US3863998A - Document files, folder, registers and the like - Google Patents

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US3863998A
US3863998A US400509A US40050973A US3863998A US 3863998 A US3863998 A US 3863998A US 400509 A US400509 A US 400509A US 40050973 A US40050973 A US 40050973A US 3863998 A US3863998 A US 3863998A
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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
    • B42F15/00—Suspended filing appliances
    • B42F15/0011—Suspended filing appliances for sheets, stacks of temporarily bound sheets
    • B42F15/0052—Suspended filing appliances for sheets, stacks of temporarily bound sheets for suspending stacks of temporarily bound sheets
    • B42F15/0058—Suspended filing appliances for sheets, stacks of temporarily bound sheets for suspending stacks of temporarily bound sheets with fixed suspension means

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  • This invention refers to files, pockets for storing documents and similar applications in which a unit made from a relatively stiff but thin sheet material is connected to a reinforcing or suspension rail or profile.
  • One object of the invention is to provide a thin profile which enables the connection of a sheet member such as a cardboard element without the use of any securing means such as glueing, stitching and the like.
  • Another object is to provide such a connection between the profile and the sheet member that said profile and sheet member together form a gripping element, a guiding element or a securing member for papers and the like.
  • FIG. 1 is a section through a connection between a reinforcing and/or suspension profile and the margin of a file side.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a document file for storing perforated as well as unperforated documents and being provided with signal or securing means as well as a cover.
  • FIG. 3 is a section along line III-III in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a suspension profile for files.
  • FIG. 5 is a section through a register having displaceable strips.
  • FIG. 6 is a section through a modified document file with removable units.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a removable unit according to FIG. 6.
  • the profile which is generally designated 1 is preferably made from extruded transparent plastic material and comprises a mainly planar web portion 2 continuing via rounded transitions 3a.3b forming inner abutment surfaces 4a.4b in an upper flange 5a and a lower flange 5b. These flanges are directed towards each other and are both approximately parallel to each other and to the web portion but may also form a minute angle with said web portion as will be explained more in detail. Consequently a space 6 extending along the entire length of the profile is obtained. Said space communicates with a slot 7 which also extends along the entire length of the profile.
  • a connection between the profile just described and a unit made from a relatively stiff but thin sheet material such as cardboard can be obtained in a very easy and cheap manner by folding said unit 8 at 9 to obtain a folded edge portion 10.
  • Said edge portion is sideways introduced in the profile.
  • the width of the space 6 approximately corresponds to the double wall thickness of the sheet and as the upper flange preferably slightly converges towards the web portion 2 the unit will be effectively secured to the profile. If the folded parts of the sheet are held firmly pressed against each other and the web portion by means of the edge portion of the upper flange 5a an extremely durable connection is obtained which enables the profile to take up considerable loads acting upon the sheet memher.
  • a folding line 11 parallel to the fold 9 serves to deflect the lower part of the unit to be approximately parallel to the web portion 2 of the profile. It is also possible to fold the sheet member onwardly over the lower flange portion 3 such that it extends parallel to the web portion and in almost the same vertical plane as said web portion.
  • the profile according to FIG. 1 with a relatively short upper flange 5a the part of the sheet member which extends from said upper flange over the lower flagne 5b may be regarded as a resilient tongue which together with said lower flange consitutes a gripper means which according to FIGS. 2-3 serves to detachably hold documents, file parts and similar objects.
  • the folding line 11 is located immediately below the lower edge of the upper flange 5a.
  • FIGS. 2-3 illustrate a document file made in accordance with the invention.
  • the illustrated document file consists of a sheet which is folded near to its middle to constitute two superimposed file parts from which the rear one 15 is secured to the profile 1 in the manner just described.
  • the front file part 16 has such an extension from the folding line 14 that its free end according to FIG. 3 may be introduced in the gripping means which is generated between the rear file part and the flange 5b.
  • Said front part of the file is preferably obliquely cut as at 17 so as to make it easy to grasp the front part in question and to get easy access to the pocket which is generated between the file parts 15 and 16. If the rear file part 15 according to FIG. 2 is extended downwardly and the extended portion is folded over the lower edge 18 of the front file part an additional lower pocket 19 is obtained.
  • the rail or profile just described may easily be provided with end stops 24 having reinforced projecting ends 26 with recesses 27 for guiding the file in a manner well known in the art.
  • the part of said end stop which is to be introduced in the profile may have a rib 25 which fills up the space 7.
  • the invention also makes it possible to manufacture registers having strips made from cardboard, plastics or the like, said strips being displaceable perpendicular to their length direction.
  • a register is illustrated in FIG. 5 and comprises a base member 28 secured to two rails l in the manner described and a plurality of strips 29 which have their edge portions guided in the space between the base member 28 and the flanges of the profiles.
  • the strips are properly guided and the gripping effect of the flanges generates a friction effect which maintains the strips in any desired set position.
  • the edges of the lateral sides of the base member are provided with profiles l which however are placed upside down relative to the profiles of the longitudinal sides.
  • the sheet member must be folded as hereabovc described, however in opposite direction compared to that of the described one.
  • the strips may be replaced by strips for instance paper strips having one end folded and inserted as indicated in dotted lines in FIG. 5 and consequently secured to one of the profiles whereas its opposite end being planar such that it alternatively may extend outside the profile or may be introduced therein to be guided as described.
  • the profile is transparent it is evident that signals and registrations upon the file part or papers attached thereto will be well visible.
  • the profile l is attached to one end of a file 30 the opposite end of which being folded to substantially T-shape 31 such that it may be sideways introduced in a correspondingly shaped groove in a channel bar 32 serving as a stiffening member.
  • the T-shaped part 31 is extended and forms a storage member substantially designed as the unit illustrated in FIG. 7.
  • This storage member 33 is intended to receive punched cards, photos or the like.
  • a resilient wire preferably extends in the hight direction of the file on the under side thereof and passes through an upper and a lower hole such that it also extends on the upper side of the file bottom.
  • Said wire 34 serves to detachably hold a unit 35, shown in perspective in FIG. 7.
  • Said unit has a bottom member 36,38 intended to be introduced between the storage member 33 and the file bottom as indicated in dotted lines in FIG. 6.
  • the part 38 situated outside the member 33 is formed to an upper and a lower pocket 39a.39b for the purpose described.
  • two cutouts 37 through which the wire 34 may pass to hold the unit 35 secured. It is obvious that unit 33 is permanently secured to the file while unit 35 is removable therefrom.
  • a register comprising in combination a substantially flat preferably rectangular base member, movable members such as strips, slideably arranged relative thereto, said base member comprising a sheet member, made from relatively thin but stiff as cardboard, said sheet member having two opposite ends thereof folded to generate anchoring means, a profile having a substantiallyflplanar web portion, first and second abutment portions extending substantially perpendicular to said web portion and first and second guiding portions extending from said abutment portions and directed towards each other and substantially parallel to said web portion such that a longitudinal channel is formed in the profile with said channel having an extension parallel to the plane of said web portion which considerably exceeds the extension in a direction perpendicular to said web portion, the extension of said guiding portions being such that a longitudinal groove communicating with said channel is generated, the folded anchoring portions of said base member having an extension which substantially corresponds to the corresponding portions of said channel, said anchoring portions being sideways introduced in said channel with said folded portions located in said channel such that the main portion of said base member will first substantially follow one of said said base
  • a register as claimed in claim 1 wherein a sheet member, for instance a protective member at one of its ends is folded, said fold having an extension somewhat exceeding the corresponding extension of one of the guiding portions of said profile, said fold of said sheet member being instertable in said profile from the side thereof such that its edge portion rests against one of said abutment portions.
  • a register as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base member at a distance from its folded portion has a folding line extending parallel to said folded portion.

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