JP2008535692A - Managed articles with retractable hangers - Google Patents

Abstract

  A hanging file folder (10) or other managed article, including a retractable hanger (72, 74) and removably engaged with the track member (26), such as a file folder, report cover, notebook, binder, or Media cover. At least one of the track member (26) or the hanger (72, 74) includes two or more ribs extending longitudinally relative to the retracting direction of the hanger (72, 74).

Description

  The present invention relates to a hanging document management article such as a hanging file folder or a hanging binder.

  A company organization owns one or more file cabinets with hanging file folders or hanging binders to hold hard copy files, floppy disks, and other media in an orderly manner There are many. The hanging file folder and binder are supported by hooks or hangers that extend from the edges of the file and engage a rail in the file cabinet that supports and holds the file in a vertical position in the cabinet.

  Typically, the hooks or hangers are secured in an invariable position, which makes it cumbersome to remove and carry the file folder or binder from the cabinet. Protruding hooks or hangers can easily get caught in clothing or can be rubbed or cut by people handling the article.

  Making hanging file folders and binders with retractable hooks is described in US Pat. Nos. 4,979,626 (Pitts) and 5,993,099 (Greenberg et al.). As is known in the art. However, these hooks are relatively bulky, and folders or binders are frequently removed from the storage for use and use, carried from one location to another, etc., and then stored in the storage. It is not very convenient for work in an ongoing project such as reverting to

  There is a need in the art for retractable hooks or hangers that avoid the aforementioned disadvantages of conventional devices.

  The present invention provides a retractable hook or hanger for hanging file folders and binders that addresses the problems of previously known hanger systems. The present invention provides a hanging file folder or hanging binder or other article having hooks or hangers that can be easily stored or further removed as desired.

  In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for easily converting a file folder to a hanging file folder or a binder to a hanging binder without using a bulky structure of hooks that are more difficult to handle.

  In summary, the present invention provides a first side panel having an outer edge and an inner edge, a second side panel having an outer edge and an inner edge, and a first and a second to connect the first and second side panels. A hangable file folder or binder is provided that includes a coupling edge inserted between the inner edges of the side panels. The file folder or binder further includes two or more ribs disposed parallel to the outer edge of at least one side panel of the first or second side panel and disposed substantially parallel to the outer edge of the side panel. Including a track member. The file folder or binder also typically further comprises two hangers that are selectively retractable within the track member. The hanger is typically arranged to protrude from the opposite end of the track member. The hanger has a main body, an outer end portion, and an inner end portion facing the outer end portion, and the inner end portion engages with the track member in a repositionable manner. The file folder or binder can be used as a hanging file folder or binder, respectively, when each of the first and second hangers is extended out from the outer edge of the at least one first or second side panel. . The hanger can be repositioned on the track member such that it does not extend substantially beyond the side panel. At least one of the track member and the hanger includes two or more ribs extending longitudinally with respect to the retracting direction of the hanger.

  The present invention also provides a kit for producing the file folder and binder of the present invention.

  For convenience, the present invention will be described in detail with respect to file folders. However, it will be appreciated that the present invention may be used with other hanging-type documents or article management articles such as binders, report covers, notebooks, media folders, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the file folder 10 of the present invention includes a first side panel 12 having an outer edge portion 14 and an inner edge portion 16, a second side panel 18 having an outer edge portion 20 and an inner edge portion 22, a first side panel 18. And the coupling edge 24 inserted between the inner edges of the first and second side panels and the outer edge 14 of the side panel 12 to be connected to the outer edge 14. It includes a track member 26 that includes two or more ribs 30 arranged substantially in parallel. The first side panel 12 has side edge portions 11a and 11b. Optional tab member 32 can be repositionably engaged with track member 26, the tab member having a portion that engages the track member and a portion on which desired indicia may be displayed. As shown in this figure, a file folder 10 simply holds the contents (not shown) passively, and the folder is in a file cabinet (not shown) at a conventional connection edge 24 facing downward. In the installed simple file folder embodiment, the track member 26 is typically located closer to the outer edge 14 than the coupling edge 24. In some embodiments, the track member 26 is typically preferably directly adjacent to the outer edge 14 (as shown), and in other embodiments it can be It may be located further away from the outer edge 14.

  In other embodiments, in which the file folder includes means for securing the contents to the file folder, for example using a ring in the binder, such as a compression clip, etc. It may be desirable to secure the article in the opposite orientation. For example, this orientation allows the user to rely on indicia on the outer surface of the binding edge that enters the eye to confirm the article. In such embodiments, the track member is located closer to the coupling edge than the opposite end of the side panel. An illustrative example to illustrate such an embodiment is shown in FIG.

  “Relocatably engage” means to move the tab member to another location on the track member, or even to disengage it from the track member and completely remove it from it This means that the tab member remains in a stable and supposedly desired position on the track member until a significant repositioning force is applied.

  The track member 26 preferably extends substantially all the way to the lateral sides 11a and 11b of the side panel 12, but may be shorter (or even longer, if desired) May tend to reduce some of the benefits of the invention). The track member 26 is shown on the inner surface of the side panel 12, but may alternatively be on the outer surface if desired.

The file folder 10 further includes two hangers 72 and 74 that removably engage the track member 26. The hanger 72 is shown in the extended position so that the file folder can be used in a hanging arrangement when the hanger 74 is also in the extended position. The hanger 74 is shown in the stored position. When both hangers are in this state In many embodiments (not shown here), a track member and hanger pair is also provided on the second side panel 18.

  The hanger 72 includes a body composed of an inner end portion or an inner portion 78 that faces the outer end portion or the outer portion 80. In this preferred embodiment, hanger 72 includes a narrow portion 82 useful for more precise engagement with a file cabinet or file drawer hanging rack. Of course, the relative size and shape of the narrow portions can be varied as desired, or can be completely eliminated.

  Each hanger is disposed substantially parallel to the orientation of the track member and is adapted to engage the rib of the track member with the side or front of the hanger facing the track member including. The hanger may include such ribs on substantially all of its front face of the hanger, or may include such ribs only on the inner portion 78. In many cases, hangers include such ribs on substantially all of their fronts, but it may be easier to manufacture such hangers, and the hangers may be erroneously removed from the track member. It is because it is hard to come off. By controlling the formation of the ribs, for example, at the end part of the inner part 78 of the hanger 72, as long as the hanger is pulled out into the boundary of the side edge of the side panel by forming a greatly deformed end part on the rib, Embodiments in which the hanger slides easily along the track member can be easily manufactured.

  The file folder of the present invention can be any known suitable material, such as plastic, paper, cardboard, cardboard, or metal. They can be made in any desired size, mainly depending on the standard size such as letter size, legal size, A4, etc., or the file cabinet and other file storage devices used Can be made in special sizes.

  The connecting edge 24 may consist of single folds, as is known in the file folder art, or multiple folds in the case of higher storage capacity files. Also good. Figures 1 and 2 show a file folder with two fold joint edges. In some embodiments, the binder edge 24 may be a reinforced region or may be made from a different material than the side panel 12 and the side panel 18. If necessary, the side panel 12 and the side panel 18 may be made of different materials.

  In one illustrative embodiment, the track member includes a number of elastically deformable ribs that protrude from the base sheet and that are parallel and closely spaced. The rib includes a stem portion attached to the base sheet and substantially upstanding from the base sheet and at least one flange attached to each side of the stem portion and spaced from the base sheet. The cross-sectional profile formed by the ribs is substantially uniform throughout the length of the ribs. A similar structure is disclosed in US Pat. No. 6,367,128 (Galkiewicz et al.), Which is incorporated herein in its entirety, as a self-mating reclosable fastener.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the illustrative track member 26 of the present invention includes a number of ribs 30 attached to the base sheet 32 and projecting upward from the base sheet 32. The ribs 30 are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially equally spaced apart by a transverse distance 34. Each rib includes a stem portion 36 and a flange 38.

  In some embodiments, the track member includes a layer of adhesive 40 to secure the track member to the file folder as desired. Suitable adhesives may be readily selected depending on the nature of the track member, the nature of the file folder, the desired method of attaching the track member to the file folder, and whether permanent or temporary mounting is desired. Examples that serve to illustrate suitable adhesives include pressure sensitive adhesives, hot melt adhesives, repositionable adhesives, and the like. The track member may be attached to the side panel as required by other means (not shown), for example, mechanical means such as sewing through the base sheet 32 or stapling.

  In one illustrative embodiment, the ribs 30 are substantially continuous throughout their length. In other embodiments, however, the ribs are blocked, such as by cutting after extrusion and then stretching the base sheet to form a space 46 between adjacent ends of the blocked ribs. In addition, the barrier created by pressure on the extruded web, for example using hot wheels, can make the base sheet in the barrier zone thicker (for example by the material of the ribs flowing under the pressure of the hot wheels) Thicken). These thickened regions may be useful to provide a barrier to relative sliding motion between the track member and the joining hanger or tab member, as further discussed below. Such a block can be conveniently formed by contacting the ribbed surface of the extruded web with protrusions on a heated ring, thereby spacing the ribbed structure longitudinally. The part is pushed periodically and accumulates as a raised structure or dam. The dam has a height or thickness greater than the base sheet. The height of the dam is sufficient so that when the track member joins the tab member, at least the highest rib of the mating tab member engages the dam and prevents relative sliding movement of the tab member along the track member. It is. The dam may be provided on only one side or end of the track member to limit movement in one direction, or the dam may be the track closest to the side edges 11a and 11b of the side panel 12. It may be provided on both ends of the member. Instead of taking the form of a structure in which the dam is raised above the base sheet, the ribs are expanded by pushing the outer part of the rib towards the base sheet, but not all the way until it touches the base sheet, etc. Rib deformations such as cutting the thermoplastic ribs with a hot knife, as described above, can be used.

  An opening or block in the rib can provide a point where the hanger and any tab member can be more easily removed from the file folder as desired. The opening also bends the file folder and the track member to widen the opening, thereby allowing the hanger and any tab to move into the file folder by allowing the tab member to slide across the track member. Make it easy to engage. Such an embodiment is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, wherein the track member 26 includes a rib 30 having a base sheet 32 with openings 46 and 46 'and a thickened region 49. FIG. Alternatively, the ribs may be cut using a hot knife or similar means to create openings 46 '. As shown in FIG. 4, the shape or contour of the end of rib 30 can be disrupted by forming opening 46 'when the rib is made from a thermoplastic material. Such disruption of the rib profile can provide a stop or “claw action” point to help place the hanger and tab member (s) in the desired location on the file folder.

  Blocking allows any tab member to move along the track member in an indexed manner, for example with stops or pawls, and facilitates positioning it in a registered manner. This facilitates the organization of a set of files using tab members positioned as desired. The barrier is typically oriented substantially perpendicular or transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rib. Preferably, the barriers are spaced a uniform distance apart to facilitate the desired positioning of the tab member. For example, in some embodiments, the barriers are spaced apart by a distance equal to or slightly greater than the width of the tab member. Thus, according to the present invention, when a plurality of file folders of this configuration are installed together and the index tabs engage therein, the tabs on successive folders are easily placed in an offset manner, Interference with other tab members can be reduced.

  The blocking may be any desired width. In some embodiments, an interrupt having an average width of about 0.79 mm (1/32 inch) to 3.18 mm (1/8 inch) is useful, although wider or narrower widths may be used in the present invention. May be used according to If the interruption is too narrow, it may be relatively difficult to remove the tab member from the track member. If the blockage is too wide, the tab member may be easily disengaged or removed from the track member when it is simply desired to reposition the tab member at a different location on the track member to which it is repositionably engaged. is there.

  In some embodiments, the height of the ribs is substantially uniform, and in other embodiments, the ribs alternate between higher and lower heights as shown in FIGS. . It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other embodiments may be used in accordance with the present invention.

  Shut-off allows the hanger to be moved along the track member in an indexed manner, for example with a stop or pawl between the protruding and depressed positions, or the index if any tab member is present It makes it possible to move in the attached mode and makes it easy to position it in the registered mode. The latter advantage facilitates the organization of a set of files using tab members positioned as desired.

  In some embodiments, the height of the ribs is substantially uniform, and in other embodiments, the ribs alternate between higher and lower heights as shown in FIGS. . It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other embodiments may be used in accordance with the present invention.

  FIGS. 5a-5d schematically illustrate an exemplary track member 53 of the present invention as it interengages with an inner end portion of a hanger 52 having a similar rib structure. Track member 53 includes ribs of different heights, with high ribs 54 alternating with lower ribs 55 one by one. This misalignment of identical (eg, equal height) symmetrical ribs repeated from a tight profile facilitates the mutual engagement of the track member and the tab member by internal forces. As shown in FIG. 5 a, the high ribs 54 first contact each other during the interengagement of the track member and the tab member, and the high rib tips are adjacent, as indicated by arrow 56 There is a tendency to move into the gap caused by the short rib 55. This self-alignment of the ribs and attachment members helps to ensure easy and effective interengagement when attaching the hanger (or tab member) to the file folder of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 5b and 5c, due to the additional pressure on the member, the high ribs are brought into contact with their adjacent lower ribs so that the right flange 59 of the hanger high rib 54 causes the high ribs of the track member to 54 (see arrows 57 in FIG. 5b) (“right” and “left” in this paragraph refer to positions in FIG. 5c). As shown in FIG. 5d, further pressure causes the left flange 61 of the hanger high rib 54 to move below the right flange 62 of the track member low rib 55. The described movement of the tip portion of the high ribs 54 during interengagement occurs unimpeded because there is no structure of equal height adjacent to the high ribs. Interengagement with minimum force is obtained when the high and low ribs alternate with each other, but a smaller percentage of the short ribs are used, so that several high ribs are adjacent to each other However, a somewhat higher interengagement force still desirable is obtained.

  A further desirable performance characteristic of the track and hanger shown in FIGS. 5a-5d is that the force required to achieve engagement is a sequential or two-stage nature. That is, a first exercise of force is required to achieve the first stage of interengagement shown in FIGS. 5b and 5c, and a second, subsequent exercise of force is shown in FIG. 5d. Required to achieve full interengagement. Because of this sequential or two-step force exercise, the maximum force required at any one time is reduced, making interengagement easier. Also, this type of track member and hanger pair may have two different degrees of interengagement, one due to internal forces, perhaps due to temporary interengagement, and possibly higher order forces. Allows for more lasting mutual engagement.

  The height difference between the high and low ribs 54 may vary, but to prevent a significant number of high and low ribs from having full engagement, i.e. one track member or hanger. In order to prevent engagement of the high rib flanges on the pair with the indicated movement of the opposite member of the pair to the lower rib bottom, it should normally not be so large. The desired ratio of rib height is affected by several parameters such as rib portion material and thickness, and rib shape. Typically, the high ribs are about 1/4 to 3/4 higher than the low ribs. For some embodiments of the invention, ribs that are about 1 and 1.5 times taller than the height of the low ribs have yielded favorable results.

  The rib of FIG. 6 is a typical co-extruded rib, which in this case includes two different materials, the first material constituting the major portion of the rib and the second material constituting the upper end of the rib. Yes. More than two materials may be extruded and may constitute different parts of the ribs or base sheet. For example, the base sheet may comprise one material, for example for flexibility or suppleness, and the rib comprises a different material, for example a stiffer material. Or the stem portion of the rib may comprise one material having the desired fatigue resistance, for example for flexibility, elasticity, or bending, and the tip portion, i.e. the upper end of the rib containing the flange, is made of a different material, For example, it may include a stiffer non-flexible material.

In one embodiment, the height of the stem portion is preferably greater than the width of the flange attached to the stem portion. The result (assuming the same thickness and composition for the stem and flange) is that the stem portion contracts rather than the deflection of the flange under pressure on the rib during interengagement with the rib of the opposing tab member. There is a tendency. The bending stiffness is generally proportional to W (T / L) ³ when bending occurs in the thickness direction of a beam having a long length L, width W, and thickness T. Since the stem is usually longer than the arm, shrinkage occurs more easily in the stem if the flange and stem have similar thickness and composition. The ease of contraction in both the stem and flange can be controlled by selection of the stem and flange structure, dimensions, and the elastic modulus of the material.

The file folder track members and hangers of the present invention may be made from a variety of materials, but most commonly from polymer materials using almost any polymer that can be melt processed. . Homopolymers, copolymers, and mixtures of polymers are useful and may contain a variety of additives. Inorganic materials such as metals may also be used. Provides desired bending characteristics, including elastic deflection movement of the rib stem in a direction generally transverse to the length of the rib, and slight bending of the flange during and disengagement Thus, the composition is selected. Generally, for base sheet and rib compositions containing optional additives, an elastic modulus of 10 ³ MPa to 10 ⁷ MPa is sufficient, but this may vary depending on the application.

  The hanger should be strong enough to support in a file cabinet or other storage hand so that the articles can be supported together as desired, for example, without undesirable deformation or sagging. The track member and hanger need to be selected so that the article is desirably supported in the file cabinet when interengaged as described above. The ribs should not undesirably deform so that the article is no longer supported as desired.

  If desired, the hanger or at least the portion that will contact the rails of the file cabinet is adapted to slide freely on the rails of the file cabinet. For example, the narrow portion 82 of the hanger 72 of FIG. 1 may be coated with a suitable antifriction material. Such embodiments can be moved more easily within the file cabinet.

  Suitable thermoplastic polymers include, for example, polyolefins such as polypropylene or polyethylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, acrylate modified ethylene vinyl acetate polymer, ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, nylon, polyvinyl chloride, and Engineering polymers such as polyketones or polymethylpentane. Elastomers include, for example, natural or synthetic rubber, isoprene, butadiene, or styrene block copolymers containing ethylene (butylene) blocks, metallocene catalyzed polyolefins, polyurethanes, and polydiorganosiloxanes. Mixtures of polymers and / or elastomers may also be used.

  Suitable additives include, for example, plasticizers, tackifiers, fillers, colorants, UV stabilizers, antioxidants, processing aids (urethanes, silicones, fluoropolymers, etc.), low coefficient of friction materials (silicones) , Conductive fillers, pigments, and combinations thereof to provide some conductivity to each of the track member and tab member, as desired. In general, additives can be present in amounts up to 50% by weight of the composition, depending on the application.

  The file folder track member and hanger of the present invention can be formed by extruding a polymer web through a die having an opening cut, for example, electron discharge machining.

  The shape of the die is designed to produce a web having the desired cross-sectional shape or profile. The web is generally quenched after leaving the die by passing it through a quenching material such as water. A wetting agent may be required in the quenching medium to ensure good wetting of the entire surface of the extruded web, including the space between the ribs. Extruded web, for example, by cutting the extruded ribs and stretching the web to form a barrier in the ribs, or a structure that limits relative movement between the paired track members and tab members Further processing may be performed by forming. Next, track members and hangers are generally formed by cutting and slitting the extruded web.

  In some embodiments, the track member is made via extrusion. The track member may also be made in other ways, for example by injection molding or molding. The track member or hanger structure can be incorporated into the larger article in a variety of ways, for example by inserting a pre-made ribbed part into a mold and the article around the ribbed part. It can be incorporated by shaping the remaining part or by constructing the mold surface with a mold structure shaped to form the ribbed structure of the present invention. When the ribbed structure of the present invention is incorporated into a larger article, the term “base sheet” herein includes the structure of the article into which the ribbed structure is incorporated.

  As mentioned above, the ribbed structure body of the present invention may generally include multiple layers of different compositions. Such multiple layers can be provided by co-extrusion techniques (for example, described in PCT International Publication No. WO 99/17630 (published PCT Appln. No. WO 99/17630) (published 15 April 1999)). As such, this may involve passing different melt streams from different extruders into multi-manifold dies or multi-layer feedblocks and to film dies. The individual streams merge in the feed block and enter the die as a stack, which flows out into a multilayer sheet as the material leaves the die. The die is patterned to form a tracked and tabbed ribbed configuration. The track member of the present invention may therefore have a base sheet of one composition and ribs of different composition. Alternatively, a part of the rib, for example the upper edge of the rib, may have a different composition than the other part of the rib. For example, the upper end of the rib may include a composition that forms an internal friction surface that is different from the rest of the rib.

  Certain properties of the file folder track member and the hanger ribs of the present invention provide the article with desirable alignment characteristics.

  In some embodiments of the invention, the surface of the base sheet relative to the ribbed surface is structured to be particularly adapted for attachment of the track member to another substrate. Such structures may include ribbed surfaces of the present invention where the rib profile is the same or different from the rib profile on the first surface, as well as other mechanical fastening structures such as hooks or loops, or Mention may be made of headed elements as described in US Pat. No. 4,290,174, or various adhesive layers. The track and tab members of the present invention can also be made by means different from the members, such as by separately applied adhesive, by sewing the base sheet material to the substrate, by welding, and other means. May be mounted on the substrate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the file folder of the present invention may further include one or more tab members that relocatably engage the file folder in a manner similar to a hanger. In some embodiments, this is preferably done by configuring the tab member to engage a portion of the track member that is different from engaging the hanger. For example, the file folder may be configured such that the hanger engages one of the longitudinal portions of the track member and the tab member (s) engages another longitudinal portion of the track member. For example, as shown, the tab member 32 engages the portion of the track member that is closest to the outer edge 14 of the side panel 12, and the hangers 72 and 74 are the portion of the track member that is closest to the coupling edge 24. Engage. In another embodiment, the tab member (s) may engage the portion (s) of the track member between the portions of the track member that the hanger engages.

  FIG. 7 shows an illustrative notebook 110 of the present invention. As shown, the notebook 110 connects a first side panel 112 having an outer edge 114 and an inner edge 116, a second side panel 118 having an outer edge 120 and an inner edge 122, and a first and second side panel. For this purpose, a coupling edge 124 inserted between the inner edges of the first and second side panels is included together with a binder ring 125 for securing items (not shown) in the notebook. The notebook 110 is disposed parallel to the outer edge 114 of the side panel 112 and includes a track member 126 a including two or more ribs 130 disposed substantially parallel to the outer edge 114, as well as the outer edge 120 of the side panel 118. And a track member 126b including two or more ribs 130 disposed parallel to the outer edge 120 and substantially parallel to the outer edge 120. The first side panel 112 has side edge portions 11a and 11b. The optional tab member 132 can be repositionably engaged with the track member 126a, the tab member having a portion that engages the track member and a portion on which a desired indicia may be displayed. The track member 126a is preferably immediately adjacent to the outer edge 114 (as shown), but may simply be closer to the outer edge 114 if desired. The track members 126a and 126b are preferably at similar locations on their respective side panels so that they both support the notebook 110 when the notebook is installed in a hanging file rack (not shown). positioned. Both track members 126a and 126b are shown on the outside of each side panel of the notebook 110, but one or both are located on the inside of each side panel as desired. Also good. Also, if it is desired that the notebook be suspended so that the coupling edge 124 is positioned upwards, for example, any explanation or information on the outside of the coupling edge 124 can be read. Alternatively, track members 126a and 126b may both be located near coupling edge 124.

  The invention will be further described with reference to the following ideal view, which is non-scale.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the inside of a file folder that is an example of the present invention fully opened. FIG. 2 is a side view of the folder of FIG. 1 shown closed. FIG. 3 is a perspective cutaway view of a track member that is an example of a file folder of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the track member of FIG. 3. Figure 8 schematically illustrates a portion of another example track member of a file folder of the present invention when interengaged with an example hanger of the present invention. Figure 8 schematically illustrates a portion of another example track member of a file folder of the present invention when interengaged with an example hanger of the present invention. Figure 8 schematically illustrates a portion of another example track member of a file folder of the present invention when interengaged with an example hanger of the present invention. Figure 8 schematically illustrates a portion of another example track member of a file folder of the present invention when interengaged with an example hanger of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment that helps illustrate ribs useful for some track members and hangers of the present invention. 1 is a side view of an illustrative binder notebook of the present invention. FIG.

Claims (13)

A first side panel having an outer edge and an inner edge;
A second side panel having an outer edge and an inner edge;
A coupling edge inserted between the inner edges of the first and second side panels to connect the first and second side panels;
A track member including two or more ribs disposed parallel to the outer edge of at least one side panel of the first and second side panels and disposed substantially parallel to the outer edge;
Two hangers selectively retractable in the track member;
A managed article comprising:
At least one side panel of the first and second side panels includes a main body, an outer end, and first and second hangers each having an inner end opposite to the outer end, and the inner end is Engaging the track member in a repositionable manner;
When the first and second hangers are extended out from the outer edge of the at least one side panel of the first and second side panels, a file folder can be used as a hanging file folder, And the hanger can be repositioned on the track member such that the hanger does not substantially extend beyond the side panel, wherein at least one of the track member and the hanger is relative to the retracting direction of the hanger. A managed article comprising two or more longitudinally extending ribs.   The track member includes a plurality of elastically deformable ribs projecting from the base sheet and parallel and spaced apart, the stem portion being attached to the base sheet and substantially upstanding from the base sheet And at least one flange attached to each side of the stem portion and spaced from the base sheet, wherein a cross-sectional profile formed by the rib is substantially throughout the length of the rib. The controlled article of claim 1, wherein the article is uniform.   The controlled article of claim 2, wherein at least some of the ribs are blocked between their lengths.   Substantially all of the ribs are interrupted in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the ribs to limit relative sliding motion between the track member and a tab member engaging the track member. The managed article according to claim 3.   At least one of the first and second hangers has at least one of an elongated portion and a notch portion at the inner end thereof to form a narrow portion, the narrow portion being the first and second hangers. The managed article according to claim 1, which can be superposed on the other inner end of the second hanger.   The method of claim 1, comprising at least two track members, one disposed parallel to the outer edge of the first side panel and one disposed parallel to the outer edge of the second side panel. Management article of mention.   Each of the hangers includes two or more ribs disposed substantially parallel to the ribs of the track member, the ribs mechanically engaging the ribs of the track member, the first and The managed article of claim 1, wherein a second hanger is repositionable along the track member.   The managed article of claim 1, wherein the first and second hangers are removably engaged with the track member.   The managed article of claim 1, wherein the track member extends along a major portion of the upper edge.   The managed article of claim 1, selected from the group consisting of a file folder, a binder, a notebook, a report cover, and a media folder. A first side panel having an outer edge and an inner edge;
A second side panel having an outer edge and an inner edge;
A coupling edge inserted between the inner edges of the first and second side panels to connect the first and second side panels;
Two or more ribs disposed parallel to at least one of the outer edge or the inner edge of at least one side panel of the first and second side panels and disposed substantially parallel to the outer edge. A track member including:
A managed article comprising two hangers that are selectively retractable within the track member,
At least one side panel of the first and second side panels includes a main body, an outer end, and first and second hangers each having an inner end opposite to the outer end, and the inner end is Engaging the track member in a repositionable manner;
When the first and second hangers are extended out of the at least one side panel, a file folder or binder can be used as a hanging file folder or binder, and the hangers attach the side panel. Two or more ribs that can be repositioned on the track member so as not to extend substantially beyond, wherein at least one of the track member and the hanger extends longitudinally relative to the retracting direction of the hanger Management articles including   12. The managed article of claim 11, selected from the group consisting of a file folder, a binder, a notebook, a report cover, and a media folder. A kit for providing a retractable hanger to a managed article,
Providing at least one track member comprising a number of elastically deformable ribs projecting from the base sheet, parallel and closely spaced, wherein the ribs are attached to the base sheet and are substantially upright from the base sheet A stem portion, and at least one flange attached to each side of the stem portion and spaced from the base sheet, wherein a cross-sectional profile formed by the rib is the entire length of the rib A kit including at least one hanger that is substantially uniform over and capable of repositionable engagement with the ribs of the track member.

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