Fastening system for a ring binder mechanism

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EP 1 839 900 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/40

(21)	Application number: 07104829.2

(22)	Date of filing: 23.03.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B42F 13/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

24.03.2006 US 388506
15.02.2007 US 675494

(71)	Applicant: World Wide Stationery Manufacturing Company, Limited
	New Territories, Hong Kong (CN)

(72)	Inventors:
	Li, Shan J. Kai Country Chong Qing City (CN) Ng, Wing Y. Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong (CN) Wong, Ming Hah HuBei Province, P.R. (CN)

(74)	Representative: Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen
	W.P. Thompson & Co, 55 Drury Lane London WC2B 5SQ London WC2B 5SQ (GB)

(54)	Fastening system for a ring binder mechanism

(57) A fastening system includes a tubular mounting post (27) engageable with a first structural member (3). The mounting post has an opened first end (27a), a second end (27b), and a sidewall extending therebetween and defining an interior channel. A retainer (53) is held within the interior channel against movement relative thereto and has a central opening sized smaller than the interior channel of the mounting post at the first end of the mounting post. A fastener (55) is engageable with a second structural member (5) and has a shaft (67) sized in cross-section smaller than the interior channel of the mounting post (27) at least at the first end thereof and larger than the central opening of the retainer such that upon insertion of the shaft into the central opening of the retainer the retainer fastenably secures the fastener to the mounting post to thereby fasten the second structural member to the first structural member.

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