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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Applicants:
Edward P. Busam, Mason, OH (US);
Richard H. Harris, Xenia, OH (US);
Inventors:
Edward P. Busam, Mason, OH (US);
Richard H. Harris, Xenia, OH (US);
Assignee:
ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 27/00 (2006.01); B42F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42F 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A folder system including a folder having a first panel and a second panel pivotally coupled to the first panel along a pivot line. The folder further includes a spine portion positioned between the first and second panels at the pivot line, wherein said spine portion includes a hole formed therethrough. The spine portion further includes a slit extending from an outer edge of the spine portion to the hole to enable a binding device to be passed through the slit into the hole.