Large frame visible index system
OwnerAlexander P. Janssen, Samuel A. Loyd, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
Visible index systems which include a support and hanger wires for detachably affixing cards and pocket cards to the support in an overlapping arrangement. The arrangement for fixing the hanger wires to the support is so constructed that each card or pocket card is independently supported, and lateral movement of the hanger wires is precluded as is lateral movement of the cards along those wires.
Claims16
A visible card index system for hingedly mounting a plurality of card means on panel means using a multiplicity of resilient wire hanger means disposed in spaced parallel relationship with at least the ends thereof attached to said panel meays by mounting means disposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of said parallel hanger means, at least a pair of hinge means attached to an edge of a card means for restraining said card means against lateral movement relative to said panel, a resilient wire hanger means extending through said hinge means with spaced end sections extending beyond said hinge means, said mounting means including spaced portions receiving at least portions of said end sections of said hanger means, said portions of said mounting means being configured to substantially peripherally surround said portions of said end sections received therein and said hinge means abutting an edge of said mounting means whereby said hanger means may be axially inserted into said portions of said mounting means to removably mount said card means on said panel means.
A visible index system which comprises:
- a card means, a card means support, and a hanger wire for detachably fixing said card means to said card means support, said card means including a sheetlike main body portion and hinges affixed to said main body portion at at least the opposite ends of, and along, one edge thereof, said hanger wire extending through said hinges, said card means support having cooperating retaining means at the opposite edges thereof in which the ends of the hanger wire are installed to so detachably fix said card means to said support that said card means can pivot relative to the support, and said visible index system further comprising means so engageable by at least two of the card means hinges as to limit lateral movement of said card means relative to said support.
A visible index system which comprises:
- a card means, a card means support, and a hanger wire for detachably fixing said card means to said card means support, said card means including a sheetlike main body portion and hinges affixed to said main body portion at at least the opposite ends of, and along, one edge thereof, said hanger wire extending through said hinges, said card means support having cooperating retaining means at the opposite edges thereof in which the ends of the hanger wire are installed to so detachably fix said card means to said support that said card means can pivot relative to the support, and said visible index system further comprising means intermediate said retaining means and engageable by at least two of the card means hinges to limit lateral movement of said card means relative to said support.
A method of assembling a visible index system which includes:
- (a) a card means having hinges at opposite ends of one edge thereof, a card means support having first and second laterally aligned hanger wire receiving means at the opposite edges thereof, and at least one intermediate hinge retaining means aligned therewith, and (b) an elongated hanger wire, said method comprising the steps of:
- locating said card means on the card means supporting side of said support, sliding one end of said hanger wire seriatim through one of said card means hinges, the intermediate hanger wire retaining means, and the other of said card means hinges and into engagement with the first of the hanger wire retaining means, flexing said hanger wire until the opposite end of the hanger wire clears the second of the hanger wire retaining means, and then engaging said opposite end of said hanger wire with said second hanger wire retaining means.
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