Patent application number | Description | Published |
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 |
20110262210 | REFILLABLE NOTEBOOK WITH RELEASE MECHANISM - 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. A release mechanism is provided for opening the loop. | 10-27-2011 |
20120013114 | PROJECT PLANNER - A project planning system, including a first document and at least one date-range document. The first document may be a worksheet and the date-range document may be a planner, calendar, or both. Project planning is facilitated by the use of removably adhesive labels that may be transferred between the documents and between dates on the documents. | 01-19-2012 |
20120034019 | REFILLABLE NOTEBOOK WITH RELEASE MECHANISM - 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. A release mechanism is provided for opening the loop. | 02-09-2012 |
20120139227 | BOUND EDGE TABS FOR NOTEBOOK - A tab is provided for notebooks and binders. The tab is placed within the space otherwise occupied by a binding, and thus is protected from wear and does not appreciably increase the overall size of the notebook or binder. The tab may be located at a corner of the binding or at an intermediate point along the binding. | 06-07-2012 |
20120175407 | POCKET WITH SECURE DIVIDERS - A pocket assembly includes a major panel and a pocket panel coupled together to define a pocket between the panels. A divider is placed in the pocket to partition the pocket into two or more compartments. The divider comprises a securing element secured to at least one of the major and pocket panels. | 07-12-2012 |
20120175865 | CONTINUOUS DESK PAD - The present invention provides a calendar desk pad, comprising a base member, a plurality of monthly calendar pages bound to the base member, wherein the calendar pages have at least one perforation or fold line located between the days or weeks on the calendar. | 07-12-2012 |
20120201594 | MOVEABLE TAB - A tab system including a tab for attachment to a component, the tab having a display portion proximate to a first edge of the tab and a pair of attachment portions. Each attachment portion is located on a corner of the tab along a second edge opposite from the first edge. Each attachment portion includes curved or angled, generally parallel upper and lower edges, or, alternately each attachment portion includes a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart outwardly-extending legs. | 08-09-2012 |
20120233894 | SELECTIVELY DEPLOYABLE TAB INDICATORS - A tab status indicator system including a generally planar body portion and a tab coupled to the body portion and protruding generally outwardly therefrom. The system further includes an indicator movable between a deployed position, in which the indicator generally overlaps with the tab in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the body portion, and a retracted position, in which the indicator does not overlap with the tab or overlaps with the tab less than when the indicator is in the deployed position. | 09-20-2012 |
20130020368 | ERGONOMIC BACKPACK - A backpack including a backpack body having an inner cavity therein. The backpack body includes a releasable closure configured to provide access to the inner cavity and a back surface configured to be positioned adjacent a back of a wearer when the backpack is worn. The backpack further includes a shoulder strap assembly coupled to the backpack body and configured to be positioned about a shoulder of the wearer when the backpack is worn. The shoulder strap assembly is coupled to an upper portion of the backpack body only at an attachment location that is located on an opposite side of the releasable closure relative to the back surface. | 01-24-2013 |
20130084124 | Binder with Reinforced Spine - A bound component including a first panel and a second panel pivotally coupled together along a hinge. Each panel includes an outer covering and a substrate positioned in the outer covering, wherein the outer covering of the first panel is directly coupled to the outer covering of the second panel to form the hinge. The substrates of the first and second panels are not directly coupled together. The bound component further includes a reinforcement extending over or forming at least part of the hinge. | 04-04-2013 |
20130181432 | BINDING SYSTEM FOR RETAINING BOUND COMPONENTS - A binding apparatus including a plurality of generally coaxially arranged binding coils. Each binding coil includes a pair of generally parallel wires terminating in a tip. Each binding coil is coupled to an adjacent binding coil by a connection portion extending generally parallel to an axis of the binding apparatus. At least one binding coil is directly circumferentially attached to itself, or to a connection portion. | 07-18-2013 |
20130306715 | Reinforced Pocket Device - A pocket device including a first major panel and a second major panel coupled together along a major fold line. The pocket device includes a first pocket panel coupled to the first major panel and defining a first pocket with the first major panel, the first pocket panel having an edge positioned adjacent to a mouth of the first pocket. The pocket device further includes a second pocket panel coupled to the second major panel line and defining a second pocket with the second major panel, the second pocket panel having an edge positioned adjacent to a mouth of the second pocket. The pocket device has a first reinforcing material positioned on the first pocket panel adjacent to the mouth of the first pocket, wherein the first reinforcing material is spaced apart from the edge of the first pocket panel. The pocket device further has a second reinforcing material positioned on the second pocket panel adjacent to the mouth of the second pocket, wherein the second reinforcing material is spaced apart from the edge of the second pocket panel. | 11-21-2013 |
20140131988 | PROJECT PLANNING METHOD - A method for planning a project including accessing a worksheet with a list area and instruction indicia. The instruction indicia cues a user to write project-related information in the list area for at least two phases of a project, and the project-related information includes at least one of a time interval or a finish date for each project phase. The method includes writing project-related information in the list area of the worksheet and accessing a plurality of labels that each include project-related indicia. A label is selected that pertains to at least one phase of the project, and the label is secured to a date-range document at a location on the date-range document that correlates with the time interval or the finish date of the respective phase of the project. | 05-15-2014 |
20140183851 | Bound Component with Selectively Deployable Tabs - A bound system including a plurality of pages and a cover/divider bound to the plurality of pages and having at least one free edge. The cover/divider includes a tab secured to a body of the cover/divider such that the tab is movable between an extended position wherein at least part of the tab protrudes beyond the free edge and a refracted position wherein the at least part of the tab does not protrude beyond the free edge. The cover/divider has a slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and positioned adjacent to the tab and spaced away from the free edge. The slit/opening is positioned such that at least part of the tab is receivable through the slit/opening when the tab is in the extended position. | 07-03-2014 |
20140191020 | Expandable Capacity Pocket Divider - A pocket divider including a major panel including a plurality of binding holes formed therein and a pocket panel coupled to the major panel and defining a pocket therewith. The pocket panel includes at least one binding hole formed therein. The pocket divider further includes a binding mechanism extending through the binding holes of the major panel and the at least one binding hole of the pocket panel. The at least one binding hole of the pocket panel is elongated to provide expansion capacity to the pocket. | 07-10-2014 |
20140191021 | Expandable Capacity Pocket Device - A pocket device including a major panel and a pocket panel coupled to the major panel and defining a pocket with the major panel. The pocket panel has a lateral dimension greater than a lateral dimension of the major panel at at least one position to thereby define a laterally-extending gap therebetween, which enables expansion of the pocket. | 07-10-2014 |
20140339805 | Reinforced Pocket Device - A bound device including a binding device, a plurality of papers bound to the binding device, and a pocket bound to the binding device. The pocket includes a first major panel and a second major panel coupled together along a major fold line and configured such that the first and second major panels are generally parallel and overlap in a thickness direction of the pocket. The pocket further includes a first pocket panel coupled to the first major panel and defining a first pocket with the first major panel. The first pocket panel has an edge positioned adjacent to a mouth of the first pocket. The pocket further has a second pocket panel coupled to the second major panel and defining a second pocket with the second major panel. The second pocket panel has an edge positioned adjacent to a mouth of the second pocket. The pocket includes a first reinforcing material positioned on the first pocket panel adjacent to the mouth of the first pocket, wherein the first reinforcing material extends along the edge of the first pocket panel. The pocket also includes a second reinforcing material positioned on the second pocket panel adjacent to the mouth of the second pocket, wherein the second reinforcing material extends along the edge of the second pocket panel. | 11-20-2014 |
20150041526 | Multi-Pocket Folder - A folder including a main panel having an inner face and an outer face, and a slash panel having an inner face and an outer face. The slash panel is coupled to the main panel such that the inner face of the main panel and the inner face of the slash panel form a first pocket therebetween. The folder further includes a first outer panel coupled to the main panel and forming a second pocket with the outer face of the main panel. The folder has a second outer panel coupled to the slash panel and forming a third pocket with the outer face of the slash panel. The main panel, the slash panel, the first outer panel and the second outer panel are all made of a single unitary piece of material. | 02-12-2015 |