EP2025530A1 - Dispositif de rétention de papier - Google Patents

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EP2025530A1
EP2025530A1 EP07253193A EP07253193A EP2025530A1 EP 2025530 A1 EP2025530 A1 EP 2025530A1 EP 07253193 A EP07253193 A EP 07253193A EP 07253193 A EP07253193 A EP 07253193A EP 2025530 A1 EP2025530 A1 EP 2025530A1
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Kin Chung Lam
Kwong Yip To
Yat Hang To
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Lion Share International Ltd
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Priority to EP07253193A priority Critical patent/EP2025530A1/fr
Priority to HK07112020A priority patent/HK1107638A2/xx
Priority to CNU2007201944400U priority patent/CN201124641Y/zh
Priority to CNA2007101965810A priority patent/CN101367304A/zh
Priority to CN2010102835676A priority patent/CN102019788A/zh
Priority to CNU2007201944415U priority patent/CN201120791Y/zh
Publication of EP2025530A1 publication Critical patent/EP2025530A1/fr
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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
    • B42F13/0006—Covers for loose-leaf binders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO BOOKS, FILING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE
    • B42P2241/00—Parts, details or accessories for books or filing appliances
    • B42P2241/06—Handles; Gripping means

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  • This invention relates to a paper-retaining device and, in particular, such a device adapted to releasably retain pieces of hole-punched paper.
  • Paper-retaining devices such as ring-binder folders or lever-arch type files, have been available for a long time.
  • Such devices include ring-binder mechanisms or lever-arch type file mechanisms, and are adapted to releasably retain pieces of hole-punched paper in rings of the ring-binder mechanisms or lever-arch type file mechanisms, and to allow such paper to be retrieved therefrom.
  • a substrate for a paper-retaining device including a spine portion, a first cover member and a second cover member, wherein each of said spine portion, said first cover member and said second cover member includes a respective lower edge, wherein said first cover member is pivotably engaged with and movable relative to said spine portion about a first edge, and wherein said second cover member is pivotably engaged with and movable relative to said spine portion about a second edge, characterized in that an angle subtended between said lower edge of said first cover member and said first edge is less than 90°.
  • a paper-retaining device including a substrate fixedly engaged with means for releasably retaining at least a piece of paper, said substrate including a spine portion, a first cover member and a second cover member, wherein each of said spine portion, said first cover member and said second cover member includes a respective lower edge, wherein said first cover member is pivotably engaged with and movable relative to said spine portion about a first edge, and wherein said second cover member is pivotably engaged with and movable relative to said spine portion about a second edge, characterized in that an angle subtended between said lower edge of said first cover member and said first edge is less than 90°.
  • a substrate for a paper-retaining device including a spine portion, a first cover member and a second cover member, wherein each of said spine portion, said first cover member and said second cover member includes a respective lower edge, characterized in that when said spine portion and said first cover member occupy a same plane, the lower edge of said spine portion and the lower edge of said first cover member subtend an angle of less than 180°.
  • a paper-retaining device including a substrate fixedly engaged with means for releasably retaining at least a piece of paper, said substrate including a spine portion, a first cover member and a second cover member, wherein each of said spine portion, said first cover member and said second cover member includes a respective lower edge, characterized in that when said spine portion and said first cover member occupy a same plane, the lower edge of said spine portion and the lower edge of said first cover member subtend an angle of less than 180°.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 show, respectively, a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of a cover, generally designated as 100, for a paper-retaining device, e.g. a ring-binder folder or lever-arch type file, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a paper-retaining device e.g. a ring-binder folder or lever-arch type file
  • the cover may be 100 may be made of plastics, leather, imitations of leather, cloth material, or cardboard, and includes a planar front cover 102, a planar rear cover 104 and a planar spine 106.
  • the front cover 102 has a straight lower edge 102a
  • the rear cover 104 has a straight lower edge 104a
  • the spine 106 also has a straight lower edge 106a.
  • the front cover 102 is pivotably engaged with and pivotably movable relative to the spine 106 about a straight edge 108
  • the rear cover 104 is pivotably engaged with and pivotably movable relative to the spine 106 about a straight edge 110.
  • the angle ⁇ between the lower edge 102a of the front cover 102 and the edge 108 between the front cover 102 and the spine 106 is less than 90°.
  • the angle ⁇ between the lower edge 104a of the rear cover 104 and the edge 110 between the rear cover 104 and the spine 106 is also less than 90°.
  • the angles ⁇ and ⁇ are preferably the same.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 show, respectively, a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of a lever-arch type file according to an embodiment of the present invention, generally designated as 200.
  • the file 200 includes the cover 100 and a lever-arch type file mechanism 202 (shown in dotted lines) fixedly secured, e.g. by a number of rivets or screws, to the rear cover 104. It can be seen from Figs. 5 and 6 that the lever-arch type file mechanism 202 in the file 200 can releasably retain pieces of hole-punched paper, in the conventional manner.
  • FIG. 3 A further embodiment of a paper-retaining device according to the present invention is shown in Figs. 7 to 16 , and generally designated as 300.
  • the device 300 also includes a cover 301 (which may be made of plastics, leather, imitations of leather, cloth material or cardboard) with a front cover 302 hingedly engaged with an pivotable relative to a spine 306 about a straight edge 308, and the spine 306 is also hingedly engaged with an pivotable relative to a rear cover 304 about a straight edge 310.
  • a lever-arch type file mechanism 312 is fixedly secured, to an inner surface 304b of the rear cover 304, for releasably retaining pieces of paper.
  • the angle ⁇ between the lower edge 302a of the front cover 302 and the edge 308 between the front cover 302 and the spine 306 is less than 90°.
  • the angle ⁇ between the lower edge 304a of the rear cover 304 and the edge 310 between the rear cover 304 and the spine 306 is also less than 90°.
  • the angles ⁇ and ⁇ are preferably the same.
  • Figs. 7 to 9 also clearly show that the cover 301 includes a circular aperture 314 adjacent a lower end of the spine 306 allowing insertion of one or more fingers of a user, for moving (e.g. pulling) the device 300.
  • Two elongate apertures 316 are also formed on the front cover 302, each allowing insertion of part of a respective ring of the lever-arch type file mechanism 312 when the device 300 is in the closed configuration.
  • Figs. 11 and 12 show the paper-retaining device 300 in an upstanding position. It can be seen in Figs. 13 and 14 that the lever-arch type file mechanism 312 is fixedly secured by several rivets 318 onto the inner surface 304b of the rear cover 304 to form the paper-retaining device 300, for releasably retaining pieces of paper, as shown in Fig. 15 .
  • Fig. 16 shows several significant angles and dimensions of the paper-retaining device 300.
  • the obtuse angle ⁇ between the lower edge 304a of the rear cover 304 and the lower edge 306a of the spine 306 is less than 180°, and so is the obtuse angle ⁇ between the lower edge 302a of the front cover 302 and the lower edge 306a of the spine 306.
  • the angles ⁇ and ⁇ are preferably the same.
  • a longitudinal axis L-L of the lever-arch type file mechanism 312 is perpendicular to the lower edge 304a of the rear cover 304 to which it is fixedly engaged.
  • the longitudinal axis L-L of the lever-arch type file mechanism 312 is thus inclined relative to the edge 310 at an acute angle ⁇ , which is equal to 180° - ⁇ .
  • A4 size device i.e. a device 300 suitable for retaining A4 size paper:
  • F4 size device i.e. a device 300 suitable for retaining F4 size paper
  • B5 size device i.e. a device 300 suitable for retaining B5 size paper:
  • FIG. 17 to 20 A further embodiment of a paper-retaining device according to the present invention is shown in Figs. 17 to 20 , generally designated as 400, and incorporating the cover 100 discussed above.
  • a longitudinal axis M-M of the ring-binder mechanism 412 is inclined relative to an edge 410 between the rear cover 404 and an adjoining spine 406 by an acute angle.
  • the axis M-M is perpendicular to the lower edge 404a of the rear cover 404, as shown in Fig. 18 .
  • a paper-retaining device is shown in Figs. 21 to 30 , generally designated as 500.
  • This device 500 is similar to the device 400 shown in Figs. 17 to 20 and discussed above, with the main difference being that the device 500 has a circular aperture 514 on a spine 506 of a cover 501 of the device 500.
  • a ring-binder mechanism 512 is fixedly secured to an inner surface 504b of a rear cover 504 of the cover 501 to form the paper-retaining device 500.
  • the obtuse angle ⁇ between a lower edge 504a of the rear cover 504 and a lower edge 506a of the spine 506 is less than 180°, and so is the obtuse angle ⁇ between a lower edge 502a of the front cover 502 and the lower edge 506a of the spine 506.
  • the angles ⁇ and ⁇ are preferably the same.
  • a longitudinal axis S-S of the ring-binder mechanism 512 is perpendicular to the lower edge 504a of the rear cover 504 to which it is fixedly engaged. The longitudinal axis S-S of the ring-binder mechanism 512 is thus inclined relative to an edge 510 adjoining the spine 506 and the rear cover 504 at an acute angle ⁇ , which is equal to 180° - ⁇ .
  • Figs. 31 to 33 show various views of a paper-retaining device according to a still further embodiment of the present invention, generally designated as 600.
  • This device 600 is structurally similar to the device 200 shown in Figs. 3 to 6 and discussed above. The main difference between this device 600 and the device 200 is that, in the device 200, the two free corners of the rear cover 104 and the two free corners of the front cover 102 are rounded off; whereas in the device 600, the corresponding corners are not rounded-off.
  • a paper-retaining device is shown in Figs. 34 to 36 , and generally designated as 700.
  • This device 700 is structurally similar to the device 200 shown in Figs. 3 to 6 and discussed above.
  • a special feature residing in the device 700 is that a semi-circular recess 720 is formed along an upper edge 706b of a spine 706 of the device 700, and a semi-circular recess 722 is formed along a lower edge 706a of the spine 706.
  • These two recesses 720, 722 are sized for allowing insertion of a respective finger of a user, for pulling the device 700, for example, out from a row of devices 700 standing one next to the other.
  • a paper-retaining device is shown in Figs. 37 to 39 , and generally designated as 800.
  • This device 800 is also structurally similar to the device 200 shown in Figs. 3 to 6 and discussed above.
  • a special feature residing in the device 800 is the provision of two apertures 820, 822, in which the aperture 820 is formed through an edge 808 adjoining a front cover 802 and a spine 806 of the device 800; and the aperture 822 is formed through an edge 810 adjoining a rear cover 804 and the spine 806 of the device 800.
  • These two recesses 820, 822 are sized and configured for allowing insertion of a respective finger of a user, for pulling the device 800, for example, out from a row of devices 800 standing one next to the other.
  • a paper-retaining device is shown in Figs. 40 to 42 , and generally designated as 900.
  • This device 900 is structurally similar to the device 800 shown in Figs. 37 to 39 and discussed above.
  • a special feature of the device 900 over the device 800 is that the device 900 has three pairs of apertures 920a, 922a, 920b, 922b, 920c, 922c arranged one above another, which collectively allow insertion of more than two fingers of a user, to facilitate removal of the device 900 from a row of paper-retaining devices.
  • a paper-retaining device is shown in Figs. 43 to 45 , and generally designated as 1000.
  • This device 1000 is structurally similar to the device 200 shown in Figs. 3 to 6 and discussed above.
  • a special feature of the device 1000 over the device 200 is that each of a front cover 1002 and a rear cover 1004 of the device 1000 is formed with an undulating portion, forming a series of parallel recesses 1006. A user may thus grip the device 1000 by holding the recesses 1006, thus facilitating holding of the device 1000.
  • a paper-retaining device is shown in Figs. 46 to 51 , and generally designated as 1100.
  • the device 1100 can be said to be a combination of the device 700 shown in Fig. 34 and the device 900 shown in Fig. 40 , in that it includes a semi-circular recess 1108 at an upper end of a spine 1106, a semi-circular recess 1110 at a lower end of the spine 1106, and three pairs of apertures 1112a, 1114a, 1112b, 1114b, 1112c, 1114c through edges 1116, 1118 adjoining a rear cover 1104 and the spine 1106, and a front cover 1102 and the spine 1106 respectively.

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EP07253193A EP2025530A1 (fr) 2007-08-14 2007-08-14 Dispositif de rétention de papier
HK07112020A HK1107638A2 (en) 2007-08-14 2007-11-05 A substrate for a paper-retaining device
CNU2007201944400U CN201124641Y (zh) 2007-08-14 2007-11-29 纸张保持装置
CNA2007101965810A CN101367304A (zh) 2007-08-14 2007-11-29 纸张保持装置
CN2010102835676A CN102019788A (zh) 2007-08-14 2007-11-29 纸张保持装置
CNU2007201944415U CN201120791Y (zh) 2007-08-14 2007-11-29 纸张保持装置

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0638440A1 (fr) * 1993-07-26 1995-02-15 Van de Pol, Rudolf Erik Article de papeterie
FR2774631A1 (fr) * 1998-02-11 1999-08-13 Modling Sa Article de classement et procede pour manipuler de tels articles vis-a-vis d'un element de rangement
GB2364963A (en) * 2000-07-27 2002-02-13 Folders Galore Ltd A ring binder with non-vertical spine
WO2002028663A2 (fr) * 2000-10-04 2002-04-11 Acco Brands, Inc. Chemise a poches multiples
US20020047258A1 (en) * 1999-09-11 2002-04-25 Wien Portfolios with enhanced molded covers
US20050238416A1 (en) * 2004-04-22 2005-10-27 Chang Jui Y File folder having cover retaining device

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0638440A1 (fr) * 1993-07-26 1995-02-15 Van de Pol, Rudolf Erik Article de papeterie
FR2774631A1 (fr) * 1998-02-11 1999-08-13 Modling Sa Article de classement et procede pour manipuler de tels articles vis-a-vis d'un element de rangement
US20020047258A1 (en) * 1999-09-11 2002-04-25 Wien Portfolios with enhanced molded covers
GB2364963A (en) * 2000-07-27 2002-02-13 Folders Galore Ltd A ring binder with non-vertical spine
WO2002028663A2 (fr) * 2000-10-04 2002-04-11 Acco Brands, Inc. Chemise a poches multiples
US20050238416A1 (en) * 2004-04-22 2005-10-27 Chang Jui Y File folder having cover retaining device

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CN201120791Y (zh) 2008-09-24
CN201124641Y (zh) 2008-10-01
HK1107638A2 (en) 2008-04-11

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