Ring binder

- U.S. Ring Binder Corp.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ring binder showing my new design, the release mechanism depicted by means of broken lines being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of my new design with a second type of release mechanism depicted by means of broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a miror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view of FIG. 1, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D377805 February 4, 1997 To
D382593 August 19, 1997 To
2091188 August 1937 St. Louis
3101719 August 1963 Vernon
3404685 October 1968 Vernon
Other references
  • Boorum & Pease, p. 36, see circled ring binder, left center .COPYRGT.1954.
Patent History
Patent number: D392673
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 25, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 1998
Assignee: U.S. Ring Binder Corp. (New Bedford, MA)
Inventor: Paul Whaley (Bonne Terre, MO)
Primary Examiner: Martie Thompson
Law Firm: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi
Application Number: 0/66,826
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D19/32); Ring Bound Or Looseleaf Type (D19/27); Element Or Attachment (19) (D19/99)
International Classification: 1904;