A stationery accessory

A stationery accessory (1) is disclosed which is configured to be attached to a stack (17) of sheet articles, such as a stack of sheets of paper, by means of a staple (21), and which is also configured to subsequently remove the staple from the stack of sheet articles. The stationery accessory comprises a pair of spaced apart, substantially planar elements (2,3) which are hingedly connected together along adjacent edges. The pair of elements are spaced apart by a distance sufficient to allow the stack (17) of sheet articles to be inserted between the elements such that one element (2) is positioned adjacent the uppermost sheet of the stack and the other element (3) is positioned adjacent the lowermost sheet of the stack. Each element is made from a material suitable for puncture by a staple to permit a staple to be stapled, in sequence, through one element, through the stack, and through the other element to secure the stationery accessory to the stack of sheet articles. In order to remove the staple from the stack of sheet articles, one of the elements can be pulled away from the stack so as to remove the staple from the stack.