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WO1999028137A1 - Chemise pour documents - Google Patents

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WO1999028137A1
WO1999028137A1 PCT/US1998/025666 US9825666W WO9928137A1 WO 1999028137 A1 WO1999028137 A1 WO 1999028137A1 US 9825666 W US9825666 W US 9825666W WO 9928137 A1 WO9928137 A1 WO 9928137A1
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spine
document folder
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David R. Rew
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Rew David R
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Priority to AU16239/99A priority Critical patent/AU1623999A/en
Publication of WO1999028137A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999028137A1/fr
Priority to AU49649/99A priority patent/AU4964999A/en
Priority to PCT/US1999/014897 priority patent/WO2000032414A1/fr

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F21/00—Indexing means; Indexing tabs or protectors therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D5/00—Sheets united without binding to form pads or blocks
    • B42D5/003—Note-pads
    • B42D5/005—Supports for note-pads

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  • the present invention relates to document folders and, more particularly, to document folders which are easily inserted into, stored in erect position, and removed from, a row of folders when individual folders are vertically positioned in horizontally extending rows.
  • Document or file folders e.g., manila folders
  • manila folders are, well known and are employed for collecting, accumulating, and indexing or segregating a plurality of related documents in a unitary volume.
  • Typical applications for document folders include, e.g., bundling and indexing legal documents and retail sales records.
  • sales receipts are kept as a record of business transactions for each day for financial reasons and as a record of a customer's instructions concerning an order.
  • the receipts thereby provide a record of customers' orders which may be referred to for various purposes, including the filling of repeat orders.
  • This type of repeat order transaction is common in the retail florist industry. For example, many customers order flowers or floral arrangements simply by asking for the same arrangement of flowers that was sent on a particular previous occasion. Thus, most retail florists keep extensive records comprising copies of daily retail sales slips, organized in chronological, or other, order. Such records may be kept in a document folder which provides a ready reference for sales persons when a customer requests a repeat of a previous order.
  • the document folders in which the sales receipts are bundled may be kept in a drawer or a filing cabinet.
  • file folders are stored in horizontal or vertical file drawers and have tabs with indicia placed thereon to facilitate their identification. These tabs can be readily damaged because they are relatively small projections and the card stock is easily bent, and the size limits the amount of information which can be printed thereon. In some applications, the most active file folders are stored in open top trays or boxes for easy access, but the same problems of identification and potential damage to the tab occurs.
  • Order form booklets are a form of document file which can present special problems in that it is sometimes desirable to place loose copies of documents therein, and these may fall out when the folder is removed from the storage area.
  • Another object is to provide such a document folder in which there is a large area position which is visible in its stored position and upon which identifying indicia may be printed.
  • a document folder for enclosing and retaining a multiplicity of documents which has an integrally formed cover having a back flap, a front flap and a spine hingedly connecting the flaps.
  • the flaps are disposable in an overlying position and together with the spine provide an enclosure for receiving a multiplicity of documents therebetween.
  • the flaps are movable relative to each other about the spine, and the cover is formed of relatively flexible sheet material.
  • a fastener is mounted on the back flap and has a portion for passage through apertures in the documents to retain the documents in the document folder between the back and front flaps.
  • a relatively rigid stiffener is secured on the cover by the fastener and is dimensioned cooperatively with the back flap to rigidity the folder when stored vertically so that it is self-supporting.
  • the stiffener is substantially coextensive with the back flap, and the fastener has a center portion mounted on the back flap and a pair of prongs at its ends which extend through the stiffener and which are adapted to extend through the apertures in the stored documents.
  • the spine has a plurality of fold lines extending longitudinally thereof so that the spine may be varied in width and the spacing between the front and back flaps may be varied.
  • the spine is adapted to be imprinted with viewable indicia when stored in a file.
  • the back flap has side flaps hingedly connected thereto along the side margins thereof and an end flap hingedly connected to its end opposite the spine.
  • the side and end flaps are foldable into a position overlying the back flap, and the front flap is releasably engageable with the end flap.
  • the side and end flaps have a plurality of fold lines extending longitudinally thereof adjacent the back flap so that the spacing between the overlying portions of the flaps and the back flap may be varied.
  • a plurality of dividers may be included to separate the documents on the fastener into related groupings.
  • the fastener is mounted on the inner surface of the back flap by an adhesive.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a document folder embodying the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the front face of the folder of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the rear face of the folder of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the folder of Figure 1 drawn to an enlarged scale
  • Figure 5 is an exploded view of the folder of Figure 1 with the front flap opened and the clamp element removed;
  • Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view of a plurality of document folders of Figure 1 arranged vertically in a plurality of rows;
  • Figure 7 is a plan view of the front face of another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 is a plan view of the opened folder of Figure 7.
  • a document folder in accordance with the present invention is generally designated by the numeral 10 in Figure 1.
  • the document folder 10 includes a cover generally designated by the numeral 11 with a back flap 12 and a front flap 14.
  • the back flap 12 and front flap 14 are movable relative to each other and connected to each other by means of the spine 16 at their upper ends.
  • the cover 11 is fabricated from relatively flexible sheet material such as heavy gauge paper, cardboard or plastic, e.g. , a polyolefin.
  • Suitable indicia 18 may be provided on the front flap 14 for identifying the subject matter and/or date range of the documents contained within the folder.
  • the spine 16 may also be imprinted with indicia 20 so that they are visible with the folder 10 placed in a file.
  • the front flap 14 may include a notched portion 22.
  • the notched portion 22 may be useful to thumb to a particular document or documents contained within the document folder 10 via, for example, indexing tabs or the like (not shown).
  • the back flap 12 and the front flap 14 include smooth outer surfaces 13,15 for ease in stacking the document folders 10, e.g., in a container such as a filing cabinet (not shown).
  • a container such as a filing cabinet (not shown).
  • indicia 20 are viewable, and space in the file drawer or container is conserved.
  • the document folders may be stacked, e.g., in a plurality of rows in a storage container of suitable width whereby, because of the smooth outer surfaces of the back and front flaps 12 and 14, individual document folders 10 may be readily inserted into, and removed from, a row as indicated by the arrow 23.
  • the spine 16 includes three fold lines 24, 26 and 28 formed by scoring or other well known techniques. They provide for varying of the distance between the flaps 12, 14 to accommodate varying volumes of documents 30 ( Figure 5) within the document folder 10.
  • the first fold line 24 is disposed advantageously a short distance away from an upper edge 31 of the documents 30 so as to allow for ease in folding of the front flap 14 thereover.
  • the additional fold lines 26, 28 provide extra spacing. It will be appreciated that while three fold lines are shown for illustrational purposes, any suitable number may be employed.
  • the document folder 10 includes a stiffener 32 along with a plurality of document dividers 34.
  • the stiffener 32 may be formed of any suitable sheet material that is relatively rigid or inflexible such as a plastic, e.g.. a polyolefin, or a heavier gauge cardboard.
  • the stiffener 32 is employed to support the document folder 10 to make it self-supporting in an upright position as illustrated in Figure 6. It will be appreciated that the dimensions of the stiffening member 32 and the back flap 12 are approximately coextensive, to prevent folding or creasing damage to the bottom edge 12a of back flap 12 when the document folder 10 is in the upright position shown in Figure 6.
  • the cover 11 may be formed of one piece of relatively thin material.
  • the dividers 34 are advantageously provided for separating various groups of documents 30 based upon, for example, a category of various methods of payment such as house accounts, credit cards or cash as illustrated by indicia 35. Physicians may separate tests from reports, etc.
  • a conventional two prong fastener generally designated by the numeral 36 is employed for retaining the documents together on the back flap includes a base 38, a pair of deformable prongs 40 and a clasp 42.
  • the base 38 is preferably mounted on the inner surface 44 of the back flap 12, by any suitable means such as an adhesive, or tape which does not protrude through the back flap 12. If elements of the fastener were to protrude through the back flap 12, such elements would interfere with smoothly withdrawing and inserting individual document folders 10 from and into a tightly packed row, as illustrated in Figure 6. For this reason, front flap 14 as well as the back flap 12 are maintained smooth and free of protrusions of any kind.
  • the clasp 42 includes apertures 48 and a groove 50 for receiving the prongs 40.
  • a pair of sliders 46 are disposed on the clasp 42 and are selectively movable to lock the prongs 40 in place.
  • the stiffener 32, dividers 34 and documents 30 include apertures 52 through which the prongs 40 extend for retention on the back flap 12 of the document folder 10.
  • Figures 7 and 8 therein illustrated is another embodiment of the present invention which includes side and end flaps 60, 62 to provide a four-sided enclosure for any loose documents which might also be stored in the folder 10.
  • the back flap 12 has the side flaps 60 extending over most of the length thereof and provided with a series of fold lines 64 to enable adjustment of the width therebetween when folded over.
  • the end flap 62 Along the end of the back flap 12 opposite the spine portion 16, is the end flap 62 with a series of fold lines 66 and a series of parallel slits 68 therein.
  • the front flap 14 is not coextensive with the back flap 12 and has a tab 70 formed at its free end which will, when the front flap 14 is folded over be engageable in one of the slits 68.
  • loose papers 74 may be placed within the folder and will be retained therein by the side and end flaps 60, 6.
  • the document folder of the present invention provides a self-supporting structure which can be stacked in a vertical position, and which is easily removed from, and inserted into, a large number of such folders.
  • the cover may be formed of relatively flexible and inexpensive paperboard stock, and is coupled with a relatively rigid member which can be fabricated from relatively rigid paperboard, plastic or other materials and assembled with the cover when the folder is placed into use.
  • the spine connecting the covers is readily imprinted with indicia so as to allow facile identification of the contents of the folders when placed in a stack either horizontally or vertically.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une chemise pour documents comprenant une couverture (10) d'une seule pièce formée, constituée d'un matériau de feuille relativement flexible, avec un volet arrière (12), un volet avant (14) et un dos (16) reliant les volets (12, 14) de manière articulée, de façon à former une enveloppe destinée à recevoir des documents. Un élément d'attache (36) est monté sur le volet arrière (12) et est pourvu d'une partie (40) destinée à passer à travers des ouvertures (52) ménagées dans les documents (30), de manière à maintenir les documents dans la chemise pour documents. Un dispositif de renfort (32) relativement rigide est fixé à la couverture (10) par l'élément d'attache (36) et est de même dimension que le volet arrière (12) de façon à rendre la chemise rigide lorsqu'elle est rangée verticalement pour qu'elle puisse tenir debout toute seule.
PCT/US1998/025666 1997-12-03 1998-12-03 Chemise pour documents WO1999028137A1 (fr)

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AU16239/99A AU1623999A (en) 1997-12-03 1998-12-03 Document folder
AU49649/99A AU4964999A (en) 1998-11-27 1999-06-30 Document folder
PCT/US1999/014897 WO2000032414A1 (fr) 1998-11-27 1999-06-30 Classeur pour documents

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US6779797P 1997-12-03 1997-12-03
US60/067,797 1997-12-03
US20043898A 1998-11-27 1998-11-27
US09/200,438 1998-11-27

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US860034A (en) * 1907-04-08 1907-07-16 Frederick C Kerby Binding-cover.
US916206A (en) * 1909-03-23 Hugh E Shedd Expansive file.
US975792A (en) * 1910-02-16 1910-11-15 Reinhart W Pittman Expansion-envelop.
US1346298A (en) * 1919-05-07 1920-07-13 Charles H Congdon Container
US1931412A (en) * 1930-09-03 1933-10-17 Kosch Josef Card index system and cards therefor
US3073508A (en) * 1959-10-12 1963-01-15 Tension Envelope Corp Of Kansa Expansion envelope with solid front and back panels
US3552640A (en) * 1969-04-14 1971-01-05 Frank L Young Expansible gusset envelope with side flap seams
US5169254A (en) * 1991-10-18 1992-12-08 Arkwright George A Paper sheet fastener file and method of assembly
US5213433A (en) * 1990-11-14 1993-05-25 An Lim S Dual purpose file
US5242197A (en) * 1991-07-29 1993-09-07 Raynak Frank R Filing folder for diagnostic imaging films
US5674021A (en) * 1996-11-08 1997-10-07 Hutnick; Maria Cover for holding transcript and exhibit pages and method of making same
US5720427A (en) * 1990-02-21 1998-02-24 The Smead Manufacturing Company Reinforced expandable folders
US5785444A (en) * 1995-12-18 1998-07-28 Matsuura; Toyoki Fastener

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US471660A (en) * 1892-03-29 Court-file cover
US916206A (en) * 1909-03-23 Hugh E Shedd Expansive file.
US754048A (en) * 1903-04-21 1904-03-08 Alvah Bushnell Jr Envelop.
US761181A (en) * 1904-01-21 1904-05-31 Menzo Rich File for papers.
US860034A (en) * 1907-04-08 1907-07-16 Frederick C Kerby Binding-cover.
US975792A (en) * 1910-02-16 1910-11-15 Reinhart W Pittman Expansion-envelop.
US1346298A (en) * 1919-05-07 1920-07-13 Charles H Congdon Container
US1931412A (en) * 1930-09-03 1933-10-17 Kosch Josef Card index system and cards therefor
US3073508A (en) * 1959-10-12 1963-01-15 Tension Envelope Corp Of Kansa Expansion envelope with solid front and back panels
US3552640A (en) * 1969-04-14 1971-01-05 Frank L Young Expansible gusset envelope with side flap seams
US5720427A (en) * 1990-02-21 1998-02-24 The Smead Manufacturing Company Reinforced expandable folders
US5213433A (en) * 1990-11-14 1993-05-25 An Lim S Dual purpose file
US5242197A (en) * 1991-07-29 1993-09-07 Raynak Frank R Filing folder for diagnostic imaging films
US5169254A (en) * 1991-10-18 1992-12-08 Arkwright George A Paper sheet fastener file and method of assembly
US5785444A (en) * 1995-12-18 1998-07-28 Matsuura; Toyoki Fastener
US5674021A (en) * 1996-11-08 1997-10-07 Hutnick; Maria Cover for holding transcript and exhibit pages and method of making same

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