Patent ID: 7841114

Claim:
A tab stock sheet for supplying a file tab for labeling a hanging file folder having at least one slot, the tab stock sheet comprising: a release sheet; and a tab removably adhered to the release sheet, the tab comprising a sheet material having at least a first fold line and a second fold line formed therein, the first and second fold lines extending across a width of the tab and separating the sheet material into a first outer portion, a second outer portion, and an inner portion disposed therebetween, the first outer portion adjoining the inner portion, and the second outer portion adjoining the inner portion, the first outer portion having an area that is greater than an area of the second outer portion, each of the area of first outer portion and the area of the second outer portion being greater than an area of the inner portion, each of the first outer portion and the second outer portion having a base section having a flange extending therefrom and an edge, and the inner portion configured to receive a message thereon, wherein when the tab is removed from the release sheet, folded along the first and the second fold lines, and the first and second outer portion base section edges are aligned with one another, the tab assumes a three-dimensional configuration including: (i) a first wall formed from the first outer portion and having a top edge formed at the first fold line, (ii) a second wall formed from the second outer portion and having a top edge formed at the second fold line, and (iii) a third wall formed from the inner portion and located between the first and second walls, wherein the flange from the base section of the first portion is located opposite the top edge of the first wall and is adapted for engagement with at least one slot on the hanging file folder such that the first wall projects above the file folder, and the flange from the base section of the second portion is located opposite the top edge of the second wall and is adapted for engagement with at least one slot on the hanging file folder such that the second wall projects above the file folder, and the third wall is located along a plane that forms an angle with either the first or second walls that is not 90 degrees, and wherein when the tab is in its three dimensional configuration, the first, second and third walls collectively form a closed loop having an open end in the shape of a triangle.