GB718497A - Improvements relating to label tabs for file folders and similar articles - Google Patents

Abstract

718,497. Tabs; filing papers. SHANNON, Ltd. Oct. 16, 1951 [Oct. 16, 1950], No. 25177/50. Classes 16 and 146(1) A file folder, index card, guide, or the like 2 having along one end a bar 4 carrying a tab for a label is characterized in that the bar 4 is of inverted U- shape in section to receive and grip an edge of the file folder or other article and at least one of its edges 10, 12 is cranked away from the face or faces of the article, and the tab presents the same crosssection throughout its length and has a transparent front part 16 and a rear limb 14 between which the label 28 is gripped and two legs 26, 27 extending over the opposite faces of the bar, the free edge 20, 22 of one or both legs being turned inwardly to hook round an edge of the bar. As shown in Fig. 2, both legs 26, 27 are provided by bending the rear limb 14, the label 28 being inserted by bending the tab into the dotted line position. The tab may be made from sheet plastic material or extruded. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 the transparent front part 31 of the tab is made integral with the rear limb 30, the. bar gripping legs being formed by the rear face of the limb 50 and an extension 33 thereon. The front part 31 is spaced away from the limb 30 when the tab is formed and is retained in correct position after a label has been inserted by engagement with a hook 34. on the limb 30. In a. further embodiment, Fig. 6 (not shown), the front part may be made integral with the rear limb at the top of the tab the bottom of it being adapted to hook under a cranked edge of the bar.