Presentation folder
OwnerRobert L. Whitinginventor
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Abstract
A presentation folder for securing and protecting documents is formed in a single sheet of paper by a series of folds or hinges. In addition to the usual features of front and back covers, the folder includes a reinforcing panel for the back cover and a binding strip for attaching documents to the reinforcing panel. The binding strip includes two parts, namely, a mounting flap to which the documents are attached and a mounting strap which joins the binding strip to the reinforcing panel and conceals the mounting flap.
Claims23
A presentation folder for securing and protecting loose-leaf sheets therein comprising:
- three main panels and a two-part binding strip formed in a single sheet of folder material;
- a first hinge formed in said folder material between a first and second of said main panels defining a front cover and a back cover, respectively;
- a second hinge formed in said folder material between said back cover and a third of said main panels defining said third main panel as a reinforcing panel;
- a third hinge formed in said folder material joining said binding strip to said reinforcing panel;
- a fourth hinge formed in said folder material oriented substantial parallel to said third hinge defining in said binding strip a mounting flap for attaching the loose-leaf sheets to the folder and a mounting strap said third and fourth hinges for concealing said mounting flap;
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- means for securing said reinforcing panel to an interior surface of said back cover.
The presentation folder of c 2 wherein at least three of said four hinges are oriented substantially parallel to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.