EP1346848A1 - Dividing sheet for spiral notebook or ring binder - Google Patents
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- EP1346848A1 EP1346848A1 EP02251963A EP02251963A EP1346848A1 EP 1346848 A1 EP1346848 A1 EP 1346848A1 EP 02251963 A EP02251963 A EP 02251963A EP 02251963 A EP02251963 A EP 02251963A EP 1346848 A1 EP1346848 A1 EP 1346848A1
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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
- B42F21/00—Indexing means; Indexing tabs or protectors therefor
- B42F21/02—Tabs integral with sheets, papers, cards, or suspension files
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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
- B42F3/00—Sheets temporarily attached together involving perforations; Means therefor; Sheet details therefor
- B42F3/003—Perforated or punched sheets
Abstract
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- The present invention is related to a dividing sheet for a spiral notebook or a ring binder, and more particularly, to a dividing sheet for dividing the spiral notebook or the ring binder into different divisions.
- Almost, every one has ever owned a spiral notebook. A spiral notebook has a limited number of pages. If the spiral notebook is thick, it means that users can write a different category of contents in the thick spiral notebook. Accordingly, the users generally desire to divide the spiral notebook into different divisions for different categories of contents. However, the conventional spiral notebook can not allow users to insert any dividing sheet for dividing the spiral notebook into different divisions. Therefore, it is tried to rectify this drawback by the present application.
- It is therefore a primary objective of the present invention to provide a dividing sheet for a spiral notebook or a ring binder which allows users to insert dividing sheets for dividing the spiral notebook or a ring binder into different divisions so as to accommodate different categories of contents.
- According to the present invention, the dividing sheet includes a first number of barbs extending from one edge of the dividing sheet for engaging the dividing sheet with the spiral of a spiral notebook so as to divide the spiral notebook into different divisions.
- Preferably, the dividing sheet comprises a second number of holes formed close to the one edge for being adapted to a ring binder.
- Preferably, the dividing sheet further comprises a tab portion extending from the edge opposing to the one edge to indicate a particular division.
- Preferably, the barbs are double-hook portions.
- Preferably, the double-hook portion has a head portion with a width greater than a pitch of the spiral.
- Preferably, the double-hook portion has a neck portion with a width less than the pitch of the spiral.
- The present invention may best be understood through the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Fig. 1 is a dividing sheet according to the present invention;
- Fig. 2 shows that a dividing sheet divides a spiral notebook into two divisions;
- Fig. 3 shows that a dividing sheet divides a three-hole ring binder into two divisions; and
- Fig. 4 shows how a dividing sheet is inserted into the spiral of a spiral notebook.
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- Please refer to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 shows a dividing
sheet 30 according to the present invention. The dividingsheet 30 includes a first number ofbarbs 32 extending from edge A of the dividingsheet 30 for engaging the dividingsheet 30 with aspiral 35 of aspiral notebook 40 so as to divide thespiral notebook 40 into different divisions as shown in Fig. 2; atab portion 34 extending from the edge B opposing to the edge A to indicate a particular division. - The dividing
sheet 30 further comprises a second number ofholes 33 formed close to the edge A for being adapted to aring binder 50 as shown in Fig. 3. - Please refer to Fig. 1 again. Moreover, the
barb 32 is a double-hook portion and has ahead portion 36 with a width C greater than a pitch P of thespiral 35, and the double-hook portion has aneck portion 38 with a width D less than the pitch P of the spiral. - Please refer to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 shows a dividing
sheet 30 is inserted into a thickspiral notebook 40. For inserting the dividingsheet 30 into thespiral 35 of the spiral notebook, the user applies his finger to widen a pair of loops of thespiral 35 at a proper position, then, inserts one of thebarbs 32 between the pair of loops. After the user releases the pair of loops, thebarbs 32 will be prevented from being drawn out from the pair of loops. By using the same step, theother barbs 32 can be inserted into thespiral 35 in order.
Claims (7)
- A dividing sheet (30) comprising a first number of barbs (32) extending from one edge of the dividing sheet (30) for engaging the dividing sheet with a spiral (35) of a spiral notebook (40) so as to divide the spiral notebook (40) into different divisions.
- The dividing sheet (30) as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a second number of holes (33) formed close to the one edge for being adapted to a ring binder (50).
- The dividing sheet (30) as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a tab portion (34) extending from the edge opposing to the one edge to indicate a particular division.
- The dividing sheet (30) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the barbs (32) are double-hook portions.
- The dividing sheet (30) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the double-hook portion has a head portion with a width greater than a pitch of the spiral.
- The dividing sheet (30) as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the double-hook portion has a neck portion (38) with a width less than the pitch of the spiral.
- A spiral bound book comprising a plurality of superposed, e.g. substantially rectangular, sheets of paper or the like, adjacent one edge of which a linear array of holes is formed, the sheets being retained in the shape of a book by the coils of a spiral (35) accommodated in the holes, and at least one dividing sheet (30) sandwiched between a respective pair of adjacent sheets of paper or the like, the dividing sheet (30) having two or more projections (32) formed on one side edge, each projection (32) having a neck portion (38), with a width (D) in the plane of the dividing sheet less than the pitch (P) of the spiral, and a head portion (36), with a width (C) greater than the pitch (P) of the spiral, each head portion (36) being accommodated within the space defined by the spiral (35) and each neck portion (38) being accommodated in the space between a respective adjacent pair of coils of the spiral.
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EP02251963A EP1346848A1 (en) | 2002-03-19 | 2002-03-19 | Dividing sheet for spiral notebook or ring binder |
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EP02251963A EP1346848A1 (en) | 2002-03-19 | 2002-03-19 | Dividing sheet for spiral notebook or ring binder |
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Cited By (3)
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US7628426B1 (en) | 2008-03-24 | 2009-12-08 | Meadwestvaco Corporation | Notebook cover with extending hole-punched tabs for facilitating attachment to ringed binder |
US9796206B2 (en) | 2008-03-24 | 2017-10-24 | ACCO Brands Corporation | Bound component with selectively deployable tabs |
US10596845B2 (en) | 2010-05-28 | 2020-03-24 | ACCO Brands Corporation | Bound edge tabs for notebook |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2583998A (en) * | 1949-10-28 | 1952-01-29 | Carl B Cook | Book |
US4058327A (en) * | 1976-11-01 | 1977-11-15 | American Guidance Service, Inc. | Display device |
FR2749218A1 (en) * | 1996-05-31 | 1997-12-05 | Roulina Jean Claude | Spiral bound document folder |
DE29920165U1 (en) * | 1999-11-16 | 2000-02-03 | Herlitz Pbs Ag | Writing pad |
US6390713B1 (en) * | 2000-11-13 | 2002-05-21 | The Mead Corporation | Adapter for a coil bound notebook |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2583998A (en) * | 1949-10-28 | 1952-01-29 | Carl B Cook | Book |
US4058327A (en) * | 1976-11-01 | 1977-11-15 | American Guidance Service, Inc. | Display device |
FR2749218A1 (en) * | 1996-05-31 | 1997-12-05 | Roulina Jean Claude | Spiral bound document folder |
DE29920165U1 (en) * | 1999-11-16 | 2000-02-03 | Herlitz Pbs Ag | Writing pad |
US6390713B1 (en) * | 2000-11-13 | 2002-05-21 | The Mead Corporation | Adapter for a coil bound notebook |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US7628426B1 (en) | 2008-03-24 | 2009-12-08 | Meadwestvaco Corporation | Notebook cover with extending hole-punched tabs for facilitating attachment to ringed binder |
US7819432B2 (en) | 2008-03-24 | 2010-10-26 | Meadwestvaco Corporation | Notebook cover with extending hole-punched tabs for facilitating attachment to ringed binder |
US8702128B2 (en) | 2008-03-24 | 2014-04-22 | ACCO Brands Corporation | Notebook cover with extending hole-punched tabs for facilitating attachment to ringed binder |
US9796206B2 (en) | 2008-03-24 | 2017-10-24 | ACCO Brands Corporation | Bound component with selectively deployable tabs |
US10486456B2 (en) | 2008-03-24 | 2019-11-26 | ACCO Brands Corporation | Component with selectively deployable tabs |
US10596845B2 (en) | 2010-05-28 | 2020-03-24 | ACCO Brands Corporation | Bound edge tabs for notebook |
US11027569B2 (en) | 2010-05-28 | 2021-06-08 | ACCO Brands Corporation | Edge tabs for notebook |
US11331941B2 (en) | 2010-05-28 | 2022-05-17 | ACCO Brands Corporation | Edge tabs for notebook |
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