Patent ID: 7351024

Claim:
A book binding apparatus for binding a stack of sheets, said apparatus comprising: a first cover element including a first cover section having dimensions that generally correspond to dimensions of the sheets, with said first cover section being disposed substantially exclusively in a single plane; a first section of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed along a free first edge of the first cover section; a first release liner disposed over the first section of pressure sensitive adhesive; a flap member attached to the first cover section and pivotable at a first location along the first cover section, with the first location being displaced from the first edge of the first cover section, with said flap member extending substantially along a full length the first edge of the first cover section and with at least a portion of the first section of pressure sensitive adhesive being disposed intermediate the first location and the first edge; a second section of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a surface of said flap member; and a second release liner disposed over said second section of pressure sensitive adhesive, with said flap member being movable between a closed position where the first release liner can contact said second release liner and an open position where the flap member is positioned away from said first release liner.