Patent ID: 6966721

Claim:
A wrap-around notebook comprising: a front cover, a rear cover and a spine pivotally coupled to the front and rear covers; a ring assembly comprising two elongated frame members pivotally coupled together along one edge of each frame member; a shield member made of springy metal biasing the frame members toward each other to provide first and second stable positions for the frame members, the shield member and the frame members together forming a shield/frame assembly; a first set of half rings secured to one of the frame members on one side of the frame members; and a second mating set of half rings mounted on the other frame member on the other side of the frame members to engage the first set of half rings when the frame members are in the first stable position, and being spaced apart from the first set of half rings when the frame members are in the second stable position; and a hinge plate having an outer surface, said hinge plate pivotally secured to the shield member with the outer surface of the hinge plate being substantially aligned with the outer surface of the shield/frame assembly when the hinge plate is oriented parallel to the plane of the shield; wherein the frame members are convexly curved outward.