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US 10,328,741 B2Granted
Binder
OwnerDale Loree, Jim Warnerinventors
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Abstract
A binder including a front cover including a front cover exterior layer, a front cover interior layer, a front cover base plate between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover interior layer, an exterior pocket formed between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover base plate, and an interior opening formed through the front cover interior layer and the front cover base plate to the exterior pocket. Methods of manufacturing the binder are also disclosed.
Claims14
A binder comprising:
- a front cover including:
- a front cover exterior layer;
- a front cover interior layer;
- a front cover base plate between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover interior layer;
- an exterior pocket formed between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover base plate;
- a back cover and a spine coupled between the front cover and the back cover, wherein:
- the back cover includes a back cover exterior layer,
- the spine includes a spine exterior layer, and each of the front cover exterior layer,
- the back cover exterior layer and the spine exterior layer include a polymer layer;
- a first hinge coupled between the front cover and a spine and a second hinge coupled between a back cover and the spine;
- the first hinge includes an exterior layer sealed to an interior layer and includes a vertical ridge and at least two columns of ridges;
- and
- an interior opening to the exterior pocket formed through the front cover interior layer and the front cover base plate wherein a portion of the front cover base plate is configured to be visible when the binder is an open position.
10 more elements
A binder comprising:
- a front cover including:
- a front cover exterior layer;
- a front cover interior layer;
- a back cover;
- and
- a spine coupled between the front cover and the back cover, the spine includes:
- a spine interior layer;
- a spine panel between the spine exterior layer and the spine interior layer;
- a spine pocket between the spine panel and the spine interior layer;
- and
- a spine interior opening to the spine pocket formed through the spine interior layer;
- wherein:
- a first hinge coupled between the front cover and the spine and a second hinge coupled between the back cover and the spine;
- the first hinge includes an exterior layer sealed to an interior layer and includes a vertical ridge and at least two columns of ridges.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.