US 5,630,658 AGranted

Hemmed edge file holder

AssigneeJeter Systems Corporation

InventorJack W. Jeter

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Abstract

A file holder for holding a plurality of file folders, wherein a support surface and a plurality of perpendicularly extending side panels have a hemmed support edge and a hemmed panel edges, respectively. The hemmed support edge and the hemmed panel edges provide structural strength to the file holder while providing a file opening which has increased space for the easy insertion and extraction of file folder and a file holder with relatively smooth surfaces that do not catch or tear the file folders. The file holder also has a plurality of dividers which are secured to the support surface and a back wall and which provide additional structural support when a file holder is stacked on another file holder or other shelving. The file holders are constructed with attachment holes and nesting members so that multiple file holders can be stacked on one another.

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Dependent claims

A file holder, comprising:

a support surface having a hemmed support edge at a front edge of said support surface, said hemmed support edge comprising an edge portion of said support surface folded back into itself at an underside of said support surface and wherein said inner support surface is substantially parallel with said support surface;
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a plurality of panels carried by said support surface and substantially perpendicular thereto, each of said plurality of panels having a hemmed panel edge at a front edge of said panel, wherein said support surface and said plurality of panels form a file folder opening for receiving a plurality of file folders which rest upon both said support surface and said edge portion;
said hemmed support edge has an outer support surface that is a coplanar continuation of said support surface and opposite said inner support surface, and wherein said hemmed panel edge has an outer panel surface disposed inwardly and substantially parallel with and opposite an inner panel surface such that said inner panel surface bears upon itself, said hemmed panel edge extending orthogonally with respect to said hemmed support edge.

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