Page protector
A page protector for scrapbooks, photo albums and the like is provided. The page protector includes a spine with a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the page portion of a page protector. The thickened spine prevents undesirable bulging of the pages of the book caused by the inclusion of three-dimensional objects on the pages, and provides an aesthetically pleasing spine appearance for the book.
1 . A page protector comprising:
a page portion; and
a spine portion associated with said page portion, said spine portion having a thickness generally greater than a thickness of said page portion.
2 . The page protector as claimed in claim 1 wherein said thickness of said spine portion comprises a thickening spacer associated with said spine portion.
3 . The page protector as claimed in claim 2 wherein said spacer includes pre-punched holes.
4 . The page protector as claimed in claim 3 where said holes are die-cut in said spacer.
5 . The page protector as claimed in claim 2 wherein said spacer is insertable into a pocket within said spine portion.
6 . The page protector as claimed in claim 5 wherein said spacer and said page protector are sold as a kit including multiple spacers of varying thicknesses.
7 . The page protector as claimed in claim 2 wherein said spacer is connected to an exterior surface of said spine portion.
8 . The page protector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said spacer comprises a hinge sandwiched about said spine portion.
9 . The page protector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said spacer comprises multiple layers of material connected together.
10 . The page protector as claimed in claim 1 wherein said spine portion includes pre-punched holes.
11 . The page protector as claimed in claim 1 wherein said page protector further comprises:
a front layer; and
a back layer adjoined to said front layer along least at one edge to form at least one pocket adapted for insertion of a page, a portion of said at least one pocket comprising said spine portion and another portion of said at least one pocket comprising said page portion.
12 . The page protector as claimed in claim 11 wherein said at least one pocket comprises a line of spot welding of one said front layer to said back layer to create a spine pocket and a page pocket.
13 . The page protector of claim 12 wherein a thickening spacer is inserted with said spine pocket.
14 . A spacer for use with pages of a scrapbook, album, binder, or the like, said spacer comprising:
a strip of material including a height generally equal to a page height, a width generally equal to a width of a spine of the page and a thickness;
wherein said strip of material is generally transparent.
15 . The spacer as claimed in claim 14 wherein said strip includes pre-punched holes.
16 . A spacer for use with pages of a scrapbook, album, binder, or the like, said spacer comprising:
a strip of material including a height generally equal to a page height, a width generally equal to a width of a spine of the page and a thickness;
wherein said strip of material comprises a color adapted to created a custom color for a spine of the scrapbook, album, binder, or the like.
17 . The spacer as claimed in claim 16 wherein said strip includes pre-punched holes.