Fastener assembly for concealably fastening a paper retaining mechanism to a binder
OwnerRobert F. Schuesslerinventor
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Abstract
A fastener for fastening a paper retaining binder mechanism to an inner surface of a binder while remaining entirely concealed from an outer surface of the binder. The fastener includes an anchor plate and a post. The anchor plate defines first and second major surfaces. The first major surface is in confronting relation fastened to an inner surface of the binder. The post extends directly away from the second major surface of the anchor plate and serves to secure the binder mechanism to the inner surface of the binder. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for fastening an apertured paper retaining binder mechanism to the binder in a manner concealing the fasteners from an outer surface of the binder.
Claims10
A concealed fastener assembly for fastening apertured paper retaining means to an inner surface of a binder having inner and outer surfaces, said fastener assembly comprising:
- a pair of fasteners attached to an inner surface of said binder such that said pair of fasteners are concealed from an outer surface of said binder, each fastener comprising a planar anchor plate having first and second major surfaces, one of said major surfaces being fastened to said inner surface of said binder such that no portion thereof is visible to an outer surface of said binder, and post means secured against movement relative to said anchor plate, said post means being formed from two generally semi-circular tabs connected to and bent generally perpendicularly to the anchor plate such that said tabs are in an adjoining relation with each other and extend in a direction normal to the major surfaces of said plate to provide said post means with an elongated hollow configuration extending directly away from said anchor plate and sized to extend lengthwise through a respective aperture in said paper retaining means to locate and fasten said paper retaining means to said binder while remaining concealed from the outer surface of said binder.
A concealed fastener assembly for fastening apertured ring hardware to a ring binder, wherein the ring binder defines a spine portion and two cover portions flexibly secured to opposite edges of said spine portion, said spine portion of said binder having inner and outer generally planar surfaces with a backplate entrapped therebetween, said fastener assembly comprising:
- a pair of fasteners respectively located toward opposite edges of said spine portion such that sad pair of fasteners are concealed from an outer surface of said binder, each fastener including an anchor plate having first and second major surfaces and attaching means depending from said first major surface which concealably attach a respective fastener to the inner surface of the spine portion of said binder such that neither said anchor plate nor said attaching means are visible to the outer surface of said binder, and post means secured against movement relative to and extending normal to the second major surface of a respective anchor plate and concealed from the outer surface of said binder, with each post means comprising two generally semi-circular tabs, each of which is connected to a respective anchor plate and bent in opposite directions into adjoining relation with each other to provide said post means with an upstruck elongated hollow tubular stem portion sized to extend lengthwise through a respective aperture in said ring hardware, with the free end of said post means being configured to flare outwardly to locate and fasten the ring hardware to the inner surface of the spine portion of said ring binder while remaining entirely concealed from the outer surface of said ring binder.
A concealed fastener assembly for fastening paper retaining means to an inner surface of a ring binder having inner and outer surfaces, said fastener assembly comprising:
- a pair of fasteners attached to an inner surface of said binder for fastening said paper retaining means thereto such that said pair of fasteners are wholly concealed from an outer surface of the binder, each fastener comprising an anchor plate defining first and second major surfaces, means for securing the anchor plate to the inner surface of said binder such that a majority of the first major surface contacts and is affixed to the inner surface of the binder to prevent shifting movement therebetween and such that no portion of said anchor plate or said securing means is visible to an outer surface of the binder, and post means extending generally normal to the second major surface and secured against movement relative to said anchor plate, said post means having a generally hollow configuration which is open at a distal end and is sized to extend lengthwise through a respective aperture in said paper retaining means, with the open end of said post means having a flared configuration to locate and fasten the paper retaining means and prevent movement thereof relative to an inner surface of the binder while remaining concealed from an outer surface of the binder.
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