Patent ID: 6419416
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B42F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A filing device for removably binding a plurality of folder bags of a synthetic resin each having engagement portions provided as incisions in an edge portion thereof at predetermined intervals, the filing device comprising:a file cover including a front cover portion, a back cover portion, and a spine provided between the front and back cover portions; and a binding member including an elongated base plate, a plurality of binding elements provided parallel to each other at the predetermined intervals along the length of the base plate on an inner side of the base plate as projecting perpendicularly to the base plate, and a pair of hooks extending outwardly from longitudinally opposite ends of the base plate in a U-shape, the binding member being a unitary component formed of a synthetic resin; wherein the binding member is fixed onto an inner side of the file cover along a longitudinal edge of the spine with the pair of hooks being hooked onto opposite edges of the file cover in the vicinity of the longitudinal edge of the spine; wherein the binding elements of the binding member respectively have generally inverted-U-shaped flanges which are engageable with the engagement portions of the folder bags.