Loose leaf binder

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the loose leaf binder;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the binder;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the binder;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the binder;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the binder;

FIG. 6 is a cross section taken along the line A—A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the loose leaf binder with the rings opened;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the binder with the rings opened;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the binder with the rings opened;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the binder;

FIG. 11 is a left view of the binder;

FIG. 12 is a cross section taken along the line B—B of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged partial cross section similar to FIG. 6;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged partial cross section similar to FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged partial cross section taken along the line C-C of FIG. 1, except that the lever is indicated as outer appearance for the sake of clarity;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged partial cross section taken along the line D—D if FIG. 1, except that the lever is indicated as outer appearance for the sake of clarity;

FIG. 17 is a cross section similar to FIG. 15 with the rings are opened;

FIG. 18 is a right end elevational view of a second embodiment of a loose leaf binder showing my new design, the only difference being the lever;

FIG. 19 is a left end elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 20 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of a loose leaf binder showing my new design the only difference being the additional ring.

Claims

The ornamental design for a loose leaf binder, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D389182 January 13, 1998 Law
D405113 February 2, 1999 Ko
2013552 September 1935 Dawson
2817341 December 1957 Schade
4813803 March 21, 1989 Gross
5234276 August 10, 1993 Semerjian et al.
5836709 November 17, 1998 Cheung
6045286 April 4, 2000 Tung
Patent History
Patent number: D451954
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2000
Date of Patent: Dec 11, 2001
Inventor: Kokki Kaneda (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Application Number: 29/131,850
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ring Bound Or Looseleaf Type (D19/27)
International Classification: 1904;