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EP1252835A1
EP1252835A1 EP02252567A EP02252567A EP1252835A1 EP 1252835 A1 EP1252835 A1 EP 1252835A1 EP 02252567 A EP02252567 A EP 02252567A EP 02252567 A EP02252567 A EP 02252567A EP 1252835 A1 EP1252835 A1 EP 1252835A1
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wallet
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Clive Humm
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Snopake International Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/004—Information or decoration elements, e.g. level indicators, detachable tabs or coupons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D27/00—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D27/04—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents with apertures or windows for viewing contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

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  • Document wallets, holders, files or folders are well known for storing and protecting documents.
  • document wallets are formed from cardboard or plastics material. They include a front and rear panel, usually rectangular in shape, that are usually connected to each other around three edges, leaving the other edge unconnected to allow access to the interior of the wallet.
  • a flap is usually connected to the rear panel, and is foldable over the open edge of the wallet onto the front panel, thereby closing the opening and retaining documents within the wallet. It is known for a fastener to be provided to allow the flap to be fastened to the front panel.
  • a suspension file comprises a sheet of material, for example of cardboard or plastics, folded into a V-shape to form a pocket or pouch.
  • Suspension rails are provided on two ends of the pouch, allowing the pouch to be supported on a pair of parallel bars.
  • Index tabs are provided on one of the suspension rails.
  • the tabs may be plastics tabs, into which a label may be inserted.
  • the index tabs can be positioned in any one of a number of different positions along the length of the suspension rail. In this way, the index tabs of adjacent files suspended from the parallel bars may be offset, making location of a desired file easier than if the index tabs are in alignment.
  • a document wallet that includes a plurality of pockets, each of which is able to receive a label or other form of indicia, and includes a portion arranged such that the content of the pockets in each of the document wallets may be seen when a number of similar wallets are aligned.
  • the label may be positioned in the same corresponding pocket of each of the wallets.
  • the label may be positioned in a different pocket. In this way, the labels do not need to include information identifying the content of the wallet. Instead, the content of the wallet is indicated by the position of the label.
  • a plurality of document wallets are provided, each including at least one pocket, each wallet including a label provided in the or at least one of the pockets, and including at least a transparent or translucent portion arranged such that, when the wallets are aligned, it is possible to see the content of the pockets through the wallets.
  • each of the wallets includes a single pocket
  • the pocket in different wallets is provided at a different location, such that the pockets in which the labels are provided in adjacent wallets are offset. This has the advantage that only one pocket is provided in each wallet, thereby preventing the need to provide a plurality of pockets with the associated additional cost of material.
  • the wallets may each include a plurality of pockets, and in this case the labels in different wallets may be positioned in different respective pockets such that the labels are offset.
  • the pockets are provided along a side of the wallet. In this way, provided the documents contained in the wallet are smaller than the wallet, the documents will tend not to obscure the pockets.
  • the pockets are provided along the side of the wallet from which the wallet is viewed.
  • the pockets are provided along a top edge of the wallet.
  • the pockets are provided along one end of the wallet. In either case, the pockets are located such that the documents contained within the wallet will be positioned away from the pockets, and the pockets are in a position assisting the easy viewing of the pockets.
  • the pocket or pockets are formed on the inside of the wallet, such that they are enclosed within the wallet when the wallet is closed. In this way, the pocket or pockets and the contents of the pocket are protected when the wallet is closed.
  • the protection of the contents of the pocket is desirable, since the loss of the content of the pocket will mean that the correct wallet cannot be located or identified.
  • the protection of the pocket itself is beneficial, firstly because this prevents the pocket becoming torn or otherwise damaged such that it can no longer retain the label, and secondly since an exposed pocket, especially where this projects from the wallet, may cause injury to a user.
  • the pocket or pockets may be provided on the outside of the wallet, for example along the front or rear panel or on a flap.
  • the pocket or pockets are formed with the opening of the pockets being close to or coincident with the edge of a flap and the front or rear panel of the wallet.
  • the pocket or pockets may be provided on the inside of the panel to which the flap is connected, or on the inside of the flap. In either case, it is possible to access the pocket or pockets when the flap is opened, and thereby to insert or remove a label or other form of indicia from the pocket or pockets.
  • the flap is closed to close the opening of the wallet, this also closes the opening of the pocket or pockets, thereby preventing the contents of the pocket or pockets being removed. This therefore prevents the accidental loss of the labels or other forms of indicia from the pocket or pockets when the wallet is closed.
  • a number of pockets it is preferred that at least four, and preferably five pockets are provided. This will allow a reasonable number of labels to be provided in the pockets, without the risk that the label in one wallet will completely obscure the label in another pocket.
  • the desired number of pockets is dependent upon the required size of each pocket, and the number of different label positions that are desired. Where each wallet of a set includes a single, offset, pocket, the number of different pocket locations is also dependent upon the required size of each pocket, and the number of different label positions that are desired.
  • the labels or other indicia may include a description or reference indicative of the content of the respective wallets.
  • the labels of other indicia may be otherwise visually distinct, for example by being of different colour, or of different shape. In any case, these can help to identify the content of the wallet.
  • the entire wallet is formed from a transparent or translucent material.
  • the wallet may be formed from a transparent or translucent material, or may be formed with an opening, to allow the content of the pockets to be seen.
  • the wallet is advantageously made from a plastics material, such as polypropylene, polythene or PVC.
  • the pockets are formed from a similar material.
  • the pockets may beneficially be formed from a single piece of material that is joined to the material of the wallet to form the pockets.
  • the strip may be joined to the material of the wallet along one long edge and at the two ends, leaving the other long edge unattached, and with a number of joins at intervals along the length of the strip to define the individual pockets.
  • joins between the pockets and the wallet may be of any suitable form including adhesive.
  • the joins are welds, for example ultrasonic welds.
  • other forms of weld, or other forms of join, such as sewing or an adhesive, may be used.
  • the document wallet includes a generally rectangular front panel 1 and a generally rectangular rear panel 2. These are formed from a single sheet of transparent or translucent plastics material, for example from polypropylene, polythene or PVC that is folded to form the front and rear panels 1,2. The respective side edges of the panels 1,2 are joined together, for example by spot welding, using an adhesive or by sewing to form the body of the wallet. The sides may be gusseted to allow the wallet to hold a greater number of documents.
  • the front panel 1 is slightly shorter than the rear panel 2, and/or includes a cut-out section 4. This permits easier access to the interior of the wallet for insertion and removal of documents.
  • a flap 3 is provided as an extension to the rear panel 2.
  • the flap 3 is folded over the opening to the wallet along a fold line 6, thereby closing the wallet and protecting the documents within.
  • the flap 3 may be attached to the front panel 3, for example using a snap fitting, a hook-and-loop type fastening, or by string.
  • the document wallet is similar to known wallets, for example as sold under the "Polyfile” (Trade Mark) name by Snopake Limited.
  • a plurality of pockets 5 are formed using an additional strip of material attached to the inside of the flap 3 of the wallet. This strip is joined at each end, and along the top edge when the flap 3 is opened. The bottom of the strip is coincident with the join between the flap 3 and the rear panel 2. The bottom of the strip is not joined to the flap 3. Further, the strip 5 is joined to the flap 3 at regular intervals along the length of the strip 5 to define a plurality of individual pockets. Each of the pockets 5 is accessible through the bottom opening.
  • a label or file tag may be inserted into any one of the pockets through the lower opening.
  • the label or file tag may be placed in a particular one of the pockets depending on the nature of the documents contained within the wallet. For example, all wallets containing documents relating to one subject may have a label or file tag inserted in the corresponding pocket, with all wallets containing documents relating to a second subject having a label or file tag located in a corresponding but different pocket.
  • each label or file tag for each of a number of files may be positioned in a different pocket.
  • each label or file tag may include an indication of the subject to which the documents relate, or may be of a different colour. Since the material from which the wallets are formed are transparent or translucent, when the folders are held in alignment, it is possible to see the label or file tag of interest, and thereby to easily locate the folder required.
  • the pockets 5 on the inside of the flap 3 of the folder With the opening at the bottom, corresponding generally to the fold line 6, it is possible to access the pockets 5 when the folder is opened, for example to remove or replace the label or file tag.
  • the opening of the pockets 5 will be at or close to the join between the flap 3 and the top of the rear panel 2 of the wallet. This will close the opening to the pockets, and therefore the content of the pockets 5 will be unable to fall out of the pockets 5.
  • the pockets 5 at the edge of the folder the pockets 5, and therefore the labels or file tags contained within them will not be obscured by the documents within the folder.
  • the pockets 5 may be provided on the inside of the back panel 2 of the wallet.
  • the open edge of the pockets will be the upper edge of the pockets, again in alignment with the join between the rear panel 2 of the wallet and the flap 3. In this way, when the wallet is closed, the opening to the pockets will be closed.
  • pockets 5 may be placed elsewhere on the folder, for example elsewhere on the rear or front panel 1,2, or on the flap 3.
  • the wallet Whilst the above described embodiment is formed from a transparent or translucent material to allow the content of the pocket or pockets to be seen when the wallet is closed, it is possible for the wallet to be formed from an opaque material, and in the region overlying the pockets for the material to be transparent or translucent, or to be cut-away, to allow the content of the pocket to be observed. In some cases, it is desirable to print onto the wallet, and in this case the printing can be omitted at least in the portion overlying the pocket to allow the content of the pocket to be seen.
  • FIG. 2 An alternative example of the present invention is shown in Figure 2.
  • the pockets 5 are formed by a strip of material joined to the outside of the front panel 1 of the wallet, along one of the sides of the wallet. Whilst pockets 5 positioned on the outside of the folder are not protected in the same way as pockets on the inside of the folder, this increased accessibility may, in some applications, be preferred.
  • a closure 7 can be seen for closing the flap 3 onto the front panel 1 of the wallet, to keep the wallet closed.
  • the closure 7 may be a press stud providing a snap-fitting, or a hook-and-loop type fastener. Alternatively, the closure may be omitted.
  • each wallet has a plurality of pockets 5. This allows all the wallets to be formed identically. The user then selects which of the pockets to provide a label or other form of indicia.
  • each wallet is formed with a single pocket, the pocket being in a different position in different wallets. In this way, when a label is provided in the pocket in each wallet and the wallets are aligned, the labels will be offset. This will allow the labels to be seen.
  • the pockets can be provided on the inside or outside of the wallet, as with the other examples described.

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GB2438604A (en) * 2006-05-09 2007-12-05 Serge Patrick Le Moeligou Envelope
FR2912119A1 (fr) * 2007-02-07 2008-08-08 Mail Inside Sarl Enveloppe a ouverture facilitee permettant l'acces a un canal de communication integre

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US3565148A (en) * 1969-06-30 1971-02-23 Weldo Plastics Canada Ltd Wallet or similar article
GB1375401A (fr) * 1972-01-12 1974-11-27
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US2718911A (en) * 1952-05-10 1955-09-27 Solomon Louis Wallet insert
US2871901A (en) * 1957-05-16 1959-02-03 Nash Inc Wallet and removable pass case therefor
US3565148A (en) * 1969-06-30 1971-02-23 Weldo Plastics Canada Ltd Wallet or similar article
GB1375401A (fr) * 1972-01-12 1974-11-27
US6029724A (en) * 1998-02-23 2000-02-29 Rudnick; Jack Wallet having tabbed identified pockets

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2438604A (en) * 2006-05-09 2007-12-05 Serge Patrick Le Moeligou Envelope
FR2912119A1 (fr) * 2007-02-07 2008-08-08 Mail Inside Sarl Enveloppe a ouverture facilitee permettant l'acces a un canal de communication integre
FR2912118A1 (fr) * 2007-02-07 2008-08-08 Mail Inside Sarl Enveloppe a systeme d'ouverture integre comportant une zone de communication sur l'interieur de son rabat et de sa paroi avant

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