Document filing case with externally mounted sliding cover

a technology of document filing case and sliding cover, which is applied in the field of document filing case, can solve the problems of difficult to examine the contents of the folder, the folder cover often tends to rotate downwards, and interferes with the access of documents from the filing case, etc., and achieves the effect of convenient storage and convenient storag

US20120074212A1Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-29ONG BON SANG
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2012-03-29
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A document filing case comprises a filing case body with a sliding cover. The cover includes a closure flap and a connecting or mounting panel having at least one track follower that is engaged in a track formed in the back panel. Each track is formed as a longitudinal slot in the back panel extending parallel to the side edges thereof. A latch mechanism is mounted on the free edge of the closure flap and is releasably engageable with a catch mechanism on the outside surface of the front panel of the filing case body. The track follower permits longitudinal, sliding movement of the filing case cover and allows it to be drawn over the top of the filing case body, whereupon the latch mechanism on the closure flap is secured to the catch mechanism on the front panel of the filing case body.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present intervention relates to a document filing case, and more particularly to a document filing case with an externally mounted sliding cover.

[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art

[0004] A conventional document filing case or folder normally comprises a filing case body having front and back panels, a bottom, opposing side panels, and a cover. Divider panels having labeling tabs are located within the filing case body and serve to divide the interior of the filing case body into a plurality of pockets into which documents are sorted and placed by the user. Most document filing cases have a cover which is often a cover flap projecting upwardly from the back panel of the filing case body. The cover typically has a hinged connection to the back panel and may be rotated about this connection to an open position in which the contents of the filing case are exposed, and alternatively to a closed position in which the cov...

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[0026]FIG. 1 illustrates a document filing case 10 with an externally mounted sliding cover comprising a filing case body 30 having any interior enclosure, indicated generally at 31, and an exterior bounded by a front panel 29, a back panel 33, a bottom formed by a floor 34, and opposing side panels 11. The front panel 29 has a top 35, a bottom 36, and opposing side edges 37. The back panel 33 has a top 38, a bottom 39 and opposing side edges 40. The side panels 11 extend between the opposing side edges 37 and 40 of the front panel 29 and the back panel 33. The side panels 11 are formed with pleated folds from top to bottom, as clearly illustrated in FIG. 1.

[0027]A filing case cover 20 is located entirely on the exterior of the filing case body 30. The filing case cover 20 has a closure flap 41 extending laterally entirely across the top of the filing case body 30, and a mounting or connecting flap 21. The mounting flap 21 is secured to the closure flap 41 at the top 38 of the back ...