Hanger and sheet lifter for ring binder

A hanger and sheet lifter in combination with a ring binder having an elongated spine, a plurality of openable rings on the spine and covers attached to the spine, comprising:

• an elongated sheet lifter having a length greater than the length of said spine and a width greater than the ring size and less than the cover width,
• a pair of hooks, one on each end of the lifter, opening in a direction away from the spine for receiving respective ones of spaced hanging rails for hanging support of the binder upon such rails;
• means forming a plurality of elongated, uniform width closed end slots in the sheet lifter adjacent one edge thereof and extending in the direction of elongation of the lifter, each slot being located to receive one of said openable rings loosely threaded through the slot;
• each slot having a length to allow the lifter to be shifted lengthwise of the binder spine in one direction to house one hook within the cover of the ring binder permitting standing the binder on end without interference between the housed hook and a supporting surface and to allow shifting of the lifter in opposite direction to expose both hooks outwardly of the binder for said hanging of the binder by the lifter upon rails, each lifter having means forming said slots with a closed leg extending in direction away from said adjacent one edge across the width of the lifter in alignment with the openable rings when both hooks are exposed outwardly of the binder permitting hanging of the binder by engagement of the spine on the lifters.