Combination Binding and Perforating Assembly

A combination binding and perforation assembly comprising:

• a base portion;
• a plurality of binding rings, protruding from said base portion, said binding rings operative to bind together a plurality of perforated paper sheets;
• a plurality of perforating rods, each of said perforating rods disposed adjacent to and coupled with a respective one of said binding rings via a respective connector, said perforating rods operative to perforate paper sheets;
• a plurality of guiding plates, each of said guiding plates disposed around and at an end of a respective one of said perforating rods where the surface of said guiding plates is substantially perpendicular to the surface of said base portion, said guiding plates operative to guide and support said perforating rods;
• a wall portion, disposed at an edge of said base portion such that the surface of said wall portion is substantially perpendicular to the surface of said base portion and substantially parallel to the surfaces of said guiding plates;
• a perforation slot, defined by a gap between said guiding plates and said wall portion, at least one paper sheet being insertable into said perforation slot;
• and
• a lever, coupled with said binding rings, such that when said lever is raised, said binding rings open and said perforating rods advance toward said perforation slot in order to perforate at least one paper sheet inserted in said perforation slot, and when said lever is lowered, said binding rings close and said perforating rods retract from said perforation slot.