Document holder

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2001-08-10

2003-05-06

Fridie, Jr., Willmon (Department: 3722)

Binder device releasably engaging aperture or notch of sheet

Depository

C206S425000, C283S036000, C402S070000, C281S045000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06558063

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a document holder, more particularly to a document holder that facilitates viewing of documents therein.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2
, a conventional document holder
1
is shown to comprise a flat base part
112
, front and rear wall parts
111
,
113
, a pair of lateral wall parts
115
, and a cover part
114
. The front and rear edges
1121
,
1122
of the base part
112
extend in a longitudinal direction, and are spaced apart in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. Each of the front and rear wall parts
111
,
113
extends upwardly from a respective one of the front and rear edges
1121
,
1122
of the base part
112
. The lateral wall parts
115
are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, and are formed with a plurality of pleats
1153
. Each of the lateral wall parts
115
further extends in the transverse direction, is connected at one end
1152
to the front wall part
111
, and cooperates with the front and rear wall parts
111
,
113
to confine a document holding space
116
with an open top. A plurality of partition plates
1156
extend in the longitudinal direction, and have opposite ends connected respectively to the lateral wall parts
115
. The partition plates
1156
cooperate with the lateral wall parts
115
to divide the document holding space
116
into a plurality of volume variable spaces. The cover part
114
is hinged to a top edge
1131
of the rear wall part
113
, and is movable between a closed position, where the cover part
114
covers the open top of the document holding space
116
, as best illustrated in
FIG. 2
, and an open position, where the cover part
114
uncovers the open top of the document holding space
116
, as best shown in FIG.
1
. The front wall part
111
and the cover part
114
are provided with interlocking male and female fasteners
1141
,
1111
for retaining releasably the cover part
114
at the closed position.
In use, the male fastener
1141
on the cover part
114
is pulled apart from the female fastener
1111
on the front wall part
111
to permit movement of the cover part
114
to the open position. The documents are then put into the volume variable spaces of the document holding space
116
. After moving the cover part
114
to the closed position, the male fastener
1141
on the cover part
114
is brought to engage the female fastener
1111
on the front wall part
111
.
It is noted that the conventional document holder
1
has no window section to permit viewing of the documents inside when the cover part
114
is at the closed position, thereby resulting in inconvenience. In addition, although the conventional document holder
1
is provided with a wide document holding space
116
, no space is allocated for receiving accessories, such as pens, coins, cellular phones, etc.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a document holder that is capable of overcoming the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art.
Accordingly, a document holder of this invention comprises a flat base part, front and rear wall parts, a pair of lateral wall parts, and a cover part. The flat base part has a front edge, a rear edge, a bottom surface, and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface. The front and rear edges extend in a longitudinal direction, and are spaced apart in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. Each of the front and rear wall parts extends upwardly from a respective one of the front and rear edges of the base part. The lateral wall parts are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. Each of the lateral wall parts extends in the transverse direction, is connected to at least one of the front and rear wall parts, and cooperates with the front and rear wall parts to confine a document holding space with an open top. The cover part is hinged to a top edge of the rear wall part, is movable between a closed position and an open position, and is formed with a window section. In the closed position, the cover part covers the open top of the document holding space. In the open position, the cover part uncovers the open top of the document holding space. The window section is registered with the open top of the document holding space and permits viewing into the document holding space when the cover part is disposed at the closed position.


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patent: 6223897 (2001-05-01), Bordes

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