PAPER ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENTS

Abstract: An attachment member comprising a sheet of elongate dimensions comprised of a base sheet (1), and a top sheet (3), and a contact type adhesive existing between the respective sheet such that the top sheet (3) can be removed therefrom while leaving an adhesive surface on the upper surface (2) of the base sheet (1) adapted to removably adhere to a paper surface, and a part of the top sheet (3) covering some of the adhesive being divided at least to an extent of providing for separation from a remaining part of the top sheet (3) to the extent that said first part of the top sheet (3) can be removed by manually pulling the said part from the remainder of the top sheet (3).

Description: PAPER ATTACH ENT ARRANGEMENTS This invention relates to paper attachment arrangements. It is well known to punch holes in sheets of paper and then attach such sheets by having rods passing through the holes and such wires holding a number of sheets of paper together in such a way. 5. In another application, thin metal strips which are therefore pliable are passed through collective apertures of papers and the sheets of paper are held in such a way. In another way, plastic strips are passed through apertures of papers sheets and there are clamp means on one side which hold the paper 10. sheets by gripping of the plastic strips and effectively clamping the papers against an underneath base. Such techniques of holding papers are extensively used but there are difficulties with such techniques. Firstly, any sheet is pulled over a period of time during normal is . usage and the edge ' s of any hole can very easily fray and tear and the sheets become separated. This can be alleviated to some extent by using additional clamping but this does not entirely overcome the vulnerability of individual sheets tearing away from the fixing arrangement. 20. Further, the technique inherently involves cutting holes significantly in from an edge or from a top sheet of paper, so that any written or printed material in the vicinity of this area may either be covered or cut during the process. In the case of sheets of paper which carry material requiring all of 25. the sheet, it becomes most difficult to ensure that all of the sheet remains available for sighting and, of course, one may have to resort to an entirely different technique, viz. an envelope in which the sheet of paper is held between adjacent faces of some clear plastic. Such an arrangement is inherently very expensive. This invention is directed to providing an arrangement and means by which the above problems can be reduced. According to this invention, there is proposed, an attachment 5.. member comprised of a sheet of elongate dimensions; along one face of a first elongate side, an adhesive effective to adhere to a sheet of paper upon contact. In preference there is an aperture or apertures located adjacent an opposite elongate side to the first mentioned side and adapted for passage 10. threreth r ough of securing means. In a further form of this invention it can be said to reside in an arrangement comprising a sheet of paper, and an attachment member comprised of a sheet of elongate dimensions having one face adhering through contact adhesive to the face of the sheet and along one edge of the is .. sheet, and the remainder of the strip having an aperture or apertures therethrough appropriate for passage therethrough of securing means. In preference such sheet is comprised of an appropriate material which has a strength somewhat stronger than a sheet of 70 g.s.m. paper. In preference the adhesive is distributed fully along at least one 20. elongate side and sufficiently into the width of the strip so as to provide for adequate adhesion to a sheet of paper. In preference the adhesive is of sufficient strength to provide effective strong retaining grip on the sheet of paper relative to any counter pressure of modest extent on the strip which, of course, can 25. equate to ordinary usage for review purposes of a sheet of paper. In preference the attachment member is comprised of a plastic which, however, will be somewhat stronger than a sheet of paper but will also provide sufficient base for adhesion of a suitable glue. Such a plastic can be selected from coventional plastics such as an acrylic or p.v.c. In preference there are a plurality of apertures through the sheet for the appropriate fixing means such as two-ring binder wires or three- 5. ring binder wires. Such apertures are accordingly circular and of slightly larger diameter than the corresponding ring binder wires as are conventionally used in Australia. Advantages of the features described include the fact that such a 10. strip can be economically produced and can be available at any time for securement to an important sheet. The strip can be secured by exposing the adhering face and aligning this in an appropriate position with respect to the sheet of paper but such that a part of the strip extends beyond the edge of the paper providing for 15. spaced apart securement through any clamp means or locating means of the sheet of pa. er. Further, however, the strip where it is secured over indicia on the sheet of paper may be expected not to obscure such indicia which remain tnerefore for visible appreciation. 20. if at any time, the sheet needs to be removed for any purpose such as copying, it is possible to separate by separation of the adhesion from rne sneet of oaper, or the sheet can be removed with its attached strip. In either event, the sheet is not essentially modified such as would occur with the punching of holes. 25. Further, because a glue adhesive extends the grip over a larger area of paper, this will provide an essentially more secure attachment of the sheet of paper, and it would be expected the sheet of paper could be kept in tnis state far longer through normal usage than would otherwise be the case For a better understanding of the invention it will now be described with the assistance of drawings in which.- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an attachment device according to a first preferred embodiment, 5. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device as shown in Fig. 1 with an outer covering strip removed and a sheet of paper attached using the contact adhesive for attachement purposes, FIG. 3 is the same view as in Fig. 1 with however, an outer cover strip being shown as partially removed, ιo . FIG. 4 illustrates a second embodiment in which an attachment member according to this invention is secured to a different attacnment device comprising a plurality of flexible plastic fingers, FIG. 5 illustrates the attachment members as shown in Figs. 1 ,2 and 3 secured however, as a stack to the two rings of a binder, and is . FIG. 6 shows a further method of holding attachment members acccor ing to this invention as a third embodiment using a spring clip. Referring in detail to the drawings, and in particular to the first embodiment shown in Figs 1 and 3, there is shown a base sheet l , of rectangular proportions and of elongate shape the base sheet 1 having on 20. an upper surface 2, an adhesive of a type adapted to provide a stickiness over a substantial period of time such that other materials such as other sheets of paper can be adhered thereto and removed therefrom from time to time without any destructive result although there may be some slight deterioration because of fibre clogging of some parts of the adhesive. 5. Adhering to the adhesive extending over the full extent of the upper surface of the base sheet 1 is a top sheet 3 which has an outer strip 4 wnich is substantially separated along alignment 5 so that if the strip 4 is peeled off, this will leave a separated part 6 of the top sheet which can remain and act to assist in reinforcement of this part of the attachment device. There are apertures 7 extending ful ly through both the top sheet 3 and the base sheet I by which, as is shown in Fig. 5, the wires 8 and 9 of a 5. spring binder can pass therethrough and provide securement thereby. An advantage of the device is that papers even of fragile type, can be temporari ly secured such that al! of the material on a sheet can be viewed, the sheet can be removed from time to time, and there is no essential destruction of any part of the sheet. 10. This is shown specifically in Fig. 2 in which there is a sheet 10 which is carefully positioned so that along edge 1 1 this is positioned over a secured to the exposed part of the attachment device specifically the upper surface contact glue at 2. In Fi . 4, this illustrates that other methods of attachment can be 15. used such as a plastic spline 12 having a plurality of flexible fingers 13 hicn pass tnrougn appropriate slots at 14. The member according to this embodiment is at 15 and includes a base sheet 16. a mid layer adhesive material at 17 and an upper sheet at i θ wnicn nas a separating l ine at 19 oroviding that tne strip at 20 can oe 20. peeled away leaving an upper adhering surface to which any sheet of material can be attached. Referring specifically to Fig. 6, there is snown as in Fig. 5 a stack of attachment members each of these including a base sheet having a mid adhesion surface that is of a contact adhesion type so that a top sheet as 25. at 21 can be peeled away and specifically the strip 22 which is separated aiong tne l ine at 23 can oe peeled away to leave a selected strip for adherence purposes in F ; q. 6, there are shown a plurality of such members all of which are neiα togetner oy a soring clip 24 This illustrates the attachment method, but this can also include conventional permanent adhesion, stapling or indeed any other securement method. In use, members according to the disclosure can be obtained either 5. in a sheet having a plurality of members in substantially separated format so that these can be torn from a connected sheet or they can be sold as a connected pad for use from time to time. Upon separation from such a pad the outer strip can be removed, the sheet of paper to which the article is to be attached fitted there along and 10. tne unit is then ready for conventional use. While the base sheet and the upper sheet can be made from any material having any degree of opaqueness or indeed be entirely opaque, in another alternative arrangement, these can oe transparent which can assist in providing a pleasant appearance and avoiding covering of written s . material especially on the back of a sheet where this is attached so as to normal iv show the front of the sheet.

Claims: i. An attachment membercomprised of a sheet of elongate dimensions, ana including along one face of a first elongate side an adhesive effective to adhere to a sheet of paperupon contact. 2. An attachment as in ciairn 1 wherein the sheet is comprised of a oase sheet, a toD sneet. and a contact type adhesive existing between the respective sheets, a part of the top sheet covering some of the adhesive beingseparable from a remaining part of the top sheet. 3 An attachment memoeras in either of the two preceding claims further characterised in that there are provided apertures extending through the sheet and adapted for passage therethrough of securing means. 4. An attachment member comprising a sheet of elongate dimensions comprised of a base sheet, and a top sheet, and a contact type adhesive existing between the respective sheet such that the top sheet can be removed therefrom while leaving an adhesive surface on the upper surface o tne oase sheet aσaoted to removaolv adhere to a paDβr surface, and a par of the too ^e t covering some of the adhesive being divided at least to an extent, of providing for separation from a remaining part of the top sheet to the eλtent that said first part of the top sheet can be removed by '"■ nua ' r Dulling tne saiα part from the remainder of tne too sneet. 5 r. attachment member as n the last preceding claim in which there -y Oπj' i of apertures Gassing fuly through both the too sheet and tne oase sneet and orovioing for oassage theretnrough of securing means na -coa d ™.cuqn a oart of f he member other than throuαh the said first part of the top sheet. 5 attachment memoer in combination with a sneet of paper in .vnicn the attachment member is comprised of a base sheet, and a top sheet having an adhering glue extending therebetween, the said top sheet CΛtending only partialiv across the base sheet and leaving thereby an upper surface of tne oase sneet to tne extent that tne sneet of oaper nas a lowermost surface along its edge secured by contact with the adhesive. r0 ^ 7. An attachment arrangement In which there is an attachment member substantially as described in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that there a plural ity of such memoers arranged in a stack and held collectively as in an aligned stack for securement thereto . of one or more sheets of paper. 8 An attachment member substantial ly described in the specification w i th reference to and as i llustrated by Figs. \ ,2,Z and 5 of the accompanying drawings. 9 An attachment member substantial ly described in the specif ication with reference to and as illustrated by Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings. 10. A method of attachment of a sheet of paper to holding means which comprises securing an attachment member as characterised in any one of the preceding claims, removing at least a part of a top sheet so as to expose an upper adhering surface, and then attaching a sheet of paper, by ♦ securing along an edge of the paper the paper to such adhering surface.

Inventors: CHENG PETER CHUNG KWONG, CHENG, PETER, CHUNG, KWONG
Applicants: CHENG AMY KING YIN, CHENG PETER CHUNG KWONG, CHENG, AMY, KING, YIN, CHENG, PETER, CHUNG, KWONG
Application year: 1986
Main classification: B42F1
IPC codes: B42F11