Patent ID: 8870227

Claim:
A binding strip, comprising: a substrate having an interior surface and an exterior surface, a spine-alignment edge, a free edge opposite the spine-alignment edge and substantially non-perpendicular thereto, a face-attachment portion of the exterior surface adjacent to the spine-alignment edge, and a wraparound portion of the interior surface adjacent to the free edge, wherein a border is defined laterally between the face-attachment portion and the wraparound portion and substantially parallel to the spine-alignment edge; an adhesive layer arranged over the wraparound portion; and first and second spacers affixed to the interior surface opposite the face-attachment portion so that a fastener area adapted to receive at least one fastener is defined on the interior surface positioned adjacent to and between the first and second spacers such that the first spacer is on one side of the fastener area and the second spacer is on an opposite side of the fastener area.