Patent ID: 8708372

Claim:
A binder ( 1 ) of a notebook, comprising: a folded stack ( 4 ) of paper sheets held within the binder; and a holding element ( 3 ) connected with a spine ( 2 ) of the binder ( 1 ), wherein the holding element ( 3 ) grips behind the innermost paper sheet of the stack ( 4 ) at the fold ( 9 ), wherein at least one peripheral recess ( 7 ) is formed in the stack ( 4 ), where a first section ( 6 ) of the holding element ( 3 ) that extends perpendicularly to the fold ( 9 ) enters this peripheral recess ( 7 ), and wherein a second section ( 8 ) of the holding element ( 3 ) that grips behind the innermost paper sheet of the stack ( 4 ) has a strand-like design and in a holding position, it borders the fold ( 9 ) along an entire length of the fold, wherein the holding element ( 3 s ) consists exclusively of an elastic band ( 29 ), wherein the holding element ( 3 ) comprises a carrier rail ( 5 ), which is joined with the spine ( 2 ) of the binder ( 1 ), and wherein the elastic band forms the first section and the second section and the carrier rail of the holding element.