Ring lock for album or binder

Details Ring lock for album or binder Ring lock for album or binder

1999-09-02

2000-11-07

Wellington, A. L.

Binder device releasably engaging aperture or notch of sheet

Sheet retainer travels arcuate path

Travel in plane perpendicular to axis of rotation

402 26, 402 39, 402 41, B42F 1320

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061426970

ABSTRACT:
A lock for the rings of photo albums and other binders includes a lock and a security component to prevent opening of the album in a retail store and to prevent pilferage of the contents or the improper insertion of refill pages. Once a consumer has made an album selection, the security component is removed. Once removed, the lock is moveable between a first position in which opening of the album rings is permitted and a second position in which opening of the rings is prevented. The initial release of the security component preferably requires a tool. In the most preferred embodiment, the lock slides in a slot in a binder body and includes a lower ridge which aligns with an opening in a pair of spring plates to permit ring opening. When the ridge is moved away from the opening and into the cavity of the binder body, the rings cannot be opened.

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patent: 5906449 (1999-05-01), Ostrander
patent: 5975784 (1999-11-01), Whaley
patent: 6036394 (2000-03-01), Cheng

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