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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Ccl Label, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
L. Sean Le, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Cathleen D. Caruso, Brea, CA (US);
Kenneth N. Hawley, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Eric R. Nelson, Cypress, CA (US);
Eric R. Cushing, Riverside, CA (US);
Jacobus M. Berkhout, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chris Whittall, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Yongju Kwak, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel K. Harden, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mickey Makay, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Stan Reyes, Vallejo, CA (US);
Hardy S. Shen, San Jose, CA (US);
CCL Label, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A binder mechanism is shown and described herein. The binder mechanism may include a base, first and second ring bases pivotally coupled to the base, first and second ring portions fixed with the ring bases, at least one pin attached with the first and second ring bases, a slide operatively engaged with the base and operatively engaged with the at least one pin, the slide selectively and axially positionable relative to the base, and an actuator operatively engaged with the slide, where the actuator is configured to selectively and axially position the slide whereby the slide positions the at least one pin to pivot the first and second ring bases away from one another to disengage the first and second ring portions.