folder

Abstract

This item is a folder. The folder of this item is used to hold and store documents. As shown in the reference front view showing the names of the parts, the folder of this item has a front cover, a back cover, and a wrapper. The front cover and the back cover each have a roughly rectangular shape with a long side and a short side. The wrapper is connected to one of the two edges along the short side of the back cover via a first fold. The wrapper has a second fold parallel to the first fold and spaced a predetermined distance from the first fold. A third fold is provided between the back cover and the front cover. The back cover has a ridge portion on the edge opposite to the edge where the wrapper is connected, out of the two edges along the short side. The ridge portion can display the names of documents to be held in the folder of this item. The folder of this item is used in a state where it is folded along the third fold and the back cover and the front cover overlap, as shown in the reference front view showing the usage state and the reference back view showing the usage state. At this time, as shown in the reference perspective view, the wrapper is folded so as to be positioned between the back cover and the front cover. The wrapper is folded at the first fold as shown in the reference front view with the front cover open in the use state, but depending on the number of documents to be sandwiched, it can also be folded at the second fold. The folder of the present item is stored in the document storage shelf with the ridge portion positioned at the front and the third fold in contact with the storage shelf surface of the document storage shelf. The folder of the present item can be smoothly inserted and removed by the third fold sliding against the storage shelf surface. The ridge portion is disposed shifted toward the cover side from the center line in the short direction of the back cover. The ridge portion has a first inclined portion on the side closer to the cover and a second inclined portion on the side farther from the cover. Comparing the inclination angle of the first inclined portion with respect to the short direction of the back cover and the inclination angle of the second inclined portion with respect to the short direction of the back cover, the inclination angle of the second inclined portion is smaller and is inclined more gently. The second inclined portion has a slightly recessed concave shape. The second inclined portion is located on the upper side when the folder is stored in the document storage shelf. When a user takes out the folder from the document storage shelf, the user can hold the folder with the peak portion located between the user's thumb and index finger. At this time, the area near the base of the user's thumb can easily fit into the concave shape, allowing the user to stably hold the folder.The second inclined portion has a gentle inclination angle, so that the ridge portion is less likely to bend or tear, and the area of ​​the ridge portion is wider, so that information such as the name of the document can be easily displayed. The cover has a cut portion at a position corresponding to the ridge portion when the folder of the present article is folded at the third fold to overlap with the back cover. The cut portion is cut steeply on the side corresponding to the first inclined portion, and cut gently on the side corresponding to the second inclined portion. The provision of the cut portion makes it easier to see the information displayed on the ridge portion. When a user takes out the folder of the present article stored in the document storage shelf, the user can grasp the vicinity of the ridge portion located on the front side. The user can place the taken-out folder of the present article on the desk surface with the ridge portion facing the user. The user can then open the cover and then open the wrapper. Since the wrapper is opened to the side away from the user, it does not occupy space on the front side of the desk surface, and the user can secure a working space in front of the folder of the present article.

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