Patent ID: 7954694

Claim:
A file folder for use in a piece of office storage equipment, comprising: a sheet of material having a central fold, a first edge, and a second edge, wherein the central fold forms a bottom, a first side, and a second side of the file folder, the first edge defining a top of the first side of the file folder, and the second edge defining a top of the second side of the file folder; a first suspension bar and a second suspension bar, each suspension bar having two ends, wherein the first suspension bar is affixed to the first edge and the second suspension bar is affixed to the second edge; wherein each end of each suspension bar is exposed and has a rail supporting portion that enables the file folder to suspend from rails inside the piece of office storage equipment; wherein the exposed ends of at least one suspension bar each have a bend such that at least one edge of the file folder is a substantial distance beneath the rail supporting portions of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar; wherein a tab of a manila folder having a height between a fold and the top of the tab of about 9.5 inches with the fold resting on the bottom of the file folder when the file folder is suspended from rails inside the piece of office equipment extends above at least one edge a distance sufficient to permit a user to read text on the tab without having to pull the manila folder from the file folder; and wherein the top of the tab of the manila folder is no more than 0.1 inches above a top portion of the exposed ends of the at least one suspension bar.