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US 2008/0106087 A1Published application
Year book storage system
OwnerLisa Surowitzinventor
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Abstract
A binder system for holding of bound documents that includes a bracket and hinge that are releasably attached to each other to define a bracket hinge assembly. The bracket and hinge assembly holds the bound document and is attached to a binder. The bracket is inserted in the bound volume and end portions of the bracket are inserted and secured in slots in the hinge. The hinge has apertures to permit the insertion of ribbons, rings or posts to hold the bound document in the binder.
Claims15
A binder system for storing bound volumes comprising:
- at least one bracket with a longitudinal axis having a predetermined length width and depth, and opposing end portions at substantially right angles to said longitudinal axis, said opposing end portions having a predetermined length, width and said end portions having a means to attach said bracket to a hinge member, said bracket is inserted said volume;
- at least one hinge member having a longitudinal axis with opposing ends and with a predetermined height length and width, said hinge member having at least two apertures with a predetermined shape size and predetermined distance from said opposing ends said hinge member having a slot having a predetermined width larger than the depth of said bracket and a length greater than the width of said opposing end of said bracket, said slot having a means to releasably securely engage said opposing end portions of said bracket within said slot;
- a means for attaching said hinge member to such binder through said apertures.
An assembly to secure bound volumes:
- a bracket with a longitudinal axis having a predetermined length width and depth, said predetermined length greater than the length of such volume, and opposing end portions at substantially right angles to said longitudinal axis, said opposing end portions having a predetermined length, width and said end portions having a means to attach said bracket to a hinge member, said bracket is inserted such volume;
- a hinge member having a longitudinal axis with opposing ends and with a predetermined height length and width, said hinge member having at least two apertures with a predetermined shape size and predetermined distance from said opposing ends said hinge member having a slot having a predetermined width larger than the depth of said bracket and a length greater than the width of said opposing end of said bracket, said slot having a means to releasably securely engage said opposing end portions of said bracket within said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.