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Capacity: (a) of mechanism or (b) of binder, refers to thickness of total inserts that may be adequately held. A binder could have greater capacity than the binder mechanism to allow for expandable pockets, cassette holders, etc. For example, a 1" capacity ring mechanism could be put into a 1.5" capacity binder.
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Case Made: Generally referred to as Turned Edge where a binder case is made by gluing oversized covering material to boards and turning edges over to the inside of boards and applying lining material for a finished look. See an example of a Case Made Binder.
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Catalog Binders: Heavy duty binders of large capacities. Mechanisms are usually post type metals. See an example of a Catalog Binder.
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Center-to-Center: (C-C) The exact measurement between the centers of rings and posts.
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Closed Overall: The outside dimensions of a binder in a closed position. See also Open Overall.
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Color: The definition of the color of material, ink, foil, etc. By reference to color names or numbers listed in swatches, color chips, or Pantone Matching System numbers.
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Concealed Rivets: Construction method where rivets fastening mechanism into binder are concealed under the covering of the backbone, which can be flat or rounded.
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Copy: Letters and words to be imprinted on binders with logos and designs. Generally refers to all that is to be imprinted.
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Corners: Corners on non-binding side of binders. May be round or square.
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Cut Flush: Binders made of one piece of one ply material such as poly, lexitone, fiber, flexhide, etc.