Patent ID: 9469148
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B42C,B42F

Claim Text:
1. A stair-step file folder having a plurality of top-accessible pockets, comprising: a plurality of dividers defining the pockets therebetween; a web formed to provide a bottom and two sidewalls of the folder; a plurality of dividers of uniform height between and having a front back face, said dividers being affixed to said web at the sidewalls thereof; said dividers being formed of a single folded web having an upper generally planar portion lying with in a first plane, a fold portion, constituting a floor, that extends generally orthogonally from said plane and away from the upper planar portion and a lower generally planar portion extending generally orthogonally from said fold portion and residing in a second plane parallel to and offset from said first plane; the plurality of dividers being spaced apart generally equal to an offset created by the fold portion; the plurality of dividers being joined such that each floor is bounded by planar portions of successive dividers; the location of the fold portion on each divider being successively higher from front to back, so that the floor of each pocket is likewise successively higher; and each divider being formed of a continuous web material and wherein each divider has the lower planar portion extending downwardly below the fold portion.