Binder

- ACCO Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top-left perspective view of a binder showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof in an open position.

The portions shown in phantom lines are not part of the claimed invention, but are included to show environment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D413923
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 21, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 14, 1999
Assignee: ACCO Brands, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL)
Inventors: Julian Francis Brown (Bradford on Avon), Timothy John Parsey (Chicago, IL), Timothy Edward McKeown (Glen Ellyn, IL), Fred Edward Cecala (Mount Prospect, IL)
Primary Examiner: Martie K. Holtje
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/93,896
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ring Bound Or Looseleaf Type (D19/27); Book, Album Or Cover (D19/26)
International Classification: 1904;