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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320554 | Tuckable cover for a document storage device A document storage device configured to receive a title sheet. The document storage device including a cover having a cover lip and a cover sheet coupled to the cover. The cover sheet is movable between an open position and a closed position such that when the cover... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7021853 | Body with outer detachable pouch A body and pouch combination including a body having a front cover and a rear cover pivotally coupled together. The front cover has a generally flat, planar outer surface having a body attachment structure located thereon. The combination includes a pouch that can c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6962457 | Binder A binder for receiving and retaining papers includes first and second strips slidably connected to one another. Each strip includes spaced-apart fingers extending upwardly therefrom. The fingers of the first and second strips are offset from one another when the fir... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6821045 | Ring metal shield for use with concealed fastener An improved ring metal (12) includes a shield (12). An elongate plate (14) has a length generally corresponding to the length of a binder (B) in which the ring metal is installed. A hollow cylindrical post (16a, 16b) ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6764242 | Molded binder having windows and pockets A binder assembly and manufacturing process thereof includes a front cover, a back cover, a spine, and openings in the assembly for the purpose of placing windows inside the front cover and spine. The front cover, back cover and spine define the space for holding lo... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761497 | Loose-leaf binder For ring binders of externally fitted types it is an essential requirement that they do not interfere with the turning of loose leaves. Conventional binders have had too broad backbone plates supporting binder rings to permit smooth turning of the leaves. The... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6705793 | Binder with hole punch A binder for receiving and retaining loose leaf papers comprising a cover, a binding mechanism coupled to the cover, and a hole punch coupled to the cover. The hole punch is configured to punch a set of holes in a sheet of paper such that the binding mechanism can b... | 03/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6695518 | Overlay binder including perforated easy-release label leader An improved system for labeling the spine of a binder is disclosed. The system includes an improved flexible label leader to load labels into a binder slot. The leader includes a first end portion having an adhesive section for adhering a binder label the... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6663310 | Button binder The primary object of the present of invention is to provide a button binder in which paper or sheets can be easily retained and moved out, which exclude the above-mentioned disadvantages. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the button binder ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6345924 | Nestable binder ring assembly A binder ring assembly (10) for a ring binder comprises a plurality of spaced binder rings (12-16). A user operable mechanism (18) to which the rings are attached allows the user to open and close the rings to open and close the binder. A shield (22) cove... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6200056 | Attachment apparatus for securing an electronic device to a loose-leaf support assembly, assemblies including same, and methods An apparatus for attaching an electronic device to one or more of the retaining elements of a loose-leaf support assembly. The attachment apparatus includes a securing element and an attachment element. The securing element mutually engages a correspondin... | 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 |
| 6179508 | Ring binder A ring binder (100) has a center spine (102) and end leafs (104). The spine section has jaws (108) formed on each side which extend the length of the spine section. Each end leaf has one end (104a) insertable into one of the jaws and thereafter held in pl... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6019540 | Devices for inserting and removing labels A device for use in inserting a label into a holder or pocket comprises a pair of laminar members of low friction material of a size and shape corresponding generally to that of the label so as to be adapted to lie against opposite surfaces of the label t... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5908258 | Variable volume file for documents A variable volume file for documents, includes a folder, constituted by two flat parts and by a back, and a box, corresponding in shape and volume to the folder, having two larger bases and by three lateral surface faces. The folder and the box are made i... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5876143 | Document binder with cover pocket for custom title sheet A document binder is formed with front and back covers hinged together in articulated fashion with a spine located therebetween. An overlay is provided across the outer surface of at least the front cover and the spine and is secured by fusion to inner an... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5785445 | Ring binder cover A ring binder cover (4) is composed of a pair of thermoplastic sheets (20, 22) superimposed in edge-to-edge relation with a stiffener insert panel (23) disposed therebetween. The insert panel bears two parallel grooves (25, 27) which divide the insert int... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5711627 | Flexible spine binder with window pocket and spine stiffener insert A flexible spine binder with an open pocket extending the length of the spine and a stiff elongate member insertable into such pocket transforming the flexible spine into a stiff spine and also providing means for labelling the binder. The binder is made ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5620207 | Ring binder cover A ring binder cover (4) is composed of a pair of themoplastic sheets (20, 22) superimposed in edge-to-edge relation with a stiffener insert panel (23) disposed therebetween. The insert panel bears two parallel grooves (25, 27) which divide the insert into... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5607246 | Ring binder A ring binder which is easy to grasp at the spine and is capable of accommodating a great number of loose-leaf sheet. According to one embodiment, such a ring binder comprises a stiffener assembly, the stiffener assembly having an interior surface and an ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5380111 | Releasable spacer assembly for binders A releaseable spacer assembly for the cover members of a binder for holding paper and the like, the releaseable spacer assembly allowing for the spacing of the cover members in a substantially parallel relationship for even stacking and standing of severa... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5332327 | D ring binder A ring binder having D-shaped rings wherein the rings, when opened, position a generally straight leg of the D-shape in a vertical orientation with respect to a horizontal bottom cover panel of the binder. The straight leg has a short turned end portion w... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5222825 | Round back binder A binder having a rectangular stiffener board and a sheet retaining assembly. The stiffener board is provided in its first surface with at least three spaced parallel channels medially located between the side edges of the board. Each channel defines a hi... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5213433 | Dual purpose file A cardboard blank has a plurality of fold lines dividing the blank into section for folding into a loose leaf folder or a box file. The fold lines define two cover sections between which there is a spine portion having multiple spine fold lines defining a... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5190127 | Card collection carrying case with three-ring binder A storage device and organizer is provided for card collections. The interior of the storage device is divided into a right, central and left zone by dividing slats permanently affixed to the case. The right and left zones are dimensioned in such a fashio... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5174674 | Sample book A sample book for retaining a plurality of sample cards includes at least two retaining members for the sample cards disposed on opposite sides of a foldable spine. In the folded position of the spine, the retaining members are relatively close to one ano... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5108130 | Book brace Brace for supporting a soft-covered book so that it can stand in an upright position without collapsing. The brace includes a pair of support flaps which are attached to the covers of the book along the edges opposite the binding and are adapted to overli... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5044807 | Adjustable writing platform for a notebook A writing platform for a notebook, the writing platform including a writing table that can be elevated from a flat configuration to an elevated position along one edge so as to provide a writing surface underneath one or more pages in the notebook. A rise... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5036973 | Kit for packing writing utensils, note pads and other accessories A kit assembly for packing writing utensils and the like comprises a body hingedly connected to a lid member. The body includes a writing utensil which is a mechanical pencil with an integral ball-point pen in one end thereof, a holder for the writing ute... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5017037 | Pocket display and protective enclosure An assembly of superposed transparent flexible plastic leaf-like pockets connected at one edge for folding and each having therein a removable sheet to mount keepsake memorabilia for leafing display through the pocket walls; and a protective enclosure for... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4997207 | Notebook cover restraining system and method of use A notebook cover restraining system and method of use is disclosed. The system provides that a short extension be attached to a notebook cover by means which have a natural tendency to assume a flat shape. The system also provides that complimentary hook ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4990017 | Expandable double ring binder An expandable double ring binder for carrying and displaying swatches of material samples includes a pair of loose leaf ring metals slidably mounted on a carriage attached to the inside of the backbone of a loose leaf binder case, such that the ring metal... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4943177 | Document organizer A organizer for a large number of documents comprises a rigid backing member, a front cover and a back cover, both pivotally mounted to the backing member. The backing member is sufficiently wide to receive a plurality of removable parallel conventional r... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4941804 | Plastic multi-ring paper binding system using one piece cover A binder apparatus for use in binding together sheets of paper, each correspondingly pre-apertured with multiple openings along a margin includes a three panel one piece cover with a front and rear cover connected by a smaller cover spine portion with par... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4929110 | Sports board A sports record board composed of: two board parts having substantially rectangular writing surfaces of substantially the same shape and size, with each writing surface having two longer parallel sides and two shorter parallel sides, a flexible hinge conn... | 05/29/1990 |
