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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240887 | Book holder A book holder for supporting and protecting an article of reading material is provided. The book holder includes a spine, a pair of cover panels, each of the cover panels is hingidly to the spine permitting the pair of cover panels to be rotated into an open positio... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237756 | Manual support for folder or binder and contents thereof A removably attachable manual support for a binder, folder or book and adaptable for outwardly extending, one-hand support of a binder and its contents when in use by soloists, choir members or lecturers. The manual support further includes an articulated rest struc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7025381 | Report folder A report cover (10) is disclosed which can be used with a report (12) bound by a flexible comb binding (14). An insert (20) is bound with the report (12) in the flexible comb binding (14). The insert (20) is then fit ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6932218 | Folding photo case A folding photo case includes a pair of exterior case members coupled to each other by a first hinge and a pair of interior frame members coupled to respective exterior case members by respective second and third hinges. The first, second and third hinges are prefer... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932400 | Desktop bible carrying case A desktop bible carrying case 10 is provided with an enclosure 12 having a cavity 24 formed therein. A rectangular shaped support ridge 26 is coupled in the cavity 24 to inside portions of the enclosure 12. A flexible lid | 08/23/2005 |
| 6499766 | Media folder improvements A media folder or book binder provided with a rotor having elastic bands stretched between pins on its opposite ends has mounting brackets which are mechanically fastened to the spine of the folder. The brackets have trunnions facing inwardly toward the o... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6312183 | Device and method for retaining and displaying a collection of folded cards An assembly for retaining and displaying a plurality of greeting cards in a space efficient manner is claimed. The assembly includes an album structure that has a front cover and a back cover. Both the front cover and the back cover have interior surfaces... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6286752 | Folder for papers A folder for papers (S), comprising a cover (1) and a base (2) operatively joined together by a back (3), wherein the back (3) is adjustable in width (y) to accommodate a height of a stack of papers, wherein the back (3) extends on a base side into a tong... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6206426 | Security hardware device for clamping multi-leafed materials A security hardware device used to hold multi-leafed materials, for example, telephone books, which device has an inner box within an outer sleeve, wherein the inner box has a first end with a toothed grip and a second end with a means for receiving a scr... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6108952 | Apparatus for holding greeting cards An apparatus for holding, organizing, selectively displaying, and storing greeting cards is generally disclosed. The apparatus provides for securing cards within an album for storage, and yet allows the recipient of the cards to selectively review the int... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5947524 | Cover folder A cover folder having a binder and a cover. The binder includes an elongated channel shaped member having a pair of oppositely facing side walls and a pair of ribs, the side walls converging at a slit and defining an interior slot along the length of the ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5865469 | Cover folder and method of constructing the same A cover folder which includes a binding bar and a cover, the binding bar being slidably and removably mounted on the cover. The binding bar includes a pair of oppositely facing sidewalls which define the sides of an interior slot. Each sidewall includes a... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5725251 | Modular binder system A modular binder system that includes modular binder backing section that may be interlocked in the lateral direction and in receipt of various item holders. Numerous types and designs of item holders coact with the backing sections to form a book-like bi... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5573276 | Greeting card holder apparatus and method A greeting card holding and displaying apparatus (10) including a folder (11) having a front panel (12), a rear panel (13), and a central spine (14) foldably joining the front panel (12) to the rear panel (13). An inner lining (15) mounted to interior sur... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5238270 | Filing device for filing sheets having dust covers A filing binder comprising a plurality of elongated binding members made of a resilient material. Each of the binding members has a groove extending along the length of the binding member and formed with a slit opening opened at one side of the binding me... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5236226 | Portfolio binder with elastic retaining bands A portfolio binder has a jacket including a front panel, and a rear panel foldably joined to the front panel along a jacket fold line. A front flap is foldably joined to the rear panel and secured with a fastening means to the front panel for maintaining ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5195782 | Sheet music binder Folder for replaceable sheet music has an integral elastomeric band consisting of a plurality of stretchable or elastic strands hooked at its ends over outwardly-directed band holders attached to a back panel of the folder. Each strand may be provided wit... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5120075 | Binder spine assembly A spine assembly (1) for a binder (20, 21, 22) comprises a base portion (2) and a lid portion (6) releasably fixable to the base portion (2), the lid (6) and base (2) portions forming a tubular spine structure when fixed together, and a plurality of elong... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5096227 | Rapid change directory holder A telephone directory holder and binder spine is designed for use with telephone enclosures. The directory holder comprises a separable directory holder unit which may be inserted in a directory at a site distant from the binder spine which is fixed to th... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5067748 | Combination holder/enclosure for multi-leaf articles, especially newspapers A combination holder/enclosure for a multi-leaf folded article is disclosed, and includes a front cover, a back cover hinged to the front cover, and means for retaining a portion of the leaves against the inside surface of the front cover and the remainin... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5037137 | Filing binder A filing binder comprises a plurality of elongated binding members made of a resilient material. Each of the binding members has a groove extending along the length of the binding member and formed with a slit opening opened at one side of the binding mem... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5031936 | Binding for a sample book The binding for a book of samples, such as carpets or floor coverings, comprises a succession of adjacent binding elements (1 to 5) with an elongated shape and each equipped with sample-retaining means. The spine (11) of each retention element is provided... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4993750 | Page holder for photo album A page holder for a photo album is described wherein photo pages can be conveniently entered or removed from a photo album. Hinge retainers are placed on lower and upper ends of the spine of the photo album. In the preferred embodiment, each hinge retaine... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4928995 | Bindable cover folders Cover folders for permanently binding a stack of paper sheets without the use of fasteners. The cover folder has a binder spline which contains a quick drying adhesive which is protected by a removable protective film. The film is removed just prior to us... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4898405 | Bindable cover folders Cover folders for permanently binding a stack of paper sheets without the use of fasteners. The cover folder has a binder spline which contains a quick drying adhesive which is protected by a removable protective film. The film is removed just prior to us... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4867479 | Slide file A slide file is disclosed, which comprises a file cover, a file board, a slender file base to which the respective one side end of the file cover and the file board are adhered, and an elastic slider with a sideways U-shaped transverse section extrapolate... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4840407 | Sheet music binder A cylindrical array of cables that hold sheets of music in a binder are connected to and stretched along a center post mounted for rotation about an axis parallel to the centerline of the spine of the binder. In use, a first sheet of music is slipped betw... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4659109 | Binder and folder for use therewith A binder for multi-leafed devices has a pair of spaced brackets each of which has a plurality of prongs extending toward the other bracket. The prongs of one bracket are longer than those of the other bracket and are spaced so as to permit the prongs to b... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4623169 | Clamp An apparatus for clamping a pad of large papers to an upright support includes a back support adapted to mount to the upright support and a clamping member pivotally mounted to the back support and movable with respect to the back support between an open ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4575123 | Report cover A folded report cover is provided with a lock strip extending along at least one side of the cover parallel and contiguous to the fold and outwardly of the plane of the side. A channel-shaped gripping member is engaged to the cover along the fold and lock... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4521035 | Paper sheet holders A device for holding paper sheets, magazines, catalogues and the like is disclosed. The device allows different sized U-shaped holders to be clipped, snapped or slid together to form a stack. The device comprises at least one U-shaped sheet holder formed ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4486032 | Cover folders Cover folders having binders that securely retain the cover and inserted sheets, without the use of external fasteners. The binder is an elongated bar with an interior channel for receiving and holding a folded cover. The bar includes within the channel s... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4452471 | Memory book A book-type ornament adapted to be suspended from a Christmas tree bough or other like support has a plurality of pliant inner sheets folded on themselves to provide pages. A pliant outer sheet is folded on itself to provide top and bottom cover portions,... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4162800 | Combination bookmark and writing instrument holder A combination elastic bookmark and holder for writing instruments is provided which functions to mark a location in a book and also releasably to secure a pen, pencil or other writing instrument or plurality thereof in a receiving holding means constituti... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4128262 | Magazine cover A flexible and readily attachable and removable protector for saddle stitched magazines, books, and the like, is formed of an integral, flexible sheet of transparent plastic having a reinforced spine projecting from a central portion. The spine extends fr... | 12/05/1978 |
