Patent ID: 8286808

Claim:
A wall mounted vertical file folder rack adapted for holding a first file folder with a first file folder name or label in a bottom portion thereof and a second file folder with a second file folder name or label in a bottom portion thereof, the file folder rack disposed next to a wall, the file folder rack comprising: a wall base adapted for mounting on the wall; a first wire frame, a top portion of the first wire frame pivotally attached along a vertical length of the wall base, a center portion of the first wire frame including a pair of first suspension arms, and a lower portion; a pair of spaced apart, first file support arms attached to and extending outwardly from the lower portion of the first wire frame, the first file support arms adapted for receiving a bottom of a first file folder thereon; a first file keeper formed in the lower portion of the first wire frame and attached to and disposed between the first file support arms; a pair of spaced apart, inverted â€œUâ€ shaped brackets attached to and extending vertically upward from the first file support arms, the â€œUâ€ shaped brackets having a vertical height in a range of 4 to 7 inches, the vertical height sufficient to prevent the first file folder from falling forward and off the file folder rack; a second wire frame, a top portion of the second wire frame pivotally attached along the vertical length of the wall base, a center portion of the second wire frame including a pair of second suspension arms, and a lower portion; a pair of spaced apart, second file support arms attached to and extending outwardly from the lower portion of the second wire frame, the second file support arms adapted for receiving a bottom of a second file folder thereon; a second file keeper formed in the lower portion of the second wire frame and attached to and disposed between the second file support arms, the first wire frame disposed on top of the second wire frame and resting thereagainst in a spaced apart, staggered relationship; a vertical space in a range of 1 to 4 inches between the lower portion of the first and second wire frames, the 1 to 4 inch vertical space sufficient for providing the bottom portion of the second file folder to always be visible for viewing a file folder name, when the first file folder is received on the first wire frame and the second file folder is received on the second wire frame; and a back of the first wire frame adapted for engaging and holding the second file folder in place when the second file folder is received on the second wire frame thereby precluding the need of a pair of inverted â€œUâ€ shaped brackets on the second file support arms.