Patent · US Expired

Sheet punch device

US6439093B1 · kind B1 · utility

17Cited by
19References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 1, 1998
Grant dateAug 27, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/943
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In one aspect, the present invention is an oversized sheet of paper having one or more punch outs for a standard sized ring binder and at least one cutout opening therein that allows the oversized paper to be secured in a standard sized ring binder when the oversized paper is folded at 90 degrees relative to the binding edge, and further allows the oversized paper to be unfolded for viewing without releasing a ring of the ring binder. In another aspect, the present invention comprises paper punches and cutting devices, operable by a user, which make at least one cutout in an oversized sheet of paper that allows the oversized paper to be secured in a standard sized ring binder when the oversized paper is folded, at 90 degrees relative to the binding edge, and further allows the oversized paper to be unfolded for viewing without releasing a ring of a ring binder.

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