US20070235506A1 - Expandable portfolio - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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A portable accordion file organizer including rectangular front and back panels, accordion walls connecting opposite sides and the bottom of the front and back panels, and N sequential divider panels Pn secured to the accordion walls between the front and back panels. Each divider panel has a height greater than the height of the divider panel in front of it and less than the height of the divider panel behind it. The divider panels also each have a cutout section in its top edge wherein the cutout sections of adjacent divider panels are laterally spaced from one another on alternating sides of the center of the divider panel, and have a height which is substantially at least the difference in the height of adjacent divider panels.
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- The present invention is directed toward portable file organizers, and particularly toward expandable portfolios.
- Portable file organizers are, of course, very old. Such organizers are used to carry papers and other generally flat items in manner which makes them organized and accessible.
- Expandable portfolios are one such organizer, which use accordion sides in order to allow the portfolio thickness to adjust to the amount of materials organized in the portfolio. Divider panels are often included in such portfolios which permit the materials to be separated in a desired organization, making them more accessible to be found and taken out for review and/or use. Tabs are often used to assist in making the organization recognizable and efficient. However, where the information located on the tabs for that purpose is hidden or otherwise not viewable, whether due to damage to the tabs or to hiding of the information contained on the tabs, the efficient use of the portfolio is significantly hindered.
- The present invention is directed toward overcoming one or more of the problems set forth above.
- In one aspect of the present invention, a portable accordion file organizer is provided, including a generally rectangular front panel, a generally rectangular back panel, accordion walls connecting opposite sides and the bottom of the front and back panels, and N sequential divider panels Pn secured to the accordion walls between the front and back panels. Each divider panel has a height greater than the height of the divider panel in front of it and less than the height of the divider panel behind it, and the divider panels each have a cutout section in its top edge wherein the cutout sections of adjacent divider panels are laterally spaced from one another.
- In one form of this aspect of the present invention, the cutout sections have a height which is substantially at least the difference in the height of adjacent divider panels.
- In another form of this aspect of the present invention, the divider panels are secured to the accordion walls at substantially equal spacing.
- In still another form of this aspect of the present invention, the cutout sections are positioned on alternating sides of the center of the divider panel top edge on alternate of the sequential divider panels.
- In yet another form of this aspect of the present invention, a cover flap is secured to the top edge of the back panel.
- In another aspect of the present invention, a portable accordion file organizer is provided, including a generally rectangular front panel, a generally rectangular back panel, accordion walls connecting opposite sides and the bottom of the front and back panels, and N sequential divider panels Pn secured to the accordion walls between the front and back panels. Divider panel P1 is the frontmost divider panel, and divider panel PN is the backmost divider panel. Each divider panel Pn has a height hn=h+nD, where “n” is an integer from 1 to N and D>0. Each divider panel also has a topmost edge which is substantially straight with a notched section having a bottom edge spaced at least about D below the topmost edge.
- In one form of this aspect of the present invention, the divider panels are secured to the accordion walls at substantially equal spacing.
- In another form of this aspect of the present invention, the front panel has a height HF, where h>HF.
- In still another form of this aspect of the present invention, the notched sections are positioned on alternating sides of the center of the divider panel top edge on alternate of the sequential divider panels.
- In yet another form of this aspect of the present invention, a cover flap is secured to the top edge of the back panel.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a closed organizer embodying the present invention; and -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of theFIG. 1 organizer when opened. -
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate an expandable portfolio, or portable accordion file organizer, 10 encompassing the present invention. - Specifically, the
organizer 10 includes a generallyrectangular front panel 20 and a generallyrectangular back panel 22 connected along opposite sides and along the bottom byaccordion walls 26.Divider panels 30 are also suitably secured to theaccordion walls 26 so that pockets defined between thedivider panels 30 may be expanded or contracted according to the amount of papers or other items required to be stored in each pocket. - The
divider panels 30 have a sequentially increasing height, that is, eachdivider panel 30 has a height which is greater than the one in front of it and less than the one behind it. In the illustrated embodiment, for example, there are twelvedivider panels 30, which can be designated as P1 to P12, with P1 being thefrontmost divider panel 30 and P12 being thebackmost divider panel 30, where P1 has a height less than P2, which has a height less than P3, and so on, with P12 having the greatest height of thedivider panels 30. As a result, theorganizer 10 has a height which generally tapers up from thefront panel 20 to theback panel 22. - The
divider panels 30 are also generally rectangular, except that along their top edge they include at least one cutout or notchedsection cutout sections 34 of one panel Pn are laterally offset or spaced from thecutout sections 36 ofadjacent divider panels 30. - In a particularly advantageous form, the height of the
cutout sections adjacent divider panels 30. It should be appreciated that with such a configuration, avirtual tab 40 having a height twice the difference in the height of the adjacent divider panels will be exposed (i.e., unblocked by preceding divider panels 30) (when the divider panel height difference is uniform). Thus, more legible information may be provided on thevirtual tabs 40 without that information being hidden bydivider panels 30 in front of the information. - In the illustrated embodiment, there are two rows of
cutout sections panels 30. It should be appreciated, however, that a similar advantage could also be provided with more than two rows ofcutout sections - A
cover flap 50 is also secured to the top edge of theback panel 22 so that it may be suitably folded or hinged to open and close over the top of theorganizer 10. Theorganizer 10 also includes a plurality of parallel lines of weakening 52 along which theflap 50 may be readily folded to fit over theorganizer 10 in a variety of conditions (e.g., relatively flat/thin with few documents therein, or thick with many documents therein). At the outer edge of theflap 50 is a suitable securing member, such as anelastic loop 60 which may be secured over aspool 62 or the like suitably secured to thefront panel 20 of theorganizer 10. - It should be appreciated that a
organizer 10 incorporating the present invention may provide different pocket depths to suitably arrange different size documents and other items. - Moreover, it should be appreciated that the
virtual tabs 40 according to the present invention would not extend up from the panel with which they are associated. Rather, thevirtual tabs 40 are aligned with the general top edge of thepanels 30, and therefore are not as susceptible to bending and/or tearing as tabs in the prior art which extend up.Such tabs 40 still provide a large area for information to be placed, all the while also remaining readily visible to organizer users without being hidden behind dividers in front of them. - Still other aspects, objects, and advantages of the present invention can be obtained from a study of the specification, the drawings, and the appended claims. It should be understood, however, that the present invention could be used in alternate forms where less than all of the objects and advantages of the present invention and preferred embodiment as described above would be obtained.
Claims (10)
1. A portable accordion file organizer, comprising:
a generally rectangular front panel;
a generally rectangular back panel;
accordion walls connecting opposite sides and the bottom of said front and back panels;
N sequential divider panels Pn secured to said accordion walls between said front and back panels;
wherein
each divider panel has a height greater than the height of the divider panel in front of it and less than the height of the divider panel behind it, and
said divider panels each have a cutout section in its top edge wherein said cutout sections of adjacent divider panels are laterally spaced from one another.
2. The accordion file organizer of claim 1 , wherein said cutout sections have a height which is substantially at least the difference in the height of adjacent divider panels.
3. The accordion file organizer of claim 1 , wherein said divider panels are secured to said accordion walls at substantially equal spacing.
4. The accordion file organizer of claim 1 , wherein said cutout sections are positioned on alternating sides of the center of the divider panel top edge on alternate of the sequential divider panels.
5. The accordion file organizer of claim 1 , further comprising a cover flap secured to the top edge of the back panel.
6. A portable accordion file organizer, comprising:
a generally rectangular front panel;
a generally rectangular back panel;
accordion walls connecting opposite sides and the bottom of said front and back panels;
N sequential divider panels Pn secured to said accordion walls between said
front and back panels, wherein
n is an integer from 1 to N,
divider panel P1 is the frontmost divider panel,
divider panel PN is the backmost divider panel,
each divider panel Pn has a height hn=h+nD; and D>0;
wherein each divider panel has a topmost edge which is substantially straight with a notched section having a bottom edge spaced at least about D below said topmost edge.
7. The accordion file organizer of claim 6 , wherein said divider panels are secured to said accordion walls at substantially equal spacing.
8. The accordion file organizer of claim 6 , wherein said front panel has a height HF, where h>HF.
9. The accordion file organizer of claim 6 , wherein said notched sections are positioned on alternating sides of the center of the divider panel topmost edge on alternate of the sequential divider panels.
10. The accordion file organizer of claim 6 , further comprising a cover flap secured to the top edge of the back panel.
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