| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 229670300 | Expandable | 20 |
| 20080223907 | Expandable connecting member for file folder - A file folder includes a front panel, a rear panel, and two side expandable connecting members coupled between the front panel and the rear panel for allowing the front panel and the rear panel to be moved toward or away from each other in order to adjust a space between the front panel and the rear panel. The connecting members each include a V-shaped front connecting segment having a free end attached to the front panel with weldings, and a V-shaped rear connecting segment coupled to the front connecting segment and having a free end attached to the rear panel with weldings. One or more V-shaped intermediate connecting segments may further be coupled between the front and the rear connecting segments. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080223908 | Expanding filing box having a sorting function and facilitating a user placing and taking out files - A filing box includes two side boards, and a plurality of expandable file pouches mounted between the two side boards and each having an inside formed with a receiving partition. The receiving partition of each of the expandable file pouches has an open top portion that is cut in an upwardly inclined manner to define an upwardly inclined plane. Thus, the receiving partition of each of the expandable file pouches defines an upwardly inclined plane so that each of the files is partially exposed outwardly from the inclined plane of the receiving partition of the respective expandable file pouch, thereby facilitates a user placing and taking out the files. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090114705 | File folder - A file folder having front and rear panels, two side panels and a bottom panel which are joined to one another along foldable edges has an arrangement of fold lines which enable the folder to be readily moved between a fully opened condition for use and a collapsed condition for storage. The arrangement of fold lines includes a first fold line which extends across the front panel, and each side panel includes a second fold line which extends downwardly along each of the side panels from the top of the folder toward the bottom panel thereof. Each side panel further includes a third, fourth and fifth fold lines which extend from either an edge of the front panel or from a corresponding corner of the folder to a location at which the third, fourth and fifth fold lines intersect one another. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090134208 | DAILY ORGANIZER - An organizer which includes a plurality of holders for holding recording media such as disposable cards. A first holder has a first upper edge and a second holder has a second upper edge and a second lower edge. The second holder is disposed behind the first holder and attached thereto at the second lower edge so that the second upper edge is above the first upper edge. The first holder and second holder are movable with respect to each other about the second lower edge. A method for organizing information includes recording information on a plurality of items of a disposable recording medium in accordance with categories of information, each item corresponding to one category and one subcategory; and arranging those items in the organizer including removing and/or inserting the items. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090166400 | EXPANDABLE FILE FOLDER WITH A CLOSABLE POCKET - An expandable file folder with a closable pocket has a body, two accordion sides, multiple partitions and at least one closable pocket. A chamber is formed in the body between the accordion sides. The closable pocket is mounted in the chamber and each closable pocket has a front panel a rear panel and a fastener. The front panel is mounted on the rear panel by bonding along sides of the front and rear panels. The fastener is attached to the front and rear panels to selectively close the pocket and may be a resealable zipper, a leaf with a button, hook and loop fasteners or the like. Therefore, the closable pocket may be used conveniently to store non-paper items such as stationary, name cards or the like. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100116873 | Secure Folder with Double Binder - A folder provides easy access to its contents, is lockable, and keeps its locking mechanism out of the way when not in use. The folder has fold lines partway down on the front and back faces, so that the user has easy access to the folder contents. There is a gusset on the bottom edge and on the side edges from the bottom to the fold lines. The folder has an elastic member that is configured to act as a locking mechanism. In the locked position, the elastic member extends over the top edge of the folder, thereby preventing the front and back faces from being folded down and additionally preventing the folder's contents from escaping along the top edge. In the unlocked position, the elastic member extends over the side edges of the folder, and the user may optionally fold down the front and/or back faces and may access the contents through the top edge of the folder. The user can easily move the elastic member from a side edge to the top edge and back, to lock and unlock the folder. In both locked and unlocked positions, the elastic member lies flush along the exterior of the folder and does not dangle freely. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110114710 | STEP INDEX FILE FOLDER - A file folder is formed with front and back faces and a plurality of dividers located therebetween. Side panels of the folder are formed with pleated folds. Each of the dividers is provided with a pocket label tab. The folder may include a cover that forms a window to allow concurrent visual observation of all of the label tabs on all the dividers, even when the pockets are collapsed. The cover can be closed over the front face of the folder. The label tabs can be arranged in a single row, or in a plurality of rows in which each row behind projects above the row immediately in front. Even with the cover closed and the pockets collapsed all of the label tabs are concurrently visible through the window. Also, the file folder may be formed without a cover and with the pockets collapsed. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110220705 | GLOVE BOX ORGANIZER - A glove box organizer for storing contents of a glove box of a motor vehicle. The glove box organizer is an accordion file folder having folder sections. The folder sections include an assortment of pockets, holders and dividers for separately storing contents in the glove box. The folder sections have tabs mounted thereto for identifying the contents of one or more of the folder sections. The glove box organizer includes a rigid support for propping open and clamping shut the glove box organizer at a given width. A bottom panel of the glove box organizer defines a recess for receiving a locking mechanism of the glove box. A flexible membrane is mounted to the bottom panel and substantially occupies the recess to seal the bottom panel while enabling the recess to receive the locking mechanism of the glove box. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120074212 | DOCUMENT FILING CASE WITH EXTERNALLY MOUNTED SLIDING COVER - A document filing case comprises a filing case body with a sliding cover. The cover includes a closure flap and a connecting or mounting panel having at least one track follower that is engaged in a track formed in the back panel. Each track is formed as a longitudinal slot in the back panel extending parallel to the side edges thereof. A latch mechanism is mounted on the free edge of the closure flap and is releasably engageable with a catch mechanism on the outside surface of the front panel of the filing case body. The track follower permits longitudinal, sliding movement of the filing case cover and allows it to be drawn over the top of the filing case body, whereupon the latch mechanism on the closure flap is secured to the catch mechanism on the front panel of the filing case body. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120111930 | Pocket liner for storage devices - A pocket liner for an organizer. The organizer includes an outer casing having a front panel, a bottom panel, a rear panel, an extension panel portion and a closure cover, all hinged and serially connected to each other at adjoining edges. The outer casing includes a pair of side panel sheets extending between the front panel and the rear panel defining an enclosed opening. At least one divider is provided to subdivide the opening into pockets. The pocket liner includes a medial portion positioned as a lower retaining portion disposed between adjacent walls. The pocket liner is attached at one end to the divider and at a second end to an adjacent wall. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120125984 | TWO-WAY OPENING FILE FOLDER - A two-way open type file folder, which is characterized in that the main body of the two-way open type file folder is provided with first and second file holders of reverse openings. The first and second cover plates are separately set at both ends of the rear panel of the main body, such that the first cover plate is used to cover the first opening of the first file holder, and the second cover plate used to cover the second opening of the second file holder. The two-way open type file folder of the present invention can substantially improve the classification functions to meet diversified user demands. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120125985 | Strengthened Folder With Inserted Elements and System for Element Interchangeability - A folder system with an accordion spine | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120138666 | Folder with fold down divider tab shield - A file folder is comprised of the conventional elements of a back cover, a plurality of compartment dividers, and a front cover located in front of the compartment dividers. According to the novel features of the invention the front cover is formed of a lower face portion and an upper shield portion delineated from the lower face portion by a laterally extending fold that extends across the entire width of the front cover. The upper shield portion is biased toward an extended disposition to project upwardly above the upper edges of the compartment dividers. Furthermore, a latch is provided on the upper shield portion and a catch is located on the lower face portion of the front cover. The catch is engageable with the latch when at least part of the shield portion is forced downwardly, bending in articulated fashion into a disposition facing the lower face portion. When all or part of the upper shield portion is in this folded disposition the upper regions and index tabs of the compartment dividers are clearly visible and accessible from in front of the file folder. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120241507 | FILER WITH INSERTABLE COVER - A filer is disclosed which has front panel and rear panel defining a storage compartment therebetween, the storage compartment having a width. The filer includes a cover coupled to the rear panel and releasably attachable to the front panel to generally cover or seal the storage compartment. A distal portion of the cover has a width that is about equal to or smaller than the width of the storage compartment to allow the distal portion of the front cover to be received in the storage compartment. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20140001245 | Expandable File Holder | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140131427 | DOCUMENT HOLDING DEVICE - A document holding device having a plurality of partitions, each partition having a front panel and rear panel joined at their top edges, and the rear panel of a partition being joined to the front panel of an adjacent partition along their bottom edges through a bottom spacer panel, and a brace for fixing the position of the plurality of partition panels in an assembled zigzag pattern. The device can provide a stable, free-standing document partition and holder for desktop use or for document boxes and file drawers. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140151442 | Vertical Pocket Folder - A vertical file folder system is disclosed in several embodiments. The folder ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140191021 | Expandable Capacity Pocket Device - A pocket device including a major panel and a pocket panel coupled to the major panel and defining a pocket with the major panel. The pocket panel has a lateral dimension greater than a lateral dimension of the major panel at at least one position to thereby define a laterally-extending gap therebetween, which enables expansion of the pocket. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20150329237 | FOLDER STORAGE WITH REFERENCE APPARATUS - Folders are disclosed. In some embodiments, the folder may include a unitary planar material folded along a transverse fold forming a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel may be folded over the rear panel along the transverse fold. The rear panel may include an additional fold defining first and second portions. One of the front and rear panels may include lateral projections folded along longitudinal folds and affixed to the other of the front and rear panels to form a document receptacle between the front panel and the rear panel. At least one reference apparatus may be formed with at least one of the front and rear panels. The at least one reference apparatus mat be configured to be detached from the at least one of the front and rear panels. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160114615 | FILE FOLDER - A file folder includes a rotatable cover and a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism secures the rotatable cover against a front of the file folder to maintain the file folder in a closed position. The closure mechanism further secures the rotatable cover against a back of the file folder to maintain the file folder in an opened position. The closed position protects contents of the file folder, while the opened position allows access to the contents of the file folder. | 04-28-2016 |
