Patent ID: 6461070
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G01J,H01L

Abstract:
The method of making imprinted document folders for enclosing and retaining a multiplicity of documents and comprising:(a) providing a front cover element formed of a single ply of relatively flexible sheet material and having a front panel and a spine hingedly connected to said front panel, and a back panel element having a back panel, said panels being disposable in an overlying position and together with said spine providing an enclosure for receiving a multiplicity of documents therebetween, said spine being formed integrally with said front panel and the material of said front cover element being imprintable, said panels being movable relative to each other about said spine; (b) feeding said front cover element through an office printer to imprint at least said spine with indicia; (c) providing against the inner surface of said back panel a relatively rigid stiffener element dimensioned cooperatively with said back panel to rigidify said folder when stored vertically so that it is self-supporting when placed against and between vertical surfaces and will not collapse under its own weight; and (d) mounting document securing means on one of said cover element, back panel and stiffener element said document securing means being engageable with a multiplicity of documents to secure the documents in the imprinted folder.