Acco Brands Corporation

Meadwestvaco Corporation

Hasbro, Inc.

Mead Products LLC

Edward P Busam

Michael D Rowe

Bobby G James, Jr

Richard H Harris

Kenneth P Richied

Dana M Walker

Sherry Lynn Jones

Kevin W Witter

Thomas Joseph Africa

J Michael Tims

Lisa K Brooks

Paul E Olvera

Diana W Juratovac

Chris W Cicenas

Stephen D Wehmeyer

Donald George Bauer

Jason Michael Kramer

Peter M Bartlett

Ellisa A Stone

Hannah E Junglas

Megan M Meyer

Danielle L Osborne

Jonathan Wicks

Bobby G James

Jeffrey T DeBord

Richard Lee Lane

Thomas B Remm

John T Schmidt

Lewis Ray Dyson

Kevin Wesley Witter

Ross Worden

Amy Elizabeth Glosh

Elizabeth M Lacher

Jeff Akins

James C Matchett

William T Thorn, Iii

Keith D McGoldrick

Thomas J Africa

Gary W Chalmers

Trisha Maurer

Harlan Peden

Kyley Reed

Amy Bryant

Sherry L Jones

Bhavpreeta Garg

Elizabeth Taylor

Chad Haas

Bertholt Ludwig Ted Schroeder

Jr James Bobby G

Coupling device for attaching stationery to a notebook

A device for removably coupling one or more sheets of stationery to a notebook or similar item is provided and a portion of the coupling device, such as one or more arms, may extend through one or more holes in the stationery to retain the stationery to the notebook. Providing a device for removably attaching stationery items to a notebook allows students, planners, professionals, and other users to securely retain items in a notebook at a specific location within the pages thereof. In operation, such a coupling device permits users to keep track of a variety of items in a bound component.

Coupling device

A binding mechanism including a body portion having a flange opening extending therethrough. The body portion further includes or at least partially defines a body portion opening positioned adjacent a base end of the flange. The binding mechanism has a manually deflectable flange coupled to the body portion. At least part of the flange is insertable through the flange opening from a first side of the body portion to at least partially form a loop on the first side of the body portion. The at least part of the flange is alternatively insertable through the flange opening from a second side of the body portion opposite the first side to at least partially form a loop on the second side of the body portion. The body portion opening is configured to receive the flange therethrough to enable the flange to be positioned on either the first side or the second side of the body portion.

Flexible binding mechanism

Binder with three hole punch

A tab is provided for notebooks and binders. The tab is placed within the space otherwise occupied by a binding, and thus is protected from wear and does not appreciably increase the overall size of the notebook or binder. The tab may be located at a corner of the binding or at an intermediate point along the binding.

Edge tabs for notebook

An expandable storage device is provided including a first panel and a second panel, along with one or more mechanisms for adjusting the size of a spine therebetween. By one approach, the storage device includes a first panel having a first panel spine portion, a second panel having a second panel spine portion, and one or more actuators, where the first panel spine portion and the second panel spine portion are configured to form a spine of the device having an adjustable width. The one or more actuators may be configured to move between an unlocked and a locked configuration to move the first panel or the second panel relative to one another and selectively retain the spine of the device at variety of adjustable widths. So configured, the device may accommodate an increasing or decreasing number of articles, sheets, or other items placed therein.

Expandable storage device

Hole shape for sheet item

A sheet system including a sheet having an edge and at least one generally triangular hole positioned adjacent to but spaced apart from the edge. A side of the triangle is oriented generally parallel with the edge of the sheet.

Sheet item with non-circular holes

A tab system including a tab for attachment to a component, the tab having a display portion proximate to a first edge of the tab and a pair of attachment portions. Each attachment portion is located on a corner of the tab along a second edge opposite from the first edge. Each attachment portion includes curved or angled, generally parallel upper and lower edges, or, alternately each attachment portion includes a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart outwardly-extending legs.

Movable tab

Bound edge tabs for notebook

A component including a body having an outer edge, a first slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein and a second slit/opening formed or pre-formed therein. The component further includes a tab coupled to the body such that the tab is movable between a retracted position wherein the tab does not protrude beyond the outer edge, and an extended position wherein the tab extends through the first slit/opening, extends through the second slit/opening and protrudes beyond the outer edge.

Component with selectively deployable tabs

A folder including a main panel, a pocket panel coupled to the main panel and defining a pocket therebetween, and a divider coupled to the main panel. The divider is movable between an inserted position wherein at least part of the divider is positioned in the pocket, and a retracted position wherein the at least part of the divider is not positioned in the pocket. The divider includes at least one of a slit or a notch to provide ease of movement of the divider in moving between the inserted position and the retracted position.

Folder with movable divider

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Mason, OH, United States of America

Edward P Busam