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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7437994 | Adhesive hinge strips for printer paper The present invention provides a page for binding in an album. The page includes a blank, printer paper sheet and a hinge strip mounted along an edge of the printer paper sheet, the hinge strip including a flexible line for allowing the hinge strip to bend along the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7160046 | Fastening system A fastening system comprising a stud (10) and a sheet of cover material (16); the stud (10) being formed with a groove (14), and the sheet of cover material (16) being formed with a hole (18 | 01/09/2007 |
| 7107370 | Wireless communication portfolio system and device The present invention achieves technical advantages as a system (700) and device (200) that integrate the advantages of a paperless day planner portfolio with a paper-bound day planner portfolio to create a wireless day planner portfolio system (700... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7052045 | Labeling device for bound materials The present invention relates to an apparatus for labeling the spine or edge of a binder. In an embodiment, the device comprises a housing, a clip attached to the housing and a label encased within the housing. The housing further comprises a base portion and a cove... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6974273 | Ring binder A ring binder including an elongate base plate having ring segments fixed thereto, a flap hinged to the base plate having mating ring segments thereon swingable to open and close the rings, and a crankshaft journalled on the base plate for swinging the flap. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955493 | Flexibind books A system for binding books includes a flexible binding material in the form of a stud having top and bottom caps. The stud is inserted into signature staples that protrude from the body of the signature to form stud holes. The binding material can be any material th... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6773195 | Notebook with portfolio cover A notebook including a plurality of sheets of paper, a binding mechanism binding the plurality of sheets together; and a cover bound to the plurality of sheets of paper by the binding mechanism. The cover includes first and second opposed panels coupled together and... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6695519 | Double portfolio A portfolio assembly including a first portfolio including a pair of opposed panels with a hinge line extending therebetween and a second portfolio including a pair of opposed panels with a hinge line extending therebetween. The first and second portfolio... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6419416 | Filing device It is an object of the present invention to provide a filing device which includes simplified binding elements for removably binding a plurality of folder bags of a synthetic resin, and allows for easy attachment of the binding elements to a file cover th... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6409447 | Bookbinding signature comb and spine device A method of binding folded signature sections together into a book comprised of a signature comb element having teeth which are inserted through perforations in the fold of the signatures and the teeth having tabs which secure the signature comb in slots ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406208 | File binder structure File binder structure including multiple bent hooks arranged side by side. One end of the bent hooks is integrally connected together by a connecting strip. The other end of the bent hooks is bent into short plates. A stop slat with I-shaped cross-section... | 06/18/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6036395 | Notebook organizers A reusable adhesive based notebook organizer that conveniently holds loose notes, papers and other similar items within the notebook is disclosed.... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5967555 | Removable binding system A binding system for temporarily holding a plurality of individual sheets in a book-like manner with the system having a plurality of individual tabs, each of the tabs having a binding edge, a separation edge, a first surface and a second surface with a f... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5836711 | Ring notebook adapter An adapter for holding a spiral bound booklet in a multiple ring notebook. The adapter comprises a flat carrier with holes to receive the notebook rings and supports an elongated rod which passes through the spirals of the spiral binding. End crowns are r... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5785446 | Binding device for securing booklets into binders A binding device for removably securing bound booklets into a storage binder is disclosed in which an elongate strip of semi rigid material is provided with adhesive or removable securing means by which it is attached to a rear surface edge portion of a b... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5683194 | Attaching strips for documents A strip for attaching a document to a binder without punching openings in the document or for reinforcing a document around openings formed in the document through which the document can be mounted in a binder. The strip comprises an elongate layer of thi... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5590972 | Reinforcement strip and kit for use in attaching a page to a wire binding of a wire bound notebook A reinforcement strip for attaching a torn page or additional page to a wire binding in a wire bound notebook. The reinforcement strip includes a reinforcement layer and an adhesive layer for attaching the reinforcement layer to the page. The reinforcemen... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5378515 | Corner tab and method of making same The invention is directed to a comer tab comprising: an elongated flexible strip; adhesive means overlying at least part of said flexible strip; and a protective release sheet overlying said adhesive means; said comer tab being characterized by straight l... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5169254 | Paper sheet fastener file and method of assembly This invention relates to a new type of paper sheet file assembly and the method of inserting the individual sheets therein. A multiple element fastening sheet block initially attached to the file itself provides the capability of immediate placement of a lett... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5169255 | Method and apparatus for removing selected papers from file folders What is disclosed is methods and apparatus for removing selected submerged sheets of paper from stacks of paper fastened in file folders by Acco-type fasteners. The apparatus is a superincumbent sheet remover consisting of a rigid plate having a paper cla... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5127756 | Multi-compartment device for medical applications A multi-compartment device which is placed in a binder to organize and schedule a patients medical requirements. The device is constructed from a sheet of transparent vinyl material. The sheet includes one or more first compartments located in the center ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4990018 | Multiple ring binder adapter for negative A photographic image holding sleeve (12) is adapted to be compatible with a multiple ring binder. The adaptor assembly (10) is a single sheet of mylar having a smooth surface (26) and an adhesive surface (24). The adhesive surface (24) is covered by a bac... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4961666 | Binding tabs A tab for adhesively securing and binding articles within looseleaf binders and like devices, where such articles cannot be conveniently provided with apparatus for engagement by the binder rings. The tab includes a central, apertured portion advantageous... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4917523 | Card file mounting member A pocket size punch mechanism is provided to punch openings in cards or card-like objects, the punched openings have a cross-sectional configuration and spacing matching the configuration and spacing of a pair of rails in a commonly available card file. A... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4849056 | Index card for index card file An improved index card for use in conjunction with a rotary card file or the like includes means for displaying a business card. Slots, flaps, or adhesives may be used to secure the card to the index card. In one embodiment, the index card includes a fram... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4840406 | Method of mounting index tabs upon stenographic notebooks Two methods for mounting index tabs to coiled wire bound stenographic notebooks are disclosed. The first method involves providing one or more elongated transparent plastic envelopes having a plurality of aligned apertures adjacent a lower envelope edge, ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4790680 | Fastener structure for files and multi-purpose clip for use therewith A multi-purpose clip for clipping papers and also useful in a fastener structure for a paper file, comprises an elongated member formed with a pair of longitudinally-spaced holes adjacent to one edge to receive the fastening elements of the paper file. Th... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4718962 | Shower curtain repair kit There are millions of shower curtains in use in the United States to confine the flow of water used for bathing purposes, and to keep the water from escaping from a bathtub or shower stall and wetting the adjacent floor. Shower curtains are preferably mad... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4713901 | System for retaining and displaying business cards A file-index card system for retaining and displaying conventional business cards is disclosed. The system includes a frame in which is held a multiplicity of file cards in the form of planar sheets. Each file card has an area of adhesive covering a porti... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4703951 | Bookbinding The invention relates to a bookbinding formed of quires (1) sewn along seams (2) to tapes, cords or the like (3), which are assembled with the plats (4), end-papers (5) being inserted between the plats and the quires. The end-papers (5) are made of flexib... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4660855 | Computer paper index tab An index tab for use in conjunction with computer paper includes a female jaw and a male jaw pivotally attached along a common edge such that they are movable between an open position and a closed position wherein projections from the male jaw extend thro... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4643452 | Business card attaching strip An elongated strip of sheet material is adapted to be attached along the bottom edge of a business card to convert the card to an index card suitable for filing in a card file, such as a rolodex, without having to punch holes in the business card. The elo... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4561794 | Folder for papers An attachment for a folder to enable the removable attachment to the folder of correspondence by a pin with the correspondence being removable with the pin so as to be retained in a bound form when removed from the folder.... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4542603 | Display sign including changeable numeral characters A sign for displaying prices and other information, in which at least one numeral character is changeable to display any numeral from zero through nine. A plurality of flap members are each pivotably attached to a flat foundation portion of the sign by re... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4430015 | Fastening means for making inserts in wire bound notebooks and the like A fastening means for attaching documents and other items to the wire binder of notebooks, tablets and the like is disclosed. The fastener comprises a plurality of tabs positioned adjacently such that they form a notch which opens on and provides access t... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4350195 | Device for storing documents A device for storing documents is provided with a flat rectangular member. A rectangular strip is disposed above and overlies one side of one surface of said member. A plurality of posts are employed, said posts being disposed between and secured to said ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4264011 | Portable thread storage apparatus A thread storage apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of storage cards having holes along one edge for receiving loops of thread, and holes along the opposite edge for holding the cards in an expandable binder. The loops of yarn exte... | 04/28/1981 |
