Patent ID: 7413364
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B42D

Abstract:
1. A releasable fastener for an album comprising front and back covers and removable pages between the covers, the fastener having a pair of strap anchors, one adapted to be attached to the front cover and the other to the back cover, a strap adapted to pass through aligned apertures in the covers and album pages from the strap anchor at the front to the strap anchor at the back, and a releasable connection provided between the strap and each of the strap anchors to enable insertion and removal of pages at the front and back of the album, the releasable connection permitting adjustment of the effective length of the strap between the anchors to accommodate a variable thickness of the album, wherein each strap anchor is in the form of a channel in which the strap is snap-locked to be releasably locked therein against displacement by snapping engagement beneath locking lips at an open side of the channel facing the base of the channel, and the base of the channel and opposing surface of the strap have formations which are engaged to prevent longitudinal displacement of the strap within the channel when its in its engaged position beneath the lips.