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US 2004/0164543 A1Published application
Wrap-around lay flat binder
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsNorman C. Yamamoto, Steve Plorek
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Abstract
Binders disclosed herein include a front cover, a back cover and a spine interconnecting the front cover and the back cover. The spine includes a means for reducing the width of the spine when the front cover is folded back against the back cover.
Claims22
A ring binder comprising:
- a front cover;
- a back cover;
- a spine interconnecting said front cover and said back cover, said spine having a width extending from said front cover to said back cover;
- a plurality of rings associated with said spine;
- and
- means for reducing said width of said spine when said front cover is folded back against said back cover into a fully open, lay-flat configuration.
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A ring binder comprising:
- a front cover;
- a back cover;
- a spine interconnecting the front cover and the back cover, the spine having a central longitudinal hinge;
- a ring assembly retention device coupled to the spine;
- and
- a ring assembly positioned between the spine and the ring assembly retention device.
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A ring binder comprising:
- a front cover hingedly coupled to a collapsible spine;
- a back cover hingedly coupled to the collapsible spine;
- and
- the collapsible spine comprising a first spine portion interconnected to a second spine portion by a central longitudinal hinge, and a ring assembly pivotally coupled to the first spine portion, wherein the ring assembly comprises a plurality of mechanically interconnected rings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.