CA1073305A - Snap fastener type loose-leaf folder - Google Patents
Snap fastener type loose-leaf folderInfo
- Publication number
- CA1073305A CA1073305A CA256,131A CA256131A CA1073305A CA 1073305 A CA1073305 A CA 1073305A CA 256131 A CA256131 A CA 256131A CA 1073305 A CA1073305 A CA 1073305A
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- Prior art keywords
- folder
- paper
- sheet
- sheets
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Classifications
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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
- B42F7/00—Filing appliances without fastening means
- B42F7/06—Filing appliances comprising a plurality of pockets or compartments, e.g. portfolios or cases with a plurality of compartments
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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
- B42F13/00—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots
- B42F13/12—Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots with pillars, posts, rods, or tubes
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This specification discloses a folder suitable, for example, as a bank passbook for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or other like material comprising a pair of spaced post portions of snap fas-teners near a fold line in the folder and attached to and projecting from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, a pair of spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, and a sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or like material affixed to and projecting from said folder at or about the fold line with one hole in register with each post.
portion and adapted to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions.
This specification discloses a folder suitable, for example, as a bank passbook for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or other like material comprising a pair of spaced post portions of snap fas-teners near a fold line in the folder and attached to and projecting from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, a pair of spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, and a sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or like material affixed to and projecting from said folder at or about the fold line with one hole in register with each post.
portion and adapted to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions.
Description
~0733Q5 The present invention relates to a folder, more particularly, to a folder for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or like material.
The folder of this invention is, for example, adaptable as a bank passbook.
Many banks have been extensively using a loose-leaf Eolder binding sheets of paper which record the deposits made by a customer into his account. These conventional bank passbooks exhibit difficulties to open and insert or remove the sheets which record the deposits made, without the sheets being displaced.
The inventor has found that a flexible plastic sheet will overcome the difficulties or inconvenience which accompany the use of the conventional passbooks, when a resilient, flexible plastic sheet is placed on the top sheet of paper retained in the folder. It is obvious that this idea may be useable not only for bank passbooks but also for various kinds of folders such as notebooks, catalogues, and the like.
The ob~ect of this invention is therefore to provide a loose-leaf folder which facilitates easy insertion or removal of sheets of paper from the folder.
Another object of the invention is to provide a loose-leaf folder which can be produced at a low cos-t and also be suitable for mass production.
Thus the present invention provides, in a folder for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or other like material, a combination of such folder, a pair of spaced post portions of snap fasteners near a fold line in the folder and attached to and projecting from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, a pair of spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, and a sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or like material affixed to and projecting from said folder at or about the fold line with one cut out in register with each post portion and adapted to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions.
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In a further embodiment the present invention provides, in a folder for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or similar material including: a folder having two sides and a fold line between the two sides;
at least two spaced post portions of snap fasteners near the fold line of the folder and attached to and projecting inwardly from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper; and at least two spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder; the improvement wherein sheet retaining means are provided integral with the folder to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions, said retaining means comprising a retaining sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or similar material of a size slightly smaller than one side of said folder, said retaining sheet being attached on one edge to the folder at or about the fold line and having a cut out in register with each post por~.ion whereby said retaining sheet normally overlies the side of the folder having said post portions and acts to retain a sheet of paper placed over the post portions prior to fastening the cap portions and said retaining sheet holds said sheets of paper in position while the side of the folder having the cap portions is uncapped.
According to further aspect of this invention, there is provided ~ :
such folders as set out above where the folder is a bank passbook for the retention of bank customers' account records.
The invention, its objects and its various advantages will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the ensuing detailed description of the preferred embodiment which follows, references being made to accompanying drawings wherein like numerals denote like parts.
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Fig. 1 shows a top plan view of one embodiment of a bank passbook, with the fasteners completely opened.
Fig. 2 illustrates a side-elevational view of the same bank passbook as in Fîg. 1, with the fastener~
completely closed and the front sheet of the folder opened.
Referring to the figures3 the sheets of paper 7 bear a pair of spaced holes 9, 9 therethrough. Placed on the top sheet of paper, is a transparent, resilient, flex-lble plastic sheet 3 through which a pair of matching holes 5, S are provided. A transparent sheet is preferred to a translucent or opaque plastic sheet because the informa~ion on the top sheet of paper is readable through the trans-parent sheet without turning it. The transparent plastic sheet 3 is integrally attached to folder 1 near the fold line 1~ thereof along the proximal side of the plastic sheet.
~he folder i~ preferably made of a single sheet of plastic.
Through the holes 9, 9 of the sheetSof paper and the matching holes 5, 5 of the plastic sheet, there are provided a pair of spaced post portions 11, 11 of snap fasteners, which posts are secured to the back sheet of the folder a~
the bottom ends thereof. A pair of spaced cap portions 13, 13 of the snap fasteners are provided and are attached to ~he front sheet o~ the folder.
In this embodiment a pocke~ 15 is provided on the inner surface of the front sheet of the folder. Another pocket may be provided on the inner surface of the back sheet of the folder. The pocket is made of flexible, resilient plastic sheet, preferably being transparent, and is heat-sealed to the folder along the peripheral side and edges thereof.
When sheets of paper are to be inserted in or re-moved from the folder9 ehe snap fasteners are opened by . f . .. . -:
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placing the thumb on the flexible plastic sheet while the folder is held in the hand, and pulling with the other hand the front sheet of the folder. The resilient, flex-ible plastic sheet thus retains the sheets of paper or other like material in place in the folder on the post portions of the snap fasteners. Because of the flexible nature of the resilient plastic sheet, the sheets of paper ' are loosely kept in position between the resilient, flex-ible plastic sheet and the back sheet of the folder, thereby retaining the sheets of paper on the post portions of the snap fasteners while the fasteners are in an open position.
The folder of this invention is, for example, adaptable as a bank passbook.
Many banks have been extensively using a loose-leaf Eolder binding sheets of paper which record the deposits made by a customer into his account. These conventional bank passbooks exhibit difficulties to open and insert or remove the sheets which record the deposits made, without the sheets being displaced.
The inventor has found that a flexible plastic sheet will overcome the difficulties or inconvenience which accompany the use of the conventional passbooks, when a resilient, flexible plastic sheet is placed on the top sheet of paper retained in the folder. It is obvious that this idea may be useable not only for bank passbooks but also for various kinds of folders such as notebooks, catalogues, and the like.
The ob~ect of this invention is therefore to provide a loose-leaf folder which facilitates easy insertion or removal of sheets of paper from the folder.
Another object of the invention is to provide a loose-leaf folder which can be produced at a low cos-t and also be suitable for mass production.
Thus the present invention provides, in a folder for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or other like material, a combination of such folder, a pair of spaced post portions of snap fasteners near a fold line in the folder and attached to and projecting from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, a pair of spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, and a sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or like material affixed to and projecting from said folder at or about the fold line with one cut out in register with each post portion and adapted to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions.
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In a further embodiment the present invention provides, in a folder for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or similar material including: a folder having two sides and a fold line between the two sides;
at least two spaced post portions of snap fasteners near the fold line of the folder and attached to and projecting inwardly from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper; and at least two spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder; the improvement wherein sheet retaining means are provided integral with the folder to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions, said retaining means comprising a retaining sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or similar material of a size slightly smaller than one side of said folder, said retaining sheet being attached on one edge to the folder at or about the fold line and having a cut out in register with each post por~.ion whereby said retaining sheet normally overlies the side of the folder having said post portions and acts to retain a sheet of paper placed over the post portions prior to fastening the cap portions and said retaining sheet holds said sheets of paper in position while the side of the folder having the cap portions is uncapped.
According to further aspect of this invention, there is provided ~ :
such folders as set out above where the folder is a bank passbook for the retention of bank customers' account records.
The invention, its objects and its various advantages will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the ensuing detailed description of the preferred embodiment which follows, references being made to accompanying drawings wherein like numerals denote like parts.
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Fig. 1 shows a top plan view of one embodiment of a bank passbook, with the fasteners completely opened.
Fig. 2 illustrates a side-elevational view of the same bank passbook as in Fîg. 1, with the fastener~
completely closed and the front sheet of the folder opened.
Referring to the figures3 the sheets of paper 7 bear a pair of spaced holes 9, 9 therethrough. Placed on the top sheet of paper, is a transparent, resilient, flex-lble plastic sheet 3 through which a pair of matching holes 5, S are provided. A transparent sheet is preferred to a translucent or opaque plastic sheet because the informa~ion on the top sheet of paper is readable through the trans-parent sheet without turning it. The transparent plastic sheet 3 is integrally attached to folder 1 near the fold line 1~ thereof along the proximal side of the plastic sheet.
~he folder i~ preferably made of a single sheet of plastic.
Through the holes 9, 9 of the sheetSof paper and the matching holes 5, 5 of the plastic sheet, there are provided a pair of spaced post portions 11, 11 of snap fasteners, which posts are secured to the back sheet of the folder a~
the bottom ends thereof. A pair of spaced cap portions 13, 13 of the snap fasteners are provided and are attached to ~he front sheet o~ the folder.
In this embodiment a pocke~ 15 is provided on the inner surface of the front sheet of the folder. Another pocket may be provided on the inner surface of the back sheet of the folder. The pocket is made of flexible, resilient plastic sheet, preferably being transparent, and is heat-sealed to the folder along the peripheral side and edges thereof.
When sheets of paper are to be inserted in or re-moved from the folder9 ehe snap fasteners are opened by . f . .. . -:
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placing the thumb on the flexible plastic sheet while the folder is held in the hand, and pulling with the other hand the front sheet of the folder. The resilient, flex-ible plastic sheet thus retains the sheets of paper or other like material in place in the folder on the post portions of the snap fasteners. Because of the flexible nature of the resilient plastic sheet, the sheets of paper ' are loosely kept in position between the resilient, flex-ible plastic sheet and the back sheet of the folder, thereby retaining the sheets of paper on the post portions of the snap fasteners while the fasteners are in an open position.
Claims (11)
1. In a folder for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or other like material, a combination of such folder, a pair of spaced post portions of snap fasten-ers near a fold line in the folder and attached to and projecting from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, a pair of spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, and a sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or like material affixed to and projecting from said folder at or about the fold line with one cut out in register with each post portion and adapted to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions.
2. A combination as in Claim 1 wherein the sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or like material is made of a clear plastic that permits reading of information on the top sheet of paper through the said sheet.
3. A combination as in Claim 1 or 2 wherein the folder is a bank passbook for the retention of bank customers' account records.
4. A combination as in Claim 1 wherein the flexible plastic sheet extends from the fold to or near the distal end of the folder so that a thumb can be placed across the flexible plastic sheet while the folder is held in one hand and the other hand is used to remove the snap fasteners by pulling on the side of the folder to which the cap portions of the snap fasteners are attached, the sheet of resilient, flexible plastic thus retaining the sheets of paper or other like material in place in the folder on the post portions of the snap fasteners.
5. A combination as in Claim 1 or 4 wherein said folder further comprises at least one pocket means provided on either one of inner surfaces of the folder.
6. In a folder for the retention or protection of sheets of paper or similar material including:
a folder having two sides and a fold line between the two sides, at least two spaced post portions of snap fasteners near the fold line of the folder and attached to and projecting inwardly from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, and at least two spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, the improvement wherein sheet retaining means are provided integral with the folder to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions, said retaining means comprising a retaining sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or similar material of a size slightly smaller than one side of said folder, said retaining sheet being attached on one edge to the folder at or about the fold line and having a cut out in register with each post portion whereby said retaining sheet normally overlies the side of the folder having said post portions and acts to retain a sheet of paper placed over the post portions prior to fastening the cap portions and said retaining sheet holds said sheets of paper in position while the side of the folder having the cap portions is uncapped.
a folder having two sides and a fold line between the two sides, at least two spaced post portions of snap fasteners near the fold line of the folder and attached to and projecting inwardly from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, and at least two spaced cap portions of the snap fasteners adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, the improvement wherein sheet retaining means are provided integral with the folder to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions, said retaining means comprising a retaining sheet of resilient, flexible plastic or similar material of a size slightly smaller than one side of said folder, said retaining sheet being attached on one edge to the folder at or about the fold line and having a cut out in register with each post portion whereby said retaining sheet normally overlies the side of the folder having said post portions and acts to retain a sheet of paper placed over the post portions prior to fastening the cap portions and said retaining sheet holds said sheets of paper in position while the side of the folder having the cap portions is uncapped.
7. A folder according to claim 6, wherein said retain-ing sheet is made of a clear plastic which permits reading of information on the top sheet of paper through said retaining sheet.
8. A folder according to claim 6 further comprising at least one pocket means provided on either one of the inner surfaces of the folder.
9. A folder according to claim 7 further comprising at least one pocket means provided on either one of the inner surfaces of the folder.
10. In a bank passbook folder for the retention and protection of sheets of paper which comprises the bank customer's account records including:
a folder having two sides and a fold line between the two sides, a pair of spaced post portions of snap fasteners near the fold line of the folder and attached to and projecting inwardly from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, and a pair of spaced cap portions of the snap fasten-ers adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, the improvement wherein sheet retaining means are provided integral with the folder to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions, said retaining means comprising a retaining sheet of resilient, flexible clear plastic which permits reading of information on the top sheet of paper through said retaining sheet of a size slightly smaller than one side of said folder, said retaining sheet being attached on one edge to the folder at or about the fold line and having a hole in register with each post portion whereby said retaining sheet normally overlies the side of the folder having said post portions and acts to retain a sheet of paper placed over the post portions prior to fastening the cap portions and said retaining sheet holds said sheets of paper in position while the side of the folder having the cap portions is uncapped.
a folder having two sides and a fold line between the two sides, a pair of spaced post portions of snap fasteners near the fold line of the folder and attached to and projecting inwardly from one side of the folder and adapted to pass through holes in the sheets of paper, and a pair of spaced cap portions of the snap fasten-ers adapted to cooperate with said post portions and removable to permit removal or insertion of sheets of paper from said folder, the improvement wherein sheet retaining means are provided integral with the folder to retain the sheets of paper loosely in position on the post portions when the cap portions are removed from the post portions, said retaining means comprising a retaining sheet of resilient, flexible clear plastic which permits reading of information on the top sheet of paper through said retaining sheet of a size slightly smaller than one side of said folder, said retaining sheet being attached on one edge to the folder at or about the fold line and having a hole in register with each post portion whereby said retaining sheet normally overlies the side of the folder having said post portions and acts to retain a sheet of paper placed over the post portions prior to fastening the cap portions and said retaining sheet holds said sheets of paper in position while the side of the folder having the cap portions is uncapped.
11. A folder according to claim 10 further comprising at least one pocket means provided on either one of the inner surfaces of the folder.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA256,131A CA1073305A (en) | 1976-06-30 | 1976-06-30 | Snap fastener type loose-leaf folder |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA256,131A CA1073305A (en) | 1976-06-30 | 1976-06-30 | Snap fastener type loose-leaf folder |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1073305A true CA1073305A (en) | 1980-03-11 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA256,131A Expired CA1073305A (en) | 1976-06-30 | 1976-06-30 | Snap fastener type loose-leaf folder |
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