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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954694 | File folder 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 han... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7900813 | Visually enhanced tab file system A tab system for a folder (10a), and a method of making same is disclosed. The tab is enlarged to carry more information/indicia. The visual indicia space (16a), i.e. the viewable space on the front (32a, 36a) ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7334363 | Index tab holder Index tab holders are movably mounted on top portions of file folders or data separation sheets to locate the tab holders in selected lateral locations without removing the tab holders from the file folders. Linear rails associated with the top portions of the file ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7232537 | Methods for making slip resistant file folders Methods for producing easily and securely gripped slip-resistant file folders, including file pockets and hanging folders. The methods include providing folder paper stock; conveying the folder paper stock in the process of folder manufacture; providing a curable sl... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7140498 | Mail delivery system A mail case system facilitates sequence-sorting various types of mail together into individual bags that each represent delivery points. The mail case uses multi-bag inserts so that bags for a number of stops can be set up for sorting. At the end of the sorting oper... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7025382 | Index tab labeling system for suspended file folder An index tab labeling system for use with suspended file folder of the type having vertical slots along an upper margin, the labeling system comprising a flexible index tab having a single layer of flexible material with lugs for insertion into the vertical slots in... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6938549 | Methods for making slip resistant file folders Methods for producing easily and securely gripped slip-resistant file folders, including file pockets and hanging folders. The methods include providing folder paper stock; conveying the folder paper stock in the process of folder manufacture; providing a curable sl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926158 | Suspension system for file folders A hanging file system composed of one or more file support members effectively attached to one cross-support member and spanning a pocket area before being effectively attached to a subsequent cross-support member thereby creating a pocket area of which the sides ar... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910622 | Suspended file folder A suspended file folder assembly is made from thermoplastic material and uses a thermoplastic sheet folded along at least one score line to define a folder, which has a retaining portion at upper edges thereof. A support bar, having a cavity in a bottom portion ther... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6889836 | Memorabilia organizing container An apparatus for organizing and retaining memorabilia includes a container having a front wall, a back wall, a pair of side walls and a floor. Insertable within the container is a plurality of folders, each folder having a front wall and a back wall. Each folder may... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6626602 | Hanging file system A hanging file system that makes use of an improved hanging binder. The filing system includes a number of complementary hanging file supports, implementations and accessories. In one aspect of the present invention, the hanging binder makes use of a comm... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619773 | Hanging vertical organizer for file drawer A rigid rectangular container has front and back walls and a pair of side walls extending upwardly from a bottom wall. Hooks extend away from the top corners of the front and back walls to engage conventional hanging rails installed in desks and filing ca... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6409409 | Tabbed divider and pocket construction A foldable paper sheet is formed having a sheet body portion, a sheet lower side flap extending out from a lower side edge of the sheet body portion, a pocket panel extending out from a bottom edge of the sheet body portion, and a pocket side flap extendi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6332285 | Positionable indexing tab A plastic tab for indexing or marking a folder or an edge portion of an article such as an organizer or storage system. The lower portion of the tab has two downwardly extending walls, between which an edge of the folder or other article may be placed. Th... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6273470 | Slip resistant file folders Easily and securely gripped slip-resistant file folders including file pockets and hanging folders. The folders comprise a front flap having a top edge, a rear flap connected to the front flap by a folder bottom, the rear flap also having a top edge. A sl... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6039473 | Tamper evident file holder configured for hanging in a file cabinet A tamper evident file holder especially suited for use in containing hanging files in a file cabinet drawer. The file holder is normally a full enclosure pouch configured for holding a plurality of files with one access portal such as a zippered closure o... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5993099 | Combination notebook/file folder having retractable and extendible hangers A combination notebook/file folder includes a first side panel having upper and lower edges, a second side panel having upper and lower edges, channels in the upper edges of the first and second side panels. The combination also includes a binding edge wh... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5944423 | Bag file for suspension filing system A suspension bag for a suspension filing system is described wherein elongate plastic closure bars are used and affixed to upper edges of plastic bags. The closure bars releasably interlock with each other and are separable for a sufficient distance to fo... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5941450 | Apparatus for connected file folders A coupling member is disclosed for connecting together adjacent hanging file folders. An elongate member includes a slot is formed along the full length thereof and positioned to receive the upper edges of the leaves of two adjacent folders. In a preferre... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5899626 | File folder A file folder includes a first plate, a second plate and two side members. The first plate has three sequent portions defined in one of two ends thereof by three folded lines and two slots are defined in the first portions. The first is folded upwardly, t... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5707001 | Suspended file folders The suspended file folder is made entirely from thermoplastic material. The assembly uses a thermoplastic sheet folded along at least one score line to define a folder. The folder has integral suspension portions extending laterally from upper side edges,... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5692673 | Apparatus for connected file folders A coupling member is disclosed for connecting together adjacent hanging file folders. An elongate member includes a flat surface for attachment to a folder. A longitudinally formed slot is formed along the full length of the elongate member and positioned... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5687496 | Note-holding accessory for a safety helmet A flexible planar note holder stores information such a names and telephone numbers within a safety helmet that has a rigid outer shell and an inner harness with straps. The holder has a pocket, an opening accessing the pocket, a transparent face that per... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5620133 | Storage and filing device A portable filing device comprises a bag which can be opened out to be flat, a hook for suspending the bag, a spine extending across the bag, two straps hanging from the ends of the spine, and a series of hanging pouches spaced along the straps. Each pouc... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5570833 | Auto-locking hanging file folder An improvement for conventional hanging file folders is comprised of connection means for releasably locking juxtaposed file folders with the connection means comprised of "Velcro"-type fasteners releasably connecting the hanging file folders having conve... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5545087 | Storage pockets for file folders A storage pocket and assemblage thereof, for storing business cards, credit cards, floppy discs, photographs, and other flat cardlike objects, to be used in conjunction with hanging and non-hanging file folders and the like. To allow simultaneous access t... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5487617 | Hanging file system and apparatus The downwardly opening hooks of the front and back upper corners of the hanging files are connected to support members slideably mounted on a flexible wire which has stops mounted thereon to position each file relative to the others. The handle mounted on... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5328259 | Lockable hanging file folder A hanging file folder to be used within a drawer that is lockable in position within the drawer. Therefore, movement is prevented of the hanging file folder during normal opening and closing movement of the drawer.... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5295622 | Folder or the like A folder for receiving documents or the like is formed from a corrugated board or paper blank, which is folded for forming a front sheet and a back sheet. For the retaining of the front and back sheets insert elements are used, which are inserted with pin... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5275439 | Hanging laminated folder A folder that hangs on a standard frame in office storage equipment which includes a sheet of flexible material folded at a medial line to form a bottom edge with an exterior surface and front and rear portions joined at the bottom edge, each of front and... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5261636 | Hanging laminated folder A hanging folder has reinforcing strips along its top and bottom edges, and color contrasted easy-insert label slots. These strips and contrasting slots protect against wear to the folder and thus prolong the usefulness of the folder.... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5226734 | Hanger bag assembly A hanger bag assembly comprises an elongate hanger rod including notches at opposite ends thereof for engaging a pair of parallel support rails such as those of a filing cabinet so that the hanger rod is supported by the rails, and a bag affixed to the ha... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5163606 | Storage and filing device A portable filing device comprises a bag which can be opened out to be flat, a hook for suspending the bag, a spine extending across the bag, two straps hanging from the ends of the spine, and a series of hanging pouches spaced along the straps. Each pouc... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5048697 | Universal hanging file system The present invention relates to a universal hanging file system wherein both the frame and the hanging folders may be adjusted as to size, so that the system may be usable to store any desired subject matter. The frame designed to support the hanging fil... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5025979 | Hanging expandable file A decorative expandable hanging file has closed reinforced sides, a supportive base and reinforced partitions. The partitions may contain vertically extending label surfaces to allow for file identification while the file is stored in a standard hanging f... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4979626 | Convertible hanging file folder (1) A file folder capable of being suspended from a hanging storage rack, having first and second straight shank ordinary fasteners for mounting first and second hanger members upon the file folder and whereby terminal portions of the hanger members are selec... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4893745 | Suspendable folder A suspendable folder is disclosed having a front panel and a back panel with their bottom edges and a segment of each of their lateral edges secured to one another. A segment of each pair of lateral edges secured to one another is defined by two points, t... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4867319 | Drawer organizer with removable sections and blank therefor A drawer organizer having a plurality of spaced linearly aligned separate suspended sections that can hold various articles of clothing or the like. The sections are selectively expandable and compactible and have midtranslucent portions for accommodating... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4830268 | Adjustable file folder An adjustable folder is disclosed with an overlap to accomodate variable contents. As the quantity of filed paper exceeds the current size of the folder, the overlap is moved to provide additional capacity.... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4420086 | Filing hanger A filing hanger comprising a first strap extending across the upper edge of the sheet to be filed. The strap extends along one side of the sheet. A second strap extends across the upper edge of the sheet along the other side. At least one of the first and... | 12/13/1983 |
