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US 2014/0270903 A1Published application
Binder apparatus
OwnerHans Johann Horninventor
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Abstract
Example binder apparatus are disclosed. An example binder apparatus includes a housing and a plurality of rings supported by the housing. Each ring includes a first closure member and a second closure member. The first closure member has a first end defining an aperture having a first opening at least partially intersecting a second opening. The second closure member has a second end. The second end is receivable by the first opening to position the second end within the aperture and to enable a surface of the second end to be substantially flush with a surface of the first end immediately adjacent the second opening.
Claims19
A binder apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first carrier rail comprising a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first carrier rail comprising a first tab to extend away from a central inner housing surface, the housing biasing the first carrier rail by engaging the first longitudinal edge;
- a second carrier rail comprising a third longitudinal edge and a fourth longitudinal edge, the second carrier rail comprising a second tab to extend away from the central inner housing surface, the housing biasing the second carrier rail by engaging the third longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge hingably engaging the fourth longitudinal edge;
- a slider comprising a control element extending therefrom, the slider positioned in a groove defined by the first and second tabs, and interaction between the groove and the slider to guide the slider relative to the first and second carrier rails;
- a lever operatively coupled to the slider to move the slider between a first position and a second position, in the first position, the first and second tabs to be a first distance apart and the control element to be positioned between the first and second tabs to secure the first and second carrier rails in a closed position, in the second position, the control element to be removed from between the first and second tabs to enable the first and second tabs to be a second distance apart, the second distance apart being less than the first distance apart.
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A binder apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first carrier rail having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the housing biasing the first carrier rail by engaging the first longitudinal edge;
- a second carrier rail having a third longitudinal edge and a fourth longitudinal edge, the housing biasing the second carrier rail by engaging the third longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge hingably engaging the fourth longitudinal edge;
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- a slider having a control element extending therefrom, the slider to be positioned in a groove formed by tabs of the first and second carrier rails to guide the movement of the slider relative to the first and second carrier rails, the slider movable between a first position and a second position, in the first position, ends of the tabs to be at a first distance relative to one another and the control element to be positioned between the tabs to secure the first and second carrier rails in a closed position, in the second position, the ends of the tabs to be at a second distance relative to one another and the control element spaced from between the tabs.
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A binder, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first carrier rail comprising a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first carrier rail comprising a first detent, the housing biasing the first carrier rail by engaging the first longitudinal edge;
- a second carrier rail comprising a third longitudinal edge and a fourth longitudinal edge, the second carrier rail comprising a second detent, the housing biasing the second carrier rail by engaging the third longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge hingably engaging the fourth longitudinal edge;
- a slider comprising a control element;
- a lever coupled to the slider to move the slider between a first position and a second position, in the first position, the first and second detents to be a first distance apart and the control element to be positioned between the first and second detents to secure the first and second carrier rails in a closed position, in the second position, the control element to be removed from between the first and second detents to enable the first and second detents to be a second distance apart, the second distance apart being less than the first distance apart, wherein the lever comprises a slot into which an end of the slider is positioned.
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A binder apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of rings supported by the housing, each ring including a first closure member and a second closure member, the first closure member having a first end defining an aperture comprising a first opening at least partially intersecting a second opening, the second closure member having a second end, the second end receivable by the first opening to position the second end within the aperture and to enable a surface of the second end to be substantially flush with a surface of the first end immediately adjacent the second opening.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first ring portion;
- a second ring portion, the ring portions to form a ring for a binder, the first ring portion having a first end, the first end defining an aperture, the aperture comprising a first opening at least partially intersecting a second opening, the second ring portion having a second end, the second end receivable by the first opening to position the second end within the aperture and to enable a surface of the second end to be substantially flush with a surface of the first end immediately adjacent the second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.