Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
402026000 | SHEET RETAINER TRAVELS ARCUATE PATH | 82 |
402027000 | Coplanar with axis of rotation | 2 |
20090304435 | REMOVABLE RIVETS AND RELATED METHODS - A rivet assembly includes a tube with first and second ends and a spiral thread formed on an inner surface extending from the first end to a first axial extent, and a bolt formed to engage the tube thread to a second axial extent less than the length of the tube. | 12-10-2009 |
20100034576 | BINDING DEVICE - A binding device is provided which allows reduction in profile. | 02-11-2010 |
402029000 | Travel in plane perpendicular to axis of rotation | 80 |
20130084123 | LOOSE-LEAF BINDER - A loose-leaf binder, made of plastic, has one top section with a foldable section at one side. One lower clamping piece twists upside and forms a pattern of āLā with the side section which twists upsides and connects to the other side of the top section and make the top section, lower clamping piece and side section form a document saving groove. One upper clamping piece which connects to the top section at the foldable section, makes the upper clamping piece foldable compared with the top section. Thus, when the document is placed into the document saving groove, the upper clamping piece folds to the lower clamping piece, the clip section could play clipping function in ahead of the lower clamping piece, and then the clip flange leans against the interface of the lower clamping piece, and clipped together, and then it shall be clipped and fixed. | 04-04-2013 |
20160023499 | BINDING DEVICE - A binding device ( | 01-28-2016 |
402030000 | Preceded by rectilinear travel | 2 |
20110318086 | BINDER APPARATUS - Binder apparatus are described. An example binder apparatus includes a housing, a first support rail positioned within the housing and a second support rail positioned within the housing. The binder apparatus also includes first and second closure members coupled to the respective support rails. The closure members are positioned on the respective support rails to enable locking elements of the closure members to interlock when the binder apparatus is in a closed position. The binder apparatus also includes a lever comprising tabs that are received by recesses defined by the support rails. An interaction between the tabs and the support rails enables the support rails to be moved relative to one another and the locking elements to be moved to an unlocked position. | 12-29-2011 |
20120288322 | BINDING DEVICE - [Object] To provide a binding device having binding rods easily opened and closed for easy leaf replacement. | 11-15-2012 |
402031000 | Opposed sheet retainers (e.g., ring binders, etc.) | 76 |
20080226383 | Binder for Document - A binder for a document capable of providing excellent usability and workability by improving so that only the advantages of a conventional lever arch type ring binding implement can be utilized to increase the opening of a ring. The binding implement comprises a base part, the ring mounted on the base part and changeable between a closed attitude for binding the document and an open attitude in which the closed ring is partially opened to bind the document, and a switching mechanism mounted on the base part and switching the ring between the closed attitude and the open attitude. The ring comprises a first ring member and a second ring member brought into the open attitude and the closed attitude by the contact of the end parts thereof with each other or the separation of the end parts thereof from each other. The switching mechanism comprises a select lever swingably fitted to the base part. When the ring is in the open attitude, the select lever is so set that it can pass the opened portion of the ring and that the opening/closing speeds of the first ring member and the second ring member of the ring are different from each other. | 09-18-2008 |
20080286035 | Ring Binder Mechanism Having Blocking Device - A ring binder includes a housing, a driving mechanism moveable relative to the housing, and rings for holding the loose-leaf pages. Each ring has a first ring member and a second ring member moveable relative to each other between a closed position and an opened position. A ring actuator is positionable relative to the housing and operatively connected to the driving mechanism for moving the ring members between their closed and opened positions. A blocking device blocks the ring members in their closed position against movement to their opened position. The blocking device is positionable relative to the housing between a blocking position wherein the ring members are inhibited by the blocking device against movement from their opened position, and an unblocking position wherein the ring members are selectively moveable from their closed position to their opened position by positioning of the actuator. The blocking device is operable independent of the actuator. | 11-20-2008 |
20090041531 | LEVER-ARCH TYPE FILE MECHANISM - A lever-arch type file mechanism is disclosed as including a base, two rings secured to and extending upwardly from the base for engaging holes in pieces of paper, each ring including a post fixed to the base and an arch movable relative to the post, and a lever assembly operable to move the arches relative to the posts between a ring-closed configuration in which the rings are closed and a ring-open configuration in which the rings are open, and a lever of the lever assembly is pivotable downwardly from a first position (J) to a second position (K) to move the rings from the ring-closed configuration to the ring-open configuration, and subsequently pivotable downwardly from the second position to a third position (L) to move the rings from the ring-open configuration to the ring-closed configuration. The lever is also pivotable upwardly to move the rings from the ring-closed configuration to the ring-open configuration. The lever is pivotable downwardly to effect a pulling force on a first point on a link to move the link to rotate in a first direction, and the lever is pivotable upwardly to effect a pushing force on a second point on the link to move the link to rotate in the same first direction. The link is releasably engageable with another link which is carried by the lever. | 02-12-2009 |
20090052978 | Binder Lock Mechanism including a Manually Adjustable Locking Bar - The invention relates to a binder lock mechanism ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090060630 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH POLYMERIC HOUSING - A ring binder mechanism has a resilient polymeric housing. The housing has a central portion and lateral sides extending downwardly along either side of the central portion. A metal ring support is supported between the lateral sides for movement relative to the housing. Each of a plurality of rings includes a first ring member mounted on the ring support for movement therewith to open and close the rings. The housing applies a spring force biasing the ring support toward the open position when the first ring member is proximate its open position and biasing the ring support to the closed position when the first ring member is proximate its closed position. The housing spring force is the only spring force applied to the ring support that moves the ring support. | 03-05-2009 |
20090279940 | BINDING DEVICE - A binding device includes a plurality of binding rings, a holding member which enables the binding rings to be disposed with a spacing therebetween, an operating member having a surface to which base portions of the binding rings are secured such that the binding rings are disposed with a spacing therebetween, the operating member including a pair of operating pieces movable in the holding member in a longitudinal direction of the holding member, and an opening-closing member which causes the binding rings to be changed in an opening direction. The opening-closing member includes an elastic member. The elastic member is provided in the operating member such that a distance between the operating pieces in an opening-closing direction of the binding rings is maintained at a distance enabling the pair of the operating pieces to be moved and is arranged to move the pair of the operating pieces defining the operating member relative to each other in respective opposite directions and so as to elastically urge the pair of the operating pieces in a direction allowing the binding rings to be held in an opened state. | 11-12-2009 |
20100215423 | Locking device for ring binder - A locking device for installation in a loose leaf binder that includes a base member secured to a middle section panel or back cover of the binder at a first location of manufacture and a separate ring mechanism for installation in the loose leaf binder at a second geographical location distanced remotely from the initial point of manufacture. The assembly of the ring mechanism to the base member is achieved by structure formed on the base member operable and adaptable to receive complementary shaped members in a permanent and locked relationship therebetween. Separate assembly of component parts permits bulky binders to be shipped in compact stacks that result in great savings of freight and costs of transportation in moving goods between global locations remote from each other. | 08-26-2010 |
20100232867 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism has housing supporting pivoting hinge plates. The mechanism has rings for holding loose-leaf pages. An actuator is mounted on the housing for causing pivoting motion of the hinge plates to open the rings. The mechanism includes a travel bar and intermediate connector connecting the travel bar to the actuator so movement of the actuator to pivot the hinge plates causes longitudinal movement of the travel bar. The intermediate connector and travel bar are formed as one piece and have a living hinge adapted to allow the intermediate connector to pivot relative to the travel bar. The mechanism has a locking element moveable with the travel bar between a locking position and non-locking position. The living hinge is constructed to maintain a substantially constant spacing between the intermediate connector and the travel at points of connection of the living hinge to the intermediate connector and travel bar. | 09-16-2010 |
20100247226 | BINDER METAL WITH ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT CAPABILITY - A binder ring metal ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100278584 | BINDING DEVICE - [Object] To provide a binding device easily manufactured and having binding rods easily opened and closed for easy leaf replacement. | 11-04-2010 |
20110008097 | RETAINING ASSEMBLY OF BINDER - A retaining assembly of a binder comprises a layering and a lodging body. Two sides of the layering are provided with a clip notch respectively. The lodging body is lodged to the layering. The lodging body has connection pieces, hooks and hook pieces. The connection pieces are connected to the hooks. The connection piece is formed by bending one end of the hook to reach an angle. The hook piece is formed by bending another end of the hook to reach the angle. Since the hook pieces pass through the through holes of the loose leaf binder, the through holes are fit to the hooks. Afterward, when the connection pieces and the hook pieces are lodged in the corresponding clip notches, the loose leaf binder is positioned on the lodging body. | 01-13-2011 |
20110170942 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING DUAL TIME BUFFER ACTUATOR - A ring mechanism has an elongate housing and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring has ring members mounted on pivoting hinge plates for movement between open and closed positions. An actuator has opening and closing arms extending from an actuator body for opening and closing the rings. The mechanism has a travel bar moveable between a locked position in which a locking element blocks pivoting movement of the hinge plates and an unlocked position. The actuator has a flexible arm positioned to push the travel bar toward the locked position when the actuator closes the rings. At least a portion of the flexible arm is adapted to deform during closing in a manner that includes rotation in a first direction relative to the body of the actuator. Movement of the actuator to close the rings includes rotation of the actuator in the first direction relative to the housing. | 07-14-2011 |
20110299914 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism ( | 12-08-2011 |
20110311300 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING UNITARY STRUCTURE - A ring binder has an elongate body and rings. Each ring includes ring members moveable between open and closed positions. The ring members and body can suitably formed together as one piece from a moldable polymeric material. The binder suitably includes a retaining system operable to selectively and releasably hold the ring members in the closed position. When the ring members are in their open position, loose-leaf pages can be added or removed from the rings. Loose-leaf pages can also be moved from one ring member to another when the ring members are in their open position. | 12-22-2011 |
20120082505 | FOLDER NOTEBOOKS - A folder is disclosed having one or more bound edges and one or more free edges, one or more folder tabs extending from one or more free edges, and a plurality of pages bound to the folder. The pages may be bound to the folder using adhesive, string, staples or other attachment mechanisms. The folder may fit within a traditional file drawer. | 04-05-2012 |
20120121317 | BINDER APPARATUS - Binder apparatus are described. An example binder apparatus includes a housing and a first carrier rail having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. The first carrier rail defining a notch adjacent the second longitudinal edge. The housing biasing the first carrier rail by engaging the first longitudinal edge. The binder apparatus includes a second carrier rail having a third longitudinal edge and a fourth longitudinal edge. The housing biasing the second carrier rail by engaging the third longitudinal edge. The second longitudinal edge hingably engaging the fourth longitudinal edge, the notch defining an opening having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The binder includes a slider having a control element extending therefrom. The control element comprising a first control surface and a second control surface. The first control surface to engage the first edge to urge the first and second carrier rails to an open position, the second control surface to engage the second edge to urge the first and second carrier rails to a closed position. | 05-17-2012 |
20120155948 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism to be secured with a cover is disclosed as including an upper housing with two through holes and two side skirts depending from the housing, a pair of hingedly engaged plates supported by the housing, and a number of pairs of half-rings mounted to the plates, and the plates are pivotable between an open configuration in which the half-rings are open and a closed configuration in which the half-rings are closed to form a number of closed rings, and each through hole is to be secured with the cover via a rivet only, and that at least part of the side skirts abut the cover when the ring binder mechanism is secured with the cover. | 06-21-2012 |
20120294669 | BINDER - A binder for retaining an item is provided. The binder includes a first panel, a second panel and a spine coupling the first panel to the second panel. The binder also includes a first hinge assembly connecting the first panel to the spine, where the first hinge assembly includes a first hinge and a second hinge, and the second hinge is less flexible than the first hinge. | 11-22-2012 |
20130114992 | Binder Apparatus and Assembly Including the Same - An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a binder. The binder includes a front cover portion, a spine portion and a rear cover portion. The front cover portion is connected to the spine portion by a first hinge. The rear cover portion is connected to the spine portion by a second hinge. Each of the front cover portion, the spine portion and the rear cover portion define an interior surface portion and an exterior surface portion of the binder. The apparatus also includes at least one first fastener portion of a fastener arranged upon the interior surface portion of the binder. The at least one first fastener portion of the fastener is arranged upon the spine portion of the binder. An assembly is also disclosed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130223917 | RING BINDER HAVING ATTACHABLE AND DETACHABLE COVERS - A ring binder is provided that has attachable and detachable covers. The opposite edges of the binder's spine are hingedly attached to the proximal edges of respective front and back extensions which are relatively short in a direction perpendicular to the hinge axes. The extensions are sized to be substantially coextensive with the maximum projection of the binder's rings along an axis that is perpendicular to the inside surface of the spine, and the rings and associated structures are either mounted on the inside of the spine or inside of the back extension depending on the ring type. The front and back extensions function to extend the front and back covers to the hinges when the covers are attached to the extensions' distal edges. When so attached, an assembled ring binder having hinged covers is created that appears and functions as a conventional binder when used. | 08-29-2013 |
20140341633 | LEVER FOR A RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages includes a housing and ring members for holding loose-leaf pages that are moveable relative to the housing between an open and closed position. An actuation system moves the ring members and includes hinge plates pivotally mounted on the housing and an actuator actuating pivoting movement of the hinge plates. A travel bar of the actuation system is moveable by the actuator between a locked position blocking pivoting movement of the hinge plates and an unlocked position allowing pivoting movement of the hinge plates. The actuation system is adapted to deform while moving the travel bar from the locked position toward the unlocked position to delay the pivoting motion of the hinge plates from the movement of the actuator. | 11-20-2014 |
20140369738 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING SNAP-IN RING MEMBERS - A ring mechanism has an elongate body made of a moldable polymeric material and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring members are movable relative to the housing and the second ring members between a closed position and an open position. At least one ring member for each ring is a separately formed ring member and comprises a ring portion and an anchor connected to the ring portion. The at least one separately formed ring member is formed separately from the body. The anchor of the separately formed ring member is secured to the body for pivoting movement relative to the body. The anchor can be received in a receptacle in the body adapted to receive the anchor. | 12-18-2014 |
20150071699 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH SELF-LOCKING ACTUATOR - A ring binder mechanism for holding loose-leaf pages has a housing having a cavity formed in the underside of a central portion of the housing. A pair of hinge plates are disposed between the sides for pivoting movement relative to the housing to open and close rings of the mechanism. The mechanism has an actuator moveable relative to the housing for opening and closing the rings. The actuator has a body, an opening arm extending from the body, a closing arm extending from the body, and a locking finger extending from the body. The closing arm extending into a space between the hinge plates and the central portion of the housing. The hinge plates extend between the opening and closing arms. The locking finger extends into the cavity in the central portion of the housing when the actuator is in the closed position. | 03-12-2015 |
20160059614 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism has a housing and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Pivoting hinge plates are supported in the housing. Each ring includes a pair of ring members, at least one of which is mounted on a hinge plate and movable to open and close the rings. A travel bar carries a plurality of locking elements or wedges. The travel bar is secured to the housing in a manner that limits vertical movement of the travel bar while allowing the travel bar to translate between a locked position in which opening of the rings is blocked and an open position in which the rings are open. The travel bar is biased to remain in the locked position when it is in the locked position. The travel bar is free of forces tending to move the travel bar to the locked position when the travel bar is in the open position. | 03-03-2016 |
20160121642 | Storage Component with Pivotable Pocket - A storage component including an outer casing having a first panel and a second panel pivotally coupled together. The storage component further includes a pocket panel directly pivotally coupled to the outer casing and a pocket positioned on the pocket panel. The pocket is pivotable relative to the outer casing and positionable internally to the outer casing. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121643 | Binder with External Storage Capacity - A binder device including a cover having a first panel and a second panel pivotally coupled together. The binder device further includes a binding mechanism coupled to an inner surface of the cover. The binder device is configured such that a first component is bindable to the binding mechanism and generally positioned between the first and second panels and a second component is simultaneously bindable to the binding mechanism and at least partially not positioned between the first and second panels. | 05-05-2016 |
402034000 | Stationary retainer with traveling opposed retainer | 4 |
20080310909 | Ring Binder - A ring binder includes at least two first and second pipes which are hollow inside; a first ring positioned at an end of the first pipe to be opened and closed; a second ring positioned between the first pipe and the second pipe to be opened and closed; a third ring positioned at an end of the second pipe to be opened and closed; and a support bar passing through the first and second pipes and the first through third rings and holding the first and third rings so that the first and third rings are not separated from the first and second pipes, wherein ends of first, second, and third stationary half rings are combined with and separated from ends of first, second, and third rotating half rings. | 12-18-2008 |
20100196082 | Refillable Notebook - A binding mechanism assembly for binding a sheet item, the binding mechanism assembly including a backing member having an upper surface, and a binding member directly or indirectly coupled to the backing member. The binding member includes a protrusion shaped and located to protrude through a hole of a sheet item to be bound thereto. The binding member further includes a generally flexible flange that is manually movable into engagement with the protrusion to form a generally closed loop and thereby bind the sheet item thereto. The loop is rotatable relative to the backing member from a first position in which the loop is generally located above the upper surface to a second position wherein at least part of the loop is located below the upper surface. The loop is fixedly and not slidably coupled to the backing member. | 08-05-2010 |
20140321899 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism has at least two semi-ring pairs, which are arranged spaced apart from one another and which each consist of two semi-rings ( | 10-30-2014 |
402035000 | Spring biased | 1 |
20120020721 | SHELL-LESS RING BINDER - The invention relates to a shell-less ring binder, which comprises a fixed bar ( | 01-26-2012 |
402036000 | Hinged on spaced axes | 46 |
20090067914 | BINDING DEVICE - A binding device having a binding member that operates at a binding position of objects to be bound has a structure with which the bound objects do not readily come off. The binding device includes a board having a bearing plate. A spring member and an operation lever are attached to a shaft inserted in the bearing plate and a turned-up part. Protruding pieces of a binding member are inserted in through holes of turned-up parts formed in the board. One end of the spring member is secured to the operation lever, and the other end is fitted in a through hole of a turned portion at the distal end of the binding member. By closing the operation lever, the binding member rotates around a line connecting the protruding pieces at both ends, thereby pressing down sheets of paper placed on the board with a pressing portion. At this time, the other end of the spring member presses the turned portion, thereby biasing the pressing portion. | 03-12-2009 |
20090116896 | Ring Binder Mechanism with Pen Holder - A ring binder mechanism, including a holder assembly adapted for releasably securing a writing implement to the ring binder mechanism. The holder assembly includes a holder and a bracket. The holder is sized and shaped to hold objects such as writing implements (e.g., pens and pencils). The bracket uses tabs for insertion into holes in a housing of the ring binder to mount the holder to the ring binder mechanism. | 05-07-2009 |
20090175674 | Device at a Binder - A device for fastening prongs in binders, where the prongs are secured to a prong plate arranged to be fastened to the inner sections of a binder spine. Fastening mechanisms are arranged in rows along the binder spine sections. The fastening mechanisms are releasably connectable to supplementary fastening devices located on the respective prong plates. A device for fastening binder sides is also disclosed. | 07-09-2009 |
20100135712 | BINDER - A planar section is formed on one or a plurality of ring sections of a binder, on an outer circumference side of a portion orthogonally intersecting with a spine section. When a binder holding member of a binding machine holds the binder, the planar section of the binder is permitted to abut to a planar table formed on the binder holding member. Since the planar section of the binder abuts to the planar table of the binder holding member when the binder holding member holds the spine section, the binder is held in a status where the binder cannot incline nor rotate and binding is performed by the binding machine with a prescribed posture. Thus, a possibility of causing a mounting failure due to inclination of the binder posture is eliminated. | 06-03-2010 |
20110305500 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING UNITARY STRUCTURE - A ring binder has an elongate body and rings. Each ring includes ring members moveable between open and closed positions. The body and rings are made of one or more moldable polymeric materials. The binder suitably includes a retaining system operable to selectively and releasably hold the ring members in the closed position. The ring members and body can suitably formed together as one piece from a moldable polymeric material. Alternatively, the ring members can be made separately from the body and snapped into the body to form the ring binder. | 12-15-2011 |
20110311301 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING RETAINING SYSTEM ON RING MEMBERS - A ring binder has an elongate body and rings. Each ring includes ring members moveable between open and closed positions. The body and rings are made of one or more moldable polymeric materials. The binder suitably includes a retaining system operable to hold the ring members in the closed position. The retaining system has interlocking formations adjacent ends of the ring members that are moveable between a retaining position in which the retaining system holds the first and second ring members in the closed position and a non-retaining position. The ring members and body can suitably be formed together as one piece from a moldable polymeric material. | 12-22-2011 |
20110311302 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING SNAP-IN RING MEMBERS - A ring mechanism has an elongate body made of a moldable polymeric material and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring members are movable relative to the housing and the second ring members between a closed position and an open position. At least one ring member for each ring is a separately formed ring member and comprises a ring portion and an anchor connected to the ring portion. The at least one separately formed ring member is formed separately from the body. The anchor of the separately formed ring member is secured to the body for pivoting movement relative to the body. The anchor can be received in a receptacle in the body adapted to receive the anchor. | 12-22-2011 |
20120170968 | BINDING ASSEMBLY - A binder assembly for receiving and retaining articles and that includes a cover comprising a spine portion and at least one cover leaf portion and a first binder element and a second binder element comprising a plurality of first and second retaining fingers, respectively. The first and second binding elements are moveable between 1) an open position wherein articles are permitted to be removed from or mounted to the binder assembly, and 2) a closed position wherein articles mounted to the binder assembly are prevented from being removed. The binder assembly further includes an elongated retainer/lock constructed to releasably attach to the first and second binding elements in the closed position thereof with the spine portion of the cover therebetween for locking the first and second binding elements in the closed position and securing the first and second binding elements to the spine portion of the cover. | 07-05-2012 |
20130236233 | RING MECHANISM HAVING ROBUST LOW-PROFILE HOUSING - A ring mechanism for holding loose-leaf pages has an elongate housing having a central portion and longitudinally extending sides on opposite sides of the central portion. Hinge plates are supported by the housing for pivoting movement. Rings for holding the loose-leaf pages, each include a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring member is mounted on and moveable with one of the hinge plates relative to the second ring member between a closed position and an open position. The housing has an opening extending laterally inward toward a center of the housing for receiving one of the first ring members. The housing has a vault-forming portion at the inner margin of the opening. The vault-forming portion of the housing is spaced from a longitudinal centerline of the housing and raised above longitudinally adjacent portions of the housing spaced the same distance from the centerline. | 09-12-2013 |
20140086664 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140234013 | RING LOCK GUARD FOR A RING BINDER - A ring metal (M) installed in a binder (B) stores punched sheets of paper and the like. The ring metal includes binder rings (R) mounted on movable frames (F) to which one end of each ring half is attached. The frames are movable relative to each other to open and close the rings. A ring guard ( | 08-21-2014 |
20150104237 | LOW-PROFILE RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages includes an elongate housing, a first and second hinge plate, at least one ring for holding the loose-leaf pages, and an actuator mounted on the housing. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring member is mounted on the first hinge plate for movement with the hinge plate relative to the housing between a closed position and an opened position. The first hinge plate has a first hinge member and the second hinge plate has a second hinge member. The hinge members are disposed at a distance from the mid-plane that is the same as or less than the greatest distance between the upper surface and the mid-plane. An actuator is mounted on the housing for pivotal movement relative to the housing for moving the rings from their closed position to their opened position. | 04-16-2015 |
20150298486 | BINDING COMPONENT - A binding component includes ring back portions, first ring arm portions, second ring arm portions and a back part to which the ring back portions are connected. Each ring back portion, each first ring arm portion and each second ring arm portion forms an annular ring part. Each ring part includes fitting portions at places where the ring back portion and the first and second ring arm portions are connected. The fitting portions are configured to be fitted by an operation of opening and closing the first and second ring arm portions with hinge portions of the ring back portion. Each fitting portion includes at least one first fitting convex portion, at least one first fitting concave portion to engage with the first fitting convex portion, at least one second fitting convex portion and a second fitting concave portion to engage with the second fitting convex portion. | 10-22-2015 |
402037000 | Toggle-type arrangement | 19 |
20100135713 | BINDER - One binder is constituted by arranging a spine section between a plurality of openable ring sections. A through hole is made on the ring section at a portion which orthogonally intersects with the spine section, and the binder is permitted to extend and retract in a longitudinal direction to a certain extent. | 06-03-2010 |
402038000 | With actuator to open or close retainers | 16 |
20080267691 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism that retains loose-leaf pages and has ring members that gently close and readily lock together. The mechanism comprises a housing that supports two hinge plates for loose pivoting motion, moving the ring members between an open position and a closed position. A lever causes the pivoting motion of the hinge plates such that the lever is pivotable between a first position in which the ring members are closed and a second position. A spring is engageable with the lever for urging the lever to move the control structure toward the first position. | 10-30-2008 |
20090035053 | Ring Binder Mechanism with Plastic Housing and Locking Structure - A ring binder mechanism has an elongate housing including an upper, plastic housing element and a lower housing element underlying the upper housing element. A ring support is disposed between the upper and lower housing elements and supported by the housing for movement relative to the housing. Rings mounted on the ring support include a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring member is moveable relative to the second ring member between a closed position and an opened position. A control structure is movable relative to the housing for producing the movement of the ring supports that brings the ring members to the closed position. The control structure is adapted to releasably lock the ring members in the closed position by blocking movement of the ring support that moves the ring members to the opened position. | 02-05-2009 |
20090041532 | READY LOCK RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism that retains loose-leaf pages. The mechanism includes a housing and hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting about a pivot axis relative to the housing. The mechanism further includes rings that hold the loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes two ring members. A first ring member is mounted on a first hinge plate and can move therewith relative to a second ring member. In a closed position, the two ring members form a substantially continuous, closed loop for allowing loose-leaf pages retained by the rings to be moved along the rings from one ring member to the other. In an open position, the two ring members form a discontinuous, open loop for adding or removing loose-leaf pages from the rings. Additionally the mechanism comprises an actuator that is pivotally mounted on the housing and can move relative to the housing for controlling the pivoting motion of the hinge plates and closing the ring members. A travel bar has a connection to the actuator for blocking the hinge plate's pivoting motion when the ring members are closed. The connection between the travel bar and actuator permits the actuator to move in a range without actuating corresponding movement of the travel bar. | 02-12-2009 |
20090060631 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH POLYMERIC HOUSING AND TRAVEL BAR - A ring binder mechanism has an elongate housing constructed of a polymeric material. The housing has a central portion and lateral sides extending downwardly along either side thereof. A ring support is disposed between the lateral sides and is supported thereby for movement relative to the housing. Each of a plurality of rings includes first and second ring members. The first ring member is mounted on the ring support for movement between a closed position and an open position. The mechanism includes a control structure movable relative to the housing. The control structure is adapted to releasably lock the first member in the closed position by blocking movement of the ring support. The control structure comprises a travel bar moveable in translation relative to the housing. The travel bar includes a locking element for engagement with the ring support to block movement of the ring support. | 03-05-2009 |
20090067915 | RING BINDER - A ring binder for retaining hole-punched pages comprises a housing, a pair of pivotable hinge plates received in the housing, and at least one pair of half ring members fixed to the hinge plates and moved between a closed position and an open position. Each of the half ring members comprises an anchoring portion fixed to a corresponding hinge plate, a transverse arm portion connected to the anchoring portion and extending outwardly in a transverse direction, an oblique arm portion connected to the transverse arm portion and extending obliquely and upwardly, and a curved portion connected to the oblique arm portion and extending upwardly and inwardly. In the closed position, upper ends of the curved portions of the pair of half ring members abut against each other in a face to face manner, and the opposite curved portions form an upwardly directed arc. | 03-12-2009 |
20090110469 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder has housing including a central portion and lateral sides. Hinge plates are held between the lateral sides of the housing. Each of multiple rings includes at least one ring member mounted for movement with the hinge plates between closed and open positions. The mechanism has an actuator mounted for pivotal movement relative to the housing and engageable with the hinge plates for opening rings. In one embodiment, the housing defines a stop engaged by the actuator upon arrival of the actuator at a terminal position when the actuator has opened the rings. The engagement between the surface of the actuator and the stop limits pivoting movement of the actuator relative to the housing in the opening direction beyond the terminal position. In another embodiment, the actuator is constructed for quicker response of the binder to movement of the actuator to open the rings. | 04-30-2009 |
20090274508 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing, hinge plates, and ring members mounted on the hinge plates for retaining pages on the mechanism. An actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the housing for engaging the hinge plates and pivoting them to selectively move the ring members between an open position and a closed position. A travel bar is operatively connected to the lever for selective movement between a position in which locking elements of the travel bar block the pivoting movement of the hinge plates and a position in which the travel bar allows the hinge plates to pivot. The lever is configured to deform when pivoting the hinge plates to close the ring members to delay movement of the travel bar and locking elements to the blocking position from the onset of pivoting motion of the hinge plates. | 11-05-2009 |
20090285623 | LOCKING RING METAL - A locking ring metal ( | 11-19-2009 |
20100003070 | RING MECHANISM HAVING FOLD-DOWN RINGS - A ring mechanism includes a housing, a plurality of rings for holding loose-leaf pages, and a plurality of locking elements. Each ring is supported by the housing and includes a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring member is moveable relative to the second ring member between a closed position and an opened position. Each ring is moveable relative to the housing between an upright configuration in which the ring stands generally upright from the housing and a fold-down configuration in which the ring generally lies against the housing. Each locking element is associated with one of the rings and moveable relative to the housing between a locked position wherein each of the rings is locked in the upright configuration and an unlocked position wherein each of the rings is moveable between the upright configuration and the fold-down configuration. | 01-07-2010 |
20100054850 | LEVER FOR A RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages includes a housing and ring members for holding loose-leaf pages that are moveable relative to the housing between an open and closed position. An actuation system moves the ring members and includes hinge plates pivotally mounted on the housing and an actuator actuating pivoting movement of the hinge plates. A travel bar of the actuation system is moveable by the actuator between a locked position blocking pivoting movement of the hinge plates and an unlocked position allowing pivoting movement of the hinge plates. The actuation system is adapted to deform while moving the travel bar from the locked position toward the unlocked position to delay the pivoting motion of the hinge plates from the movement of the actuator. | 03-04-2010 |
20100166490 | ACTUATOR FOR A RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism includes an elongate housing and a ring support supported by the housing for movement relative to the housing. The ring support has an upper surface and a lower surface. A plurality of rings is provided for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring member is mounted on the ring support for movement with the ring support relative to the housing between a closed position and an opened position. An actuator is mounted on the housing for pivotal movement relative to the housing for moving the rings from their closed position to their opened position. The actuator has a snap-lock connection with the housing. | 07-01-2010 |
20100166491 | LEVER FOR A RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages includes a housing and hinge plates supported by the housing. Rings for retaining the loose-leaf pages are mounted on the hinge plates for movement with the hinge plates between an open and closed position. A lever is mounted on the housing and includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion is disposed to engage the hinge plates and move the rings from the closed to the open position. The hinge plates are supported by the housing so that at least one of the hinge plates is in continuous engagement with the second portion of the lever when the rings are in the closed position. The at least one hinge plate has an upper surface facing toward the housing and a lower surface facing away from the housing and is in continuous engagement with the second portion of the lever. | 07-01-2010 |
20100284729 | Ring Binder Mechanism - A ring binder has housing including a central portion and lateral sides. Hinge plates are held between the lateral sides of the housing. Each of multiple rings includes at least one ring member mounted for movement with the hinge plates between closed and open positions. An actuator is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the housing and engageable with the hinge plates for opening rings. In one embodiment, the housing defines a stop engaged by the actuator upon arrival of the actuator at a terminal position when the actuator has opened the rings. The engagement between the surface of the actuator and the stop limits pivoting movement of the actuator relative to the housing in the opening direction beyond the terminal position. In another embodiment, the actuator is constructed for quicker response of the binder to movement of the actuator to open the rings. | 11-11-2010 |
20110110703 | READY LOCK RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism has a housing and hinge plates supported for pivoting movement by the housing. The mechanism has rings, each including a first ring member mounted on a first hinge plate and a second ring member. The first ring member is movable relative to the second ring member between open and closed positions. The mechanism has a travel bar and a locking element that are free of fixed connection to the hinge plates and movable in translation relative to the housing and hinge plates. The travel bar blocks pivoting motion of the hinge plates when the ring members are closed. An elongate link connects a pivotable actuating lever to the travel bar such that pivoting motion of the actuating lever produces translational movement of the travel bar. The elongate link is oriented so it extends longitudinally relative to the housing. | 05-12-2011 |
20120230755 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism has pivoting hinge plates supported by a housing so pivoting of the hinge plates can open and close rings for holding the loose-leaf pages. The mechanism has an actuator including a lower arm for moving the hinge plates to open the rings and an upper arm for moving the hinge plates to close the rings. The upper arm has a hook thereon. An intermediate connector comprises a cross bar captured by the hook on the actuator. The intermediate connector connects a travel bar to the actuator so movement of the actuator to pivot the hinge plates causes longitudinal movement of the travel bar in the housing. A locking element is moveable with the travel bar between a locking position and non-locking position. | 09-13-2012 |
20150117934 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose leaf pages has a housing and pivoting hinge plates supported by the housing. The mechanism has an actuator mounted on the housing and moveable between open and closed positions to pivot the hinge plates and thereby open and close rings of the mechanism. An elongate travel bar is operatively connected to the actuator for movement of the travel bar longitudinally in the housing by the actuator. The travel bar has a plurality of locking elements and a cam. The locking elements are positioned to block pivoting movement of the hinge plates when the actuator and rings are in the closed position and the locking elements are in a locking position. The cam extends into an opening in the hinge plates. The cam helps the actuator drive pivoting movement of the hinge plates. | 04-30-2015 |
402039000 | Including abutting mated components | 2 |
20100316435 | Device and method for aligning and securing a ring binder mechanism - A ring binder mechanism having at least one pair of half-ring members that are movable between a first position, wherein the half-ring members are closed, and a second position, wherein the half-ring members are open, and at least one generally tubular member to facilitate alignment and securement of the at least one pair of half ring members when moved from the second, open position to the first, closed position. | 12-16-2010 |
402040000 | Toggle and adjacent retainers of one-piece rod | 1 |
20150063896 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism for holding loose-leaf pages has a housing and rings movable between closed and open positions. The rings are mounted on hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting movement relative to the housing. An actuator is moveable relative to the housing to pivot the hinge plates to move the rings between the closed and open positions. A travel bar operatively connected to the actuator includes a locking element. The travel bar is moveable between a locked position in which the locking element blocks pivoting of the hinge plates and an unlocked position in which the locking element permits pivoting of the hinge plates. The travel bar and housing each include a retaining formation. The retaining formation on the housing is adapted to contact the retaining formation on the travel bar to releasably hold the travel bar in the locked position when the rings are closed. | 03-05-2015 |
402041000 | With actuator to open or close retainers | 14 |
20090052979 | BINDING DEVICE FOR FILES AND BINDERS - A binding device for files and binders in which rings to be inserted into binding holes of an object to be bound are openably and closeably secured to a base plate so as to be opened and closed by an opening-closing mechanism including a rotationally movable lever. In the binding device, a first ring member and a second ring member are configured such that they are interlocked with the opening-closing mechanism including the lever so as to be opened and closed about respective pivot portions and provided in the lower end thereof by rotationally moving the lever. In addition, the first ring member and the second ring member are secured in an opened state when opened, and the lever is secured such that the first ring member and the second ring member are maintained in the opened state. | 02-26-2009 |
20090110470 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH POLYMERIC HOUSING AND ACTUATOR - A ring binder mechanism includes a housing and a ring support supported by the housing for movement relative thereto. Each ring of a plurality of rings includes first and second ring members. The first ring member is mounted on the ring support for movement with the ring support relative to the housing between a closed position and an opened position. An actuator is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the housing for moving the rings from their closed position to their opened position. The actuator includes a lower arm having a contact surface engageable with a lower surface of the ring support when the rings are in their opened position and out of engagement with the ring support when the rings are in their closed position. The contact surface defines an angle between its outer surface and a horizontal plane between about 16 degrees and about 55 degrees. | 04-30-2009 |
20090274509 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH SLIDING HINGE PLATE - A ring binder mechanism includes a housing and first and second hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting movement relative thereto. A first ring member is mounted on the first hinge plate and moveable with the pivoting motion of the first hinge plate relative to a second ring member between a closed position and an opened position. An interlocking formation locks the first ring member and second ring member in the closed position. An actuator is mounted on the housing for movement relative to the housing. The actuator is adapted to pivot the first and second hinge plates and to translate the first hinge plate relative to the second hinge plate in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the housing. | 11-05-2009 |
20130287476 | Ring Binder Mechanism with Self-Locking Actuator - A ring binder mechanism for holding loose-leaf pages has a housing having a cavity formed in the underside of a central portion of the housing. A pair of hinge plates are disposed between the sides for pivoting movement relative to the housing to open and close rings of the mechanism. The mechanism has an actuator moveable relative to the housing for opening and closing the rings. The actuator has a body, an opening arm extending from the body, a closing arm extending from the body, and a locking finger extending from the body. The closing arm extending into a space between the hinge plates and the central portion of the housing. The hinge plates extend between the opening and closing arms. The locking finger extends into the cavity in the central portion of the housing when the actuator is in the closed position. | 10-31-2013 |
20140140754 | LOCKING RING METAL - A locking ring metal includes binder rings each formed by a pair of complementary shaped binder ring halves. The binder rings are of a gap free construction. Each ring half has an end attached a frame. The frames are movable relative to each other to open and close the binder rings and are installed in a housing at one end of which a trigger is mounted. A travel bar installed within the housing above the frames and not connected to the trigger includes blocking elements which fit into respective brackets formed on the underside of the frames when the binder rings are closed to lock the binder rings in their closed position. A coil spring attached to the travel bar and the housing biases the travel bar in the direction to open the binder rings. | 05-22-2014 |
20140186094 | NOVEL RING CLAMP - A novel ring clamp, which comprises a housing, an articulated plate, rings, a handle and a slide plate, wherein the handle or the slide plate is provided with an idle stroke section, so that the slide plate does not slide towards a locking position along with the closing of the handle in the initial phase of the closing of the ring clamp; the articulated plate can cross a coplanar position along with the closing of the handle so as to close the clamp; the ring clamp is provided with a magnetic structure; and after the articulated plate crosses the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle so as to close the clamp, the slide plate is adsorbed to the locking position by the magnetic force, so that the articulated plate can be locked. | 07-03-2014 |
20140199111 | Ring Binder Mechanism - A ring binder mechanism has an elongate housing, a pair of locking elements, a translation bar, a pair of elongate hinge plates having mating ring halves extending there-from, a plurality of mating ring halves, and an actuator. Movement of the actuator moves the hinge plates, translation bar, and locking elements to cause the ring halves to disengage so a user can place holed paper over the open ring halves, or closes the ring halves together to secure the paper with the closed-loop rings thus form while simultaneously locking the rings in the closed-loop configuration to prevent inadvertent opening. | 07-17-2014 |
20140205361 | BINDER APPARATUS - Binder apparatus are disclosed. An example binder apparatus includes a housing, first and second carrier rails supported by the housing and a slider comprising slots or protrusions. The slider is movable between a first position and a second position, where (a) in the first position, the slider to secure the first and second carrier rails in a closed position, in the second position, and (b) the slider to enable pivotable movement of the first and second carrier rails. The binder apparatus also includes a lever including a groove and gear teeth. The groove is to receive ends of the first and second carrier rails to pivot the carrier rails between the closed position and an open position. The gear teeth are to matingly engage the slots or protrusions to transition the slider between the first position and the second position. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205362 | BINDER APPARATUS - Binder apparatus are disclosed. An example binder apparatus includes a housing, first and second carrier rails supported by the housing and a slider movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the slider to secure the first and second carrier rails in a closed position. In the second position, the slider to enable pivotable movement of the first and second carrier rail. The binder apparatus includes a lever to pivot the first carrier rail and the second carrier rail. The lever includes a groove and a channel. The groove to receive a portion of the first and second carrier rails, the channel to receive an end of the slider. The end of the slider to move within the channel to delay movement of the slider when the lever pivots the first and second carrier rails from the open position toward the closed position. | 07-24-2014 |
20140270903 | BINDER APPARATUS - Example binder apparatus are disclosed. An example binder apparatus includes a housing and a plurality of rings supported by the housing. Each ring includes a first closure member and a second closure member. The first closure member has a first end defining an aperture having a first opening at least partially intersecting a second opening. The second closure member has a second end. The second end is receivable by the first opening to position the second end within the aperture and to enable a surface of the second end to be substantially flush with a surface of the first end immediately adjacent the second opening. | 09-18-2014 |
20140348570 | LOCKING RING METAL - A locking ring metal ( | 11-27-2014 |
20140363216 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism includes a housing, a ring support, and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member that are moveable between a closed position and an opened position. An actuator is mounted on the housing for moving the ring members from the closed position to the opened position. A travel bar has at least one locking element and is moveable between a locked position wherein the ring members are locked in the closed position and an unlocked position wherein the ring members are capable of being moved to the opened position. An intermediate connector operably connects the travel bar to the actuator. A portion of the intermediate connector is captured by and moveable with a wide section of a mounting groove in the travel bar so the intermediate connector can move relative to the travel bar. | 12-11-2014 |
20150104238 | SINGLE BOOSTER BINDER MECHANISM - A binder mechanism is shown and described herein. The binder mechanism may include a base, first and second ring bases pivotally coupled to the base, first and second ring portions fixed with the ring bases, at least one pin attached with the first and second ring bases, a slide operatively engaged with the base and operatively engaged with the at least one pin, the slide selectively and axially positionable relative to the base, and an actuator operatively engaged with the slide, where the actuator is configured to selectively and axially position the slide whereby the slide positions the at least one pin to pivot the first and second ring bases away from one another to disengage the first and second ring portions. | 04-16-2015 |
20150336418 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism that includes a housing, first and second hinge boards positioned in the housing that cooperate to define a slot having a closing edge and an opening edge. The hinge boards are pivotable between open and closed positions. A plurality of pairs of semi-rings include first and second ring members mounted on the first and second hinge boards, respectively. A travel bar is positioned below the hinge boards and moveable with respect to the housing and the hinge boards between an open position and a closed position. The travel bar includes at least one top bar extending from a top surface thereof that includes inclined opening and closing surfaces. The top bar extends through the slot in the hinge boards and is biased toward the open position. The inclined opening surface of the top bar contacts the opening edge of the slot to pivot the first and second hinge boards to the open position. | 11-26-2015 |