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US 7,406,790 B2Granted
Labeling system for coil binders
OwnerAric M. Gnesainventor
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Abstract
A labeling member is disclosed which attaches to the coil used for the coil binding of documents. The member may be affixed as an aftermarket upgrade to existing coil binding products. In embodiments, the member serves at least two functions. First, the member presents a face along the edge of a coil which may be marked or labeled to allow identification of the coil bound document when shelved or stacked. Second, the member adds structural rigidity to the bound document when placed vertically on a shelf by making the coil more rigid.
Claims9
A labeling system for a coil-bound article, the coil bound article bound together by a flexible coil, comprising:
- a rigid spine having a length approximately equal to a length of the flexible coil and an exterior surface capable of receiving identifying markings and an interior surface opposite the exterior surface, the rigid spine having a semicircular cross-section wrapping partially around the flexible coil, the semicircular cross-section capable of adding structural rigidity to the flexible coil to keep the flexible coil substantially straight along its length;
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- a plurality of fastening clips affixed to the spine, the plurality of fastening clips each including a boss extending from the interior surface of the spine, and a pair of flanges extending from the boss in opposite directions from each other, each fastening clip capable of engaging a pair of adjacent loops of the coil to fasten the labeling system to the flexible coil and the plurality of fastening clips capable of adding structural rigidity to the flexible coil to keep the flexible coil substantially straight along its length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.