Bolt action ring binder

In a ring binder storing hole punched sheets of paper, the ring binder having first and second end leafs respectively forming outer covers of the binder, a plurality of binder rings which hold the sheets in their stored position, each binder ring including a fixed section and a movable section, and a movable bolt on which all of said movable binder ring sections are commonly mounted so to move in unison with the bolt, the improvement comprising:

• a lever arm attached to one end of said bolt for movement of said lever arm to move the bolt and the movable binder ring sections mounted thereon;
• a cover piece to which said bolt is movably mounted for both rotational and sliding movement of said bolt;
• latching means formed on said lever arm for latching said lever arm to an endwall of said cover piece and locking said bolt in place when said binder rings are closed thereby to prevent inadvertent movement of the lever arm which might cause the binder rings to open;
• attachment means formed an underside of said cover piece for movably securing said bolt to said cover piece;
• and,
• storage means by which a user of said ring binder can store a writing instrument in said ring binder.

A ring binder storing hole punched sheets of paper comprising:

• first and second end leafs respectively forming outer covers of the binder;
• a binder ring mechanism including a plurality of binder rings which hold the sheets in their stored position, each binder ring including a fixed section and a movable section, a movable bolt on which all of the movable binder ring sections are commonly mounted so to move in unison with the bolt, and a cover piece to which said bolt is movably mounted for both rotational and sliding movement of the bolt;
• and,
• a lever arm attached to one end of the bolt for movement of the lever arm to move the bolt and the binder ring sections mounted on the bolt, said cover piece having a recess formed in an endwall thereof, and the lever arm having a latch member received in said recess to latch the lever arm in place when the binder rings are closed so to prevent inadvertent movement of the lever arm which might cause the binder rings to open, said latch member including a projection formed on a face of said lever arm said endwall of said cover piece and extending toward said endwall, and said recess being formed in said endwall for receiving said projection.

A ring binder storing hole punched sheets of paper comprising:

• first and second end leafs respectively forming outer covers of the binder;
• a binder ring mechanism including a plurality of binder rings which hold the sheets in their stored position, each binder ring including a fixed section and a movable section, a movable bolt on which all of the movable binder ring sections are commonly mounted so to move in unison with the bolt, and a cover piece to which said bolt is movably mounted for both rotational and sliding movement of the bolt;
• a lever arm attached to one end of the bolt for movement of the lever arm to move the bolt and the binder ring sections mounted on the bolt, said cover piece having a recess formed in an endwall thereof, and the lever arm having a latch member received in said recess to latch the lever arm in place when the binder rings are closed so to prevent inadvertent movement of the lever arm which might cause the binder rings to open;
• attachment means formed an underside of said cover piece for movably securing said bolt to said cover piece, said attachment means including a recess formed on said underside of said cover piece and extending from one end of the cover piece to the other end thereof, said bolt snap fitting into said recess so as to be positively mounted therein for both rotatable and longitudinal movement;
• and,
• storage means by which a user of said ring binder can store a writing instrument in said ring binder and including a flap formed on said cover piece and extending outwardly to one side thereof, a writing instrument being securable between said flap and an inner face of said binder cover to hold said writing instrument in place.