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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| 20080298883 | Ring Binder Kit and Fastening System A fastening system for securing a ring mechanism on a substrate has a tubular support post, an expansible retainer, and a generally pin-shaped expansion member. The tubular support post has a sidewall with an inner surface defining a central passage through the support ... | 12/04/2008 |
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| 20080267691 | RING BINDER MECHANISM A ring binder mechanism that retains loose-leaf pages and has ring members that gently close and readily lock together. The mechanism comprises a housing that supports two hinge plates for loose pivoting motion, moving the ring members between an open position and a clo... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080199246 | Ring Binder Mechanism having Plastic Housing A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages has a housing, hinge plates, and ring members mounted on the hinge plates for retaining pages on the mechanism. The housing includes a plastic upper housing element and a lower housing element underlying the upper h... | 08/21/2008 |
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| 20080175651 | Ring Binder Mechanism with Transverse Actuator A ring mechanism for holding loose-leaf pages has an elongate housing and at least two rings for holding the loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member, with the first ring member being movable relative to the housing between a clo... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080170905 | Hangable Ring Mechanism A ring mechanism is selectively configurable between an open configuration in which loose leaf pages can be added or removed from the mechanism and a closed configuration in which loose leaf pages are retained by the ring mechanism. Ring mechanism including an elongate ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080124166 | Ring Binder Mechanism A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing, hinge plates, and ring members mounted on the hinge plates for retaining pages on the mechanism. An actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the housing for engaging the hinge plates and pivoting them t... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080080926 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH SLIDING HINGE PLATE A ring binder mechanism includes a housing and first and second hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting movement relative thereto. A first ring member is mounted on the first hinge plate and moveable with the pivoting motion of the first hinge plate relative ... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080080925 | Ring Binder Mechanism with a Sliding Hinge Plate A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing and first and second hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting movement. Ring members are mounted on the hinge plates for movement with the hinge plates between closed and open positions... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080075527 | Ring Binder Mechanism A ring binder mechanism includes a housing, a ring support, and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member that are moveable between a closed position and an opened position. An actuator is mounted on the housing ... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080075526 | Ring Binder Mechanism A ring mechanism for retaining loose leaf pages has a housing and hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting motion relative to the housing. Ring members are mounted on the hinge plates and are moveable between a closed position and an open position. An actuator... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080008519 | Ring for Ring Binder Mechanism A ring binder mechanism for holding loose-leaf pages includes a housing and a plurality of rings for holding the loose-leaf pages. Each ring has a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring member is movable relative to the housing and the second ring me... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070223990 | Fastening System A fastening system includes a tubular mounting post engageable with a first structural member. The mounting post has an opened first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween and defining an interior channel. A retainer is held within the interior channel... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070086836 | Ring binder mechanism with operating lever and travel bar A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages having a housing, hinge plates, and ring members. The housing supports the hinge plates for pivoting motion relative to the housing to open and close ring members mounted thereon. The mechanism includes a travel bar mounte... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070048079 | Ring binder having a clip A ring binder has a ring binder mechanism including a housing and at least one ring supported by the housing for mounting loose leaf paper. At least one clip has a base and an attachment member extending outwardly from the base. The attachment member is adapted to attac... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070048078 | Ring binder having a clip A ring binder mechanism includes a housing having at least one ring for mounting loose leaf paper, and at least one clip for securing the housing to a ring binder cover. The clip includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first fastener membe... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070048077 | Ring binder having a clip A ring binder mechanism capable of mounting on a substrate includes a housing and at least one ring supported by the housing for mounting loose leaf paper. At least one clip has an attachment member for attaching the clip directly to the housing. The clip is adapted to ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070048072 | Ring binder mechanism A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages includes a housing having a central top portion and an open bottom generally opposed to the central top portion. The central top portion has a longitudinally extending channel therein along the entire length of the housing... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070048071 | Fastening system for a ring binder mechanism A ring binder mechanism has an elongate housing and at least one ring for mounting loose leaf paper. The ring includes ring members supported by the housing for movement relative to each other between a closed position and an open position. At least one mounting structu... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060251468 | Ring mechanism with spring biased travel bar A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing, hinge plates, and ring members. The housing supports the hinge plates for pivoting motion relative to the housing to open and close ring members mounted thereon. The mechanism comprises a thin, flat tr... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060216107 | Lever for a ring binder mechanism A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing and ring members for holding loose-leaf pages that are moveable relative to the housing between an open and closed position. An actuation system moves the ring members and includes hinge plates pivotall... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060153630 | Ring mechanism with collapsible ring members A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages includes a housing, two hinge plate, and rings. The housing supports the hinge plates for pivoting motion relative to the housing. Ring members of the rings are resiliently clamped to the hinge plates for conjoint m... | 07/13/2006 |
