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US 7,954,694 · App. 12/035,079 · Granted Jun 7, 2011

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Patent No.
US 7,954,694
App. No.
12/035,079
Granted
Jun 7, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

File folders are provided having bent hangers from which a receptacle is suspended so that the top of the receptacle is beneath a rail-engaging portion of the hangers and/or beneath a top of the rail or other supporting structure of office storage equipment. The hangers of the file folder may also be collapsible for use outside the office storage equipment. The hangers may also have a grip, or handle, for removal of the file folder from the office storage equipment.

Claims (27)

1. A file folder for use in a piece of office storage equipment, comprising:

a sheet of material having a central fold, a first edge, and a second edge, wherein the central fold forms a bottom, a first side, and a second side of the file folder, the first edge defining a top of the first side of the file folder, and the second edge defining a top of the second side of the file folder;

a first suspension bar and a second suspension bar, each suspension bar having two ends, wherein the first suspension bar is affixed to the first edge and the second suspension bar is affixed to the second edge;

wherein each end of each suspension bar is exposed and has a rail supporting portion that enables the file folder to suspend from rails inside the piece of office storage equipment;

wherein the exposed ends of at least one suspension bar each have a bend such that at least one edge of the file folder is a substantial distance beneath the rail supporting portions of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar;

wherein a tab of a manila folder having a height between a fold and the top of the tab of about 9.5 inches with the fold resting on the bottom of the file folder when the file folder is suspended from rails inside the piece of office equipment extends above at least one edge a distance sufficient to permit a user to read text on the tab without having to pull the manila folder from the file folder; and

wherein the top of the tab of the manila folder is no more than 0.1 inches above a top portion of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar.

2. The file folder of claim 1 further comprising a first edge fold along the first edge and a second edge fold along the second edge, wherein the first edge fold forms a first pocket along the top of the first side and the second edge fold forms a second pocket along the top of the second side, wherein the first suspension bar is at least partially disposed within the first pocket and the second suspension bar is at least partially disposed within the second pocket.

3. The file folder of claim 2 , wherein there is a distance of at least 0.4 inches between the at least one edge fold and the top of the tab of the manila folder.

4. The file folder of claim 3 , wherein there is a distance of about 0.6 to 0.8 inches between the at least one edge fold and the top of the tab of the manila folder.

5. The file folder of claim 2 , wherein the at least one edge fold of the file folder is beneath the rail supporting portion of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar by at least 0.25 inches.

6. The file folder of claim 5 , wherein the at least one edge fold of the file folder is beneath the rail supporting portion of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar by about 0.4 to 0.6 inches.

7. The file folder of claim 2 , wherein the at least one edge fold of the file folder is beneath a top portion of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar by at least 0.25 inches.

8. The file folder of claim 7 , wherein the at least one edge fold of the file folder is beneath a top portion of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar by about 0.5 to 0.7 inches.

9. The file folder of claim 2 , wherein the top of the tab of the manila folder is above a top portion of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar by about 0.05 to 0.1 inches.

10. The file folder of claim 2 , wherein the top of the tab of the manila folder is beneath a top portion of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar by about 0.05 to 0.1 inches.

11. The file folder of claim 2 further comprising a removable tab attached to at least one side such that a label within the removable tab may be read by a user when the file folder is suspended from rails inside the piece of office equipment and the tab of the manila folder extends above the at least one edge fold a distance sufficient to permit a user to read text on the tab without having to pull the manila folder from the file folder and the user may read text on the label above the tab of the manila folder.

12. The file folder of claim 2 , wherein at least one pocket runs along at least one entire top edge of at least one side of the file folder.

13. The file folder of claim 12 , wherein the first pocket runs along the entire top edge of the first side of the file folder and the second pocket runs along the entire top edge of the second side of the file folder.

14. The file folder of claim 2 further comprising at least one handle operatively connected to the file folder and configured such that a user may carry the file folder upright.

15. The file folder of claim 2 further comprising at least one handle operatively connected to at least one suspension bar and configured such that a user may carry the file folder upright.

16. The file folder of claim 15 , wherein the at least one handle protrudes through an opening in at least one of an edge fold, a side, and a pocket.

17. The file folder of claim 15 , wherein the at least one handle is integrally formed as part of the at least one suspension bar.

18. The file folder of claim 17 , wherein the at least one handle is formed from a set of bends in the at least one suspension bar.

19. The file folder of claim 17 , wherein the at least one handle is rounded and formed as part of the at least one suspension bar.

20. The file folder of claim 2 further comprising two handles, wherein each handle is operatively connected to one of the suspension bars, located at about the center of one of the suspension bars, and configured such that a user may carry the file folder upright.

21. The file folder of claim 2 , wherein each suspension bar is stamped from a single piece of metal with the bends cut into the stamping.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2024
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From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
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