Ring Bound Or Looseleaf Type Patents (Class D19/27)
  • Patent number: 6406208
    Abstract: File binder structure including multiple bent hooks arranged side by side. One end of the bent hooks is integrally connected together by a connecting strip. The other end of the bent hooks is bent into short plates. A stop slat with I-shaped cross-section is connected to the open end of the bent hooks. The connecting strip and short plates are respectively inserted into two channels formed on two sides of the stop slat. The bent hooks are conducted through the row of holes of the papers and then the stop slat is fitted with the short plates of the bent hooks and the connecting strip to fix the papers. It is very easy to assemble the stop slat with the bent hooks and disassemble the stop slat from the bent hooks. Therefore, it is very convenient to increase or decrease the number of the papers or replace the papers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Inventor: Yu-Hsien Hsu
  • Patent number: 6371678
    Abstract: A binder for releasably retaining loose-leaves. The binder has a front cover that lies flatly beneath its back cover when the binder is open 360 degrees. The rings of the binder can rotate around an edge of the flatly-folded cover to enable loose-leaves to lie flat above and below the cover. The binder also has a skeleton with a minimal cross-section spine which may be partially or completely embedded in a cover and rotates in relation to parallel front and back covers when the binder is open 360 degrees. The front cover, middle cover and back cover are connected in a way so that they do not interfere with the rotation of the rings. Mechanisms to open and close the rings of the skeleton to allow addition or removal of loose-leafs, and ring shapes to optimize or stabilize the capacity of the binder during operation are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Inventor: James S. Chizmar
  • Patent number: 6213669
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inflatable binder which has multiple air pockets which can be inflated by one or more air inlets. The binder is secured closed with a zipper or other enclosure. The material of the binder is a plastic sheet material or the like which provides for a water resistant binder. The inflated binder also provides cushioning to protect contents of the binder if dropped. In one embodiment, the front cover of the binder may have a central flat area surrounded by inflatable areas defining a frame, such that visual materials may be displayed from an inner pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Norman C. Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6142529
    Abstract: An improved structure of a combination file folder includes a pair of clip boards and a connection board which mounted together to form a file folder. The file folder is made from plastic materials and can be detached from one another. Thus, the packaging and transportation costs are greatly reduced, as the file folder does not occupy a large space. Based on the need of the size of the file folder, the change of the connection board can satisfy the needs of the consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Chun-Ching Liao
  • Patent number: 6086106
    Abstract: A double vision binder includes a front cover, a rear cover and a binding portion; a large transparent pocket is formed on the front cover of the binder by a layer of transparent sheet material bonded to the front cover on three sides; and additional smaller transparent pockets are bonded to the first transparent layer, so that a large sheet of background visual material may be inserted in the large pocket, with an overlay of additional visual material in the small pockets. the first layer may extend over the entire outer surface of the binder to provide additional pockets on the rear cover and on the binding portion of the assembly. A plurality of the small pockets may be formed from a single transparent sheet, with pockets separated by bonding lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Laurel S. Joe, Bruce Allen Carter, Norman Yamamoto, Cloyd Dixon Rauch, III
  • Patent number: 5944352
    Abstract: A notebook binder device having a first and second member. The first member having a front cover section. The front cover section having a central opening defining a window. The first member includes a connecting fold. The second member having a transparent, see through, cover and a back. When the first and second members are connected the back is viewed through the window and the transparent middle cover section. The second member includes a connecting fold suitable for connecting the connecting fold of the first member and for connecting the transparent cover section. Rivets and other connecting devices are adapted to connect the first and second members. Additionally, the rivets include male and female paper holding members for holding papers between the front and back covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventors: Jimmy Crouch, Glenn N. Christoffel, Peter F. Lynch, Scott W. Osiecki
  • Patent number: D435863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Ezra D. Eskandry
  • Patent number: D442631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: ACCO Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan Peter James Pfanner, Michael Albertini, Sumir Kapur, Paul Rossetto, Christopher Conley, Cira Conley, Scott Ternovits, Denise Steiner, Scott Harold Wilson, Fred Edward Cecala
  • Patent number: D446810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Crawford, Industries LLC
    Inventor: Kendall Peter Faulstich
  • Patent number: D448045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Hong Kong Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung Nin Ko
  • Patent number: D451134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Buffalo-Eascantra Inc.
    Inventor: Danny Fonfeder
  • Patent number: D451954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Inventor: Kokki Kaneda
  • Patent number: D451958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Inventor: June J Walch
  • Patent number: D457558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Glyn Barlow
  • Patent number: D457559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: World Wide Stationery Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun Yuen To
  • Patent number: D457560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Sandra Grbic
  • Patent number: D458634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Arianex Systemes
    Inventor: Jacques Gerriet
  • Patent number: D459391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Beautone Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chiwu Huang
  • Patent number: D463487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Les Entreprises Dominion Blueline Inc.
    Inventor: Harolde M. Savoy
  • Patent number: D409240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Hong Kong Stationary Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung Nin Ko
  • Patent number: D409654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Inventor: Napoleon I. Harris
  • Patent number: D412936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Pen-Tab Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Deborah L. Hodes
  • Patent number: D413922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Edgar G. Thomas
  • Patent number: D413923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: ACCO Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Francis Brown, Timothy John Parsey, Timothy Edward McKeown, Fred Edward Cecala
  • Patent number: D414801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Karten, Paul Kirley, Dennis Schroeder
  • Patent number: D414803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: U.S. Ring Binder Corp.
    Inventor: Paul Whaley
  • Patent number: D414804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: U.S. Ring Binder Corp.
    Inventor: Paul Whaley
  • Patent number: D416939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Inventor: Susan Marsy
  • Patent number: D417696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Kristi A. Doyle
    Inventor: Kristi A. Doyle
  • Patent number: D418160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: The Antioch Company
    Inventor: Frank Gunasekera
  • Patent number: D419186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventor: Marc Moor
  • Patent number: D420385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Alfred Dunhill Limited
    Inventor: Jocelyne Inbert
  • Patent number: D422019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Nakabayashi Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chikara Mochizuki
  • Patent number: D422020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Nakabayashi Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chikara Mochizuki
  • Patent number: D422021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Nakabayashi Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chikara Mochizuki
  • Patent number: D422307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: Paul Whaley
  • Patent number: D424105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Curtis R. Platte, III
  • Patent number: D425116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: John R. Pflug
  • Patent number: D426571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: World Wide Stationery Mfg., Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun Yuen To
  • Patent number: D429497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventor: Jon R. Wyant
  • Patent number: D430898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: World Wide Stationery Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun Yuen To
  • Patent number: D433444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Ezra D. Eskandry
  • Patent number: D433445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: World Wide Stationery Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun Yuen To
  • Patent number: D433451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Leon A. Schultz
  • Patent number: D434071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: World Wide Stationery Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun Yuen To
  • Patent number: D434439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald D. Coleman
  • Patent number: D434796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald D. Coleman
  • Patent number: D434797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Inventor: H. Peter Meyerhoff
  • Patent number: D435269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Karten, Dennis Schroeder, Paul Kirley, Eric Olson
  • Patent number: D435591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventor: Jon R. Wyant