US20110108611A1

US20110108611A1 - Portable file folder with hanging functions

Info

Publication number: US20110108611A1
Application number: US12/614,601
Authority: US
Inventors: James C. Huang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-11-09
Filing date: 2009-11-09
Publication date: 2011-05-12

Abstract

A portable file folder with hanging functions has a file folder body, an integral hand-held portion, a strap locator, a strap body and a file resting portion; the integral hand-held portion is composed of through-holes opened on the bulges of two folder covers, thus reducing the cost and maintaining the portability; the strap locator contains an extension stopper with spacing hole and a strap fastener with a mating portion; moreover, the spacing hole is opened at the center of the extension stopper, and both ends of the strap body are penetrated into the spacing hole and linked to the mating portion, so that the strap body can be hung centrally or carried on the back easily, thus realizing the portability and hanging functions of the file folder to meet the diversified user demands with ease-of-use.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a file folder, and more particularly to an innovative one which is has portability and hanging functions.
2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.
There are available a variety of “file folders” in the existing stationery market, helping the people to accommodate the documents or paper sheets in an orderly manner.
To further improve the functionality of the file folder, a hanging file folder has been developed by fixing a straphanger on the plate of the file folder, thus enabling users to retract it in a hanging state or carry it on the back.
However, the configuration of aforementioned hanging file folder still has some shortcomings for further improvement, of which the hanging configuration is a crucial concern. Based upon conventional structural configurations, the straphanger is used in an offset state, so the file folder is also disposed in an offset state with some troubles in operation. Hence, some continuous efforts have to be made for further improving the customer-oriented functions as an important technical task and objective.
Thus, to overcome the aforementioned problems of the prior art, it would be an advancement if the art to provide an improved structure that can significantly improve the efficacy.
Therefore, the inventor has provided the present invention of practicability after deliberate experimentation and evaluation based on years of experience in the production, development and design of related products.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The enhanced efficacy of the present invention is as follows:
Based on the unique configuration of the present invention, a portable file folder with hanging functions mainly comprises: a file folder body, an integral hand-held portion, a strap locator, a strap body and a file resting portion. Since the integral hand-held portion is placed onto the bulge of the file folder body, it is possible to reduce the cost but maintain the portability; both ends of the strap body are penetrated into the spacing hole at the center of the extension stopper, so the strap body can be hung centrally or carried on the back easily, thus realizing the portability and hanging functions of the file folder to meet the diversified user demands with ease-of-use.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the folder covers of the present invention in an opening state.

FIG. 2 shows an isolated schematic view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of two folder covers of the present invention in an unlimited state.

FIG. 4 shows a side view of two folder covers of the present invention in a folding state.

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the file folder of the present invention in a limited folding state.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIGS. 1-5 depict preferred embodiments of a portable file folder of the present invention with hanging functions which are provided for only explanatory objective for patent claims. Said file folder comprising:

- a file folder body 10, consisting of two foldable folder covers 11, 11B, of which these two folder covers 11, 11B are defined with interior surfaces 12, 12B; and the folder covers 11, 11B are extended to form integrally bulges 13, 13B; a connecting side 14 is defined on the folder cover 11 adjacent to the bulge 13;
- an integral hand-held portion 20, having through-holes 21 opened on the bulges 13, 13B of two folder covers 11, 11B, and used for manual penetration for carrying purpose;
- a strap locator 30, arranged at two ends of the connecting side 14 of a folder cover 11; the strap locator 30 contains two extension stoppers 34 and two strap fasteners 35, of which the extension stopper 34 is linked to a folder cover 11 and centrally provided with a spacing hole 32; the strap fastener 35 is provided with a mating portion 31;
- a strap body 40, extended to define two corresponding ends 41, 42, which are separately penetrated into the spacing hole 32 of the strap locator 30, and linked to the mating portion 31; these two ends 41, 42 of the strap body 40 can be mated fixedly with the mating portion 31 via a fastener 43, so that the strap body 40 and the file folder body 10 can be positioned, allowing the strap body 40 to be easily retracted in a hanging state or carried on the back;
- at least a file resting portion 50, placed on the interior surface 12 of the folder cover 11 of the file folder body 10; the preferred embodiment of the present invention permits a file resting portion 50 to be arranged on the interior surfaces 12, 12B of two folder covers 11, 11B; the file resting portion 50 can be set as an eolian structure containing a plurality of accommodating spaces or a framed space, etc;

With this configuration, when these two folder covers 11, 11B are folded, the retraction state can be limited by the extension stopper 34, and the strap body 40 can be hung by the spacing hole 32 at the center of the extension stopper 34, or carried manually by the integral hand-held portion 20.
The strap fastener 35 of the strap locator 30 further comprises a framed snap ring 36 and a spacer 33. The top of the snap ring 36 forms the mating portion 31, whilst the bottom of the snap ring 36 is fixed on the connecting side 14 via the spacer 33.
The extension stopper 34 is linked to a folder cover 11, and folded with the other folder cover 11B in a limited state. The connecting part of the extension stopper 34 and the folder cover 11B can be limited via a male/female fastener or pin. The file folder enables two folder covers 11, 11B to be opened or retracted limitedly via the extension stopper 34.
Based on the above-specified structural configuration, the core of the file folder of the present invention lies in that, the file folder can be carried manually, or the strap body 40 can be hung centrally. The integral hand-held portion 20 is composed of through-holes 21 opened on the bulges 13, 13B of two folder covers 11, 11B, enabling manual lifting of the file folder. Moreover, a strap locator 30 is arranged at two ends of the connecting side 14 of the folder cover 11, so that both ends 41, 42 of the strap body 40 can be penetrated into the spacing hole 32 at center of the extension stopper 34, and then linked fixedly to the mating portion 31 (shown in FIG. 3); when two folder covers 11, 11B are folded, the strap body 40 can be hung centrally, and also linked to the file folder body 10 in a secure state.
Referring also to FIGS. 3 and 4, when the folder covers 11, 11B of the file folder body 10 are folded, the extension stopper 34 can be folded with the other folder cover 11B in a limited state. With the spacing hole 32 located at the center of the extension stopper 34 as well as two ends of the strap body 40 in a penetrating state, the file folder can be hung centrally or carried on the back, thus realizing the portability and hanging functions to meet the diversified user demands (in collaboration with FIG. 5).

Claims

1. A portable file folder with hanging functions comprising:

a file folder body, comprising two foldable folder covers, of which these two folder covers are defined with interior surfaces; and the folder covers are extended to form integrally bulges; a connecting side is defined on the folder cover adjacent to the bulge;

an integral hand-held portion, composed of through-holes opened on the bulges of two folder covers; a strap locator, arranged at two ends of the connecting side of a folder cover; the strap locator contains two extension stoppers and two strap fasteners, of which the extension stopper is linked to a folder cover and centrally provided with a spacing hole; the strap fastener is provided with a mating portion; a strap body, extended to define two corresponding ends, which are separately penetrated into the spacing hole of the strap locator, and linked to the mating portion of the strap fastener for positioning of the strap body and the file folder body;

at least a file resting portion, placed on the interior surface of the folder cover of the file folder body; when these two folder covers are folded, the retraction state can be limited by the extension stopper, and the strap body can be hung by the spacing hole at the center of the extension stopper, or carried manually by the integral hand-held portion.

2. The device defined in claim 1, wherein the strap fastener of the strap locator further comprises a framed snap ring and a spacer; the top of the snap ring forms the mating portion, whilst the bottom of the snap ring is fixed on the connecting side via the spacer.