Patent ID: 7837405
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: B42B,B42F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sheet of coupled binding elements, the sheet comprising: a plurality of binding elements including at least a first binding element, a second binding element, and a third binding element, each of the plurality of binding elements including a spine and a plurality of fingers extending from the spine, the plurality of fingers on each binding element configured to form a plurality of closed loops on each binding element for retaining a stack of perforated sheets; and a plurality of coupling clips being discrete structure from and removably coupled to the plurality of binding elements for coupling the plurality of binding elements in spaced apart relation, the plurality of coupling clips including at least a first coupling clip engaged with the first and second binding elements to couple the first and second binding elements together, and a second coupling clip engaged with the second and third binding elements to couple the second and third binding elements together, the first and third binding elements being coupled together by virtue of the first and second coupling clips both engaging the second binding element; wherein each of the first and second coupling clips includes a first pair of legs defining therebetween a first recess, and a second pair of legs defining therebetween a second recess, the first binding element disposed in the first recess of the first coupling clip, the second binding element disposed in the second recess of the first coupling clip and in the first recess of the second coupling clip, and the third binding element disposed in the second recess of the second coupling clip.