Hinge strips for printer paper
The present invention provides a page for binding in an album. The page includes a blank, printer paper sheet and a hinge strip mounted along an edge of the printer paper sheet, the hinge strip including a flexible line for allowing the hinge strip to bend along the flexible line and a portion for binding to an album. The paper sheet and the hinge strip are adapted to go through a printer together to provide a ready-to-bind printed page.
1. A photo page for mounting in an album, the photo page comprising:
a blank sheet having a thickness; and
a hinge strip portion extending along one edge of the blank sheet, the hinge strip portion including a mounting strip of the photo page, the hinge strip portion having a thickness substantially the same as the thickness of the blank sheet;
wherein the photo page is configured to bend along a gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet without causing bending of the blank sheet;
the photo page further including:
a first connecting strip formed of a flexible polymeric material adhesively attached along a first side of the photo page spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet; and
a second connecting strip formed of a flexible polymeric material adhesively attached along a second side of the photo page spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet;
wherein the blank sheet having the hinge strip portion extending along one edge of the blank sheet is configured to be fed through a printer to print an image thereon.
2. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the second connecting strip is separate from the first connecting strip.
3. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the mounting strip is separate from the blank sheet.
4. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the mounting strip is configured for mounting the photo page in an album.
5. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the mounting strip includes one or more mounting holes.
6. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the gap has a width of about 0.375 inches.
7. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the first connecting strip has an adhesive surface and the second connecting strip has an adhesive surface, the adhesive surface of the first connecting strip facing the adhesive surface of the second connecting strip along the gap.
8. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the mounting strip is configured to be bound into an album.
9. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the hinge strip portion permits the photo page to be laid flat in an album when mounted therein.
10. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the flexible polymeric material of the first connecting strip is polyolefin.
11. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the flexible polymeric material of the second connecting strip is polyolefin.
12. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the photo page is cut from a larger sheet of hinged paper.
13. The photo page of claim 1 , wherein the blank sheet has a basis weight of about 90 pounds.
14. A photo page for mounting in an album, the photo page comprising:
a blank sheet having a thickness; and
a hinge strip portion extending along one edge of the blank sheet, the hinge strip portion including a mounting strip of the photo page, the hinge strip portion having a thickness substantially the same as the thickness of the blank sheet;
wherein the photo page is configured to bend along a gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet without causing bending of the blank sheet;
the photo page further including:
a first connecting strip formed of a flexible material adhesively attached along a first side of the photo page spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet; and
a second connecting strip formed of a flexible material adhesively attached along a second side of the photo page spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet;
wherein the blank sheet having the hinge strip portion extending along one edge of the blank sheet is configured to be fed through a printer to print an image thereon.
15. The photo page of claim 14 , wherein the second connecting strip is separate from the first connecting strip.
16. The photo page of claim 15 , wherein the first connecting strip has an adhesive surface and the second connecting strip has an adhesive surface, the adhesive surface of the first connecting strip facing the adhesive surface of the second connecting strip along the gap.
17. The photo page of claim 16 , wherein the mounting strip is separate from the blank sheet.
18. The photo page of claim 16 , wherein the hinge strip portion permits the photo page to be laid flat in an album when mounted therein.
19. The photo page of claim 18 , wherein the photo page is cut from a larger sheet of hinged paper.
20. The photo page of claim 19 , wherein the blank sheet has a basis weight of about 90 pounds.