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US 9,421,812 B2Granted
Three-ring binder with hole punch
OwnerDylan Jacobson, Chase D. Wichertinventors
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Abstract
A combination three-ring binder and hole punch is provided. The binder includes a housing upon which the rings are mounted and in which the punch assembly is mounted. A pivotal lever on the housing actuates the punch assembly which uses a slide cam to simultaneously punch three holes in one or more sheets of paper.
Claims8
A three-ring binder and hole punch combination for securing papers, comprising:
- an elongated housing with three rings mounted thereon;
- a punch assembly within the housing and aligned with the rings to punch three holes in paper;
- the housing having a slot for receiving paper into the punch assembly;
- an actuator lever pivotally mounted at one end of the housing and being operatively connected to the punch assembly to actuate the punch assembly and thereby simultaneously punch three holes in paper;
- wherein the punch assembly includes a sliding bar which slides longitudinally within the housing between a neutral position and a hole punch position;
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- wherein the punch assembly further includes three resilient fingers which move up and down between a neutral position and a hole punching position in response to sliding movement of the bar.
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