Component with selectively deployable tabs
AssigneeACCO Brands Corporation
InventorsEdward P. Busam, Bobby G. James, Jr., Michael D. Rowe, Ellisa A. Stone
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Abstract
A component including a body having an outer edge, a first slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and a second slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein. The component further includes a tab coupled to the body such that the tab is movable between a retracted position wherein the tab does not protrude beyond the outer edge, and an extended position wherein the tab extends through the first slit/opening, extends through the second slit/opening and protrudes beyond the outer edge.
Claims20
A component comprising:
- a body having an outer edge, a first slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and a second slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein;
- and
- a tab coupled to said body such that said tab is movable between a retracted position wherein said tab does not protrude beyond said outer edge, and an extended position wherein said tab extends through said first slit/opening, extends through said second slit/opening and protrudes beyond said outer edge, wherein said tab is pivotable relative to said body about a pivot line when said tab is moved between the retracted position and the extended position, and wherein the pivot line is generally parallel with the first slit/opening.
A method comprising:
- accessing a component having a body with an outer edge, a first slit/opening formed or pre-formed in said body, a second slit/opening formed or pre-formed in said body, and a tab coupled to said body;
- and
- moving said tab from a retracted position wherein said tab does not protrude beyond said outer edge to an extended position wherein said tab extends through said first slit/opening, extends through said second slit/opening and protrudes beyond said outer edge, wherein said tab is pivotable relative to said body about a pivot line when said tab is moved between said retracted position and said extended position, and wherein said pivot line is generally parallel with said first slit/opening.
A component comprising:
- a body having an outer edge, a first slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and a second slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein;
- and
- a tab coupled to said body such that said tab is movable between a retracted position wherein said tab does not protrude beyond said outer edge, and an extended position wherein said tab extends through said first slit/opening, extends through said second slit/opening and protrudes beyond said outer edge, and wherein said first slit/opening and said second slit/opening are both positioned between said tab and said outer edge when said tab is in said retracted position.
A component comprising:
- a body having an outer edge, a first slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and a second slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein;
- and
- a tab coupled to said body such that said tab is movable between a retracted position wherein said tab does not protrude beyond said outer edge, and an extended position wherein said tab extends through said first slit/opening, extends through said second slit/opening and protrudes beyond said outer edge, and wherein said body is bound along a bound edge thereof positioned opposite said outer edge.
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