Vertical filing system

Abstract

A filing system for supporting material to be filed in vertical zones, such material being single sheet material, multiple sheet material held in a binder, vertically arranged horizontally extending pockets or compartments of single or multiple form. A support bar is positioned transversely of the vertical filing zones and supported at opposite ends, the support bar having a longitudinally extending web in a vertical plane normal to said vertical zone and having dihedrally disposed flanges extending from said web along its length in opposite directions. The flanges are shaped to provide upwardly facing bearing contact areas and downwardly facing bearing contact areas spaced from the vertical plane, each downwardly facing contact area being located to be cooperable with an upwardly facing contact area on the opposite side of the vertical plane to provide a set of bearing contact areas for supporting a suspension means connected to the material to be filed. The cross sectional shape of the support bar is adapted to cooperate with a suspension means which utilizes one set of bearing contact areas and also a suspension means which is adapted to utilize two sets of bearing contact means. A support bar which can be readily reinforced against bending. A support bar which has engagement means on its support flanges for cooperation with one of the suspension means for restricting tilting or rocking of the vertically filed material about the support bar.

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