Patent ID: 6848150

Claim:
A device for binding paper, sheets of material, cloth, etc., comprising: a rigid frame including a base surface; a first lip formed on the rigid frame; a second lip formed on the rigid frame, the second lip including a first set of teeth and a first gap in the first set of teeth; a flexible arcuate spring member having first and second ends, the spring member including a second set of teeth formed at the second end of the spring member and a second gap formed in the second set of teeth; and at least one adjustable spacer block, wherein the first end of the spring member is attached to the first lip, and the spring member is placed in a closed position by maneuvering the spring member to guide one of the teeth in the second set through the first gap and to align the second set of teeth with the first set of teeth, respectively, wherein the at least one adjustable spacer block is positioned on the spring member, and wherein said paper, sheets of material, cloth, etc., are held between the at least one adjustable spacer block and the base surface when the spring member is in the closed position.