Patent Application

App. No. 11/339,963

Abstract

Claims (16)

1 . A post assembly for binding a book comprising:

a first plate;

a post connected to said first plate at a first end of said post; and

a second plate connected to an opposing end of said post.

2 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first and second plates extend generally along the length of a spine of the book.

3 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the post is welded to said first plate.

4 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said second plate is screw-connected to said post.

5 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and second plates is screw-connected to said post.

6 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein said at least one of said first and second plates is screw-connected to said post by a screw that extends through a hole in said at least one of said first and second plates.

7 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein said at least one of said first and second plates includes a counter-sink section of a screw hole for said post.

8 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein said post includes at least one notched end and said at least one of said first and second plates includes a notched recess for receipt of said notched end of said post.

9 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein said at least one of said first and second plates includes female threads for receipt of male threads of said post.

10 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 1 comprising a plurality posts.

11 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and second plates is integrated into a cover portion of the book.

12 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the post assembly is separable from the book.

13 . The post assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first and second plates are each located on an interior of a cover of said book.

Assignments (8)