Patent Abstract:
A novel file folder, box and panel designed with pre-perforated holes, grooves and slots where the file folder at least comprises two pieces of panel, on which a plurality of holes, grooves, slots, and border indentations are pre-perforated. The file folder panel has at least a flap on its periphery. The pre-perforated holes, grooves and slots are fit for installing a variety of file clips. The pre-perforated holes and slots also permit fixing and winding the elastic trap. The flap, after being erected up in place, allows the file clip and elastic trap to band together. The invention provides a separate design of file folder panels and file clips to form varying combinations, functions and economical benefits as the end-user desires.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     This invention provides a file folder, box and panel designed with pre-perforated holes, grooves and slots in which file panels and file clips are separately designed. The file clips are selective depending what the type of file folders are used. The separation of file folders from the file clips renders easy environmental recycling and resource reusing in later time. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     The prior art of most file folder panels and file clips are permanently fixed, impermissible for disassembly and replacement. It offers a si with limited function. 
     When the file folder panel and the file clip are holding a plurality of paper, and while the file folder is horizontally placed, it usually happens in this way that the document paper will be inclined on the account of gravity, and eventually get loose. 
     In most cases, the file folder panels are of plastic material, and the file clips, the metal material. Once the file folder panel becomes obsolete, since the file folder panel and the file clip are bound permanently together, will create an environmental problem because it is hard to recycle. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The file folder panel can be designed in the term of single, double, treble or multi-panel, with a plurality of holes, grooves, slots pre-perforated on the panel, the indentations on the panel edge and a flap extended on the panel top border. The pre-perforated holes, grooves and slots are capable of being fixed by many kinds of file clips (such as D clamp, German clip, Spring clip, go-through clip, hole clip, etc.) The pre-perforated holes and slot on the file panel allows binding and winding with elastic trap, the groove for the clamp band to go through. The edge flap, after erected properly, provides pre-perforated holes and groove as a passage for the file clips to hold the paper documents. 
     The invention realizes the following achievements: 
     (1) The file shell and the file clip are a separate design, where the shell (the file folder panel) permits being flatly piled up to save much of space in storage and transportation. The users will buy the file clips for self-erection at an adequate quantity without an excessive stock. When the file folder panel is worn out, the file clip can be reused on the new file folder panel. The worn shell and document paper can be recycled for regeneration. 
     (2) The holes, grooves, slots and indentations pre-perforated on the file folder panel offer the user a wide range of selecting the file clips, convenient to erect and easy to adjust the file folder. 
     (3) The file folder panel furnishes easy relocation of the file clips, suitable both for Chinese and Western document patterns. 
     (4) single file folder panel, erected with a plurality of file clips, conducive to holding different sizes of document paper. 
     (5) Besides the file folder, it can work as handwriting board and drawing board, suitable for carrying along on the outdoor work. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 shows the extension diagram of the file folder panel ( 1 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 2 illustrates the fold up diagram of the file folder panel ( 1 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 3 displays the file folder panel ( 1 ) of the invention mounted with file clip. 
     FIG. 4 shows the extension diagram of the file folder panel ( 2 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 5 illustrates the fold up diagram of the file folder panel ( 2 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 6 displays the file folder panel ( 2 ) of the invention mounted with file clip. 
     FIG. 7 shows the snap with stud and socket of the invention 
     FIG. 8 displays the stereo diagram of the staple of the invention. 
     FIG. 9 shows the file folder panel ( 1 ) mounted with elastic band 
     FIG. 10 displays the document paper is held by the elastic and on the file folder panel ( 1 ). 
     FIG. 11 demonstrates another embodiment of the file folder panel ( 1 ). 
     FIG. 12 shows the file folder panel ( 3 ) mounted with elastic band 
     FIG. 13 shows the extension diagram of the file folder panel ( 4 ) of the invention. 
     FIGS. 14 15  and  17  show the file folder panel ( 4 ) mounted with different file clips. 
     FIG. 16 is the section of FIG. 15, the file folder panel ( 4 ) mounted with file clip. 
     FIGS. 18 and 19 display the method of binding elastic band on the file folder panel ( 4 ) 
     FIG. 20 shows the file folder panel ( 4 ) mounted with double file clips. 
     FIG. 21 displays the file folder panel ( 4 ) is in the vertical hanging position. 
     FIG. 22 shows the file folder panel ( 4 ) with the central crease mounted with the strong clip. 
     FIG. 23 shows an A-frame converted from the file folder panel ( 4 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 24 exhibits the photo frame or painting frame in flat position converted from the file folder panel ( 4 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 25 displays the hanging photo frame or painting frame from the file folder panel ( 4 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 26 shows a restaurant menu from the file folder panel ( 4 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 27 illustrates the month calendar from the file folder panel ( 4 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 28 displays a memo pad from the file folder panel ( 4 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 29 shows a loose leaf pad from the file folder panel ( 5 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 30 displays the file folder panel is laminated with two thin paper on its front and back. 
     FIG. 31 illustrates a diagram of the file folder panel in FIG. 30 mounted with different clips. 
     FIG. 32 displays the visual observation over the unused holes, grooves, slots and indentations on the file folder panel. 
     FIG. 33 shows the form of file folder panel mounted with two kind of clip suitable for holding Western and Chinese documents. 
     FIG. 34 shows the extension diagram of the file folder panel ( 6 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 35 illustrates the fold up diagram of the file folder panel ( 6 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 36 shows the extension diagram of the file folder panel ( 7 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 37 illustrates the diagram of the single file folder panel ( 7 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 38 shows diagram of box from the file folder panel ( 7 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 39 illustrates the diagram of box from the file folder panel ( 8 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 40 shows the CD pocket cabinet from the file folder panel ( 9 ) of the invention. 
     FIG. 41 displays the file folder panel ( 9 ) shown in FIG. 40 mounted with elastic band. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention is exemplified in greater detail with the aid of the drawing as described below. 
     FIG. 1 is an extended drawing of the file folder panel of this invention, where the file folder can be in single, double, treble and multiple panels. For easy understanding, the file folder panel  10  is composed of three main panels,  11 ,  12 ,  13  and a small size panel which goes between the panels  11  and  12  and serves as a spine. These three panels  11 ,  12 , and  13  are outfitted an extended flap  15  on the top border. The figure only illustrates a flap on the border of panel  11 . Of three panels  11  through  13  are the file clip boards, and the flap  15  forms a file clip region. The purpose of the file clip boards and the file clip region is to accommodate all kind of file clips. 
     Please refer to FIG. 4 where the file folder board  10  consists of two main panels  11 ,  12 , a spine  14  interposed between two main panels and two flaps  15  on the top border of two main panel. It also permits to outfit a third flap  15  there (not shown in the Figure.) Two panels form the file clip board and the flap serves as the clip region. 
     Ass shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the flap provides a plurality of pre-perforated holes  16 , slots  17 , grooves  18  and edge indentations  19  at unspecified places, suitable to fit many forms of clips in different sizes, (such as go-through clips, loose leaf clip, German clip, strong clip and etc.).The more the holes, grooves, slots and openings perforated on the panel, it is easier to contain any size of different clips. However, when the holes, grooves, slots and openings are too numerous, it will hurt the strength of the file folder panel  10 . An adequate quantity of holes, grooves and slots set up on panels benefits the file folder panel  10 . The flap  15  also provides a plurality of holes  20  on the crease. The number of holes, grooves, slots and openings are punched as desired to fit the optional positions of the file clips. 
     FIG. 5 shows a fold-up diagram of the file folder panel  10  from FIG.  4 . Where four pieces of flap are folded back onto the panels  11  and  12 . The holes, grooves slots and indentations punched on the panel are suitable for installing any form of clips. 
     FIG. 3 illustrates the file folder panel  10  as shown in FIG. 2 along with file clips installed. Where panel  13 , hole  16  or slot  17  are installed with loose leaf clips, fixed in place with fixing element such as bolt  41  and nut  42  on the panel  13 . There are many kind of fixing element available. The commonest fixing elements as shown in FIG. 7 are plastic snap consisting of stud  43  and socket  44 , or the metal staple  45 . In addition, the panel  13  and the slot  18  as shown in FIG. 3 provides for installing strong clip  22  with clip band  221  pressed and fixed in place under the spring rod  222 . The pre-perforated hole  16  on the flap  15  offers for mounting two legs  231  of the go-through clip  23 , and the legs  231  are pressed in place by the presser  232 . As shown in FIG. 10, the slot  17  is for mounting the band slip  48  with serrated teeth band to hold the document paper firmly. The slot can be cut in one section or multiple sections, it is preferably to have two sections and three section cut. As shown in FIGS. 1,  2  and  3 , the slot  18  forms in three sections, in which the side sections are longer than the central section. The central section is for mounting small sized strong clip  22  (about 10 cm long.) If the larger sized strong clip  22  (about 15 cm long) is used, the art knife is employed to cut three section into one long slot. When the small-sized file clip is applied for the clip board and clip region, no art knife is required to cut the sections into a long slot. To ensure the inherent strength of the clip board and the clip region. Viewing from the aforementioned statement, it is fully understood that the file folder panel of this invention is suitable for mounting any kind of file clip as the user desires, the file clip is optional for change, addition, deletion and interchange. Even on the same file, several file clips can be used together. 
     Please refer to FIG. 9 where the file folder panel  10  from FIG. 3 combines with file clip and paper  38  to form a closed data folder. The file folder holds the paper together, never getting loose by binding an elastic band  24  which passes through the indentation  19  and the hole  20 . The elastic band effects the shrinking force to hold the file folder panel  10  and paper  38  together. 
     To prevent the gravity inclination taking place on the paper  38  when the file folder panel  10  is placed horizontally, as shown in FIG. 10, a band knot  241  of the elastic band will be confined in the central hole  19 , both ends of the elastic band extend diagonally to the border indentation to form a triangle to hold the paper  38  in place without movement and loosen. Alternatively, two file clips are employed on the upside or downside to keep the paper gravity in balance. 
     FIG. 11 demonstrates another fold-up of file folder panel  10 , in which the panel  11  is inwardly folded and the panel  13  is folded on the top of the panel  11 , the paper  38  is held by the strong clip  22 , serving as copy board and writing board, easy to operate. 
     FIG. 12 illustrates an embodiment of a single file panel, similar to the main file panel  13  as aforementioned, it has a pre-perforated hole  16 , several slots  19  and an elastic band  24  to hold the paper  38  in place. 
     The file folder panel  10  as shown in FIG. 13 comprises two main file panels  11  and  12 . Besides the pre-punched holes, grooves, slots and indentations, the specific feature is two section vertical slots  18 ′ at the crease between the file panels  11  and  12 . Certainly, the slot  18 ′ can be made in a single section or multiple sections, but two sections slot is preferable. In the normal application, the two panels are foldable. In case the strong clip  22  is mounted as shown in FIG. 14, the two section slot must be cut to form a long slot for the insertion of clip strip  221  of the strong clip  22 . The file panel  10  no longer permits to be folded, uniquely used as a large size single file panel. 
     FIG. 15 is a continuation of FIG. 13 where the file folder panel  10  is folded to form a single file panel convenient for hand carrying. The clip strip  221  of the strong clip  22  is mounted in the slot  18  for holding the paper in place. There are two pre-perforated holes  16  for mounting the loose leaf file clip  21  (as shown in FIG.  17 ;) four pre-perforated holes  16  for the German clip  28  (as shown in FIG.  18 ), two perforated holes  16  for the go-through clip  23  (as shown in FIG.  19 ;) and four indentations  19  combined with the elastic band  24  to hold down the paper  38 . Another embodiment has one hole  16 , four indentations  19  and an elastic band  24  to hold down the paper  38  as shown in FIG.  20 . The band knot is fixed in the hole  16 . 
     FIG. 21 is a continuation from the above figures. The file folder panel  10  is widely extended, the slot  18  is mounted with strong clip  22  on one panel, and two holes are mounted with the go-through clip  23  to hold down the paper  38  on the other panel. FIG. 22 shows the file folder panel with a loose leaf clip  23  holding down the paper  38  on one panel and an elastic band  24  holding down the paper  38  on the other panel, having a hanging nail  39  to hang the file panel on the wall through the hole  16 . 
     FIG. 23 demonstrates that the file folder panel  10  is arranged in A-frame with an elastic band  24  binding through the hole  16  and the slot  19  to hold down the paper which serves as the message memo. Both ends of the elastic band are sleeved with a short segment of tube  29  to brace and separate the main panels  11  and  12  apart, so the file folder panel  10  forms a set message memo pad. 
     FIG. 24 continues the embodiment of FIG. 23, a piece of decoration board  30  (for example, a corrugated board) in diverse color, shape or pattern is posted on the face of the file folder panel  10 , held by a elastic band  24 . A picture may be interposed between the decoration board  30  and the file folder panel  10  and a proper viewing window  301  is cut on the decoration board  30  to display the picture. That is to say it forms a photo frame or and painting frame. 
     FIGS. 25 and 26 show the disassembly and assembled photo frame or painting frame in which the inverted T-shape hanger  40  is inserted through the slot  18  to facilitate the file folder panel  10  being hanged on the wall. The picture  31  is therefore posted on the file panel  12  by glue, adhesive tape, or transparent cover  49 . 
     FIG. 27 shows a restaurant menu converting the file folder panel  10  into triangular frame with a triangular block support  31  on the back of the file panel  11 . The pre-perforated holes  16  are mounted with a loose leaf clip to hold down the menu paper  38 . It can be set on the dinning table convenient for the customers to read over. 
     FIG. 28 illustrates a month calendar frame, the month calendar  33  is held by a elastic band  24  on the file panel  12 . The month calendar is further clamped by the strong clip  22 , which serves as a ball pen holder  27 . 
     FIG. 29 shows a memo pad, in which the go-through clip  23  is mounted on the file panel  12  and holds down the scrap paper  38  in place. The elastic band is to reinforce the holding force to prevent the paper from being blown off. 
     FIG. 30 is a loose leaf pad formed by three pieces of file panel. the file folder panel  10  is folded up into triangle by the file panels  11  and  12 . The file panel  12  serves the bottom and the go-through clip  23  is mounted on the file panel  11  to hold down the paper  38 . The file panel  13  supports the go-through clip  23  on its back. 
     As shown on the file folder panel  10 , there are many holes, grooves, slots and indentations are used up, many of them remain unused, giving the viewers a bad feeling. To remove such bad feeling, as shown in FIG. 31, both the front and the back of the file folder panel  30  is laminated a layer of thin paper  34  and  35  in similar size, large enough to cover the face of file folder panel  10 . Upon the completion of lamination, as shown in FIG. 32, all unused holes, grooves, slots and indentations are hidden up, it presents good looking. In addition, the size of the thin paper can be set larger than the area of the file folder panel  10 , there is enough margin to wrap up the borders of the file panels  11 ,  12 , and  14  (not shown in the figure) to produce beauty for the panel borders. 
     FIG. 33 is the section of FIG.  32 . When it is put under the lamp or sunlight, the unused holes, grooves, slots and indentations are still visible through the thin papers  34  and  35 . Using a ballpoint pen to pierce through the holes, groove, slots and indentations, they reemerge, you can use the clip, the elastic band and other fixing element to change the application of the file folder panel  10  as you wish. 
     The file folder panels  10  shown in FIG. 34 comprise four main file panels,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  15  and a spine panel  14  which is set in the center. The file panels  11  and  15  are inward folded onto the file panels  12  and  13  as shown in FIG.  35 . Then insert two staples  45  through the holes  16  to hold two file panels firmly together. Other file clips and elastic bands can be added to suit the application as is desired. 
     The file folder panel  10  illustrated in FIG. 36 consists of two main file panels  11  and  12 , and three spine panels  14 ,  14 ′ and  14 ″. Besides the application mentioned in the previous paragraphs, it can form a box for storing single panel  13  as shown in FIG. 37. A strong clip  22  is inserted through the slot  18  to hold the file panel  13  in the box. The box  46  is further mounted with a go-through slip to form a hand carrying brief case. 
     FIG. 40 shows a file folder panel  10  comprising three main file panels  11 ,  12 ,  13  and a spine panel  14 . The spine panel is interposed between the file panels  11  and  12 . The file panel  13  is mounted with a loose leaf clip which holds a plurality of CD pockets  47  for storing CD  37  to serves as CD bank. In addition, it is necessary to reinforce the holding force by an elastic band  24  as shown in FIG.  41 . 
     Viewing from the aforementioned statement, it is clear understood that the file folder panel of the invention consists of a single piece of file panel, or more than one file panel and spine panel. The holes, grooves, slots and indentations punched on the file panel, combined with different clips of varying size and elastic band, can accomplish many useful applications.

Technology Classification (CPC): 1