Facing for a binder or portfolio and closure element

- The Mead Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is an exterior view of a facing for a binder or portfolio and closure element embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is an exterior view of a binder embodying a variation of my new design;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the binder of FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 taken along line 3--3; and;

FIG. 4 is an interior view of the binder of FIG. 1, the interior view of the binder of FIG. 2 being substantially identical thereto.

The dotted lines are for illustration only and do not constitute part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D401410
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 24, 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: 0/62,319
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3303; D3/900; Book, Album Or Cover (D19/26)
International Classification: 0301;