Binder or portfolio

- The Mead Corporation
Description

Fig. 1 is an exterior view of a binder in its closed position embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is an exterior view the binder of FIG. 1 in its opened position;

FIG. 3 is partial cross-sectional view of the binder of FIG. 1 taken along line 3--3;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the right side of the binder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the left side of the binder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the top side of the binder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an elevational view of the bottom side of the binder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an exterior view of a binder in its closed position embodying a variation of my new design;

FIG. 9 is an exterior view of the binder of FIG.4 in its opened position; and,

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of the binder of FIG. 4 taken along line 6--6;

FIG. 11 is an elevational view of the right side of the binder of FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is an elevational view of the left side of the binder of FIG. 5;

FIG. 13 is a elevational view of the top side of the binder of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 14 is an elevational view of the bottom side of the binder of FIG. 5.

The design for the binder resides on the cover, flap and strap of the product as shown in its closed and opened positions.

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U.S. Patent Documents
90997 June 1869 Currie
D354767 January 24, 1995 Ruskin
1461837 July 1923 Sundin
2312132 February 1943 Swanson
2765015 October 1956 Lupfer et al.
4388958 June 21, 1983 Dworkin
Foreign Patent Documents
1299129 June 1962 FRX
102405 December 1916 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D399058
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 1998
Assignee: The Mead Corporation (Dayton, OH)
Inventor: Jon R. Wyant (Spring Valley, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Weingart
Law Firm: Thompson Hine & Flory LLP
Application Number: 0/62,323
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3303; D3/900
International Classification: 0301;