April 2004: Turn Your Binder Into a Display Piece

Ring binders and other turned edge products are often designed not only to hold a variety of materials, but also to be used in a variety of different ways. One design option is to include an easel on the cover of a ring binder. This allows the piece to stand up while fully opened, making it ideal for presentation applications such as flip charts, teaching and instruction manuals, promotional materials and catalogs.

There are a few different easel styles. The choice of one style over another is often predicated on the amount of weight the easel must support. A larger binder that holds a great deal of materials will require a sturdier easel that can support that weight.

Ring binder with a table tent.

Table tent - A table tent is formed by scoring and folding a single piece of turned edge or vinyl binder cover material that spans both binder covers. When the binder is opened, the tent unfolds to allow the contents of the binder to wrap over the rings for easy display. Table tent easel designs are the strongest available for ring binder applications.

An alternative table tent design involves a two-piece easel stand that's riveted to the binder. This provides not only the strength to hold even the largest binders, but also offers the versatility to display the binders in multiple orientations based on its contents.

Ring binder with break-back easel.

Break-back easel - In this design, the binder board is split horizontally (perpendicular to the ring metal), allowing the binder to stand up at an angle while opened. This allows users to turn pages on the rings completely hands-free.

The Eckhart Advantage
At Eckhart and Company, we work with a wide range of ring binder materials on a daily basis, allowing us to help you design an easel that will support it easily. We also let you rest easy by offering complete construction and decoration production solutions in-house, including mechanical and perfect binding, turned-edge and vinyl binder construction, case binding, foil stamping, embossing, die cutting, screen printing and more.

We can also employ additional easel methods to turn your ring binder into an effective display piece. Just ask the experts at Eckhart and Company if you need a unique solution to meet your needs!

Back Issues

• April 2004 Turn Your Binder into a Display Piece
• March 2004 Material Options
• February 2004 Ring Binder Solutions
• January 2004 Our Capabilties for 2004
• December 2003 Versatile Pocket Styles
• November 2003 Create Attractive Dust Jackets
• October 2003 Point-of-Purchase Displays
• September 2003 Make Products User Friendly with Index Tabs
• August 2003  The Advantages of Prototypes
• July 2003  Creating the Perfect Package
• June 2003  Mechanical Binding Cover Styles
• May 2003  Custom Ring Binders
• April 2003  Mechanical Binding Options
• March, 2003  Award Holders
• February, 2003  Slipcases, Slantcases & Boxed Sets
• January, 2003 Serving Our Customers
• December, 2002 Media Packaging Options
• November, 2002 Ring Metal Options
• October, 2002 Customized Binder Options
• September, 2002 Turned Edge Possibilities