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US 5,626,367 AGranted
Loose leaf binder
OwnerSteven Luinventor
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Abstract
A loose leaf binder includes a number of binding elements each having a resilient middle portion, a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion includes a pair of flanges which include protrusions and depressions engageable with each other and engageable with the papers to be bound together so as to secure the papers to the binding elements. The papers can be easily removed and changed by disengaging the flanges. It is not required to disassemble the binding elements.
Claims4
A loose leaf binder for papers comprising:
- a plurality of first binding elements each including a front portion and a rear portion, said front portion including a first flange and a second flange, said flanges including engaging means for engaging with said papers so as to secure said papers to said flanges;
- securing means for securing said rear portions of said first binding elements together;
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- at least one second binding element including a front portion having a pair of second flanges formed therein and including a rear portion, said second flanges including a second engaging means for engaging with said papers, means for securing said rear portion of said second binding element to said rear portions of said first binding elements, and said second binding element including a flap secured thereto for engaging with a cover layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.