Patent ID: 7628426

Claim:
A bound system comprising: a plurality of pages; a front cover/divider and a back cover/divider, at least one of said cover/dividers including a bound outer edge and a plurality of free outer edges, wherein said at least one cover/divider is bound to said plurality of pages along said bound edge, wherein said at least one cover/divider includes one or more discrete tabs extending generally outwardly relative to one of said free edges, each tab being integrally formed from a single piece of material with the rest of said at least one cover/divider, each tab further having an opening formed therethrough and being configured to receive at least part of a binding device therethrough to thereby couple said at least one cover/divider to said binding device; and a binding mechanism binding said plurality of pages to said at least one cover/divider along said bound edge, and wherein said tabs are positioned on an opposite side of said at least one cover/divider relative to said binding mechanism.