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Pin binding assembly

US6174100A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1998
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB42F13/30
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A binding assembly includes first and second sheet retaining members which are releasably attached to a base member by first and second latching mechanisms. The sheet retaining members include a pair of side members which support a pair of pins and tubes onto which sheets of paper or other materials are placed. Each of the side members includes an engaging rod which is receivable in a channel provided in the base member to retain the sheet retaining members to the base member. Each of the latching mechanisms are independently pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the pins and tubes from a retaining position where the sheet retaining members are constrained to the base member, to a releasing position where the sheet retaining members may be detached from the base member.

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