Patent ID: 8425387

Claim:
A method for constructing a stair-step file folder, comprising: providing a group of attached dividers, each divider in the group being generally planar and including two horizontal folds proximate a bottom edge of the divider, the divider area above the folds forming a wall of a pocket, the divider area between the folds extending to an adjacent divider and forming a bottom of the pocket, the divider area below the folds being attached to the adjacent divider, the adjacent divider forming an opposing wall of the pocket; contacting the group of attached dividers with a plurality of fingers, each finger in the plurality contacting a bottom of a respective pocket; increasing the separation between the fingers; and tilting the group of attached dividers front-to-back while increasing the separation between the fingers, so that the fingers remain in contact with the bottoms of the pockets as the finger separation is increased.