US1531204A - Loose-leaf binder - Google Patents

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US1531204A
US1531204A US718340A US71834024A US1531204A US 1531204 A US1531204 A US 1531204A US 718340 A US718340 A US 718340A US 71834024 A US71834024 A US 71834024A US 1531204 A US1531204 A US 1531204A
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Mclaughlin James
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Steel Back File & Ledger Co
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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
    • B42F13/16—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with claws or rings
    • B42F13/20—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with claws or rings pivotable about an axis or axes parallel to binding edges
    • B42F13/22—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with claws or rings pivotable about an axis or axes parallel to binding edges in two sections engaging each other when closed
    • B42F13/26—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with claws or rings pivotable about an axis or axes parallel to binding edges in two sections engaging each other when closed and locked when so engaged, e.g. snap-action

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  • JAMES 'McLAUGHL/IN 0F CHICGOv ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO STEEL BACK FILE & LEDGER C0., GF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION QF ILLINOIS.
  • the present invention relates to new and useful improvements in loose leafl binders, and it ⁇ pertains more pantieularly to the hook-.oonstruetion thereof.
  • llt is a ffurther object of ,the inventlonto eonstnuct a ineohanisnrot' .this irigiture suoli a Inlnnner that vthe .several part-s xthereof .are not @Permanently ,secured together, and therefore, are capable ot detachment lWith respeot lto one another.
  • lt is a further objeetotthe inventionto construct a "loose ,lent hinder ,eonstruction in suoli .a nimmer ,that the leafcarrying prongs ⁇ willppen sutlieiently to permit the leaves heine attached to oindetached therefrom hy alvortical :movement ⁇ rather than necessitating a movement oi the ,leaves through thenrc ol a ciroleasislthe conin'ion pi'inctiee.
  • iIt is ⁇ a itu-rthor object of theinvention to provide a loose ,leaf bool( ,eonstl'yetion in which thek several parts ot' the haelt are hingedly connectedy ,together .A in L such ,a inannery that the pintlel of the hinge Erigidly I retninssnoli partsin theirfopeizative relation to one,. aniother.k
  • Fig. 2 isv ai.. similar view with. thepdeviee in .its openl position;
  • Fig. 3 is a similar .view With the prong hars removed and showing one of the back hars tolded over upon the cover; l
  • F L is a. ,det-ail transverse sectional view talien on the line 4 4 of Fig. l;
  • Fig. 5 is a rdetail transverse sectional view showing the hack broken with the leaf prongs in open position
  • Fig. 6 is adetail transverse sectional vieu' taken on the lineG-,Gof Fig. 3.
  • ⁇ the. reference ⁇ nunieral 10 designates a hookeover, Whichinay formed of leather or any other ⁇ suitable material. Carried hy eac-h haltol the cover on its inner tace, there is ⁇ a :facing or lining ll which is se cured .to the cover hy means ot glue lor the like.
  • saidstrii'is* being spaced with respect toeach l 1 other, as designated liy Vthe reference nuineral .13. i i
  • the ⁇ referenceA nun'ieral l5 op designates. hack hais, and ls'ueh hars 'are preferably constructed .troni inetal or other suitable rigid material.
  • y.rlhes'e hack :hars are Aout yas at 16, to provide lugs i7, suclilugs standing upward, as shown at'lS in the drawings.
  • the ,reference nuineral ,30 designates prong bans, and suclrprolng hars are suh- Lll) ' knuckles '22 aline with each other.
  • each of the prong bars Carried by each ofthe prong bars is a plurality of prongs 31, and such prongs are adapted to interengage as designated by the reference numeral 32 in Fig. 1, when the mechanism is in its closed position.
  • Each of the prong bars 3() is provided upon one of its side Walls With a flange 33, and these lianges 33 are adapted to engage beneath the lugs 17 of their respective back bars 15, as more: clearly shown in Figs. 4l and 5, the other side Wall of each of the prong bars being provided with a plurality of hinge knuckles 34,.
  • the hinge knuckles 22 carried by the back bars 15 and the hinge knuckles ⁇ 34 carried by the prong bars 30, are so positioned with respect to each other that when the several parts of the mechanism are assembled, the knuckles will aline to form a continuous hinge of the type known as a piano hinge. IVhen the several knuckles are in alinement a hinge ypintle is passed therethrough and through the medium of this hinge pintle 35, the several parts will be retained in their operative position.
  • the reference numeral designates a suitable lock -of any desired form, and such lock is operated by means of a finger piece el.
  • This locking mechanism forms no part of the present invention, and for this reason the same is only conventionally shown.
  • the present invention provides a loose leaf binder mechanism in Which the several parts are rigidly secured together by means of the pintle of the hinge of the mechanism, and,
  • a cover a plurality of back bars hingedly connected to the cover, a prong bar carried by each of said back bars, a plurality of hinge knuckles formed on said back bars and on said prong bars, said hinge knuckles-being adapted to aline With each other, and a hinge pintle adapted to pass through saidl alined hinge knuckles for securing the prong 'bars 'in hinged relation and to their respective back bars.
  • a cover In a loose leaf binder construction, a cover, a pair of back bars carried by the cover, and a prong bar removably associated With each of Said back bars.
  • a loose leaf binder back construction comprising a cover member, a pair of rigid elements carried by said cover member and constituting back bars, a prong bar carried by each of said back bars, and a common means for hingedly connecting and securing said back bars and said prong bars together.
  • a cover In a loose leaf binder construction, a cover, a plurality of back bars carried by the cover, a plurality of prong bars associated With the back bars and having interengagement therewith, each of said prong bars being removable from its respective back bar by movement laterally thereof-and means for preventing lateral movement of the prong bars relative to their respective back bars, said last-mentioned means comprising a hinge pivotally connecting the prong bars together.
  • A4 loose leaf binder construction comprising in combination With a cover, a plurality of rigid elements carried thereby, a plurality of lugs struck from each of said rigid elements, a plurality of hinge knuckles carried by each of said rigid elements, a plurality of prong bars, a flange associated with each of said prong bars and adapted to engage beneath the lugs of its respective rigid element, hinge knuckles formed on each ofthe prong bars and adapted to aline With each other and With the hinge knuckles formed on the rigid elements, and apintle adapted to be passed through the hinge knuckles of both the rigid elements and the prong bars for hingedly connecting the rigid elements and the prong bars together.
  • a loose leaf binder back construction comprising a cover member, a plurality of rigid members carried thereby and constituting baok barshingetllyconnected to the cover member, a. plurality of alining hinge i knucklescarried said back bars, a plurality of prong bars,hinge knuckles carried fen ityof back bars carried by said cover and thereby and adapted to aline 'with the knuckles olf the .back bars, and a pintle passing through said alined hinge knuckles and forming means for retainingthe back bars and prong bars in assembled'relation.
  • a cover In a loose leaf binder, a cover, a pluralin parallel relation to each other, a plurality of upstanding lugs carried by said back bars, a prong bai-[adapted for attachment to each of said back bars, a flange formed on each of said prong bars and adapted to engage beneath the lugs of its respective back bar, and means'for securing the back bars ysaid rigid back bars together.

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US718340A US1531204A (en) 1924-06-06 1924-06-06 Loose-leaf binder
GB11305/25A GB235160A (en) 1924-06-06 1925-04-30 A new or improved loose-leaf binder
DEK94097D DE435401C (de) 1924-06-06 1925-05-06 Loseblaetterbuch, bei welchem der Einband des Buches ein Paar Rueckenleisten traegt,denen ein Paar die Aufreihbuegel tragende Leisten zugeordnet sind

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Cited By (2)

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US2451324A (en) * 1945-10-16 1948-10-12 Charles H Dunton Shield for transformers
WO1982000798A1 (en) * 1980-08-29 1982-03-18 M Glennan Loose-leaf binder

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DE4424431C1 (de) * 1994-07-12 1995-10-12 Carl Maria Best Ordner zur Aufnahme gelochter Blätter

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US2451324A (en) * 1945-10-16 1948-10-12 Charles H Dunton Shield for transformers
WO1982000798A1 (en) * 1980-08-29 1982-03-18 M Glennan Loose-leaf binder

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