing strip which is not fixed to the at least one end leaf and on the side of the fixing strip turned away from the at least one end leaf, said strip of glue being provided on the fixing strip at a distance from the above-mentioned side edge of the at least one end leaf to be bound wherein said distance (A) is being almost equal to or somewhat larger than the depth (D) of the back of the cover so that, when the bundle of leaves bound together with the at least one end leaf is bound in the cover, the fixing strip is fixed to one side of the leaves of the cover near the back of this cover, said strip of glue being provided with a removable foil that has to be removed for fixing the fixing strip of the at least one end leaf to the one side of the cover by said strip of glue only.

6. End leaf according to claim 5 , wherein the strip of glue is a strip of self-adhesive glue.

7. End leaf according to claim 5 , wherein the fixing strip is fixed to the end leaf by gluing.

8. End leaf according to claim 5 , wherein the fixing strip is formed of a folded part of the end leaf.

9. End leaf according to claim 5 , wherein the strip of glue is provided near and parallel to an edge that is free of the fixing strip of this end leaf.

10. End leaf according to claim 5 , wherein the end leaf is made of a material which can be stapled.

11. End leaf according to claim 5 , wherein the end leaf is made of paper or cardboard.

12. End leaf according to claim 5 , wherein the fixing strip has smaller dimensions than the end leaf.