Patent GB-743270-A (GB)
Title: Filing systems for storing papers or the like
IPC: B42F15/00
Filed: 1953-04-24
Abstract: 743,270. Filing papers. BECKER, O. A. April 24, 1953, No. 11420/53. Class 146(1) A filing unit for papers and folders or the like comprises a shelf or like support upon which the papers may be placed by substantially horizontal movement, vertically extensible partitions having anchors at the bottom and suspenders at the top, guide rails at substantially shelf level with which the anchors engage and carrier rails supported by means clear of the papers at such a height above the shelf that the suspenders can be engaged with them only by stretching the partition. As shown in Fig. 1, a cabinet 59 has a number of shelves each having a filing unit, each shelf being divided into three parts 56, 57, 57a with slots 58 between and having carrier rails 43 running lengthwise underneath the shelf for the filing unit next below. Partitions 44 of cardboard each have the upper edge 47 folded over and secured by two rows of stitching 48 to enclose a wire 50 and the lower edge 51 secured by stitching 52 to enclose a wire 53. The wire 53 has hooked ends 55 which project through notches 54 in the lower edge and are engaged through the slots 58 into the bent over edges of the shelf segments 56, 57 along which they can be moved. Passing round the wire 50, rubber bands 46 extend through openings 49a in the top edge 49 and engage suspenders 45 in the form of double hooks which, by stretching of the bands 46, can be engaged over and slide along the carrier rails 43. Notches 44b in the front edges of the partitions facilitate gripping the papers between partitions, and lines of weakness 44a in front of the first anchor 55 allow the front edges to be splayed apart. Label holders 42 are secured by stitching near the front edge and have the base 41 arranged to lie square with the partition 44. As shown in Fig. 5, crossed wires 61 which are themselves of extensible material form the partition, the wires 61 being bent in zig-zag fashion in the same plane, the top ends being bent into hooks 62 and the bottom ends 63 being bent square shaped. The cabinet 65 is provided with shelves 60 which have their front and rear edges bent over three times to-form guide rails, with which the ends 63 are engaged, and within which carrier rails 64 are attached over which the hooks 62 of the unit below are engaged by stretching of the wires 61. The square section of the ends 63 engaging the squared edges of the shelf 60 prevent twisting of the wire 61. In a modification, Fig. 3, not shown, similar but non-resilient crossed wires have rubber bands and S- shaped hooks fitting between the hooked ends of the wires and the carrier rails to provide the extensible part of the partition. In a further modification, Fig. 6. not shown, a partition sheet is lodged between the two crossed wires, as in Fig. 3, and may carry a label on its first edge and, in a modification, Fig. 8, not shown, straight crossed wires with rubber band extensions are enclosed between a double partition sheet secured together by wire stitches placed to allow removal of the sheet without disturbing the crossed wires. A label holder and line of weakening may be provided as described with reference to Fig. 1. '