US1929389A - Loose leaf binder - Google Patents

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1933- J. R. NEWLAND ET'AL LOOSE LEAF BINDER Filed May 19, 1932 2 Sheets+Sheet l INVENTOR 1?. Jag Ragmond Newland BY Eugene TLundzan A TTORNEYS J R. NEWLAND srr m. 1,929,339

LOOSE LEAF BINDER Filed May 19. 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ag Ragmond Nawlani 1 3 Eugam T. Lundaan B {ATTORNEYS Patented on. 3, 1933 v I t I 1329,38 1

UNITED S AT sf ,1 AT'ENT omen LoosE LEAF BINDER Jay Raymond Newland, Kalamazoo, and Eugene .T. Lundeen, v Mattawan, Mich, assignors to Remington Rand Ina, Buifalo', N, Y.

Application May 19, 1 932. Serial No. 612.326 1 Claim. (01. 129-13) This invention relates to loose leaf binders and base member 1 and in this instance said postv provides a simplified form of binder having only projects through a circular orifice in the base one binder post. This binder is particularly member and has an annular flange 3 extending adapted to be used in systems where a series of beyond the body of the orifice countersunk into 5 cards or sheets are used, the individual cards or the underneath portion of the base member and 60 sheets containing information about different acsecured by rivets 4. I

counts or conditions. It is often desirable to A removable binder, member 5 of metal or separate cards ;inthese systems into separate other substantially'rigid material acts as a clamp groups for tabulating reference or other purposes ing bar for the binder, and is provided with a 1G and it has heretofore been necessary to detach cover section 6 hinged to member'5 at 7. Cover 65 the cards from; the binder to accomplish -this section 6 is constructed of leather or any other result. It is. possible by this invention to segresuitable flexible material, although any rigid magate or group together any oft-he cards of the terial' may be used. A- cover member'19 is pro series without removing them from. the binder. vided on the opposite sideof thebinder or clamp Is and also to lock the binder with the cards in any ing member 5 from the cover 6, and is secured 70 desired groupedposition to prevent their acciin any desirable manner to hinder member 5, dental displacement I 1 in this particular instance by rivets 8. The cover The structure for obtaining the foregoing re-'- section l9 is also formed of a suitable flexible suits comprises two binder members" joined by material, such as leather.

2:3 only one binding member or post, a; series of cards The clamping bar 5is provided with a centrally 7'5 f or sheets and means for locking the binder memdisposed orifice in which is rigidly secured a bers together either in a position in which the downwardly depending tube 9. The tube 9is secards are loosely held and free to rotate about cured in' the'prifice iby 'meang of outwardly the binding memben or" in a position in which extending flange; as shown, in Fig. 6, and 00- the cards are tightly clamped together. ;P0sioperates with and slidably fitsin'to the-binder tionillg means are O provided 0116 O the post 2 and is provided with a locking mechanism members to hold a desired number-of cards for locking the cover and base together. The in a desired p ion on one of said binder memfree end of tube Sis split into four quarters, shown belS Whtther the Cards p d at .10, in order that thejtube at itsfree end may not. a I V p be expanded to engage post 2. The inner wall Other obj sthis invention will app in of the free end of the tube is tapered inwardly the specification and claim lbelow. v i as shown at 11, while the inside of the neck of In the drawings: tube 9 is threaded at 12 and reeeivesthe correa Fig. 1 shows the loose leaf binder in perspective Sponding t r o pin 13 h pin 13 t nd 35 with a stack of sheets arra in Several fdown 'into' the narrowed portion 11 of the tube 90 ferent positions relative to each other. d is'roundedon it 1 r end, its upper end t 2 is a longitudinal Section 'Q h being provided with an enlargedJhead' portion, binder Show in Wilihfl Slight -n 14,the lower shoulder of which limits the down-s ment of the sheets. ward movement of the pin by contacting with the 40 Fig. 3 shows t e p s t P 'Q Q Structure topof tube 9. .The head 14 is provided withan 95 in p p detached mth bmdere larged ring handle 15, secured in the usual Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section taken through manner t r a 11 1 15 and provides handle the Ce te Of the p ng structure shown in of sufficient size to facilitate the easy operation Fig. his a group perspective showing the base of th entire locking mechanism.

and cover of the binder in disassembled relation. Th operation of the locking mechanism is as 100 y Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse section taken follows; Th t be 9 is partially slid into the I on line 66 of 0f the binder p With binder post 2 and the pin 13, the lower end of locking mechanism in its locked position and with which is not engaged with the tube at 11, is the leaves shown in broken lines. rotated by means of handle 15, the action of the The binder has a base member 1 made of wood, screw threads causing the pin to advance into 105 V 'j'jj metal or any other suitable material that may engagement with the inner surface of the tube is be recta Square, round 1 any other de- 9, approximately at 11; and continued rotation sired shape; of the pin causes expansion of the quartered ends A post Zis fixed in base member 1. The post of the tube and finally causes them to lock tightly 2 may be secured in any suitable manner to the W th b nder post at 10 The locking action just described is the same no matter what position the cover 6 may have relative to base 1, or no matter how far tube 9 may be inserted into the binder post.

A stack of sheets or cards 18 of any suitable size is provided in the binder, and in the preferred form as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the cards are slightly smaller in dimension than the length and width of the top covers'and are provided with an aperture slightly larger than the binder bar 2 and positioned between the cover. and the base member. To insert the sheets the cover member is disengaged from the base and the binder post inserted through the aperture of each sheet. Usually the sheets are too numerous to be accommodated by the binder post alone so the remainder are positioned with their apertures in alignment coaxially above the binder post. tube member 9 is then inserted through the card apertures and into the binder post and serves as a'retain'er for the'sheets located above the top of the binder post. 1

After the entire binder has been assembled and the'binder locked without forcing the clamping bar down on the sheets, it is possible forany number of' the sheets to be rotated laterally around the binder post 2 and tube 9, and to lock them in an'yldesired position by loosening the i locking mechanism, pressing downwardly onthe clamping bar, and then tightening the locking mechanism, forexample, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The adaptability of this binder in providing a multiplicity of possible positions for any number of its cards and. the ability to lock the cards in any desired position is easily apparent and of substantial value and importance. With this binder it is possible in a business where the stub payment system is used to segregate, in the same binder, the sheets pertainingto different individuals, or firms, as to which the same condition or status might exist and to group them in a vertical position one .above' the other, without removing them from the binder, at any desired point aroundthe axisflof the binder post. It is also possible to lock the sheets in any desired predetermined method of segregation so that .they will not be accidentally disturbed or disarranged.

It will be understood that the base member 1 and clamping bar 5 form a pair of binder members connected by a binding means or member formed by the post 9 engaging binder post 2 and its associated locking mechanism so that the The her 1' and is in the form of a u-shaped rod, having the two legs 21 and 21 lying immediately adjacent and parallel to the opposite sides of the base member 1, when the prong structure is in a horizontal or inoperative position. The prong structure is preferably formed from a round rodand the portion of the structure connecting its two legs is provided in the central portion with two flat sides at right angles to each other at 22 and 23, as shown in Fig. 3. The two sides 22 and 23 are cut into the round rod leaving edges 24. A horizontal recess 25 is also cut in the:base member 1, this recess intersectingat right angles the transverse recess in the base member. A strip of spring metal 26 is mounted in the longitudinal recess 25 and secured near one end by a rivet 27. The spring 26 overlies the fiat sides 22 and 23 of the prong structure and is secured near its opposite end by a screw threaded bolt 28, the bolt 28 extending through base member 1 and engaging in nut 29, countersunk in the underneathface of the base member. 5? Bolt 28 may be tightened or loosened to increase or decrease the tension of the strip on the prong structure 20. The strip 26 is of sufficient width so that its sides abut the edges 24 of: the prong structure, whereby the prong structure is held against transversemovement. I I

The/prong structure 20 maybe rotated from the position shown in Fig. 5 until its ends are in a vertical position, and the retaining strip by bearing upon the fiat surface 22, will retain it in such position. The retaining strip will likewise retain the prong structure in its horizontal position by bearing on the flat surface 23, after the prong structure'has been moved to its horizontalposition. r

The prong structure, when in its vertical position, may be used to retain in position and in vertical alignment, any of the stack of sheets or cards positioned between its two ends, even if the binder is not'locked. If it is found desirable a similar prong structure may be provided for the opposite'end of the-base member 1.

The invention claimed isi A loose leaf binder comprising a base member having a hollow binder post, a clamping bar provided with a downwardly depending hollow tube, said tube fitting into said binder post, locking means in said tube for detachably locking said tubein thebinder post, a series of sheets secured to and rotatable about said tube and binder post and positioning prongs on said base member for retaining said series of sheets in one position on said base member when the locking means are inoperative.

JAY RAYMOND NEWLAND. EUGENE T. LUNDEEN;

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