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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8192101 | Folder binding device The present invention provides a folder binding device including a binding device main body part in which insertion holes are formed into which binding legs are inserted, operating parts which are attached to the binding device main body part in such a manner as to ... | 06/05/2012 |
| 7413364 | Fasteners for albums A releasable fastener for an album to permit insertion and removal of pages between the covers. The fastener has a pair of strap anchors each attached to one of the two covers and a strap passing between the anchors via aligned apertures in the covers and album page... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7341390 | Loose-leaf binder A loose-leaf binder has a back, a binder made of a flexible material and attached to the back and two end plugs mounted respectively in ends of the back. The back has two tracks, two side slots and a middle slot. The binder has multiple open rings having two ends. E... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318684 | File mechanism This invention concerns a file mechanism for punched documents, comprising a base plate, two mutually spaced filing pins which stand up substantially vertically from the base plate, and a two-limbed transfer arch which is spaced from the filing pins and which is mou... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7207740 | Stacked paper fastener A paper fastener has a base piece with a pair of prongs which may be passed through a pair of keyed slots in a top piece and latched to the top piece to hold stacked papers together. Two latching covers hingedly extend from ends of the top piece. The prongs are fold... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198422 | Flexible strap ring binder A ring binder having flexible straps for lacing through holes in loose-leaf items having being bound, each strap having a clasp for clasping the strap to form it into rings of different size. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185800 | Expandable folder An expandable folder (10) is disclosed for holding reports. The folder (10) is formed of a single sheet of material (12). The folder (10) includes a back (14), a front (20), two sides (16, 18) and a flap (22). ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7121588 | Folder with a clamping device A folder with a clamping device for receiving material in sheet form includes a jacket made of a flat, flexible material. By means of a first indentation configuration, this is divided up into a rear leaf and a backbone part and by means of a second indentation conf... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120968 | Fastener system and method for binding papers A fastener system for binding paper is disclosed comprising a base having spaced first and second ends. A first prong extends from the first end. A second prong extends from the second end. A first member having a first opening receives the first prong, and a second... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097378 | Accessory for a writing board, file or the like which is equipped with such an accessory An accessory for a writing board, a file or the like, characterized in that it at least consists of a holder (4) which can be provided to a file or the like (3) whereby this holder (4) works in conjunction with or can work in conjunction with a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7073968 | Fastening binder ring mechanisms to binders Ring binder mechanism with special pronged fasteners secured thereto for fastening it to a binder, the special fastener per se, and a method of making the fasteners involving sheet metal stamping. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7018125 | Notebook having integral binder members A notebook device includes an intermediate connection member integrally coupled between a top and a bottom cover sheet members with folding lines. The intermediate connection member includes one or more bars and one or more straps coupled between the top and the bot... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001096 | Paper binder An apparatus for binding a stack of paper with at least one hole defined therein. The apparatus includes a male element having at least one post with a plurality of teeth. The post is configured to receive the stack of paper by threading the post through the hole. A... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994215 | Sleeve retainer clip for a compact disc binder A inverted U-shaped retainer clip is provided for securing sleeves to a binder for storing and protecting disc type objects. One embodiment of the retainer clip includes a body portion as well as downwardly extending legs on each end. Each leg terminates in a coupli... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6951432 | Folder A folder includes a board with one or more folding marks provided at the central position. The folding mark can separate the board into two folding panel boards. And, a folder body is provided at the inner face of a panel board adjacent to the folding mark, where a ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6923590 | Paper binding structure and method of forming same A binding structure for binding together sheets of paper having multiple openings along a margin thereof is provided. The structure comprises a male connector panel having multiple openings along its edge and a female connector panel fastened to the back panel of a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6899504 | Fastener A binder 10 includes a base 15 formed with through passages 14 that allow binding legs 13 to pass through respectively, movable members 16 which are mounted on this base 15 and located at positions corresponding to the through pass... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6739783 | Binder A binder comprises an operating member supported on a base, a pressing member movable toward and away from the base by the movement of the operating member, and locking means for locking the operating member when the pressing member is set in a binding position. The... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736563 | Paper binder An apparatus for binding a stack of paper with at least one hole defined therein. The apparatus includes a male element having at least one post with a plurality of teeth. The post is configured to receive the stack of paper by threading the post through the hole. A... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6719475 | Adhesive fastener assembly for file folder papers A file paper adhesive fastening assembly has an engaging element for engaging an upper edge section of a support panel, and has a plurality of relatively small superposed flexible fastening pieces held together in a flap-like manner along their upper edges, and each... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6666608 | Paper retaining structure of a loose-leaf file folder A loose-leaf file folder includes two covers, a spine made integrally with the covers, and a plurality of paper-holding sets, each set being formed of a shaft, a paper-holding stem, and a crossbar. The shaft and the stem are integrally made with one of th... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666609 | Flip chart holder An updatable and lockable flip chart holder that can clip into the rail strip or channel of a shelf or fasten to a display at a retail store. The flip chart holder allows manufacturers or promoters of products that are sold at retail to create consumer, e... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6659676 | Part recycle device of a document file A part recycle device of a document file includes two spaced first through holes formed in a clamping member, two spaced second through holes formed in a side wall of an outer plate, two screw members, a press plate, and two nuts. Each of the two screw me... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6536981 | Adjustable binder apparatus A adjustable binder apparatus for holding papers or other sheet materials together in a manner that does not concentrate pressure on small areas of the paper. The adjustable binder apparatus includes a main member defining a gap for receiving a portion of... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6514000 | Storage device A storage device for retaining one or more sheet items for access by a user. In one embodiment, the storage device includes a storage device cover having at least front and rear panels. One or more first binding members are associated with the storage dev... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6461070 | Document folder and method A document folder has a cover formed of relatively flexible sheet material with a back and front panels, and a spine hingedly connecting the panels so that they may be disposed in an overlying position and provide an enclosure for documents therebetween. ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6447196 | Adhesive fastener assembly A fastening sheet assembly for attaching flat sheets to a backing panel has a releasable contact adhesive on its under-surface, and an integral disengaging member which is used to lift the low tack contact adhesive clear of the surface to which it is enga... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6386784 | Fully interchangeable and recyclable binder cover and binding mechanism A hardcover binder that can be interchanged with a variety of binding mechanisms. A binding mechanism is removably mounted in the binder hardcover allowing for removal of the binding mechanism for recycling or replacement of the binding mechanism or binde... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6361235 | Device for binding together a stack of document sheets A device for binding together a stack of document sheets and optionally for depositing such a bound stack in a file with a filing mechanism, comprising a base plate to be disposed below the document stack, a cover plate to be disposed on the document stac... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6270280 | Spine binder The invention relates to a unitary spine binder for securing a stack of sheets, which comprises a dorsal part (3, 4, 5) from which spaced fingers (1, 11) extend to form loops. The individual fingers are arranged in two sections (1, 11) lying opposite one ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6217246 | Two-piece paper fastener having rounded sides A two-piece paper fastener includes a prong base with two prongs extending from two ends of a top surface of the prong base. Each of two sides of the prong base has a first flange folded toward a bottom surface so as to define a rounded side. A compressor... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6200057 | Storage device A storage device for retaining one or more sheet items for access by a user. The storage device has a storage device cover including front and rear panels, and contains one or more first binding members which receive apertures formed in the sheet items to... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6179332 | Copy safe binder A copy safe binder is disclosed. The binder includes a cover member including a coupling flap and a cover panel linked by a first fold line. The binder further includes a coupling member associated with the coupling flap for attaching loose sheets thereto... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174100 | Pin binding assembly A binding assembly includes first and second sheet retaining members which are releasably attached to a base member by first and second latching mechanisms. The sheet retaining members include a pair of side members which support a pair of pins and tubes ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6168337 | Flattenable loop binder The pliable, readily flattenable loop binder for retaining loose-leaf sheets has a mounting strip with an elongated spine, an adhesive on the back of the spine, and a removable liner over the adhesive. Paired transversely aligned loop-forming elements pro... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6155737 | Bolt action ring binder A binder ring mechanism (16) has a plurality of binder rings (18a-18c) for holding sheets of paper. Each binder ring includes a fixed section (20) and a movable section (22). All of the movable binder ring sections are commonly mounted on a bolt (36). A l... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6099187 | Storage device A storage device for retaining one or more sheet items for access by a user. The storage device has a storage device cover including front and rear panels, and contains one or more first binding members which receive apertures formed in the sheet items to... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6079614 | File holder A file folder includes a first panel, a second panel connected with the first panel along a fold line, a flap cut out from the first panel, and a C-shaped clamp defining a clamping mouth thereon. Each of the first and second panels defines an internal sur... | 06/27/2000 |
