CN1628040A

CN1628040A - Device for securing contents of folders

Info

Publication number: CN1628040A
Application number: CN02829197.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 帕布洛·托尔西拉
Original assignee: Nozala S A De C V
Current assignee: Nozala S A De C V
Priority date: 2002-05-14
Filing date: 2002-05-14
Publication date: 2005-06-15
Also published as: AU2002306067A1; US20100193576A1; MXPA04011336A; WO2003095229A1; US20060081689A1; CA2493927A1; CA2493927C

Abstract

The invention relates to items which are used to protect documents, such as folders, ring binders, clip binders or similar. The inventive items are provided with flaps or pockets on one or both of the inner faces thereof. Moreover, said items comprise a securing device or element which protects the documents contained therein and holds same in place.

Description

The fixture of file content

Technical field

The present invention relates to be used to preserve the articles for use of file; it is the form of file and ring-type file (ringedportfolios) or glue file folder or analog, wherein is used for the device of domination (subjection) or appropriate location that element remains on them and protects its inner file.

Background technology

Being used to preserve the articles for use of the set that is made of loose file page or file, such as briefcase and file, be well-known for the public usually, and they is manufactured into various forms, and by such as paper (referring to United States Patent (USP) 4,934,584 (Wyant, 1990) and 3,516,599 (Buttery, 1970)), plastics (United States Patent (USP) 5,876,143 (Ong, 1999), 5,059,052 (Casper, 1991), 5,752,721 (Balbas, 1998) and 5,417,509 (Schwartz, 1995)) and so on material manufacturing, the employing of vinyl is at United States Patent (USP) 5,873,513 (Ong, 1999) and 4, explanation in 629,349 (Pitts, 1986); The articles for use of being made by polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are at United States Patent (USP) 5,275, the middle explanation in 438 (Struhl, 1994), 5,445,417 (Bromer, 1995) and 5,266,140 (Kohno, 1993).

The articles for use of normal use are made of front cover part and back cover member, in the situation of so-called " file ", have braces or " waistband (loin) " between two cover pieces, and its formation " hinge " is so that the switch cover piece, thereby allow document to insert or take out.

Front cover part and back cover member are made by the wide flat board on plane traditionally, and the size of described wide flat board is a bit larger tham the size of the normal paper that is used for office and family, for example letter paper, law paper (legal), A4 paper or the like; Braces is much narrow usually, and it plays the effect of regulating the thickness relevant with the amount of the file page that is assigned to articles for use; Have under the situation of less file page in the inside that is assigned to preservation cardboard holder in groups, do not have this belt or waistband usually.

In the articles for use of prior art, multiple choices have been proposed so that give security for the integrality of file.Comprise the domination element that adopts machinery, as hook, ring, fixture and staple, wherein being used to the material supported should be corresponding to the ground square punch by the position of itself determining of domination device or pressure fixing part, folder or other prehensile elements, and described device preferably is preset on the back side flat board of cardboard holder, briefcase or file.

With with last different mode, the pressure fixing part significantly reduces the damage to the material that will preserve, although the pressure fixing part is used to stay mark at the each point place that contacts with material.

Another kind of scheme is that additional flat board is attached on one or two dull and stereotyped inner surface of cardboard holder, briefcase or file, forms the supporter of " renovating (lapel) " or " pocket " form, wherein puts into material so that preserve.

The flat board that particularly described pocket can be fixed with respect to them and arrive different height, as at United States Patent (USP) 5,059,052 (Casper, 1991), 5,752,721 (Balbas, 1998), 6,193, describe in 147 (Schluger, 2001) and 6,296,112 (Pettey, 2001).

In the better simply form of " renovating " concept and range, renovating is the better simply extendible portion of one or more ends that forms the flat board of cardboard holder, briefcase or folder body, as United States Patent (USP) 6,244,627 (Wolf, 2001) and 6, illustrate in 286,752 (Heyer, 2001).

Importantly should be noted that in all above mentioned situations, be saved one of the lower edge of file and at least two adjacent corners be subjected to " renovating " or " pocket " self protection in case mistake handle; But top edge and adjacent corners are normally loose, if when closed dull and stereotyped, arrange that with hand file page or document do not take care, even then just the flat board of switch cardboard holder, briefcase or file also will make them be subjected to mistake to handle.

Two kinds of selection schemes of attempting to address the above problem that merit attention power come across United States Patent (USP) 4,629, in 349 and 6,286,752 inventions of describing.In first patent, the file of the band that has the pocket that combines with dull and stereotyped inner surface is provided, each pocket has by renovating that the pressure fixing mode guarantees that file is saved; The same material (flexible transparent) that constitutes pocket is attached on the inner surface of file by the heat seal mode.In second patent 6,286, in 752, provide " tongue " so that support the material that is used to preserve, in these patents, towards this file interior curve the time, the simple protrusion of the minor face (upper and lower) of one of file flat board allows the material motion of portion within it is limited to a certain degree.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome the difficulty that exists in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of stationery that is used to preserve file, it is the type of file or the glue file folder or the similar articles for use of file, band, it guarantees its being kept perfectly property of internal file, in order to avoid handled by the cover piece or the dull and stereotyped mistake that acts on the machinery that is produced of these articles for use self.

Another object of the present invention is to guarantee that in cost-effective mode the file physical integrity is achieved by utilizing any known technology in this area to add for this purpose is arranged on as the briefcase of band or the device on file or the glue file folder or element.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of such stationery, by being transparent or semitransparent, and makes mentioned fixture or element (device or fastening element) can not influence and watch the front cover that is saved file.

Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of stationery that file is preserved that is used for, wherein the fixture of file or element can be crooked and can not hinder use as the articles for use of briefcase or traditional file folder, that is to say that it can not constitute obstruction when inserting file in the articles for use.

Description of drawings

The present invention will be from below in conjunction with better understanding the detailed description of accompanying drawing, and still, described explanation should be used as restriction of the present invention but be illustrative so that for better understanding.

Fig. 1 is the simple perspective view that is in its open mode as traditional stationery of the known type of file, shows traditional support component of " renovating " type.

Fig. 2 is the perspective view of articles for use among Fig. 1, shows the mode in the file insertion support component.

Fig. 3 is the perspective view of articles for use among Fig. 1, how show file and be articles for use are normal use under sustain damage.

Fig. 4 is the perspective view that is similar to traditional stationery of Fig. 1, has added fixture of the present invention or element on it, is shown its untapped state that is at this.

Fig. 5 is the detailed view that is similar to the stationery of Fig. 4, shows at articles for use to be in stand-by state so that insert any file or file group is sent into fixture of the present invention or element when preserving the mode of their use location.

Fig. 6 is the perspective view that is similar to traditional stationery of Fig. 5, shows fixture of the present invention or element and is in its user mode.

Fig. 7 is the perspective view that is similar to traditional stationery of Fig. 5, shows fixture of the present invention or element and is in its user mode, is the another kind of geometric configuration form of domination element.

Fig. 8 is the perspective view of traditional stationery, shows fixture of the present invention in another embodiment or element and is in its user mode, and the length of described retaining element is basically less than the length at edge.

Fig. 9 is the perspective view of traditional stationery, shows another embodiment that fixture of the present invention or element are in its user mode, is configured (conformed) at least two independent parts.

The specific embodiment

Use description to the stationery that file is preserved below, comprise fixture or element as theme of the present invention.

In the traditional file folder of prior art, as shown in Figure 1 and be labeled as the file of symbol 1, preceding dull and stereotyped 2 and rear plate 3 in, have utilize usually before the bonding to of some processes well known combination in this area dull and stereotyped 2 and one of rear plate 3 inner surfaces or all on the element of " renovating " 4 types, the for example ultraviolet radiation welding of described processes well known, ultrasonic bonding, gluing, constraint, heat seal, stitching, or the like; Renovate 4 and preceding dull and stereotyped 2 and the inner surface of rear plate 3 between calmodulin binding domain CaM be simplified to usually along dull and stereotyped lower limb and with file and open the fillet band of the corresponding site positioned adjacent of that end, form a kind of " pocket " or support member, so that keeping one page of document 5 or several pages lower end is kept in the articles for use 1, as shown in Figure 2.

Should be noted that 4 flat board 2 or 3 and freely move forward and are backward renovated with respect to being inserted with usually in the upper end of document, as double-headed arrows; This moving usually is subjected to the restriction that is applied directly to the mechanism on the document of use separately; promptly; resemble the adapter of staple, folder or fixture, these adapters remain on the set of page or leaf in certain scope, but it can not protect the edge and the bight at document top.

As shown in Figure 3, when flat board was close to each other, the arrow shown in using among the figure in the file inside was indicated this action, document edges in the file inside or bight can be fully mobile towards the front, but still pressurized is between the flat board of file, is subjected to wrinklingly or crooked, and file is tarnished.Said circumstances is represented with crooked arrow, and the indication of the bending in the upper right bight of document 5 is shown among Fig. 3.

For fear of the bight of the top edge of document and file because their moving freely of itself and to front curve, fixture shown in the Reference numeral 6 or element among a kind of Fig. 4 of being similar to are provided in a preferred embodiment of the invention, and it is made of the flexible of transparent, translucent or colored plastics (being preferably material transparent) or half flexible material band.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shape of element 6 is essentially trapezoidal, have be equal to or slightly less than dull and stereotyped 2 or 3 along with the renovating or the big base size of the inside dimension of the top edge that the position of pocket is relative of support member, and its lowermost part anchor to have prior art renovate or the described top edge of the inner surface of the flat board 2 of pocket or 3 on; Anchoring is carried out with any technique known in this area, as ultraviolet radiation welding, ultrasonic bonding, bonding, heat seal, stitching, or the like, material type will be fitted the dull and stereotyped main body of articles for use so that preserve file, no matter be file, glue file folder or the analog of file, band, as long as selecting to be used for fixing the material type of element is theme of the present invention, be fixed in order to ensure retaining element that will to seek two kinds of materials on the articles for use be compatible.

Trapezoidal less base is towards the center of flat board, and its adjacent bight is rounded, and purpose is to avoid making the material that will be kept in cardboard holder or the file to be subjected to any tearing or scratch.

Calmodulin binding domain CaM between the dull and stereotyped inner surface of retaining element 6 of the present invention and file is arranged in the outermost portion on surface of retaining element 6 and the outermost portion on dull and stereotyped 2 or 3 surface, is limited by the A-A line as approximate among Fig. 5.Higher or the lower rigidity that is used to produce the selected materials of retaining element 6 can make this element remain with the dull and stereotyped inner surface of its combination and contact, shown in Figure 4 as described above, make under its untapped state, fixture or retaining element 6 can not disturb with the document that document maybe will insert in the file, realize in this way using this file in a conventional manner, if the user wants to do like this.

Refer again to Fig. 5, in case when the one or more documents that will preserve have been inserted in renovating of aforementioned figures acceptance of the bid work 4 or the pocket, retaining element 6 of the present invention comes into effect; Shown in arrow among Fig. 5, the lower limb of retaining element 6 (promptly, trapezoidal less base) deviating from bending up on the direction of dull and stereotyped inner surface, make the top edge of one or more documents 5 insert the below of retaining element 6, between the inner surface of the flat board 2 of this retaining element 6 and cardboard holder or file or 3.

When unclamping retaining element 6, retaining element returns to its normal position, since its relative rigidity and with the position of the calmodulin binding domain CaM of the inner surface of the flat board 2 of file or 3, described element 6 is exerted pressure to file towards the flat board 2 of file or 3 inner surface, make the top edge of described file 5 limited in mode shown in Figure 6, folding possibility takes place in page or leaf before reducing the locomotivity of preceding page or leaf thus greatly and avoiding when opening described articles for use.

As mentioned above, if it is transparent selecting to be used to make the material of fixture of the present invention or element 6, so described element 6 will can not disturb from the possibility of the preceding page or leaf view content thing of the file 5 that is saved, because the size of element is much smaller than not limited so this possibility can not be subjected to the present invention by lower support element (renovating or the pocket) zone that material covered.

At last, be clear that, retaining element of the present invention can apply to be configured to preserve one of the inner surface or all of flat board of the office equipment main body of file with the mode of having described, no matter these articles for use are files, have ring or the file of hook or file or the analog with fixture, and this is because mentioned retaining element can not disturb the normal running of any articles for use that can add this retaining element.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 7, retaining element 6 can have rectangular shape but not be trapezoidal, remains with the feature of the rounded corners with adjacent lower edge, so that the file of avoiding being contained in the file is torn.Has an identical meaning among Reference numeral and Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 shows another remodeling of the present invention, retaining element 6 can have than the file sheet width little a lot of length bonding along edge of file, the active force that keeps the document between flat board and the element to be subjected to, and the edge that is in the use location of protection document; Protection to document edges is subject to the following fact: the zone of document top edge is in the position that element 6 is anchored in the file flat board; If retaining element 6 is anchored in dull and stereotyped upward the most approaching with selected bight, then can protect any bight of document; In another kind of situation, retaining element can be located between two parties with respect to flat board.

Fig. 9 shows another remodeling of the present invention, proposes that retaining element 6 is divided into two or more sections in the longitudinal direction and uses, and for each flat board of file provides flexible, has kept the feature in protected file top edge and bight thereof.Can select different length and shape for each retaining element 6, can save material in practice and have same function simultaneously.

Claims

1. stationery that is used to preserve document comprises:

A) be used to hold the main body of document, such as but not limited to file or the glue file folder or the analog of band,

B) flexible material sheet has the lower limb and the outward flange of at least one the dull and stereotyped inner surface that constitutes the articles for use main body at least, is formed at the pocket that its inner placement will be preserved document,

Wherein this articles for use are added with retaining element; described retaining element has along the top edge relative with the material piece that constitutes pocket and is attached to tongue or flange-type on the articles for use main body, is used for fixing and protection simultaneously is placed in the pocket top edge and bight in order to the document of protection.

2. stationery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retaining element are flexible or half flexible material band, preferably but be not limited to plastic, transparent or trnaslucent materials.

3. stationery as claimed in claim 2, wherein said retaining element has trapezoidal geometric configuration, and the top edge that pocket is used for the inner surface of support document that is arranged in of its big base and articles for use combines, and the center of described inner surface is pointed on less base; The bight on contiguous less base is rounded, and one or more documents in the articles for use are torn or wrinkling to avoid being inserted in.

4. stationery as claimed in claim 2, wherein retaining element has the rectangle geometric configuration, the top edge that pocket is used for the inner surface of support component that is arranged in of one of base of length direction and articles for use combines, and the center of described inner surface is pointed on another base of length direction; The bight on adjacent lower base is rounded, and one or more documents in the articles for use are torn or wrinkling to avoid being inserted in.

5. stationery as claimed in claim 2, wherein retaining element utilizes any known technology in this area to combine with the top edge of articles for use inner surface, thereby component inner surface contacts with the inner surface of its combination fully, thereby provides resistance that the effect of clamping is provided to the separation of this inner surface.

6. stationery as claimed in claim 5 wherein is in entopic described retaining element and can hinder and use these articles for use in a conventional manner.

7. stationery as claimed in claim 5, one or more documents that the described retaining element that wherein is in the use location will be inserted between retaining element and articles for use and the inner surface that retaining element combines are pressed against on the inner surface, prevent that document from moving forward and backward, and avoid when closed stationery described document to be handled, document comes out from articles for use when perhaps during normal use transporting by mistake.

8. stationery as claimed in claim 1, wherein corresponding to there being or not existing the internal support component that constitutes the pocket that support document uses, retaining element can be positioned at one of stationery inner surface or all on.

9. stationery as claimed in claim 1, wherein corresponding to there being or not existing the internal support component that constitutes the pocket that support document uses, retaining element can be two or more be positioned at one of stationery inner surface or all on discrete component.