EP1007374B1 - Binding element for sheets of paper - Google Patents

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EP1007374B1
EP1007374B1 EP96904351A EP96904351A EP1007374B1 EP 1007374 B1 EP1007374 B1 EP 1007374B1 EP 96904351 A EP96904351 A EP 96904351A EP 96904351 A EP96904351 A EP 96904351A EP 1007374 B1 EP1007374 B1 EP 1007374B1
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end portion
body portion
perforator
insertion end
binding element
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Ronald De Jong
Lucas Maria Pijfers
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JPI Innovators BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F13/00—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots
    • B42F13/02—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with flexible or resilient means
    • B42F13/06—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with flexible or resilient means with strips or bands

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  • CH-A-243 783 is a flat and elongate binding element with an insertion end portion, a second end portion and a body portion being wider than the end portions and positioned therebetween, wherein the transitions between the body portion and the end portions are formed by preformed bends.
  • the present invention provides an element for mutually binding two or more sheets of paper provided with perforator holes as defined in claim 1.
  • the binding element according to the present invention is preferably applied in combination with round holes of a usual perforator such as is available in most offices (and households), while the decorative part can be used in distinctive or humorous manner to draw the attention of the recipient of the sheets of paper to a logo or other message.
  • a binding element 1 according to the present invention (fig. 1 and 2) comprises a body portion 2, an insertion end portion 3 and a second end portion 4 which is provided with a decorative part 5 which can take different forms, such as the decorative part 5' of fig. 3.
  • the body portion 2 and the end portions 3, 4 respectively are preferably manufactured from one piece of flexible metal, thus resulting in a low cost price and preventing the binding element from buckling during use. Silver-coloured metal is also easily visible.
  • the transition between body portion 2 and insertion end portion 3 and the second end portion 4 is formed by bends 6, 7 respectively so that the sheets of paper remain lying flat on a planar base.
  • the embodiment of fig. 3 has the further feature that the insertion end portion 3' is provided with a locking element 8 which can be fixed non-releasably to insertion end portion 3' whereby the sheets of paper, for instance together forming a contract, are joined together inseparably.
  • the locking element 8 can for instance be snapped into the hole 9 in the insertion end portion 3' such that locking element 8 cannot be removed without noticeably damaging the insertion element 3'.
  • Locking element 8 has a dimension which is larger than the diameter of the perforator holes (not shown in fig. 3) and can for instance be provided with a logo or the seal of a lawyer or the like.

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  • Sheet Holders (AREA)
  • Package Frames And Binding Bands (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
  • Paper (AREA)
  • Perforating, Stamping-Out Or Severing By Means Other Than Cutting (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Fixed Capacitors And Capacitor Manufacturing Machines (AREA)
EP96904351A 1996-02-16 1996-02-16 Binding element for sheets of paper Expired - Lifetime EP1007374B1 (en)

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PCT/NL1996/000071 WO1997029917A1 (en) 1996-02-16 1996-02-16 Binding element for sheets of paper

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EP1007374A1 EP1007374A1 (en) 2000-06-14
EP1007374B1 true EP1007374B1 (en) 2004-10-20

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EP96904351A Expired - Lifetime EP1007374B1 (en) 1996-02-16 1996-02-16 Binding element for sheets of paper

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EP (1) EP1007374B1 (da)
AT (1) ATE280046T1 (da)
AU (1) AU4847696A (da)
DE (1) DE69633684T2 (da)
DK (1) DK1007374T3 (da)
ES (1) ES2225872T3 (da)
PT (1) PT1007374E (da)
WO (1) WO1997029917A1 (da)

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CH243783A (de) * 1944-09-13 1946-07-31 Fischer Franz Halter zum auswechselbaren Zusammenfassen von mindestens zwei Löcher aufweisenden losen Blättern.
SE353050B (da) * 1969-05-23 1973-01-22 J Sahlin
MC1207A1 (fr) * 1978-04-18 1979-05-18 S Metni Attache personnalisee

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WO1997029917A1 (en) 1997-08-21
ATE280046T1 (de) 2004-11-15
DE69633684T2 (de) 2005-10-20
EP1007374A1 (en) 2000-06-14
DE69633684D1 (de) 2004-11-25
AU4847696A (en) 1997-09-02
PT1007374E (pt) 2004-12-31
ES2225872T3 (es) 2005-03-16
DK1007374T3 (da) 2005-02-07

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