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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Aidan Petrie, Jamestown, RI (US);
Daniel Nelsen, Providence, RI (US);
Kenneth Zins, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Inventors:
Aidan Petrie, Jamestown, RI (US);
Daniel Nelsen, Providence, RI (US);
Kenneth Zins, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Assignee:
Staples The Office Superstore, LLC, Framingham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42F 3/02 (2006.01); B42F 13/02 (2006.01); B42F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A binder mechanism includes a rotatable support having ring segments that can be locked in a closed configuration. The binder mechanism includes a horizontal and/or a flush mounted push button that opens and/or unlocks the rotatable support. The push button acts on a ramped slider that causes the rotatable support to rotate open. An over-center arrangement aids in maintaining the binder mechanism closed or opened.