Binder Clip

Binder clips are binding necessities.

Binder clips are small stationery items that can grip onto other objects or hold objects together, typically paper, and can be easily removed.
A binder clip’s body is generally a triangular prism shape made of spring steel, with attached metal wire loops that are used as handles for opening and closing the body.
Binder clips typically range from 0.5 to 5 centimetres (0.2 to 2 inches) in body size.
Binder clips are typically used for temporarily grouping many sheets of paper together, but they can also be used as bookmarks, money clips, and holding objects in place, among others.
It is believed that binder clips were originally invented by American Louis E Baltzley, for his father who was a writer, in USA’s Washington D.C. in 1910, and he received a patent for the invention in 1915.

Binder clips’ bodies are typically black in colour, but can range in colours and styles, and can include coloured patterns.
The original 1910 clip design is very similar to the one used today, and it is said that the first company to manufacture binder clips were the L.E.B Manufacturing Company.
‘Binder clips’ are also known as ‘banker’s clips’, ‘foldback clips’, ‘foldover clips’, ‘bulldog clips’ and ‘handbag clips’.
Binder clip handles typically can face upwards or downwards, or they can be removed to make the clip more permanent.
Binder clips are often used as a paperclip alternative as they have a better grip and are rust resistant, and with one handle up, the clip can hang papers from a hook.

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