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US 9,156,303 · App. 14/064,626 · Granted Oct 13, 2015

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Patent No.
US 9,156,303
App. No.
14/064,626
Granted
Oct 13, 2015
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 (44)

1. A sheet for a folder, comprising:

a sheet of material having a top surface, a bottom surface, first and second ends, first and second longitudinal edges, and first and second tabs, the sheet of material foldable along a central fold portion having a first fold location and a second fold location into a file folder having one of the tabs extending at only one of four different, distinct locations opposite the central fold portion, with the tab extending from a top of the folder while the central fold portion is oriented at a bottom of the folder;

wherein the first tab has a first tab height and the second tab has a second tab height, and a distance between the first fold location and the second fold location is at least the first tab height and is at least the second tab height;

wherein the first and second tabs have a tab width that is about one-quarter of a width distance between the first and second longitudinal edges;

wherein the first tab is disposed along the first end of the sheet and the second tab is disposed along a second end of the sheet, the first tab is the only tab disposed along the first end and the second tab is the only tab disposed along the second end, and wherein the first tab is proximate the first longitudinal edge, and the second tab is spaced from the first longitudinal edge about one-quarter of the width distance between the first and second longitudinal edges;

wherein, while the central fold portion is at the first fold location, the first tab is located at one of first and fourth different, distinct locations opposite the central fold portion, and capable of extending at either the first location or the fourth location, depending on which direction the sheet is folded; and

wherein, while the central fold portion is at the second fold location, the second tab is located at one of second and third different, distinct locations opposite the central fold portion, and capable of extending at either the second location or the third location, depending on which direction the sheet is folded.

2. The sheet for a folder according to claim 1 , wherein the first tab and the second tab are sized and the first fold location and the second fold location are located to permit a user to view tabs of a plurality of the folders unobstructed by other tabs in four different, distinct tab locations.

3. A kit, comprising:

one or more sheets of material for a folder as defined in claim 1 ; and

instructions for folding the one or more sheets of material into the file folder, comprising the steps of:

selecting a desired tab location among four different, distinct tab locations to position an extending tab;

identifying a fold location that results in only one of the tabs extending from at least the desired location of the four different, distinct locations;

identifying a fold direction that results in only one of the tabs extending from at least the desired location of the four different, distinct locations; and

folding the sheet at the identified fold location in the identified fold direction to extend only one of the tabs from the desired tab location.

4. A sheet for a folder, comprising:

a sheet of material having a top surface, a bottom surface, first and second ends, first and second longitudinal edges, and first and second tabs, the sheet of material foldable along a central fold portion having a first fold location and a second fold location into a file folder having one of the tabs extending at only one of three different, distinct locations opposite the central fold portion, with the tab extending from a top of the folder while the central fold portion is oriented at a bottom of the folder;

wherein the first tab has a first tab height and the second tab has a second tab height, and a distance between the first fold location and the second fold location is at least the first tab height and is at least the second tab height;

wherein the first and second tabs have a tab width that is about one-third of a width distance between the first and second longitudinal edges;

wherein the first tab is disposed along the first end of the sheet and the second tab is disposed along a second end of the sheet, the first tab is the only tab disposed along the first end and the second tab is the only tab disposed along the second end, and wherein the first tab is proximate the first longitudinal edge, and the second tab is spaced from the first longitudinal edge about one-third of the width distance between the first and second longitudinal edges;

wherein, while the central fold portion is at the first fold location, the first tab is located at one of first and third different, distinct locations opposite the central fold portion, and capable of extending at either the first location or the third location, depending on which direction the sheet is folded; and

wherein, while the central fold portion is at the second fold location, the second tab is located at the second different, distinct location opposite the central fold portion.

5. The sheet for a folder according to claim 4 , wherein the first tab and the second tab are sized and the first fold location and the second fold location are located to permit a user to view tabs of a plurality of the folders unobstructed by other tabs in three different, distinct tab locations.

6. A kit, comprising:

one or more sheets of material for a folder as defined in claim 4 ; and

instructions for folding the one or more sheets of material into the file folder, comprising the steps of:

selecting a desired tab location among three different, distinct tab locations to position an extending tab;

identifying a fold location that results in only one of the tabs extending from at least the desired location of the three different, distinct locations;

identifying a fold direction that results in only one of the tabs extending from at least the desired location of the three different, distinct locations; and

folding the sheet at the identified fold location in the identified fold direction to extend only one of the tabs from the desired tab location.

7. A method of folding a sheet of material into a folder, comprising:

providing a sheet of material having a top surface, a bottom surface, first and second ends, two longitudinal edges, a first tab extending from the first end, and a second tab extending from the second end, the sheet of material foldable along a central fold portion having a first fold location and a second fold location into a file folder having one of the tabs extending at only one of four different, distinct locations opposite the central fold portion, with the tab extending from a top of the folder while the central fold portion is oriented at a bottom of the folder;

selecting a desired location among the four different, distinct locations to position an extending tab;

identifying a fold location among the first and second fold locations of the central fold portion that results in only one of the tabs extending from at least the desired location of the four different, distinct locations;

identifying a fold direction that results in only one of the tabs extending from at least the desired location of the four different, distinct locations; and

folding the sheet at the identified fold location in the identified fold direction to position the tab to extend from the desired location.

8. The method of folding a sheet of material into a folder according to claim 7 , wherein the first tab and the second tab are sized and the first fold location and the second fold location are located to permit a user to view tabs of a plurality of the folders unobstructed by other tabs in four different, distinct tab locations.

9. A method of folding a sheet of material into a folder, comprising:

providing a sheet of material having a top surface, a bottom surface, first and second ends, two longitudinal edges, a first tab extending from the first end, and a second tab extending from the second end, the sheet of material foldable along a central fold portion having a first fold location and a second fold location into a file folder having one of the tabs extending at only one of three different, distinct locations opposite the central fold portion, with the tab extending from a top of the folder while the central fold portion is oriented at a bottom of the folder;

selecting a desired location among the three different, distinct locations to position an extending tab;

identifying a fold location among the first and second fold locations of the central fold portion that results in only one of the tabs extending from at least the desired location of the three different, distinct locations;

identifying a fold direction that results in only one of the tabs extending from at least the desired location of the three different, distinct locations; and

folding the sheet at the identified fold location in the identified fold direction to position the tab to extend from the desired location.

10. The method of folding a sheet of material into a folder according to claim 9 , wherein the first tab and the second tab are sized and the first fold location and the second fold location are located to permit a user to view tabs of a plurality of the folders unobstructed by other tabs in three different, distinct tab locations.

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