Patents by Inventor Luke Fuller

Luke Fuller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Releasable attachment for a ring metal to a ring binder
    Patent number: 5348412
    Abstract: A spring clip for mounting a ring metal to a ring binder wherein the spring clip is attached to a panel of the ring binder such as by a rivet, and the ring metal is snap engaged to the spring clips. The spring clips provide release levers for quickly and easily removing the ring metal from the ring binder for exchange or replacement. The ring metal can be provided with locator notches which register with locator tabs provided on the spring clip to locate the ring metal appropriately with respect to the ring binder and spring clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: U.S. Ring Binder
    Inventor: Luke Fuller
  • Locking ring binder
    Patent number: 5116157
    Abstract: A locking ring binder assembly has a resilient sheet metal cover and a pair of operating levers rotatably mounted on the covers. A detent consisting of a projection on the inside of the cover and a corresponding projection on the operating levers locks the binder in a closed position even though the operating levers are not rotated to an over center position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: U.S. Ring Binder Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Gillum, Luke Fuller