Patent ID: 6364110
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A45C,A45F,B42F,Y10S

Abstract:
A combination carrying case and expandable file folder comprising:an expandable file folder having outer side walls and expandable end portions, said file folder being sized and shaped so as to fit within said carrying case; said carrying case including a body member having opposite end portions, said body member being foldable about a central axis between a substantially flat open position and a folded closed position; at least one connector member associated with each opposite end of said body member, each of said connector members being positioned and located so as to operatively engage one of the outer side walls associated with said expandable file folder, each of said connector members removably holding said expandable file folder within said carrying case such that said file folder will open and close in unison with the opening and closing of said carrying case; and a closure device fixedly attached to said body member for maintaining said body member in its folded closed position; wherein each of said connector members includes a tab member, each of said tab members being fixedly attached to said body member along at least a portion of one edge portion thereof such that said tab members are bendable in a direction away from said body member, each of said tab members overlapping a top edge of one of said outer side walls associated with said expandable file folder, said tab members removably holding said expandable file folder within said carrying case.