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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186899 | Ring binder mechanism A ring mechanism has housing supporting pivoting hinge plates. The mechanism has rings for holding loose-leaf pages. An actuator is mounted on the housing for causing pivoting motion of the hinge plates to open the rings. The mechanism includes a travel bar and inte... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8147160 | Ring binder mechanism with polymeric housing and actuator A ring binder mechanism includes a housing and a ring support supported by the housing for movement relative thereto. Each ring of a plurality of rings includes first and second ring members. The first ring member is mounted on the ring support for movement with the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8047737 | 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 hous... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7950867 | Lever for a ring binder mechanism A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages includes a housing and hinge plates supported by the housing. Rings for retaining the loose-leaf pages are mounted on the hinge plates for movement with the hinge plates between an open and closed position. A lever is ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7878729 | Intermediate connector for a ring binder mechanism A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages includes an elongate plate supporting two hinge plates for pivoting movement relative to the elongate plate. Ring members move with the pivoting movement of the hinge plates between a closed position for retaini... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7819602 | Ring binder mechanism A ring binder has housing including a central portion and lateral sides. Hinge plates are held between the lateral sides of the housing. Each of multiple rings includes at least one ring member mounted for movement with the hinge plates between closed and open posit... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7704005 | Ring mechanism having locking element operatively connected to lever A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing and hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting motion relative to the housing. Rings for retaining the loose-leaf pages comprise ring members mounted on the hinge plates for movement with th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7665926 | 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, fla... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7637682 | Ring binder A ring binder for retaining hole-punched pages comprises a housing, a pair of pivotable hinge plates received in the housing, and at least one pair of half ring members fixed to the hinge plates and moved between a closed position and an open position. Each of the h... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7530755 | Easy open ring binder A ring metal (10) has binder rings (12-16) each comprised of two ring segments one end of each of which is attached to a hinge plate (18, 20). A movable bar (34) extends from one end of the metal to the other and contacts the hinge... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7491006 | Easy open ring binder A ring metal (10) has binder rings (12-16) each comprised of two ring segments one end of each of which is attached to a hinge plate (18, 20). A movable bar (34) extends from one end of the metal to the other and contacts the hinge... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7404685 | Ring binder mechanism spring biased to a locked position when ring members close 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... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7360962 | Ring binder mechanism The present invention relates to a ring binder mechanism for binding the sheets of loose leaves. The mechanism comprises an elongated spring plate that extends longitudinally and, in profile, has a shallow U-shaped configuration and opposite edges which extend subst... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331732 | Loose-leaf binding tool A binding tool includes an elongated substrate, a pair of rotatable shafts, and engageable binding rings on the shafts. The shafts are rotatably supported on the substrate. An operation plate on the substrate is slidable along the shafts. The shafts have cam protrus... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7300222 | Rotatable locking mechanism for ring systems A rotatable locking mechanism used with ring systems that open similarly to the rings of a binder. A ring system has rings each having two ring halves and hinged leaves connected to each other and attached to each ring half respectively. The locking mechanism on the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296946 | Ring binder mechanism A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose leaf pages. The mechanism includes a rigid, elongate plate having a longitudinal axis. Hinge plates are supported by the plate for pivoting relative to the elongate plate. Rings for holding loose leaf pages include ring me... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293932 | Lever arch binder mechanism with complementary ring tips A ring binder mechanism has D-shaped rings formed by a straight, stationary part, and a movable mating part having an arcuate shape. A recess is formed in the tip of the movable part, and a protrusion at the tip of the stationary part seats in the recess. A lateral ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275886 | Positive lock ring binder mechanism A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages. The mechanism has ring members that positively lock together to prevent unintentional openings. The mechanism includes a housing that supports pivoting motion of hinge plates for bringing the ring members to ei... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270496 | Ring mechanism for a ring binder A ring mechanism includes a chassis and a hinge blade coupled to the chassis. An actuator coupled to the chassis moves the hinge blade between a first position and a second position. A ring half coupled to the hinge blade is positioned in a closed position when the ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241067 | Ring mechanism having blunt ends A ring mechanism for a loose-leaf binder comprises a thin, elongate plate and at least two ring members supported by the elongate plate. The ring members move between an open position for receiving and removing loose-leaf pages and a closed position for capturing th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223040 | Binder Two first binding members supported rotatably by a base, which will be fixed to a back cover, and two second binding members, which engage with the front ends of the first binding members to form closed loops, are provided. Spaces between the base sections of the fi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7134800 | Loose-leaf binder with lock A locking member for a loose-leaf binder includes a member having an integrally pivoted portion pivotally mounted in a first actuating member, an engaging projection which engages with an engaging recess of a second actuating member to prevent movement of the second... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7077595 | Spine binder The present invention provides an unitary spine binder which comprises an elongated dorsal hinge bearing pairs of opposing and complementary male and female ring elements having known male fastener and female fastener, respectively. Each pair of ring elements also c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7021852 | Article holder An open ring-like device for holding articles such as plastic cards and keys is formed so that its ends are opposed to one another and includes tips at the ends. The distance between the tips is less than the thickness of an article. Articles can be inserted into th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994377 | Sheet binding system The invention relates to a sheet-retaining system for securing sheets on a sheet carrier, in particular for securing paper sheets in a cover, having a retaining and connecting device for securing at least one sheet at the sheet edge and for connecting the at least o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971815 | Binder ring clamp assembly A binder ring clamp assembly for use with a loose leaf binders having binder rings. The assembly has a pair of clamps, each clamp having a flat panel with at least two holes for allowing the binder rings to extend therethrough. Tensioned springs are secured around t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942095 | Toolbox A toolbox includes a first shell, a second shell, a holder and a binder. The second shell is connected with the first shell. The holder holds tools. The binder retains the holder in the shells in a releasable manner. The binder includes a first claw and a second cla... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916134 | Safety ring binder having sliding actuators A safety ring binder mechanism helps prevent finger pinching by requiring simultaneous opposite movement of sliding actuators at both ends of the mechanism in order to open and close the rings. When the actuators are outermost, dimples on the actuators press the bla... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908248 | Ring-center pivot loose-leaf binder page lifter A page lifting device for use with loose-leaf binders containing binding rings. The leaves of the page lifter are formed from one or more stiff sheets of material or loops of stiff wire, rotatably affixed at their inner edges to an attaching member that is fixedly a... | 06/21/2005 |
| RE38731 | Ring binder A ring binder adapted to be secured to an article by at least one integral rivet, the ring binder comprising a substantially rigid integral upper plate supporting a pair of pivotable lower plates to which a plurality of ring members are mounted, the rivet comprising... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6758621 | Ring binder mechanism A ring binder mechanism adapted to be secured to a base member, and having a substantially rigid upper member having a substantially straight lateral edge along substantially its entire length and wherein the upper member supports a pair of pivotable lower members t... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749357 | Ring binder mechanism A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose leaf pages. The mechanism includes an elongate plate, hinge plates supported by the plate for pivoting motion relative to the plate, and ring members mounted on the hinge plates which are moveable between a closed position... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746171 | Modular ring binder assembly with removable rivets In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a ring binder assembly that includes a cover, a ring mechanism and a means to removably secure the cover to the ring mechanism. The removable securing means includes a pair of removable rivets. The removabl... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6540260 | Photograph album page, spine and system A photograph album system (10) has a spine (14) with an internal lateral groove (30) at one end and a removable retainer (42) having a plurality of internal retaining fingers (44) within the groove. A plurality of pages (52) are defined by a plurality of ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536980 | Ring binder having actuating lever with cushion member A ring binder is disclosed as including a curved upper plate supporting a pair of pivotable hinged leaves to which a number of half-rings are attached, and two pivotable actuating levers for moving the pair of hinged leaves between a first position in whi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533486 | Ring binder having actuating lever with cushion member A ring binder includes a substantially rigid curved upper plate supporting a pair of hinged leaves. A plurality of ring members are secured to the hinged leaves for engaging corresponding holes in sheets of material retained by the ring binder. An actuati... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6511244 | Binder The present invention relates to a binder comprising a cover made up of two lateral parts; at least one pair of rails; said rails extending parallel to the sides of the lateral parts and at the inside thereof; and a metal ring mechanism located upon said ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6474897 | Ring binder having actuating lever with cushion member A ring binder includes a substantially rigid curved upper plate supporting a pair of hinged leaves. A plurality of ring members are secured to the hinged leaves for engaging corresponding holes in sheets of material retained by the ring binder. An actuati... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467984 | Ring binder having actuating lever with cushion member A ring binder includes a substantially rigid curved upper plate supporting a pair of hinged leaves. A plurality of ring members are secured to the hinged leaves for engaging corresponding holes in sheets of material retained by the ring binder. An actuati... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6364558 | Ring binder having actuating lever with cushion member A ring binder includes a substantially rigid curved upper plate supporting a pair of hinged leaves. A plurality of ring members are secured to the hinged leaves for engaging corresponding holes in sheets of material retained by the ring binder. An actuati... | 04/02/2002 |
