Resilient rod feature in hanging file folder
US7802938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42F11/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A binder for holding documents is disclosed. The binder has a spine with a pair of cover flaps attached to each side of the spine. Attached to the spine is a latching device, also referred to as a locking device, that includes a first retaining member, a latching member, and a second retaining member. The first and second retaining members are parallel to each other and extend perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the spine. The binder is configured to hold a plurality of document modules, each of which hold a set of documents, which are flexible sheets of material, such as paper or plastic. Each module has first and second ends. The first end is contoured to mate with a portion of an external profile of the first retaining member. The second end attaches to the second retaining member. The latching member moves between a latched position where it engages the first end of the module and an unlatched position where it is not engaged to the first end of said module.
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