CA2103256A1 - File-holder - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A file-holder, in particular for holding presentation files in the presentation position, is characterized by a flat holding rail with upwardly bent or folded flanges at the ends.

Description

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, Th~s invention relate~ to a de!~ice for holdi~g ~toragre ~ile~, e~pectally pre~tation ~ile~ n pre~
tatiQn po~i'cion.
etorage ile~ of a wi~e ~arielty o~ ~aDuf;~c~urer 5 are ~old in their ~nillions e~ 2:ry year, a larg~s part of wh~ ~h are u3ed a~ ~o-call~d 'l~resen'c tio~ file~" o:~
trainins cour~s, a~ ~en~ice f iles or the lilce . l~e ~re~ atio3l ~ile~ iEor trai3li~g course~ are l~o re~erred 'co a~ fl~p-chart ile8. T~e ~Eile~ co~prise two ~tif~
10 co~rer ~isle~ or ba~e~late~ 3pine comlecting th~m ~d ge~erally h~re, o~ t~e o~e i~ar ~i~le" two or i~our upright cli~7~ ~hi~:h c~ e opened a~d do~ed and i~to w~lch the l~d~ ~ridu~l p~ entatlo~ ~heet~, tra~ar~cie~
or, ~d~d, ~t:n~cture~ ~d~ ~rom stl~f ~:ard or plastic 15 ~:a~ b~ huYag. ~e~o cli.ps are al~o re~erred to a~ . s~
mec~8~. Tl~ secure~ oiE the ~ o~tent~ i~ u~ually e~e~ted, i~ ~torag~ ~le~ of th~:E ki~d, by mea~s o~ ~o-called ~t~p cl~", co~Sprising rocker, ~priIlgs and tip t:l~gp r.ilO By ~irtue o~ ~oldl~lsl eyelet~ orl the ba~
20 pl~te, 'che ~:lips are u~ually secured (c:atch-lo~:k) once the ~ile i3 closed.
In order to be a}~le to st~nd up ~uch a file opened-up ~!a~hion, for tha de~on~tratio~ o~ its c:o~'c~t~
~or exu~ , co~stnlction~ o~ c~mou~ co~ple2city ar~
25 alr~ady k~o~L, ~or exa~?le, a part o~ the one s~over card (ba eplate) being partially ~olded down.
1~Qe obje~t o~ tlle i~rentio~ is to bring about a pr~se3~ta ~o~ u~ng ~ t~tially ~ler ~e~.
Lch~eved 3Urpri3i21gly ~3i~ply by t~e ~act 30 that, in a d~lce ~or holdin~ storage ~iles, e~pecially prese~tatio~ ~ile~ pre~e~'catlon position, a ~lat hol~l~ng rail i8 pro~ided h~ g upwardly b nt or ~olded-o~rer leg~ at ~ach end.
l~li3 extr~ely ~iD~le coIl~truction enables the 35 f~le, for exa~ple, to be opene~l by 240 and ~tood ~imply o~ t~e rail. ~e two cover flap part~ of the fila are :held ~ecure, Iby the two legs, agaiIlst 'che ile bei~g o~?ened l~to the flat state.
Iu a ref i~eme~t of the i~ve~tion, it is pos~ible .. i ~ .. .. . . .

2~03256 to provide, at ~o~ething o~ a redLu~ed spacinS~, two addi-ltional, upright element~ on the rail, 80 that the file i~3 able to st~d stabïy in a~other po3ition.
A~ ,l $or t~e holdin0 rail, arly st~ble Jl;aterlal auch a~ ~teel, no~ errc7ll metal~, wood, plas-tic, but al~o, for eaca~le, holding rail made o~
y~led paper, havl2~ 'cuck-oD. recy~led paper cube~ at the e~d~, c:an be u~ed.
T~e r~il carri~ p~rfor~t~ons, for exa~ple ~our per~ora'cio~s (di~ere~t depo~i~ing grids) and can then be i~aerted, iB exactly l:he sa~ne ~ as t~e ~art~ ltO the r~taini~g~ cllp~.
~he hol~ing rail caxL exhibit lo~gitu~inally ~i~g bead~ for ~tabillzatlo~ purpose~.
In a re~l~n~t ol~ the i~ve~nt~o~, it i~ pos~ible to cc~igure the ~ldi~g rail ~ueh t~t it is inte~rat~d a~ a 8~'~1gle! piec~ with the t~p cla~p of 'che ~or~ge file, ic~ ca~e the les~s are be~t up ~urther correspondi~gly O
AI1 ~llus r~ti~re e~ibodime~t o~ the i~verLtion will ~ow be expl~i~ed in greater det~il. wlth re~ere~ce to t~e appended drAwi~g, i~ whi~h:
Flg. lA show~3 lthe~ holding ra~ top ~iew aad in ~he a~3~0clated ~ontal tog~ v~ ew, Fig. lB i~ pro~ecti.o~, -~:Fi~. 2 illu~tr~Ltes the u~e o~ che!~ hold~ng rail, wb~erei~
it i~ ~how~ how 'che ~torage ile i~ brought into it~ stable holdi~g or presentation position by ~rir~ue o~ the holdin~ rail 10.
The ~rail 10, co~sisti3g, ~or exa~ple, of ~fal~
ized St 37, c~rrie~ divi~ion~, for exa~ple thro se'c~ of holes 14, m~tched to di~ferent clip3. At the e~d~, the rail, a~ ~hows~ t 12,, i~ b~t up by a 8m.all amou~t to o~ end-side leg~.
35 The rail can be produced, for exa~ple, from galvaIl~zed St 37, by aletal strip~ being cut o~ e~rery 30 cm, deburred and the hole~ the~ punched and the ends be~t up. The bendi~g-up ca~ be realized by 90, but a bending-up by a~ angle of between 60 and 90 'co the ra~ al~o ,, ~ , 2~325 ~'~

pos~ible. The height of ltll0 b~a~t-up leg~ ca~ ra~g~ ~Er~
1 to 10 m~.
l~e rall ~ be pu~lched.

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Claims (5)

PCT/EP 93/00934

1. Device for holding storage files, especially presentation files, in presentation position, charac-terized by a flat holding rail (10) having upwardly bent or folded-over legs (12) at each end; by perforations (14) in the holding rail for affixing in files of very varied fastening hole divisions and by a configuration of the file's clamp fastening integrated as one piece with the said holding rail.

2. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that additional, upright pairs of elements are provided parallel to and at a distance inwards from the legs (12).

3. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding rail consists of galvanized St 37 steel.

4. Device according to one of Claims 1 to 3, charac-terized in that the holding rail consists of recycled paper, having stuck-on recycled paper cubes at the ends.

5. Holding rail according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the holding rail exhibits longi-tudinally running beads.