Binder metal with accessory attachment capability
AssigneeU.S. Ring Binder, L.P.
InventorPaul Whaley
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Abstract
A binder ring metal (10) includes a shield (12) fitting over and substantially enclosing a mechanism by which at least one binder ring (14) of the metal is open and closed. The shield has a top surface (22) and an annular flange (24) forming a sidewall of the shield. At least one recess (32) is formed on the top surface of the shield. The recess is sized and shaped for an accessory to be attached to the top surface of the shield and to thereafter be portable with a ring binder to which the metal is attached. This facilitates ease of access to the accessory by a user of the ring binder. In addition, a trigger (62) installed at one end of the metal is formed using a molding process which allows a finger pad (64) of the trigger to be molded in place together with the body (66) portion of the trigger.
Claims15
In a binder ring metal having at least one binder ring, the improvement comprising:
- a shield fitting over and substantially enclosing a mechanism by which the said at least one binder ring is opened and closed, the shield having a top surface and an annular flange forming a sidewall of the shield, the shield being at least partially encircled by the binder ring;
- and,
- at least one recess formed on the top surface of the shield by which an accessory is attached to the shield and is portable therewith for ease of access by a user of a ring binder on which the binder ring metal is installed, the recess having endwalls and a base, but no sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.