WO2018191727A1 - Support relié magnétiquement à pages rattachables - Google Patents

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WO2018191727A1
WO2018191727A1 PCT/US2018/027671 US2018027671W WO2018191727A1 WO 2018191727 A1 WO2018191727 A1 WO 2018191727A1 US 2018027671 W US2018027671 W US 2018027671W WO 2018191727 A1 WO2018191727 A1 WO 2018191727A1
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Charles Good-Man
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F11/00—Filing appliances with separate intermediate holding means
    • B42F11/04—Filing appliances with separate intermediate holding means magnetic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F1/00—Sheets temporarily attached together without perforating; Means therefor

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  • the present invention relates in general to a magnetically bound medium with reattachable pages, and more specifically, to a medium such as a notebook, which includes a magnetic binding and a plurality of pages adapted to magnetically bind to the binding so that each page may be detached and reattached from the medium.
  • Bound media or media which makes use of a binding to hold together one or more pages, is an incredibly valuable means with which to store information.
  • This media can be highly structured and order specific. Books, for instance, typically follow a standard order, usually beginning with a table of contents, and thereafter comprising any number of pages often broken up into subsections or chapters before the book ends. The information within the books typically progress linearly, as reading material generally follows from preceding information and leads into forthcoming information.
  • a typical bound medium is when an individual such as a student, a business person or a professional uses or creates such a medium to give a presentation.
  • a professional wishing to bind a presentation to enhance the look or make it appear polished may, after binding, decide to present the information in a different order, but may have to fumble through the bound pages to present in the desired order.
  • the rigid binding may not allow the individual to alter the presentation's order so as to present it in a logical and linear fashion.
  • One solution to the issue illustrated above may be to use a ringed binder, thus allowing for the order of pages in a presentation to be rearranged.
  • the three rings may be opened at their peak to allow for removal and rearrangement of pages.
  • binders are necessarily large and bulky irrespective of the number of pages they may contain. Rearrangement of pages in a ringed binder is slow and cumbersome, as it requires manually opening the rings, taking out a page, closing the rings, finding the appropriate spot to insert the detached page, opening the rings, and finally reinserting the page.
  • pages in a ringed binder are likely to tear over time in the areas where the holes are punched in the pages.
  • the present invention describes a magnetically bound medium with reattachable pages.
  • the present invention concerns a customizable notebook/binder with removable/reattachable magnetized pages.
  • the magnetic medium may feature a magnetic spine that the pages hold onto, until a user is ready to remove them.
  • a user can pull out a page to scan, and put it right back in. Users can add clean pages, or swap them all out for blank, lined, graph, or dotted sheets.
  • the present invention presents a convenient solution for those with a variety of needs: students, artists, designers, mathematicians, writers, professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, and most especially, those who fall somewhere among all of those.
  • the elements discussed below are an improvement over any existing prior art that may mention using rare earth magnets inside a notebook/binder or other medium. These novel elements may include: a diametrically magnetized cylinder or magnetic tube, a covering hinge mount, and a spine clamp.
  • a magnetically bound medium in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a cover including a channel for receiving a magnetic tube assembly, the magnetic tube assembly comprising: a tubular enclosure; a diametrically magnetized cylinder housed within the tubular enclosure, wherein the magnetized cylinder includes a plurality of plastic spacers in-between a plurality of diametrically magnetized cylindrical magnets; and a hinge mount including a cavity for receiving the tubular enclosure, the hinge mount further including planar supports adjacent to and extending from a length along opposite ends of the cavity; a spine clamp configured to engage with the channel of the cover and secure the magnetic tube assembly; and a plurality of magnetic sheets of paper, each magnetic sheet including a ferrous strip configured to magnetically register with a surface of the magnetic tube assembly.
  • a magnetically bound medium in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a magnetic binding; one or more reattachable pages; and an adhered component integrated with the one or more reattachable pages, wherein the adhered component is magnetically attracted to the magnetic binding.
  • a magnetically bound medium in accordance with yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises a magnetic binding that includes a support structure, a diametrically magnetized magnet, and a cover for securing the magnet to the support structure. Furthermore, the bound medium includes one or more reattachable pages; and an adhered component integrated with each of the one or more reattachable pages, wherein the adhered component is magnetically attracted to the magnetic binding.
  • a magnetically bound book in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention comprises: a front cover; a back cover; a magnetic binding situated between the front and back covers, the magnetic binding further comprising: a support structure, a cylindrically shaped diametrically magnetized magnet, and a clasp for securing the cylindrically shaped diametrically magnetized magnet to the support structure.
  • the book includes one or more reattachable pages, and a magnetizable powder adhered to each of the one or more reattachable pages, wherein the magnetizable powder is magnetically attracted to the magnetic binding of the magnetically bound book.
  • a page for a magnetically bound medium comprises a sheet body, which contains a pulp fiber, said pulp fiber comprising: a first portion of organic material; a second portion of inorganic material; and a third portion of a magnetic component, wherein the first, second and third portions are integrated into a single mixture for forming the pulp fiber, wherein the magnetic component is distributed throughout the mixture, in a manner so as to spread the magnetic component towards an edge of the sheet body.
  • a method of making a magnetizable sheet for a magnetically bound medium comprises providing a pulp fiber for making one or more sheets of paper; creating a composition by mixing a first pulp solution obtained from the pulp fiber and integrating a magnetizable powder component with the first pulp solution; and processing the composition into a magnetizable sheet of paper, wherein processing the composition into a magnetizable sheet of paper further comprises: creating a second pulp solution from the pulp fiber, wherein the second pulp solution does not include the magnetizable component; and integrating the second pulp solution with the first pulp solution when creating the composition, in a manner so that the first pulp solution and the second pulp solution make two distinct areas of the composition, wherein only one of the distinct areas of the composition comprises the magnetizable component powder.
  • a magnetic notebook in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a cover including a cylindrical channel along a spine of the cover; a magnetic tube assembly housed within the cylindrical channel, including: a tubular enclosure; a diametrically magnetized cylinder housed within the tubular enclosure, the diametrically magnetized cylinder including a plurality of spacers in-between a plurality of diametrically magnetized cylindrical magnets; a tubular spine clamp, with an elongated opening along a length of the tubular spine clamp, configured to snuggly receive the tubular enclosure within the elongated opening and engage with the cylindrical channel of the cover; and a hinge mount including a cavity for receiving the tubular enclosure; and a plurality of reattachable sheets of paper, each of the plurality of reattachable sheets of paper including a metallic strip configured to magnetically register with a surface of the magnetic tube assembly.
  • a magnetic notebook in accordance with yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a cover; a magnetic assembly housed within a channel of the cover, including a diametrically magnetized cylinder comprising a plurality of spacers in- between a plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets; and a plurality of reattachable sheets of paper, each of the plurality of reattachable sheets of paper including a metallic component configured to magnetically register with a surface of the magnetic assembly.
  • each of the plurality of spacers is positioned between a pair of diametrically magnetized magnets having opposite directions of magnetic poles.
  • a magnetic notebook in accordance with yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a cover; a magnetic assembly housed within a channel of the cover, the magnetic assembly including: a plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets; a plurality of spacers in-between the plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets, wherein each of the plurality of spacers is positioned between a pair of diametrically magnetized magnets having opposite directions of magnetic poles; a spine clamp configured to engage with the channel of the cover; and a hinge mount including a cavity for receiving the plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets and the plurality of spacers in-between the plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets, and planar supports adjacent to the cavity, wherein the cavity of the hinge mount sits within an opening of the spine clamp and the planar supports are adhered to the cover with an adhesive; and a plurality of reattachable sheets of paper, each of the reattachable sheets of paper including a metallic strip configured to magnetically register with a
  • FIG. 1(a) depicts an example of a magnetically bound medium or a specialized book, comprising a magnetic binding and one or more magnetically reattachable pages, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1(b) depicts the specialized book shown in FIG. 1(a), now shown in an open position, revealing the magnetic binding that is configured to bind with the one or more magnetically reattachable pages.
  • FIG. 2(a) depicts another example of a magnetically bound medium, in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(b) depicts a close-up perspective view of a page that has been adapted with an adhered component that comprises a magnetic strip, which has been adhered to the inner edge of the page, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(c) depicts a close-up side view of a page that has been adapted with an adhered component that comprises a magnetic material, which has been adhered to the inner edge of the page, in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(d) depicts a close-up side view of a page that has been infused with a magnetic component, which has been integrated with the material from which the page is made, in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(e) depicts a close-up side view of a page, a portion of which has been infused with a magnetic component, which has been integrated with the material from which the page is made, in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(f) is a flowchart of a method for making a page for a magnetically bound medium, in accordance with practice of one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 depicts a page offset from a magnetically bound notepad, the page comprising an adhered component that includes a magnetizable material for binding with the magnetically bound notepad, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 depicts a page offset from a magnetically bound notepad, the page comprising an adhered component that includes a magnetizable material for binding with the magnetically bound notepad, in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5(a) depicts an exploded view of a magnetic notebook in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5(b) depicts a perspective view of the magnetic notebook depicted in FIG. 5(a), the components of which are assembled.
  • FIG. 5(c) depicts a cross-sectional view of the magnetic notebook depicted in FIG. 5(a) and FIG. 5(b), the cross-sectional view along the line segment A - A.
  • FIG. 5(d) depicts the direction of magnetic poles of a plurality of magnets along a magnetic binding in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • A, B, and or C can be replaced with A, B, and C written in one sentence and A, B, or C written in another sentence.
  • A, B, and or C means that some embodiments can include A and B, some embodiments can include A and C, some embodiments can include B and C, some embodiments can only include A, some embodiments can include only B, some embodiments can include only C, and some embodiments include A, B, and C.
  • the term "and or" is used to avoid unnecessary redundancy.
  • a bound medium refers to a tangible medium of expression utilized to communicate or express ideas, wherein the medium utilizes a binding or bindings to hold together one or more pages.
  • a binding may refer to a chemical or mechanical means for holding a written or pictorial medium together.
  • such a bound medium may refer to a book, notebook, notepad, binder, coloring book, novel, picture book, photo album, workbook, portfolio, presentation booklet, memo pad, journal, sketchbook, planner, ledger, pamphlet, or any other similar written or pictorial medium.
  • photos, images, drawings, words, or any other information may be affixed to individual pages, written or drawn directly onto one or more pages, or displayed via a digital format onto one or more pages of the bound media.
  • the present disclosure will discuss several examples of the present invention, but it is noted that other embodiments may be practiced and used, which are not specifically described herein.
  • a primary objective of the present invention is to provide users with the capacity to write, draw, or otherwise make use of a page on a bound medium, and be able to remove, re- organize, or replace pages that have at one point or another been removed.
  • the present invention improves over the idea of detachable pages in that pages in the present invention may be reattached to the binding of the media once a page has been used, or once a new page is made available. More importantly, reattachment is achieved with a specialized magnetic binding that binds to each individual page, which is independently adapted to magnetically bind to the binding of the medium.
  • the application ranges from enabling users to merely remove a page in order to take it with them, to replacing lost pages on books.
  • each page may be easily positioned in a desired order within the medium, without having to reorganize or remove superfluous pages.
  • FIG. 1(a) and FIG. 1(b) depict an example of a magnetically bound medium, namely a book, comprising a magnetic binding and one or more magnetically reattachable pages, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1(a) and FIG. 1(b) depicts bound book (book 100).
  • Book 100 comprises front cover 101; back cover 102; magnetic binding 103, which includes spine 104, magnet 108, and magnet cover 105; and multiple pages, such as page 106, each page comprising adhered component 107.
  • Front cover 101 is typically the top-most part of book 100 when it is closed and facing right-side up. In this case, front cover 101 rests adjacent to the bound media's first page.
  • Front cover 101 may be any type of protective covering that is typically utilized to bind together the pages of a journal, notebook, novel, or more generally a book.
  • Front cover 101 may be constructed in any familiar fashion without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • front cover 101 may be a hard cover, a soft cover, and may include any other feature such as dust jackets, or any other type of protective means typical of traditional types of book-bindings and covers.
  • back cover 102 is typically the bottom-most part of book 100 when it is closed and facing right-side up. Back cover 102 rests adjacent to the bound medium's last page. Therefore, when closed, book 100 has front cover 101 on top and back cover 102 on bottom. As with front cover 101, back cover 102 may also comprise the typical cover designs known in the art without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • Magnetic binding 103 serves as the binding for book 100 and may be an alternative to traditional adhesive and sewn bindings, as well as ringed bindings. Magnetic binding 103 extends from the bottom of book 100 to the top, running along the length of spine 104. Magnetic binding 103 comprises spine 104, which supports a magnetic component such as magnet 108, and magnet cover 105 for enclosing the magnetic component. Additionally, magnetic binding 103 enables the magnetic binding and disjoining of the reattachable pages that make up the bound medium.
  • Spine 104 is a support structure that links front and back covers 101, 102 together on the binding side and supports a magnet housed within magnetic binding 103.
  • Spine 104 runs substantially perpendicular to the pages shown.
  • Spine 104 may be constructed in any known manner without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • the covers of a desired book in accordance with the present invention are hard covers, it may be desirable to implement a hard spine.
  • paper backs, or soft covers may be implemented, in which case a softer spine may be utilized.
  • spine 104 should be constructed of any material that is suitable for allowing magnetic binding 103 to properly support and house the magnetic component - in the present embodiment, magnet 108.
  • spine 104 is not required in alternative embodiments of the present invention. Nevertheless, implementing spine 104 with magnetic binding 103 may be desirable for both structural support and aesthetic purposes.
  • magnetic binding 103 houses a magnetic component.
  • This magnetic component may be any type of magnet suitable for retaining a plurality of pages within the bound media.
  • the magnetic component may comprise of one or more permanent magnets or a single magnet, or a wide variety of types of magnets without limiting or deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • magnetic binding houses a permanent magnet such as magnet 108.
  • Magnet 108 may typically comprise of a diametric magnet, but as stated above other magnets may be incorporated as well.
  • magnetic binding 103 is diametrically magnetized, meaning the magnet's north and south poles are split along its diameter. While this feature of the magnet is not meant to limit the scope of the present invention, diametric magnets are desirable because they allow use of a shape that is compatible with the well-known structure of bound mediums such as books, notebooks, journals and the like.
  • Magnet 108 has a cylindrical shape, although other shapes may be used as well without deviating from the scope of the present invention. While non-circular shapes will not have a diameter, it is still possible to diametrically magnetize these magnet shapes by separating the polarities along where the diameter would be if the shape were circular in nature. Such non- circular shapes as well as non-cylindrical circular or spherical shapes exist as alternative embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, in alternative embodiments, magnet 108 may be axially magnetized, meaning the north and south poles of the magnet are separated along a shape's height rather than its diameter.
  • Magnet 108 may be held within magnetic binding 103 in any known manner without deviating from the scope of the present invention. Magnet 108 may be held by an adhesive, or a cloth that may be sown into spine 104, or may be held together by clasps, or any other means of holding and securely maintaining magnet 108 in a stable and suitable position. In one embodiment, shown in FIG. 1(b), magnet 108 is secured in place by sandwiching the magnet between spine 104 and magnet cover 105.
  • Magnet cover 105 holds magnet 108 in place against spine 104. Together with spine
  • magnet cover 105 forms an enclosure to secure magnet 108 within magnetic binding 103 and prevent the magnetic component from being displaced. This enclosure extends parallel to back cover 102 initially then contours to the shape of magnetic binding 103 thereafter.
  • a plurality of specialized pages that are adapted to magnetically bind with magnetic binding 103 may be positioned in any order within book 100. These pages may be attached, removed, and reattached as mentioned above.
  • Page 106 is an exemplary embodiment of one of these pages in accordance with the present invention.
  • Page 106 may be any page type, such as but not limited to, a standard printing page or photo album page. Page 106 may be any type of page suitable for the desired type of bound medium. For example, and without limiting the scope of the present invention, in an embodiment in which book 100 is a drawing book, page 106 may be a blank drafting page suitable for drawing. In another embodiment, in which book 100 is a notebook, page 106 may be a lined page, suitable for making notes or keeping written records. Alternatively, page 106 may be any type of page and may comprise graphing paper, lined paper, or blank pages made of drafting paper. Similarly, the thickness and type of paper used may be any type known in the industry so long as the type of paper may be adapted with an adhered component for magnetically binding the page to magnetic binding 103. Therefore, page 106 typically comprises adhered component 107.
  • Adhered component 107 may be a single component or multiple components, so long as it comprises a magnetizable material that will enable page 106 to magnetically bid with magnet 108 of magnetic binding 103.
  • adhered component 107 may comprise one or more substances suitable for magnetization.
  • adhered component 107 may be a magnetizable powdered material, for instance, a metal powder, applied to an adhesive to adhere it to page 106.
  • adhered component may be a metal strip constructed of thin metallic materials which will magnetically bind to a magnetic source.
  • a metallic strip which is either adhesive or non-adhesive may be used.
  • the magnetizable material of adhered component 107 is iron powder or resin, though any number of metals may be used in its stead.
  • the adhesive component of adhered component 107 may be any standard adhesive used on metallic powder that would be known by a person of ordinary skill in the art.
  • Adhered component 107 may be on any part of a page and employ a wide variety of dimensions. In an exemplary embodiment, adhered component 107 runs parallel to magnetic binding 103 and possesses a width of less than one tenth of an inch. In another embodiment, adhered component 107 possesses a width of one sixteenth of an inch so that only a small portion of page 106 is utilized for purposes making page 106 reattachable to magnetic binding 103.
  • Page 106 is just one of many pages magnetically bound in book 100.
  • pages will not perfectly overlay one another due to the dynamic width of the cylindrical magnet to which said pages are magnetically attracted.
  • other shapes in lieu of a cylindrical magnet may be used that allow for pages to perfectly overlay one another.
  • a substantially flat shape such as a flat rectangular prism may be implemented so that the width of the prism is consistent throughout its height.
  • pages would be substantially perpendicular to the height of the magnetic binding.
  • FIG. 2(a) depicts another example of a magnetically bound medium, in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the bound medium in FIG. 2(a) is a notebook or notebook 200.
  • notebook 200 comprises front cover 201, back cover 202, and magnetic binding 203, which includes spine 204, magnet 208, and binding clasp 205.
  • page 206 may be one of a plurality of pages contained in notebook 200, page 206 comprising adhered component 207.
  • magnetic binding 203 includes a substantially cylindrical magnet 208, diametrically magnetized with a length approximately equal to that of spine 204 or adhered component 207.
  • magnet 208 is shown substantially cylindrical, alternative embodiments may exist without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • the magnet used for a binding may employ other shapes such as, but not limited to, a triangular shape, a rectangular shape, an arc or half cylinder shape, a concave cylindrical shape, a disc shape, a block, a ring, or spherical shapes, without limiting the scope of the present invention. These shapes may be prismatic or non-prismatic, or comprise of any other shape that is suitable for creating a binding for a book, notebook, journal or the like.
  • magnet 208 is a permanent neodymium alloy magnet that includes neodymium, iron, and boron.
  • the neodymium alloy may be coated with a conductive metal such as nickel or copper, though other conductive metals may also be employed in addition to or in lieu of nickel and copper.
  • the alloy may be coated with epoxy, zinc, gold, silver, tin, or parylene. Alternatively, the alloy may remain uncoated.
  • coating the neodymium alloy with a conductive metal may be desirable as this affords corrosion resistance as well as an aesthetically pleasing, shiny finish.
  • magnet 208 is a permanent samarium alloy magnet comprising samarium and cobalt, which may also utilize the same or different coating materials as the neodymium alloy.
  • Binding clasp 205 secures magnet 208 through several restraints tightly fitted against spine 204 of magnetic binding 203.
  • Binding clasp 205 refers to the entire set of clasps illustrated in FIG. 2(a).
  • Binding clasp 205 may be mechanically or adhesively secured into a combination of front cover 201, back cover 202, and spine 204 and may be made of a myriad of materials that would be known or easily ascertainable for a person of ordinary skill in the art.
  • Page 206 may be any page that would be present in any written or pictorial medium.
  • page 206 is disengaged from magnetic binding 203. Such disengagement is possible by a user of notebook 200 applying a deliberate counterforce greater than the attractive magnetic force of magnetic binding 203. This magnetic force is effective on page 206 due to adhered component 207, whereby the magnetizable material present in adhered component 207 is magnetically attracted to magnet 208 of magnetic binding 203. If desired, page 206 may immediately be reintegrated into notebook 200 in any order by placing adhered component 207 of page 206 in close proximity to magnetic binding 203.
  • Removal and reintegration of pages in accordance with the present invention is nearly instantaneous and effortless, as opposed to removing and reintegrating pages in a ringed binder, which comparatively requires considerably more time and effort. Additionally, and with continued reference to ringed binders, the present invention does not require bulky rings to accompany it, thereby decreasing the minimum size of a binder to that of the magnet in magnetic binding 203 and not of the large rings seen in traditional ringed binders.
  • Spiral notebooks are a variation of a ringed binder wherein the spirals do not open, and pages are held in place through an abundance of tiny holes present where the spirals make contact with the page.
  • Such notebooks allow for removal of pages through either removing the entire page including the now-torn tiny holes or by disengaging the page from the rings along a perforated line, wherein the section with tiny holes remains within the notebook.
  • the user has a number of issues to address. First, the frilled interior is unsightly and may get caught on other pages. Or, if the frilled interior was separated from the page along the perforated line, it takes up unnecessary space in the notebook.
  • any user of ringed binders has encountered the frustration of having their writing hand impeded by the rings. For instance, a right-handed individual writing on a left side page or a left-handed individual writing on a right-side page frequently bumps into the rings and is forced to write in an unnatural configuration, consequently inhibiting legible penmanship. Due to the strong magnetic attraction present between the exemplary neodymium alloy magnet and adhered component of the present invention, magnetic binding 203 can be considerably smaller than traditional spirals and rings and thus mitigate penmanship woes. Additionally, a user may simply remove a page from the magnetically bound media, write on the isolated, unbound page, and reintegrate it at a later time to completely eliminate the aforementioned problem with writing in an unnatural configuration.
  • an adhesive may be carried out using a single coat applied to both sides of a page along any edge.
  • conductive metal may be added onto the adhesive at a substantially fixed ratio.
  • a mixture may be created in which about 325 grams of magnetizable material may be added to an adhesive for approximately every eight ounces of adhesive paint, which is exemplarily acrylic, though other materials may also be used without deviating from the spirit or scope of the present invention. This typically results in one or two grams of magnetizable material on each sheet created.
  • the adhesive may be applied using any number of methods, including but not limited to, serigraphy, printing, air spraying, brushing, or brayer rolling. Of course, other methods could be used, including taping a magnetic component to page 206, or integrating a magnetic component right into the pulp material used for constructing page 206. Various methods of implementing adhered component 207 or a similar magnetic component, into page 206 are discussed in turn.
  • FIG. 2(b) depicts a close-up perspective view of a page that has been adapted with an adhered component that comprises a magnetic strip, which has been adhered to the inner edge of the page, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(c) depicts a close-up side view of a page that has been adapted with another type of adhered component in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(b) depicts a portion of page 206, which in an exemplary embodiment comprises adhered component 207 that includes a magnetic strip adhered to the inner edge of the page.
  • Adhered component 207 may be adhered to page 206 using known methods, the exact means of which would be apparent to a person of ordinary skill in the art. In the present embodiment, adhered component 207 does not utilize a powder or resin to render it magnetizable to magnetic binding 204. Adhered component 207 may or may not make use of an adhesive material in addition to a mechanical means to be secured to page 206.
  • FIG. 2(c) depicts a magnified side view of another embodiment of the page from FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b), whereby only the width of the page is visible and in which the adhered component hangs over the edge of the page.
  • adhered component 207 There may be times when a stronger magnetic attraction between magnetic binding 203 and adhered component 207 is desired.
  • a slight lip or overhang is created by adhered component 207 so that magnetizable material exists not only on the inside of page 206, but also along its minute width. This permits the magnetizable material to more directly attach to a magnetic binding.
  • a magnetic strip is not used. Instead, a resin, powder, or other similar item may be added to an adhesive material, forming adhered component 207.
  • FIG. 2(d) depicts a close-up side view of page 206, which has been infused with magnetic component 210.
  • the magnetic component may be integrated with the material from which the page is made, in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(e) depicts a close-up side view of page 206, a portion of which has been infused with magnetic component 210.
  • a magnetic component such as a magnetic powder (e.g. containing iron, neodymium) may be integrated into the pulp of the material typically utilized in paper making methods.
  • a magnetic component may be added to this pulp in order to integrate the magnetic component into each sheet.
  • the integrated component doesn't have to go through another process or machine to apply the conductive metal, because the metal is applied at the same time when the paper is turned from fibered pulp to a freshly made sheet.
  • This method may be desirable because it offers an inexpensive and cost-effective means of production.
  • integrating magnetic component 210 into each sheet does not create an additional rising to the surface of paper 206, which allows for more pages to fit or connect to magnetic binding 203.
  • a pulp fiber may include any known pulp fiber or pulp solution typically utilized for making paper.
  • Pulp fiber may comprise, without limiting or deviating from the scope of the present invention, a first portion of organic materials and a second portion of inorganic materials, both portions mixed with a third portion of a magnetic component that includes a conductive powder as described above.
  • the organic portion may include cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin; while the inorganic portion may include calcium carbonate, clay, and titanium oxide.
  • other known ingredients may be incorporated with a pulp fiber mixture without limiting or deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2(d) shows an embodiment in which the entire sheet or page 206 is infused with magnetic component 210.
  • magnetic component 210 may be integrated throughout a border of page 210.
  • Such alternative configurations may be desirable to, for example, create a magnetic edge throughout the entire perimeter of page 206 so that paper may be magnetically attached to magnetic binding 203 on any side or edge.
  • page 206 may still be magnetically attached to magnetic binding 203 by any edge.
  • Embodiments that implement magnetic component 210, infused or integrated with the sheet material may be utilized with any type of sheet material without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • page 206 may comprise of book paper, business form paper, carbon base paper, carbon paper, coated paper, copier paper, cream wove paper, defense craft paper (i.e. laminates), diary paper, fax base paper, fluorescent paper, general writing paper (i.e. note book paper), greaseproof paper, label paper, laser paper, newsprint, vinyl paper, onion paper (i.e. transparency paper), or any other type of paper type or paper material known in the art.
  • FIG. 2(f) is a flowchart of a method for making a page for a magnetically bound medium, in accordance with practice of one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the method is shown in the following steps, however, it is understood that the process may be achieved in any other conceivable sequence without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • step 210 any known method of creating, or obtaining pulp fiber may be employed; pulp fiber may include any type of pulp fiber commonly used for making paper type materials.
  • pulp fibers may be obtained via a wood free process. Typically, after selecting a type of wood, it is cooked in an acidic solution in order to dissolve the lignin and separate the plant fibers.
  • the selected wood may comprise a single type of wood, or several types- for example, the wood sawed may comprise one or more of the following types of wood: Birch, Poplar, Beech, Eucalyptus, Spruce, Fir, and Pine.
  • Spruce is the main source of wood as it is typically the strongest for producing strong quality paper sheets.
  • processing or providing paper pulp may include whitening the fiber, washing or processing with chemicals such as bleach using oxygen and peroxide. After this step is complete, the treated pulp may be dried, baled.
  • a pulp solution may be prepared, which includes a conductive or magnetizable component.
  • preparing the solution allows for the paper fiber to disperse evenly, reducing any uneven densities and thicknesses in unwanted areas. Also, this may provide a desirable opportunity for last minute refining.
  • step 211 may comprise of a single step, or of multiple steps in which one or more solutions are prepared in order to create a magnetizable sheet of paper.
  • the solution making process may comprise of step 212 in which a single solution is created, or may further comprise of step 213, in which an additional solution is created in order to combine the solutions of step 212 and step 213 and integrate them to form the magnetizable sheets of paper.
  • step 212 comprises of a solution that contains no magnetizable or conductive component integrated with the pulp fibers.
  • each sheet of paper may contain a conductive metal or magnetizable component.
  • two solutions may be required and hence both steps 212 and 213 may be exercised.
  • step 212 the pulp fibers are mixed with water to become pulp solution. This solution is then refined by passing through a known process for making the paper stronger. Wood fibers alone produce rough texted & unevenly dense paper, and fillers such as calcium carbonate and clay may be mixed in to make the paper more opaque and give the paper more controlled thickness and density. Dyes, and other known materials may be implemented into the pulp to improve the appearance of the paper.
  • the pulp solution resulting from step 212 is typically a controlled mix of fibers, fillers and coloring agents suspended in water. As stated above, this solution is to be integrated with a second solution discussed with reference to step 213, in accordance with practice of one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a solution is created in which an added component such as a conductive or magnetizable powder is mixed with typical pulp solution, such as a solution similar to that discussed in step 212.
  • a highly powderized metal is used, which comprises a -325 mesh or lower of any conductive or magnetizable ingredients, so that the powder's particle size is approximately less than 44 micrometers.
  • other particle sizes may be implemented without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • step 214 in embodiments wherein each sheet of paper or page comprise of the magnetic component integrated throughout the entire page, only the pulp solution created in step 213 is utilized and finally processed with known methods to create the magnetizable sheets.
  • both solutions of step 212 and step 213 are brought together and pressed through rollers that combine both solutions in the desired configuration.
  • the solutions may be brought together so that only a top portion of each page comprises the magnetizable component.
  • step 214 typically, a system of rollers is used to press the pulp solutions into the desired sheets, which are then dried to form sheet rolls that contain the magnetizable component integrated into the paper.
  • FIG. 3 depicts a page offset from a magnetically bound notepad, the page comprising an adhered component that includes a magnetizable material for binding with the magnetically bound notepad, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Notepad 300 is illustrated, comprising page 301, adhered component 302, support structure 303, and magnetic binding 304, which includes magnet 305.
  • page 301 is one which might be found on a notepad, such as a legal pad or sketch pad.
  • adhered component 302 is located atop the page on its shorter side where binding traditionally resides in such pads.
  • Support structure 303 supports the pages of which page 301 will be atop of once it is reintegrated into notepad 300. Furthermore, support structure 303 may provide support for securing magnet 305 and holding it in place at the top of the notepad. Support structure 303 may be constructed of any known and commonly used materials typically used in notepads to provide support for the notepad and to provide a place for the user to support the notepad's pages when writing or drawing on the notepad. Without limiting the scope of the present invention, support structure 303 may be constructed of cardboard, plastics, metals, or any other material suitable for adding structural support to notepad 300. Each of the notepad's pages, including page 301, are kept in place in much the same way as is discussed in FIGS. 1 - 2, with aid from a magnetic source such as a permanent magnet.
  • Magnetic binding 304 serves as the simple alternative to the binding present in current notepads. Rather than employ a dense binding of the top portions of each page, the present exemplary embodiment allows the top of each page, for example page 301, to be magnetically attracted to magnetic binding 304 through the magnetic force of magnet 305. Thus, the top of page 301 will be removable and reattachable from notepad 300. As mentioned above, the magnetic binding in this embodiment may too have a cover, either for structural purposes or for aesthetic purposes, or both. As shown, magnetic binding 304 houses magnet 305 within. Naturally, the material from which such a cover is made should be a material that does not interfere with the magnetic properties of the magnetized binding or magnet 305.
  • FIG. 4 depicts yet another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Notepad 400 is illustrated, comprising page 401, adhered component 402, support structure 403 for supporting a plurality of pages (shown but not numbered), and magnetic binding 404, which includes magnet 405.
  • magnet 405 is a diametric magnet that is cylindrical in shape, and has been secured to the notepad's support structure utilizing clasps 406.
  • notepad 400 provides users with the ease of attaching and removing pages from the notepad without ripping or damaging each page.
  • FIG. 5(a) depicts an exploded view of a magnetic notebook in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. More specifically, FIG. 5(a) depicts an exploded view of magnetic notebook 500, which in accordance with an exemplary embodiment comprises a cover 501, a magnetic assembly 502, and a plurality of reattachable sheets of paper (pages 503), each of the reattachable sheets of paper including a magnetizable or metallic component 504 configured to magnetically register with a surface of magnetic tube assembly 502.
  • Cover 501 of magnetic notebook 500 may be constructed in any familiar fashion as known notebooks without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • cover 501 may be a hard cover, a soft cover, and may include any other feature such as dust jackets, or any other type of protective means typical of traditional types of notebook covers.
  • cover 501 includes a channel 501a that may typically run along a length of spine 501b of cover 501.
  • Channel 501a may comprise an elongated curved shape such as a concaved or cylindrical shape, a rectangular shape, or any shape without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • channel 501a of cover 501 has a substantially cylindrical shape such that a cylindrical structure may easily register or engage with channel 501a; a cylindrical shape may be desirable to house a cylindrical structure such as a cylindrical magnet or a magnetized cylindrical structure as will be discussed further below.
  • Magnetic assembly 502 may include several components; without limiting the scope of the present invention, magnetic assembly 502 may include an enclosure 505, a diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 including a plurality of magnets 507a and spacers 507b that may be housed within enclosure 505, a spine clamp 508 configured to engage with channel 501a of cover 501 and including an opening 509 and end-caps 510, 511 for snuggly receiving and securing enclosure 505 therein. Sandwiched between enclosure 505 and spine clamp 508 - in contact with the outer walls (or in the shown embodiment tubular body) of enclosure 505 and the side walls forming opening 509 on spine clamp 508 - a hinge mount 512 may be implemented for added support of magnetic assembly 502. Hinge mount 512 includes a cavity 513 for receiving enclosure 505 and planar supports 514, 515 adjacent and extending from a top surface of cavity 513, which may be adhered to a portion of cover 501 when fully assembled.
  • each of pages 503 includes a magnetizable material or a metallic component 504 configured to magnetically register with a surface of magnetic tube assembly 502.
  • metallic component 504 comprises a metallic strip.
  • metallic component 504 comprises a magnetizable powder that is integrated onto the one or more reattachable pages using an adhesive, wherein the magnetizable powder may include, for example and without limiting the scope of the present invention, iron and nickel.
  • Enclosure 505 may comprise a variety of shapes and may be constructed from various materials without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • enclosure 505 is a tubular enclosure formed of a thin foil.
  • enclosure 505 is a tubular enclosure formed of a thin paper tube.
  • enclosure 505 is a thin steel tube.
  • enclosure 505 comprises tape wrapped in a tubular manner to surround diametrically magnetized cylinder 506.
  • enclosure 505 has a rectangular shape or other uniform or non- uniform shapes; notably, it may be desirable that enclosure 505 comprise a shape substantially similar to or matching the shape of other registering components of magnetic assembly 502 such as spine clamp 508 and or channel 501a and spine 501b of cover 501.
  • enclosure 505 is a tubular enclosure constructed of a paper material forming a tube suitable for registering within cavity 513 of hinge mount 512, wherein cavity 513 includes a substantially cylindrical shape as illustrated in FIG. 5(a), and which is configured to receive diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 within the paper tube.
  • a tubular enclosure in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may comprise a stainless-steel tube that snuggly receives a diametrically magnetized cylinder therein.
  • the tubular enclosure is constructed merely of a tubular tape enclosure that houses, surrounds or envelopes the diametrically magnetized cylinder.
  • the tubular enclosure is constructed of foil, paper, plastic, vinyl, fiber- glass, or any other suitable material that houses, surrounds or envelopes the diametrically magnetized cylinder.
  • the tubular enclosure should not interfere so much with the magnetic field of the magnetized cylinder such that the magnetic sheets of paper fail to attract to the magnetic component.
  • Diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 may comprise a plurality of components (as shown in FIG. 5(a)) or simply a single magnet as disclosed above with reference to other exemplary embodiments. However, in the shown embodiment, diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 comprises of a plurality of magnets 507a and spacers 507b suitable for being housed within enclosure 505. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a diametrically magnetized cylinder may comprise a plurality of diametrically cylinder magnets (for example, and without limiting the scope of the present invention, pure earth magnets) containing one or more plastic cylinder spacers (or spacers constructed of other materials) in- between the one or more of magnets.
  • diametrically magnetized cylinder may comprise a plurality of diametrically cylinder magnets (for example, and without limiting the scope of the present invention, pure earth magnets) containing one or more plastic cylinder spacers (or spacers constructed of other materials) in- between the one or more of magnet
  • the magnets and spacers may be held together, wrapped or placed within an enclosure such as enclosure 505.
  • the plurality of magnets 507a and spacers 507b may be simply wrapped up with one or more materials such as tape, thin metal, foil, paper, vinyl, fiber glass, or other materials suitable for containing the plurality of magnets 507a and spacers 507b together.
  • the overall structure that holds the magnets or magnetic element should not interfere with an adequate magnetic attraction between diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 and pages 503.
  • the plurality of magnets 507a and spacers 507b may be arranged in any manner and or sequence that furthers a desirable magnetic adherence or attracting force between diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 and pages 503.
  • FIG. 1 For example, and without limiting the scope of the present invention, in one exemplary embodiment (as shown in FIG.
  • diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 may include a plurality of spacers 507b in-between a plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets, wherein each of the plurality of spacers 507b is positioned between a pair of diametrically magnetized magnets 507a having complimentary polarity.
  • each of the plurality of magnets 507a is shown as a disk or cylinder, other similar shapes may be suitable such as rings or even blocks. Disks or cylinders as shown for magnets 507b may be desirable because this shape is particularly useful in maximizing a magnetized surface area for pages 503 to couple to when attached to magnetic notebook 500.
  • spacers 507b may comprise cylindrical plastic mold spacers.
  • spacers 507b may comprise cylindrical metal spacers, wood spacers, fiber-glass spacers, paper spacers, cardboard spacers, or any other type of material that can replace a single magnet or multiple magnets within diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 - including without limitation another magnet or magnetic cylinder.
  • the diametrically magnetized cylinder including the cylindrical plastic spacers may be configured in any sequence without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
  • the magnet and spacers may be alternating such as: a cylinder diametric magnet, cylinder plastic mold spacer, cylinder diametric magnet, cylinder plastic mold spacer, etc.
  • the magnet and spacer configuration may entail: a cylinder diametric magnet, cylinder diametric magnet, cylinder plastic mold spacer, etc.
  • diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 comprises a plurality of spacers 507b in-between a plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets, wherein each of the plurality of spacers and magnets is positioned such that a first spacer 507x is situated at a first terminal end of diametrically magnetized cylinder 506, followed by a pair of the plurality of magnets 507a sandwiched between spacer 507x and another of the plurality of spacers 507b, followed by several spacers 507b in-between other pairs of the plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets 507a, and terminating the sequence with a last spacer 507y situated at a second terminal end of diametrically magnetized cylinder 506.
  • Spine clamp 508 may be configured to engage with cover 501 and securely receive other components of magnetic assembly 502 in order to better secure magnetic assembly 502 to cover 501 of magnetic notebook 500.
  • spine clamp 508 is tubular in shape and includes several structures.
  • an exemplary spine clamp 508 may include a cylindrical or tubular body with an elongated opening 509 along a length of the tubular body with disc end-caps 510 and 511 sealing up and supporting each terminal end of the tubular body. This design exemplarily snaps in place the covering hinge mount and diametrically magnetized cylinder together.
  • This structure serves several purposes, including without limitation: to protect the overall structure of diametrically magnetized cylinder 506; to keep diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 secured within the binding - or more specifically channel 501a - of cover 501; to reduce a magnetic force thereby facilitating the detachment of pages 503; and to protect magnetic notebook 500 from other outside metals it may come in contact with so as to avoid unnecessarily attracting undesirable elements.
  • spine clamp 508 renders magnetic notebook 500 safer and more practical for users by encapsulating parts of the magnetic binding safely and securely to the cover.
  • Hinge mount 512 may be implemented, as mentioned above, for added support of magnetic assembly 502.
  • hinge mount 512 includes cavity 513 for receiving enclosure 505.
  • an entire enclosure 505 fits within cavity 513.
  • hinge support 512 may be smaller along a length of cavity 513 and a portion of enclosure 505 may stick outside of cavity 513.
  • hinge mount 512 includes planar supports 514 and 515 adjacent and extending from a top surface of cavity 513, which may be adhered to a portion of cover 501 when fully assembled (see discussion below with reference to FIG. 5(c)).
  • FIG. 5(b) A fully assembled magnetic assembly 502 of magnetic notebook 500 is depicted in FIG. 5(b). From this view, it may be appreciated that when fully assembled, magnetic assembly 502 lays substantially within channel 501a of cover 501 such that a top surface of the components of magnetic assembly 502 are generally flush with each interior cover surfaces 514a and 515a when in an open position as shown - this arrangement allows for improved arrangement of pages 503, facilitating their motion and generally the way pages 503 fit into the notebooks binding or magnetic assembly 505 whether magnetic notebook 500 is closed, or open (as shown).
  • FIG. 5(c) depicts a cross-sectional view of magnetic notebook 500 along the line segment A - A.
  • FIG. 5(c) The cross-sectional view of FIG. 5(c) depicts how magnetic assembly 502 may be secured to cover 501 within channel 501a. More specifically, FIG. 5(c) shows diametrically magnetized cylinder 506 housed within enclosure 505, which sits substantially or entirely within cavity 513 of hinge mount 512. Hinge mount 512 sits securely and partially within opening 509 of spine clamp 508 (i.e. attached or adhered to an interior surface of opening 509 of spine clamp 508) such that an outer (bottom) surface 513a (i.e. see FIG. 5(a)) of hinge mount 512 rests against an interior surface of opening 509 of spine clamp 508.
  • the cavity of the hinge mount sits within the elongated opening along the length of the tubular spine clamp, sandwiched between the tubular spine clamp and the tubular enclosure.
  • planar supports 514 and 515 of hinge mount 512 may extend outwards through opening 509 of spine clamp 508 (and extend outwards through channel 501a of cover 501) to lay flat against corresponding interior cover surfaces 514a and 515a (respectively) and in this manner typically adhered to an interior portion of cover 501.
  • an adhesive may be used to adhere spine clamp 508 to cover 501 (within channel 501a), as well as adhere the portion of hinge mount 512 that rests within opening 508 of spine clamp 508.
  • hinge mount 512 A benefit of implementing hinge mount 512 is to hold spine clamp 508 in place, thereby bridging cover 501 and spine clamp 508 together, which allows for a full range of motion of the cover 501.
  • an adhesive may be utilized to adhere these components together throughout the various surface areas of the components that contact each other.
  • an interior surface of channel 513 may be adhered to an outer surface of spine clamp 508; an interior surface of spine clamp 508 may be adhered to an outer surface 513a of hinge mount 512; and an interior surface 513b of hinge mount 512 may be adhered to an outer surface of enclosure 505.
  • FIG. 5(d) depicts the direction of magnetic poles of a plurality of magnets along a magnetic binding in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. More specifically, FIG. 5(d) depicts the direction of magnetic poles of a plurality of magnets along magnetic assembly 502 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the highest point of each individual diametric magnet interchanging polarity is preferably a vertical or z axis. For example, if both ends of cover 501 were to lay flat on a table or surface (as shown), the interchanging polarities of the magnetic tube would be directly facing up and down (as shown in FIG. 5(d)).
  • the configuration provided for in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 5(a) - (d) is achieved in part by the various elements discussed above that secure the magnetic component to the cover. Moreover, adding cylinder plastic mold spacers in between the magnetic cylinders reduces the overall weight of magnetic notebook 500 and significantly reduces costs.
  • the construction of the magnetic assembly and its coupling to the cover is desirable in that a balance of maintaining an adequate magnetic force to attract the pages is achieved, while minimizing that force so that other metal items near the magnetic book are not inadvertently attracted to the magnetic assembly.
  • this specific placement of the magnets provides a more even attraction or balance throughout the magnetic assembly in comparison to implementation of a single large cylindrical magnet.
  • each of the plurality of spacers is positioned between a pair of diametrically magnetized cylindrical magnets having opposite directions of magnetic poles. That is, a first of the paired magnets may have a north pole facing upwards, while the second of each of the paired magnets may have a south pole facing upwards.
  • a first of the paired magnets may have a north pole facing upwards
  • the second of each of the paired magnets may have a south pole facing upwards.
  • the present invention provides the unique ability to remove and subsequently reattach pages to bound media, allowing for customization of information presentation, sequence, and selection. For instance, a student with homework from several heavy books may choose to only bring home the necessary pages from each book to complete that day's work. Due to the small size of the magnetic binding and the ability to remove pages altogether, the present invention has better functionality for both left and right-handed individuals. With respect to ringed bindings such as three -ring binders and spiral notebooks, the small size of the magnetic binding also affords a smaller minimum size and a quicker means with which to remove, rearrange, and reintegrate pages. Furthermore, the magnetic binding allows for pages to be removably secured in a more professionally presentable manner devoid of hole punches.
  • This invention can apply to any bound media and is thus widely applicable and, due to the strength of neodymium and samarium alloys, is also highly effective at securing pages in their desired place within the bound media. Moreover, due to the design of such magnetic alloys, the strength of the magnetic binding increases as more conductive pages are added, permitting its use in larger publications and projects. Additionally, the ability to remove and reintegrate pages from reused publications such as school textbooks paves the way for a more cost-effective means of replacing damaged media. Therefore, the present invention expands the versatility of bound media while simultaneously increasing functionality, professional aesthetic appeal, and long-term usage of said bound media.

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Les présents supports magnétiquement reliés à pages rattachables comprennent par exemple une reliure magnétique, une ou plusieurs pages rattachables, et un ou plusieurs métaux conducteurs attachés aux pages et magnétiquement attirés vers la reliure magnétique. Ainsi, un utilisateur des supports magnétiquement reliés peut libérer une ou plusieurs de ces pages de la reliure magnétique et les réintégrer dans la reliure magnétique dans un ordre quelconque. Ceci permet la personnalisation de la présentation, du séquençage et de la sélection d'informations. La petite taille de la reliure magnétique procure également une taille d'appareil minimum plus petite et un moyen plus rapide de retirer, de réagencer et de réintégrer des pages. En outre, la reliure magnétique permet à des pages d'être fixées d'une manière professionnellement plus présentable sans perforations. Selon un mode de réalisation illustratif, la reliure magnétique est un alliage de samarium ou de néodyme rectangulaire, cylindrique ou prismatique fixé dans les supports reliés par une couverture ou un fermoir magnétique.
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