Patent ID: 8485750

Claim:
An organizing binder comprising a first planar cover member and a second planar cover member, each said first and second planar cover member comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, a proximal edge, a distal edge, a first end edge and a second end edge; a bridge member comprising a planar bridge body portion having a bridge inner surface, a bridge outer surface, a first bridge outer edge and a second bridge outer edge, wherein said first bridge outer edge associates with said first planar cover member proximal edge and said second bridge outer edge associates with said second planar member proximal edge; a binding mechanism associated with said bridge inner surface, said first planar cover member inner surface or said second planar cover member inner surface, said binding mechanism comprising a plurality of binding members that move from a released state to binding state; an expandable compartment associated with said second planar cover member outer surface, said expandable compartment comprising a first wall portion and a second wall portion spanning between a compartment outer cover and said second planar cover member outer surface, and defining an opening of the expandable compartment disposed between the bridge member and the compartment outer cover, wherein said first and second wall portions, or a combination thereof, comprise supernumerary material so as to allow expansion of said compartment outer cover away from said second planar cover member outer surface; and further comprising a compartment flap that moves from an open position, where material in said expandable compartment may be accessed, to a closed position, where material in said expandable compartment is inaccessible; wherein said compartment flap comprises a compartment flap first end that is associated with said compartment outer cover and a compartment flap second end that superimposes said bridge member outer surface, said first planar cover member outer surface, or said second planar cover member outer surface.