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US 2003/0170068 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for packaging ring mechanisms for a binder
OwnerDonald Grant Smithinventor
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Abstract
A method of arranging ring mechanisms having a base, and a ring movable to an open position. The method comprises opening the ring of a first ring mechanism and placing the base of a second ring mechanism at least partially within the open ring of the first ring mechanism.
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A method of arranging ring mechanisms having a base and a ring movable to an open position, the method comprising:
- opening the ring of a first ring mechanism;
- and
- placing a second ring mechanism base at least partially within the open ring of the first ring mechanism.
A ring mechanism stack comprising:
- a first ring mechanism including a base and a ring in an open position;
- and
- a second ring mechanism including a base and a ring, the second ring mechanism base positioned at least partially within the open ring of the first ring mechanism.
A method of shipping a plurality of binder ring mechanisms, each ring mechanism including a base and a ring movable between an open position and a closed position, the method comprising:
- orienting a first ring mechanism with the ring in the open position;
- orienting a second ring mechanism with the ring in the open position;
- placing the base of the second ring mechanism at least partially within the open ring of the first ring mechanism;
- and
- sequentially orienting and placing the base of each of the remainder of the plurality of ring mechanisms within the open rings of the previous ring mechanism to define a stack of ring mechanisms.
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