Patent ID: 6168338
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B42F

Abstract:
A notebook, comprising: a cover; and a ring assembly, rotatably attached to said cover, the ring assembly including: a first back plate, having an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner edge, and an outer edge; a second back plate, having an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner edge, and an outer edge, wherein the inner edge of said second back plate abuts the inner edge of said first back plate, the upper surface of said first back plate is adjacent to the upper surface of said second back plate, and the lower surface of said first back plate is adjacent to the lower surface of said second back plate; a first binder ring member, having a free end and a fixed end, said first binder ring member being fixably attached to said first back plate and extending away from the upper surface of said first back plate; a second binder ring member, having a free end and a fixed end, said second binder ring member being fixably attached to said second back plate and extending away from the lower surface of said second back plate; and a shell, said shell being adjacent to the outer edges of said first and second back plates.