Abstract: A notebook binding system that includes a plurality of sheets and a plurality of ring fastening members. Each sheet of said plurality of sheets includes an edge and a plurality of first openings spaced apart along the edge. Each first opening of the plurality of first openings includes a cap portion and a stem portion between the cap portion and the edge. The plurality of sheets is arranged in a stack such that each first opening of every plurality of first openings is substantially aligned with another first opening of another plurality of first openings. Each ring fastening member of the plurality of ring fastening member is insertable into the first openings of the plurality of sheets to retain the sheets in the stack.

Abstract: A scrapbook and/or photo album system is disclosed. The system includes a top cover panel, a bottom cover panel, a stack of plural pages, a replaceable spine and plural fasteners. The spine is a unitary member made up of a plurality of disks fixedly secured together by a common rod. Each of the pages has an inner edge including a plurality of generally mushroom shaped slots. Each of the disks is circular and has a generally planar central section and an enlarged peripheral rim shaped to mate with and be received in a respective one of the slots of the page to secure each page to the spine. The common rod of the spin includes plural hollow portions, each configured to receive a respective fastener to secure the cover panels to the spine.

Abstract: An EVA book comprises a number of leaves and at least one pivot member. Each leaf has an edge and at least one hole adjacent to the edge. A slit extends from the edge into the hole. The pivot member includes a central member and two outer members respectively provided on two sides of the central member, thereby defining two outwardly facing recesses. Each leaf and the pivot member are deformable to allow forcible insertion of the pivot member into the hole until the central member is received in the slit, thereby allowing relative pivotal movement between the pivot member and the leaves. In addition, each leaf and the pivot member are also deformable to allow forcible removal of the pivot member from the hole.

Abstract: A binder ring assembly (10) for a ring binder comprises a plurality of spaced binder rings (12-16). A user operable mechanism (18) to which the rings are attached allows the user to open and close the rings to open and close the binder. A shield (22) covers the mechanism. The binder rings protrude through the shield. A recess (26) is formed in the cover adjacent each cover location where a binder ring is located. During shipment of binder ring assemblies, one layer (L1) of assemblies is placed in a container (C) with another, inverted layer (L2) of assemblies placed over them. The outer ends of the binder rings are received in the recesses of the covers, and the depth of each recess is such that the outer end of the binder rings of the mating assembly will not come out of the recesses and rub against the non-recessed portion of the cover which, if scratched, renders the assembly unusable.

Abstract: A reusable refillable binder for use with papers having marginal perforations. The binder including a spiral coil having tapered ends, each of the ends of the coil having an area width for receipt of a removable locking element. A removable locking element for securement to binding element about the area of reduced width to prevent the unintentional unbinding of the binder when secured to the coil and to allow the user to unbind the binder when the locking element is removed.

Abstract: A reusable/refillable binder for papers and the like having marginal perforations. The binder includes a binding element having opposite coiled ends and a multiplicity of spiral coils disposed therebetween adapted to be received within the perforations in the papers in threaded relations thereof. Each coiled end of the binding element includes an aperture extending therethrough. A removable locking element is coupled to the aperture at each respective coiled end of the binding element and to one of the multiplicity of spiral coils to prevent rotation of the multiplicity of spiral coils and thus unbinding of the papers from the binder.

Abstract: Successive stacks of overlapping paper sheets are delivered by tongs to an assembling station where the sheets of successive stacks are connected to each other by circular binders including rims having a T-shaped or an L-shaped cross-sectional outline and being receivable in T-shaped or L-shaped marginal recesses of the sheets. The binders are delivered into and are held in the form of a row in equidistant sockets provided in part in stationary and in part in movable supports at the assembling station. Portions of sheets of a stack at the assembling station are deformed against the adjacent binders to thus introduce the binders into discrete recesses of each sheet, and the thus obtained stationery products are removed from the assembling station longitudinally of the row of sockets.

Abstract: A photograph album for holding a plurality of leaves in a laterally disposed relation to each other. The album includes an elongate generally U-shaped binder for receiving an edge portion of the leaves. The binder includes a first and second retainer hingedly secured to opposing ends of the binder, such as with an integrally molded living hinge. The retainers are movable between an opened and a closed position. In the opened position, the leaves may be inserted into or removed from the binder. In the closed position, the free end of the retainers engage respective slots in the leaves to retain the leaves in the binder. The retainers include outwardly extending tabs to engage respective openings in the binder to thereby lock the retainers in the closed position. Other aspects of the invention includes a cover for the album and a storage folder for holding a plurality of the covered albums. The album is amenable to assembly using automated technology.

Abstract: A photo album assembly has a book-like cover formed of two sheets of plastic, edge sealed to afford front and rear cover panels hinged to a spine panel. In one embodiment each cover panel includes a pocket that receives a paperboard stiffener; in another embodiment stiffer material is used for the inner cover panel sheets. A pair of rectangular retainers are mounted on one cover panel, adjacent opposite ends of the spine panel; a plurality of long, thin binder members are mounted between the retainers, each binder member having slots at both ends that engage the retainers for this purposes. For each binder member there is a flexible hinge tape, having two adhesive-coated strips separated by a non-adhesive hinge strip; one adhesive strip mounts the hinge tape along the edge of the binder member, and the other adhesive strip mounts a photo on the binder member. Alternatively, the binder members may be of unitary construction, with just one adhesive strip for photo mounting.

Abstract: A modular binder ring is disclosed having a disk shaped central portion, an aperture formed substantially in the center of the central portion, and an annular outer rim formed on the periphery of the central portion. The outer rim includes an arcuately shaped outer surface configured as an outer segment of a circle, and has an axial width greater than the axial width of a central portion. Further, there is disclosed a loose leaf modular binder system comprising at least two modular binder rings, with a spine rod extending through the aligned apertures, capable of binding a plurality of loose leaf paper sheets of different lengths and widths. The paper sheets have die cut perforations on one edge sized to fit about the outer rim of the binder rings. The spine rod enables the bound pages to be removably suspended from a storage rack. In another embodiment, the pages are bound to the binder rings without the spine rod extended through the apertures.

Abstract: For detachable mounting onto a storage system including a pair of rodlike mounting elements mounted onto a common base and lying along an axis, a loose leaf holder comprising a planar member and apparatus associated with an edge of the planar member for detachably mounting the planar member onto the rodlike mounting elements by applying to the planar member a force having a component at right angles to the axis.

Abstract: A combination loose-leaf ring binder and foldable bookstand is quickly erectable and develops increasing stability with increasingly heavier loads under the designed gravity lock principle. Quick closure is effected upon removal of the load. In combination, a juxtaposed pair becomes a larger display stand. Four alternative erected configurations serve as a drawing board, a flip chart easel a lectern and as a copyholder for typing, all at their various appropriate angles. Other embodiments of the bookstand feature extra compact folding and integration with a book cover.

Abstract: Two methods for mounting index tabs to coiled wire bound stenographic notebooks are disclosed. The first method involves providing one or more elongated transparent plastic envelopes having a plurality of aligned apertures adjacent a lower envelope edge, the apertures surrounding turns of the coled wire, the envelopes also having two open side portions and an upper closed envelope edge portion, and inserting index tabs through the open side portions until the tabs are contained within the envelopes. A "snap-on" version, marketed apart from the notebook, is disclosed in addition to tabs which are affixed to the coiled wire during manufacture.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved design associated with an album whose appearance evidences that of prebound construction and the method for the fabricating thereof such that there is able to be created an album of as many pages as desired, each page capable of being interlocked by means of an interconnecting spinal component affixed as part of each and every page such that upon the interconnecting of said spinal members of each and every page, there is achieved the appearance of a prebound album along with having the structural integrity of same but which has in fact the capability of being selectively assembled to any desired number of pages. Additionally, each page is constructed so as to permit the insertion on to each surface thereof an item to be displayed, be it a picture, or otherwise, such that there is achieved as an overall appearance as to each and every page an aesthetically appealing display along with a consistently uniform flat surface.

Abstract: A binder assembly comprises a binder and leaves which are randomly removable therefrom. The leaves may be removed only by a sidewise shifting movement. Blocking portions are movably mounted on the device selectively to permit or prohibit sidewise movement of the leaves.

Abstract: This invention relates to looseleaf binder sheets, and more particularly to looseleaf binder sheets having the capability of being both securely retained in the binder from removal in response to forces acting in one direction, while also being easily removed against the binder when withdrawn in an alternate direction.

Abstract: The business information is carried in a field having the area of a standard business card, e.g. 2 .times. 31/2 inches, on a larger card, e.g. 3 .times. 5 inches. Perforations or markings provided on the card predetermine where areas of the large card are to be severed from the remainder to size the resulting card for use with any of several card filing systems. By preference, a plurality of parallel ones of the perforations or markings and an adjacent edge are bordered with generally T-shaped slots so the resulting card may be filed on standard roll, wheel and arched tray-type index card holders of a plurality of different size formats.