Document holder
OwnerChet Ross, Michael Greeninventors
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Abstract
A document holder comprising a slotted open-ended sleeve dimensioned to permit facile insertion and removal of a medial length of rolled document thereinto and therefrom through its slot, and to retain the document in a rolled configuration of predetermined diameter convenient for storage. The document holder may also be provided with a substantially flat exterior labeling surface to facilitate labeling of the document in rolled condition for ready filing and retrieval from storage.
Claims16
An assembly comprising a document holder and a rolled document retained by said document holder in a rolled configuration of predetermined diameter convenient for storage, said document holder comprising an open-ended sleeve of relatively rigid material and having a wall portion defining a hollow interior portion whose dimensions correspond to said predetermined diameter, said wall portion being provided with a continuous longitudinal slot extending therethrough along the entire length of said sleeve and opening into said interior portion of said sleeve, said rolled document having a medial length thereof retained within said interior portion of said sleeve, said slot being sufficiently narrow so as to retain said medial length of rolled document within said interior portion of said sleeve when said document is wound to a tightness corresponding to said predetermined diameter, said slot being sufficiently wide so as to permit passage of said medial length of rolled document therethrough into and out of said interior portion of said sleeve when said document is wound to a tightness corresponding to a diameter sufficiently less than said predetermined diameter.
A method for retaining a rolled document in a rolled configuration of predetermined diameter convenient for storage, comprising the steps of:
- providing a document holder comprising an open-ended sleeve of relatively rigid material and having a wall portion defining a hollow interior portion whose dimensions correspond to said predetermined diameter, said wall portion being provided with a continuous longitudinal slot extending therethrough along the entire length of said sleeve and opening into said interior portion of said sleeve;
- winding said rolled document to a tightness corresponding to a diameter sufficiently less than said predetermined diameter so as to permit passage of a medial length of said rolled document through said slot into said interior portion of said sleeve;
- inserting said medial length of said rolled document through said slot into said interior portion of said sleeve;
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- releasing said rolled document so as to allow it to untighten to the dimensions of said interior portion of said sleeve corresponding to said predetermined diameter.
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