Patent ID: 8540138
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: B42C,B42F

Abstract:
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; each divider 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 and wherein each divider has an upper portion above the fold portion that defines a back edge of a respective pocket; and wherein each divider has a lower portion below the fold portion that contacts an adjacent divider and extends downward.