Abstract: Identifying indicia for use with a spiral notebook having a predetermined length and thickness. An elongated member includes a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion. A retaining member is provided at an end of the first elongated portion for securing and locking the elongated member relative to spiral turns of a spiral notebook. Identifying indicia may be positioned on an outer surface of the first elongated portion. The elongated member is adapted to be retained, secured and locked relative to the outer surface of the spiral turns of the spiral notebook by inserting the second elongated portion within the spiral turns of the spiral notebook and looping the first elongated portion to be disposed on an outer surface of the elongated spiral of the spiral notebook with the end of the second elongated portion being inserted within the retaining member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a paper cutter, including a pipe body having a hollow channel, and a cutting tool mounted on the pipe body. The pipe body has a front end, a rear end, and a middle portion provided between the front end and the rear end. The middle portion is provided with a paper feeding gap and two guide inclined surfaces oppositely arranged. The arrangement that the paper feeding gap extends from the front end to the rear end through the guide inclined surfaces does not cause uneven cutting edges or tearing of a paper roll due to bending of edges of paper, such that a good cutting quality is achieved.

Abstract: A binding system for binding a set of media sheets, including a cylinder having an outer diameter and a length, and a retainer fabricated from a flexible material. The retainer has an arc-shaped cross-section having an inner diameter and an associated arc angle thereby providing an opening slot that extends along a length of the retainer. The binding system is adapted to bind the set of media sheets by wrapping the media sheets around the cylinder and inserting the wrapped cylinder into the retainer with the wrapped media sheets extending out of the opening slot in the retainer. The inner diameter of the retainer is less than the sum of the outer diameter of the cylinder and a total thickness of the wrapped media sheets so that the retainer flexes to provide a clamping force to bind the media sheets.

Abstract: A binding system for binding a set of media sheets, including first and second binder pieces, each including an end cap, a retainer, a cylinder and a connection mechanism. The retainer has an arc-shaped cross-section having an associated arc angle thereby providing an opening slot that extends along a length of the retainer. The retainer and the cylinder are connected to the end cap such that the cylinder is positioned within the retainer. The binder pieces are adapted to bind the set of sheets of media by inserting the set of media sheets into the first and second binder pieces such that the media sheets are wrapped around the cylinders and extend out of the opening slots in the retainers, and engaging the connection mechanisms to connect the first and second binder pieces together.

Abstract: A modular locking binder system is disclosed having a channel is coupled to the binder spine. The channel has an open end and a constricted region. A channel block is located at the open end of said channel and is configured to block and unlock the channel opening. The modular locking binder system is configured to removably hold a document module within the channel. The document module includes a module spine having a widened portion configured to operatively engage and be restrained by the constricted region of the channel. By either obstructing or un-obstructing the channel with the channel block, it is possible to removeably secure the document module within the channel when the widened ends of the document module are operatively engaged and restrained by the constricted portions of the channel.

Abstract: A printing paper includes a sheet having a first surface and a second surface, an adhesive layer formed on the second surface, a release paper attached to the adhesive layer, a plurality of boundary lines including first folding direction boundary lines and second folding direction boundary lines that divide the sheet into page regions, the release paper having a plurality of release-assist formation lines, wherein when folding along the first folding direction boundary line, first partial surfaces of adjacent page regions are brought together and when folding along the second folding direction line, second partial surfaces of adjacent page regions are brought together. When folding along the first folding direction boundary line, at least one tab portion of the release paper detaches from the adhesive layer and extends outward from the second surface, and the at least one tab portion enables removal of the release paper.

Abstract: A book holder for supporting and protecting an article of reading material is provided. The book holder includes a spine, a pair of cover panels, each of the cover panels is hingidly to the spine permitting the pair of cover panels to be rotated into an open position and to be rotated into a closed position. The book holder is adapted to receive and support an article of reading material in an open position when the book holder is open and for enclosing and protecting the reading material when the book holder is closed. A page holder assembly is provided to hold the reading material open and for marking a page. The page holder assembly can also include a line marker for marking a line of text in the reading material. In additional embodiments, an illumination means for illuminating the reading material and a magnify sheet for magnify the reading material may be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for labeling the spine or edge of a binder. In an embodiment, the device comprises a housing, a clip attached to the housing and a label encased within the housing. The housing further comprises a base portion and a cover portion, wherein the cover portion is adapted to enclose a label within the base portion of the labeling device.

Abstract: A media folder or book binder provided with a rotor having elastic bands stretched between pins on its opposite ends has mounting brackets which are mechanically fastened to the spine of the folder. The brackets have trunnions facing inwardly toward the opposite ends of the rotor to journal the rotor. An important aspect of the invention is that each bracket is provided with a shroud which inhibits or prevents bands from disengaging with their supporting pins as a folded sheet is removed from or installed on the rotor under a strand of the band. In effect, winding-up of the bands during relative lateral movement of a sheet still occurs, but the adverse twisting affect of enabling the bands to slip off pins is prevented. The folder has straps fixed thereto and preferably formed integrally therewith at opposite ends of the folder's spine. These straps interact with latches on the mounting brackets to firmly hold the brackets in place mechanically.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a report cover combination that includes a slide lock. The slide lock includes a wall defining a channel. Two edges define a slit extending through the wall of the slide lock along its length, and the longitudinal ends of the slide lock are sloped toward the slit to facilitate the insertion of a folded edge of a report cover into the slit of the slide lock. Preferably two parallel lips protrude inward from the edges of the slide lock at the slit. The report cover includes front and back covers having an outer surface. The front and back covers are connected by a hinge. At least one protrusion extends from at least one of the covers adjacent the hinge. The hinge of the report cover is insertable into the channel of the slide lock through the slit. The protrusion is configured and dimensioned to catch against the opposing edges of the slide lock such that the report cover resists extraction from the slide lock.

Abstract: An album construction for holding and displaying printed folded cards comprising (a) a rectangular support having a center portion and two outer portions, said center portion being longitudinally shorter than the two outer portions and thereby forming two bounded slots at each end of the center portion; (b) an elastic cord having both ends attached to said rectangular support and being of sufficient length to encircle or wrap the center portion of the rectangular support at least twice and thereby produce a series of at least two taut elastic strands located immediately adjacent to each other whereby the fold of the printed cards may be held between one of the taut elastic cord materials and the rectangular support; and (c) an album cover having a central spine and two outer covers, said rectangular support affixed to the spine.

Abstract: A method and a device for the production of folded products utilizes a row of folding jaws and a row of counter folding jaws. A signature to be cross-folded is inserted between the jaws by a folding blade. The folding jaws and counter folding jaws form a line of embossing on the folded signatures adjacent the transverse fold line. The resultant folded item has an increased moment of resistance in the direction of transport.

Abstract: A photo album assembled with the minimum use of machinery. Making use of a special designed multipurpose plastic holder, a stack of paper or a stack of plastic pockets, a plurality of posts and two pieces of special designed cover panels. By using the multipurpose plastic holder and special designed cover panels, the photo album may appear in different structural looks.

Abstract: A sample book binding system for retaining a plurality of sample sheets includes a plurality of rotatably interlocked sheet holding members arranged in side by side relationship. The sheet holding members are provided with a plurality of linking segments which are interdigitated to provide an aligned axial bore for receiving a pintle. At least two adjacent linking segments are spaced apart to provide an opening which captures a deformed section of the pintle for releasably locking the pintle within the linking segment. The removal and insertion of additional sheet holding members may be accomplished upon removal of the pintle.

Abstract: A binder for storage of sheet materials, particularly large sheet materials, such as maps, blueprints and the like, in a flat configuration. An elongated frame element, which supports the sheet materials along a marginal edge in a hanging orientation, is provided with a pivoting hand grip mounted on the frame and movable between vertical and horizontal orientations. The hand grip, of which there may be more than one, enables the binder and its contents to be conveniently removed from a storage rack and re-positioned for use.

Abstract: A document folder assembly includes a folder unit which has a front sheet portion, a back sheet portion, and a hinge portion for hinging together adjacent edge sections of the front and back sheet portions. The front and back sheet portions are adapted to receive documents therebetween such that one edge of the documents extends into the hinge portion. A clip member has a front clip portion, a rear clip portion, and a connecting portion interconnecting the front and rear clip portions. The front and rear clip portions cooperatively confine a clamping space for clamping the folder unit at the hinge portion. The clip member is mounted pivotally on the folder unit, and is movable between a first position in which the hinge portion is clamped between the front and rear clip portions in order to retain the documents in the folder unit, and a second position in which the hinge portion is released from the clip member in order to permit removal of the documents in the folder unit.

Abstract: A document holder comprising two supporting members. Each supporting member includes an upper member which is aligned with an upper part of the document, a lower member which is aligned with a lower part of the document, and a resilient member which connects the upper portion to the lower portion and which exerts a bias force to make the upper portion substantially colinear with the lower portion. The newspaper is inserted between the two supporting members such that the horizontal crease of the document is aligned or overlaps with the resilient member. The resilient member allows the document to be folded up into a smaller size to facilitate reading, and exerts a bias force to open the document after a page has been read to facilitate page turning. The supporting members may include one or more mortise and tenon joints which allow the supporting members to be disengaged and folded for compact storage.

Abstract: A holder for soft-covered documents has first and second components that are both formed of sheetlike materials secured together. The first component forms one of a pair of document covers, either the front or the back cover, and a first attachment strip along an edge of that document cover. The first component also includes a flat, elongated document retaining strip that defines within its structure an elongated document slot. The slot receives some of the pages of a document therethrough such that some of the pages reside on one side of the document retaining strip while the remainder of the pages reside on the other side of the document retaining strip. The first component also includes a first elongated hinge that secures a first attachment strip of the first component to the document retaining strip. The second component forms the other cover and a second attachment strip that is delineated from the other cover by a second hinge.

Abstract: A hinge clip for a display book for holding display samples for consumers to review includes a clip mounted along a clamp. The clamp is capable of securing a board which forms a page of the display book, and the clip is capable of releasably holding samples in the display book. Several hinge clips can be hingedly connected together.

Abstract: A blank book attachment having a mark and sweep leaf with a fold out feature is provided. The leaf is pivotably retained along one edge on a frame, and the frame is pivotably retained at the binding spine of the host blank book. Pulling outward on the leaf causes the leaf to extend out and beyond the pages of the book allowing the pages to turn freely. When the leaf is placed within the host book, with the book open or closed, the leaf can be turned as a page, in which case it also acts as a mark to identify a specific position in the host book. Alternatively, the leaf may be pivoted on the frame to allow the host book pages to be turned past it in either direction.

Abstract: A rack and method for retaining reading materials while allowing them to be read. The rack has an upwardly slanted face having support structures at the top and bottom of the rack face. The support structures have walls extending from the rack face with a plurality of apertures or slots facing each other so that rigid ribs may be placed between the pages of the reading materials and into opposing slots in the walls. The ribs are longer than the distance between an unslotted side of the bottom support structure and the slotted side of the top support structure such that the ribs are retained within the slots when gravity carries them to the bottom of the bottom support structure. The top support structure is wider than the bottom support structure so that the ribs are shorter than the distance between an unslotted side of the top support structure and the slotted side of the bottom support structure.

Abstract: A spine assembly (1) for a binder (20, 21, 22) comprises a base portion (2) and a lid portion (6) releasably fixable to the base portion (2), the lid (6) and base (2) portions forming a tubular spine structure when fixed together, and a plurality of elongate loops (13), each loop having two substantially parallel longer sides and two shorter ends (12, 12a), the loops (13) being positionable about the lid portion (6) of the spine so that one of the longer sides extends longitudinally within the tubular spine structure when the lid (6) is fixed to the base and the other longer side extends longitudinally of the spine and adjacent the outer surface of the lid portion (6). A slot (16) may be provided in the lid (6) to allow loops (13, 5) of different sizes (M1, M2, M3) to be simultaneously accommodated in the spine.

Abstract: A paper pad securement clip for use with a paper pad having a plurality of paper sheet members and optionally including a backing member. The paper pad presents a base surface and an upper surface with the individual sheet members edge glued together. The paper securement clip has a base member secured with respect to the lower end and an upper member secured with respect to the upper end. The base member includes a base member end and a first obliquely angled tip member. A first abutment surface is defined thereon also. The upper member defines an upper member end and a second obliquely angled tip having a second abutment surface. The first and second abutment surfaces are operative to secure the individual paper sheet members of the paper pad together with respect to one another and facilitate removal of individual sheets therefrom. The pad securement device optionally includes a removal arm extending outwardly therefrom defining a cutting edge thereon.

Abstract: A portable carrier for containing, using and displaying blueprints in an outdoor working environment includes an expandable living hinge along the centerline of a planar folio with integral handles and closure devices specifically configured restraining clamps to lock large-sized blueprints in place. The folio can thus be laid flat or posted on a wall for use in the field or folded and carried in convenient fashion using the closures and the handles and closure.

Abstract: The invention is a cover binder including a one piece cover, a one piece plastic strip adapted to pierce the spine of a book and a means for engaging the strip to the cover, and a method and an apparatus for binding books in the cover binder as by providing a plastic strip with at least one leg, piercing the spine of the book from within by the leg of the strip, passing the leg through the cover and melting the end of the leg to form a button to secure the leg to the cover, and cooling the button by means of a heat conducting die that may simultaneously shorten the cool down of the melted plastic button and emboss a design on the button.

Abstract: A binder for a telephone directory or the like has a spine and top and bottom covers adapted to overlie the top and bottom faces of the directory. The binder is attached to the directory and the improvement resides in one or more auxiliary sheets, each folded in accordion fashion and carried by the binder inside the top cover so as to lie, in folded mode between the binder top cover and the directory top face. When the binder is open, the sheets can be unfolded to extend outwardly to present an area several times that of any page in the directory and is thus adapted to carry indicia in addition to the listings in the directory. The sheet or sheets are carried by a channel element attached to the inside of one of the binder covers.

Abstract: A cylindrical array of cables that hold sheets of music in a binder are connected to and stretched along a center post mounted for rotation about an axis parallel to the centerline of the spine of the binder. In use, a first sheet of music is slipped between a cable and the center post and centered behind the cable. A second sheet of music is centered behind the next adjacent cable, and so forth. Successive cables may be exposed by rotating the center post. The cables are preferably formed from elastic bands or loops.

Abstract: Retainers and a binder assembly including the retainers are provided for detachably mounting publications having double leaves with folds intermediate their edges and the binder having two spaced fastener members. Each retainer has an elongated rod section, a u-shaped section at each end with distal portions extending toward each other, and a loop defined on each distal end portion and spaced apart to register with the spaced fastener members, thus to detachably mount publication leaves on the retainers by introduction of respective retainers between the leaves of respective groups to retain the group of leaves on the retainer by engagement of the retainer with said folds.

Abstract: A binder for holding magazines, catalogs and directories in a protective cover, consisting of a simple, one-piece plastic molding.

Abstract: A telephone book holder is described which consists of a spine with two groups of parallel channels in its rear surface. Edges of front and rear covers are dimensioned to be slid into respective channels of each group, the edges being connected to the covers by living hinges. Book retaining wires are pivotally connected at the top end of the spine and can be press fitted to the other end to retain a telephone book in position. Top and bottom caps are securable to the ends of the spine to retain the covers and the wires on the spine. The covers can be replaced without requiring removal of the book or complete detachment of the end caps and the thickness of the book to be held is adjustable by sliding the covers into appropriate channels.

Abstract: A device for binding the marginal edge of materials is provided which takes the form of a continuous section of resilient material. The section of the device includes a pair of legs on which the closing force can be released to allow the acceptance of the materials, a spline around which both of the legs pivot to close over the edge of the materials to hold them securely by the material engaging ends of the legs when a moving means is engaged to produce a closing force. A latch is provided to lock the moving means in a position whereat the legs are closed.

Abstract: The hanging device comprises rigid strap hanging members to which the straps are secured, each formed at its upper part with transversally spaced hook-shaped openings to be hooked on transversal hooking members identically spaced arranged within a rigid suspending hollow girder having the shape of an inverted U.

Abstract: A newspaper clip structure permitting easy insertion and or removal of any of a plurality of newspapers. It includes a cylindrically shaped bar having a plurality of longitudinal slots. A ring member having a central opening engages one side of the bar and includes a plurality of holes for pivotally retaining a plurality of wires. A collar member including a central opening engages the other end of the bar member and includes a notch adapted to receive and retain the other end of each wire. The wires are shaped such that when released from the collar member notch they may pivot freely away from the bar and when they are retained within the notch they are held securely within their respective grooves of the bar to firmly grasp a newspaper therein. The wires are sufficiently thin so that none of the printed portion of the newspaper is covered when it is held by the newspaper clip.

Abstract: This disclosure involves a compiler-binder having a rigid back spine and covers hinged thereto, wherein the spine is provided with transverse openings for receiving projections of clips securable to the backs of each of a plurality of periodicals to lock the same against vertical movement and effectively bind them in a manner closely simulating a rigidly bound book with a hard board cover, without the necessity for resorting to customary bookbinding techniques.

Abstract: The invention relates to loose leaf binders for holding periodicals and the object of the invention is to provide a loose leaf binder having a curved back and no rivets visible from the back.For this purpose, the paper-retaining means are fitted to an inner flat spine which is connected to the covers by means of welds extending along the hinge lines between the covers and the outer spine. The covers consist of boards enclosed in flexible polyvinyl chloride sheeting and the outer spine is reinforced with a semi-rigid polyvinyl chloride strip. The inner spine consists of a strip of board enclosed in flexible polyvinyl chloride sheeting, the width of the sheeting being greater than the width of the board strip so that flexible hinges are produced on each side of the strip. When the inner spine is assembled with the covers and outer spine, the welds are produced along the hinge lines so that there is no tendency to tear out the inner spine when the covers are opened and closed.