Album page

Abstract

An album page for displaying articles, such as photographs, includes an intermediate, preferably opaque, sheet and a pair of outer sheets made from a transparent plastic material. Die cuts are provided in the immediate sheet at a plurality of locations, and the two outer sheets are adhered to one another at the locations defined by the die cuts. The preferred album page does not use adhesives to bond either outer sheet to the intermediate sheet, and the die cut/seal areas are arranged to permit display of rectangular objects in either horizontal or vertical positions. The invention features an arrangement, which insures that horizontally displayed objects are supported on both sides of the bottom edge thereof to enhance the overall aesthetics of the filled page.

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       33 . A page for displaying planar objects comprising: 
 a rectangular center sheet having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and two sides;    transparent, thermoplastic film on the front and the back of the center sheet and immediately adjacent to the top, bottom, and a first side of the center sheet;    a plurality of pairs of spaced-apart, film-to-film seals joining the film through cutout openings in the center sheet at locations selected for supporting planar objects between the film on the front of the center sheet and the center sheet, and between the film on the back of the center sheet and the center sheet wherein    a first of the plurality of pairs includes at least one cut-out openings being T-shaped and having a top of the T and a base of the T, the top of the T lying along the first side of the center sheet and the base of the T extending toward the other side of the center sheet, and a separate cut-out opening being spaced apart from, but linearly arranged, with respect to the base of the T-shaped opening, film-to-film seals formed in both the separate opening and in the base of the T-shaped opening to support a bottom edge of a planar object to be displayed.    
   
   
       34 . The page of  claim 33 , wherein the center sheet is a paper sheet.  
   
   
       35 . The page of  claim 33 , further including a second of the plurality of pairs of spaced-apart film-to-film seals arranged in a line parallel to the linearly arranged first pair of film-to-film seals formed in the separate opening and in the base of the T-shaped opening.  
   
   
       36 . The page of  claim 35 , wherein the second of the plurality of pairs includes a T-shaped opening and a separate cut-out opening, wherein the two T-shaped openings are formed in the center sheet and the corresponding separate cut-out openings are provided in the center sheet and are spaced-apart from, but are linearly arranged with respect to, the bases of the two T-shaped openings, film-to-film seals formed in the separate openings and in the two bases of the two T-shaped openings to provide two parallel supports for the bottom edges of two planar objects to be displayed.  
   
   
       37 . The page of  claim 33 , wherein at least two spaced-apart cut-out openings are provided at the top and at the bottom of the center sheet, and film-to-film seals are formed at each of the top and bottom cut-out openings.  
   
   
       38 . The page of  claim 33 , including at least one cut in the center sheet to provide support for an edge of a planar object to be displayed.  
   
   
       39 . The page of  claim 33 , further including a rectangular planar object which has a width greater than the distance between a spaced-apart bottom edge supporting film-to-film seals.  
   
   
       40 . A page for displaying planar objects comprising: 
 a rectangular center sheet having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, and a second side;    at least two holes adjacent the second side arranged for holding the page in an album    transparent, thermoplastic film on the front and the back of the center sheet and immediately adjacent the top, bottom, and the first side of the center sheet;    a memo area located between the first and second sides of the center sheet;    the center sheet including a portion beneath the thermoplastic film having a contrasting underlying pattern to the memo area; and    a plurality of pairs of spaced-apart, film-to-film seals joining the film through cut-out openings in the center sheet at locations selected for supporting planar objects between the film on the front of the center sheet and the center sheet, and between the film on the back of the center sheet and the center sheet.    
   
   
       41 . The page of  claim 40 , wherein the portion of center sheet beneath the thermoplastic film is darker in visual appearance than the memo area.  
   
   
       42 . The page of  claim 41 , wherein the memo area is substantially white and includes lines.  
   
   
       43 . The page of  claim 40 , wherein the center sheet is a paper sheet.  
   
   
       44 . The page of  claim 40 , wherein at least two spaced-apart, cut-out openings are provided at the top and at the bottom of the center sheet, and film-to-film seals are formed at each of the top and bottom cut-out openings.  
   
   
       45 . A page for displaying planar objects comprising: 
 a center sheet having a front and a back;    transparent film on a portion of the front and the back of the center sheet;    memo areas located on each of the front and the back of the center sheet;    the center sheet including a portion beneath the thermoplastic film having a contrasting underlying pattern to the memo area; and    a plurality of pairs of spaced-apart, film-to-film seals joining the film through cut-out openings in the center sheet at locations selected for supporting planar objects between the film on the front of the center sheet and the center sheet, and between the film on the back of the center sheet and the center sheet.    
   
   
       46 . The page of  claim 45 , wherein the center sheet beneath the thermoplastic film is darker in visual appearance than the memo area.  
   
   
       47 . The page of  claim 46 , wherein the memo area is substantially white and includes lines.  
   
   
       48 . The page of  claim 45 , wherein the center sheet is a paper sheet.  
   
   
       49 . The page of  claim 45 , including at least one cut in the center sheet to provide support for an edge of a planar object to be displayed.  
   
   
       50 . The page of  claim 49 , wherein the cut creates a tab in the center sheet.