Snap-in sheet protector and method of use thereof
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsDonn Meade, Bernard M. Poirier
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Abstract
A snap-in sheet protector that may be reversibly inserted into and removed from a binder without opening the binder rings. The snap-in sheet includes a plurality of holes on at least one edge of the snap-in sheet protector. The snap-in sheet protector also includes a plurality of channels that join the edge of the sheet protector to the holes. The region around the holes and channels of the snap-in sheet protector are strengthened by a stiffening member. The stiffening member provides the snap-in sheet protector with sufficient rigidity to allow the sheet protector to be inserted into the binder without opening the binder rings. Furthermore, inserting the snap-in sheet protector is facilitated by a channel having a wider entry point.
Claims16
A sheet protector comprising:
- flexible sheet material joined together to form a pocket;
- a plurality of holes placed adjacent to at least one edge of the sheet protector;
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- a plurality of curved slits joining the holes to the edge of the sheet protector, wherein the curved slits are adapted for releasable engagement with rings of loose-leaf ring binders.
A sheet protector comprising:
- a pocket made from at least one sheet of material;
- a stiffening member permanently attached to at least one edge of the sheet protector;
- a plurality of holes placed adjacent to at least one edge of the sheet protector;
- and
- a plurality of curved slits joining the holes to the edge of the sheet protector, wherein the curved slits are adapted for releasable engagement with loose-leaf ring binders.
A sheet protector comprising:
- at least one sheet of material adapted to form a pocket by providing a seam along the left edge and the bottom edge of the sheet of material;
- a stiffening member having an adhesive applied to at least one surface of the stiffening member,
- the stiffening member located along the left edge of the pocket, wherein the stiffening member is secured to the left edge by at least one seam;
- a plurality of holes placed adjacent to at least one edge of the sheet protector;
- and
- a plurality of curved slits joining the holes to the left edge of the sheet protector, wherein the curved slits are tapered from the left edge of the sheet protector to the holes, and the curved slits are adapted for releasable engagement with loose-leaf ring binders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.