Patent ID: 8393819

Claim:
A binder apparatus, comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of housing structures; a first carrier rail having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the housing engaging the first longitudinal edge; a second carrier rail having a third longitudinal edge and a fourth longitudinal edge, the housing engaging the third longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge hingably engaging the fourth longitudinal edge; a slider comprising a plurality of slider structures to interact with at least some of the housing structures; and a lever operatively coupled to the slider to move the slider between a first position and a second position, in the first position, a first slider structure of the plurality of slider structures engages a first housing structure of the plurality of housing structures and the first and second carrier rails are in a closed position, in the second position, the first slider structure engages a second housing structure of the plurality of housing structures and the first and second carrier rails are in an open position.