Device for individualizing vertically stored documents, for the purposes of locating and identifying them

A system for filing and identifying documents in a filing cabinet, said system comprising:

• a suspension strip fixed to a top edge of each document, said suspension strip including an orifice for receiving a suspension rod of the filing cabinet, said suspension strip including a series of notches with an edge interposed between said notches, said series of notches being identical from one suspension strip to one another;
• a scale positioned behind said suspension strips of said documents, said scale having a first part of identification information displayed thereon, said first part of said identification information on said scale being aligned with grooves formed by alignment of said series of notches of adjacent suspension strips;
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• a tab fixed to a top portion of each suspension strip, said tab constituting a guide mark for said document corresponding to the suspension strip to which said tab is fixed, wherein said tabs display a second part of said identification information which is displayed on a top portion of said scale.

A system for filing and identifying documents in a filing cabinet, said system comprising:

• a suspension strip fixed to a top edge of each of said documents, said suspension strip including an orifice for receiving a suspension rod of the filing cabinet, said suspension strip including a series of marks, said series of marks being identical from one suspension strip to one another;
• a scale positioned behind said suspension strip of said documents, said scale comprising a plurality of information areas having a first part of an identification means displayed thereon, said information areas being aligned with a corresponding row of marks formed by alignment of said series of marks of adjacent suspension strips;
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• a tab fixed to a top edge of each suspension strip, said tab constituting a guide mark of a drawing suspended to said suspension strip to which said tab is fixed, wherein said tabs display a second part of said identification means which is also displayed on a top portion of said scale.