Patent ID: 7437994

Claim:
A method comprising: providing an assembly of a blank sheet and a hinge strip, the hinge strip including a mounting strip having a plurality of mounting holes therein and first and second connecting strips, the first and second connecting strips formed of a dissimilar material from the mounting strip, wherein the first connecting strip is a separate component from the second connecting strip, the mounting strip spaced apart by a gap from the edge of the blank sheet, the first connecting strip having a first end portion adhesively attached to a first side of the mounting strip and having a second end portion adhesively attached to the blank sheet along a first side of the blank sheet and spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet, and the second connecting strip having a first end portion adhesively attached to a second side of the mounting strip and having a second end portion adhesively attached to the blank sheet along a second side of the blank sheet and spanning the gap between the mounting strip and the blank sheet; sending the assembly through a printer to print a photographic image on the blank sheet; and mounting the assembly in an album using the mounting strip.