Patent ID: 6330968
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: B42F

Abstract:
A file folder, comprising:a first sheet forming a first sidewall made of a rigid material having a first edge, a second edge and two side edges;a second sheet made of a rigid material having a first edge, a second edge and two side edges;a flap forming a second sidewall made of a rigid material having a first edge, a second edge and two side edges;a back section having a first edge, a second edge and two side edges, the back section flexibly connected to said first sheet at respective ones of said first edges and said flap at respective ones of said second edges;said first and second sheets flexibly connected at their respective ones of said first edges, said second sheet inwardly directable towards the flap;a pair of connecting side pieces which connect said flap to said first sheet at said side edges such that said flap is kept spaced at a distance from said first sheet, said connecting side pieces being attached to said flap and said first sheet by mechanical connections positioned on the second sidewall of said flap and on the first sidewall of said first sheet; andlocking elements inserted between the flap and said first sheet at said side edges, said locking elements cooperating with the mechanical connections to prevent them from becoming loose, andthe locking elements comprise discrete elements separate from said at least one of said sheets, flap and connecting side pieces.