Document holder
AssigneeWright Line Inc.
InventorsNorman A. Hedstrom, David M. Wright, Jerome O'Toole
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Abstract
A novel loose-leaf holder is provided for binding documents such as a multi-leaf computer printout and mounting the same in a suspension-filing and/or storing system. The holder comprises a plastic body which is molded as an integral unit and comprises two side sections which are connected together by a hinge section so that they can be swung toward and away from one another, and document mounting posts carried by one side section and engageable by the other side section. Manually releasable locking means are provided for locking the two side sections together so as to captivate documents which are mounted on the binding posts.
Claims32
A document holder comprising a one-piece body molded of plastic and having first and second side sections, a single integral hinge section connecting said side sections, and a pair of holes in said first side section, said one-piece unit being molded with said hinge section unfolded and said side sections being separated from one another and said hinge section being foldable so as to bring said side sections into confronting relation with one another, a pair of document mounting posts attached to the second side section, said posts being located so that the free end of each is received by one of said holes when said side sections are in confronting relation with one another, said side sections being formed so that when they confront one another they form a channel for receiving margin portions of documents to be mounted on said posts, and lock means separate from said posts for locking said side sections together in mutually confronting relation, said lock means comprising at least one movable latch attached to one of said side sections and a catch disposed on the other of said side sections in position to engage and positively hold said at least one latch when said side sections are removed into said mutually confronting relation.
A filing device for binding stationery materials comprising an elongate plastic holder defining an open channel and at least two posts carried by said holder for releasably securing one or more sheets of stationery materials disposed in said channel, said holder comprising opposed side sections and a single hinge connecting said side sections whereby said side sections may be moved between a closed position wherein they form said channel and an open position wherein said channel is eliminated, said side sections and said hinge being made of the same material and formed integral with one another, and means separate from said posts for releasably locking said side sections positively to each other in said closed position.
An elongated holder for documents comprising:
- a unitary body of molded plastic including first and second side sections coupled by a single, foldable hinge section integral with said side sections;
- each of said side section including
- a side wall adjacent said hinge section and extending outwardly therefrom;
- a side limb integrally continuing from said side wall;
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- a partition integral with said side limb and extending inwardly therefrom;
- said hinge section permitting relative motion of said side sections to position said side limbs parallel to each other when said holder is closed;
- said partitions confronting one another in the closed position of said holder, said confronting partitions and said side walls jointly defining a garret space extending substantially the length of said holder and widening in cross-section between said hinge and said confronting partitions;
- a plurality of holes disposed in the side limb of said first side section;
- a corresponding plurality of posts extending inwardly from the side limb of said second side section, said posts being positioned such that the free end of each is received by one of said holes in the closed position of said holder;
- said side limbs and said confronting partitions defining a channel separate from said garret space and extending the length of said holder, said channel being adapted to receive margin portions of said documents perforated for mounting on said posts,
- and means for positively locking said side sections together in said closed position.
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