Snap on device for hardcover ring binder
OwnerRalph D. Thomasinventor
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Abstract
The snap on device having a U-shaped support with a pair of arcuate footers in the channel of the U-shaped support and a pair of grippers on each side of the U-shaped support adjacent the arcuate footers creates a device capable of being snapped onto a hard cover ring binder and equalizing the thickness of the binder from its spine to its opening side.
Claims14
A device to be removably attached to an openable side of a ring binder for protecting material contained within said ring binder and for rendering said ring binder substantially flat to thereby simplify storing of at least one ring binder wherein:
- a. said device includes a U-shaped support having a channel as an interior portion thereof;
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- b. a first arcuate footer means and a second arcuate footer means are secured within said channel to provide a flexible binder contact means for permitting said device to removably secured to said openable side and cooperating with said U-shaped support to render said ring binder flat and protect said material in said binder;
- c. a first gripper means is on a first support edge of said U-shaped support and a second gripper means on a second support edge of said U-shaped support;
- d. said first gripper means cooperating with a first member of said pair of arcuate footer means to hold said device on said binder;
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- e. said second gripper means cooperating with a second member of said pair of arcuate footer means to hold said device on said binder.
In combination, a ring binder, and a device for protecting material contained within said ring binder and for rendering said ring binder substantially flat to thereby simplify storing of at least one ring binder;
- said ring binder including a binder spine, a paperlock secured to said binder spine, a first binder cover movably secured to said binder spine at one side of said spine, a second binder cover oppositely disposed from first binder cover and movably secured to said binder spine at an opposing side of said spine, said second binder cover combining with said first binder cover to form a binder opening, said binder opening being oppositely disposed from said binder spine and encasing paperlock within said ring binder, wherein:
- a. said device includes a U-shaped support having a channel as an interior portion thereof;
- b. a first arcuate footer means and a second arcuate footer means are secured within said channel to provide a flexible binder contact means permitting said device to be removably secured to said binder opening and cooperating with said U-shaped support to render said ring binder flat and protect said material in said binder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.