US3745681A - File card, or the like - Google Patents

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US3745681A
US3745681A US00149720A US3745681DA US3745681A US 3745681 A US3745681 A US 3745681A US 00149720 A US00149720 A US 00149720A US 3745681D A US3745681D A US 3745681DA US 3745681 A US3745681 A US 3745681A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F17/00—Card-filing arrangements, e.g. card indexes or catalogues or filing cabinets

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  • ABSTRACT A file card in which certain identifying entries are to appear in filed condition of the card at an angle with regard to the top edge of the filed card, while permitting the entry of all entries on the card along horizontal lines.
  • the file card has a foldable corner portionwith a first folding line having one point in common with the said. top edge and extending at an angle thereto, while a second folding line longer than said first folding line has approximately the same point in common with said upper edge as said first folding line whereby said foldable corner portion has one section foldable in one direction about said second folding line in one direction toward the non-foldable part of the file card and has a second section foldable about said first folding line in the opposite direction.
  • FIG.1 A first figure.
  • the present invention relates to a file card with a field which extends at an angle with regard to the upper card edge and is intended for entering thereon indicative markings or data, for instance writings.
  • These cards are intended in particular for staggered arrangements which comprise laterally staggered cards which in their turn within the region of one comer comprise the said field in order in this way to be able quickly and conveniently to recognize the respective marking giving an indication as to the contents of the respective card.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial top view of the file card according to the invention ready to be typed upon.
  • FIG. 2 shows the card of FIG. 1 after the latter has been folded for use.
  • FIG. 3 is a section taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2.
  • FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate three successive phases of folding the left-hand upper comer of the file card and a-particularly effective method of holding the folded corner in folded condition onto the adjacent part of the file card.
  • the file card according to the invention with a field extending at an angle with regard to the upper card edge is characterized primarily in that the said field forms a part of the upper portion of a card section which is foldable in a Z-shaped or S-shaped manner.
  • This card section which may be prepared for folding by slots, perforations, and the like, and which may be provided with printed-on lines or the like, is being inserted into the typewriter and typed upon in unfolded condition while the field to be typed upon extends parallel to the upper edge of the card. After the typing has been done, the said card section is folded twice along the prepared lines so that the typed-on field assumes an inclined position with regard to the upper card edge. After the folding operation, the folded portions may be secured in their positions by gumming or the like so that an undesired folding back of these portions will be prevented.
  • the file card which in customary manner may consist of cardboard, carton, synthetic material, or the like, has its lower edge provided with notches 1 which are uniformly distributed over the lower card edge and in combination with non-illustrated protrusions on the bottom of the file drawer will make possible a uniform lateral staggering of the cards.
  • a field 3 which extends parallel .to the upper card edge 4 and is intended to receive the indicative marking for the card.
  • the field 3 is provided near further fields 5 or the like which likewise extend parallel to the card edge 4.
  • the card which in customary manner is of rectangular shape, is placed into a typewriter and typed upon, i.e., both the field 3 as well as the field 5 are typed upon in one operation. Subsequently, the left-hand upper corner of the card is folded along the two lines 6 and 7 which lines intersect at a point A located at the card edge 4. The folding operation is effected in such a way that with the card ready for filing according to FIGS. 2 and 3, field 3 forms a portion of an upper card section 9, whereas that portion of the card which is located between the lines 6 and 7 becomes an intermediate card section 10 (FIG. 3). These card sections are connected to each other and to the remaining portion of the card,
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 these figures illustrate the folding phases more specifically and also show a specific way of holding the folded part'firmly against the adjacent part of the file or index card, while it is assumed that the card had previously been typed upon, e. g., the name Mueller, Hans," and other particulars appear at 5.
  • FIG. 4 shows the first folding step according to which the flap F is folded from its solid line position shown in FIG. 4 (front side Fr being visible) into its dot-dash position so that now its back side Ba is visible.
  • the upper triangular portion ABD is folded about the line AB into the position shown in FIG. 5 so that the back side of the triangle ABD is now the top side of which the area marked by shading is assumed to be gummed. Flap F is now folded back over the back side of triangular portion ABD as shown in FIG. 5 with the front side Fr of flap F facing the person viewing the drawing.
  • the triangular portion ACD of FIG. 5 is folded about the line AC and is firmly pressed against the triangular surface portion ABC and against flap F.
  • the position shown in FIG. 6 is obtained according to which the name Mueller, Hans is now at an angle (e. g., 45) with regard to the top edge of the index card, while flap F firmly holds the triangular portion ABC against the non-folded card portion, and while the back side of triangular portion ACD sticks to the folded back surface of triangular portion ACB as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the corner at 11 may be inserted into a slot 12 in the card, or the adhesive may be applied to the card shortly before the folding operation.
  • the adhesive may be, for instance, a rubber cement.
  • a file card having a first edge and being adapted to be filed so that said first edge forms the upper edge of said file card and is substantially horizontal, said file card also having a second edge extending at a substantially right angle to said first edge and partly defining therewith a foldable comer portion having a first folding line extending from one point of said second edge to a point on said first edge, said points on said second edge and said first edge being spaced from said first and second edges, respectively, such distances as to provide an area sufficient to receive a plurality of typed characters in a line parallel to said first edge, said foldable corner portion also having a second folding line longer than said first folding line and extending from approximately said last mentioned point on said first edge to a point on said second edge whereby said comer portion is foldable about said second folding line toward the remainder of said file card and subsequently has its outermost portion foldable about said first folding line back over the first folded portion so that any typing entered along a horizontal line in that field of the comer portion which in non-folded condition of said corner
  • a file card according to claim 1 in which said first folding line bisects the angle defined by said first edge with said second folding line into two equal angles.
  • a file card according to claim 1 in which said second folding line defines with said first and second edges a right angle triangle in which the angle defined by said second folding line and said first edge is approximately 45.
  • a file card according to claim 1 in which at least a part of the corner portion has that side thereof which in folded condition of said comer portion faces another part thereof provided with an adhesive for sticking said parts together.
  • a file card according to claim 1 in which said card has an area within the region of the folded-over foldable corner portion provided with a slot for receiving a corner of the folded-over corner portion.
  • a file card according to claim 1 in which said card is, adjacent the folded-over foldable comer portion, provided with a punched-out foldable flap adapted to be folded out of the plane of the file cardto such an extent that it will not be covered by said foldable corner portion when the latter is folded about said second folding line into contact with the remainder of said file card, said flap also being adapted to be folded between two folded-over sections of the foldable comer portion to hold the same locked to the non-foldable part of the file card.
  • a file card having a first edge and being adapted to be filed with said edge at top and to be placed in a typewriter with said first edge substantially horizontal and forming the upper edge in the typewriter, said file card also having a second edge extending at substantially a right angle to said first edge at one comer of said card and partly defining therewith a foldable corner portion having a first folding line extending from one point on said second edge to a point on said first edge, said points being spaced from said'corner such distances as to provide an area sufficient to type a plurality of characters in said area in a line parallel to said first edge, said foldable comer portion also having a second folding line longer than said first folding line extending from a point on said first edge, which is at least as far from the comer as the point of said first folding line on said first edge, to a point on said second edge spaced from said comer a greater distance than the point of said first line on said second edge and defining a second area between said folding lines, said second folding line forming a larger acute

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US2582729A (en) * 1946-03-27 1952-01-15 Georgene Parkin Wassell Combined address and file card
GB961704A (en) * 1959-10-22 1964-06-24 Jetleys Great Britain Ltd Improvements in or relating to devices for the storage of documents

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