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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2018
Applicant:

Smead Manufacturing Company, Hastings, MN (US);

Inventor:

Darryll Dodson, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Assignee:

Smead Manufacturing Company, Hastings, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42F 21/02 (2006.01); B42F 19/00 (2006.01); B42F 19/02 (2006.01); B42F 15/00 (2006.01); B65D 27/00 (2006.01); B31B 70/20 (2017.01); B31B 70/14 (2017.01); B31B 70/82 (2017.01); B31B 160/10 (2017.01); B31B 150/00 (2017.01); B31B 160/20 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42F 21/025 (2013.01); B31B 70/14 (2017.08); B31B 70/20 (2017.08); B42F 15/0023 (2013.01); B42F 15/0035 (2013.01); B42F 19/00 (2013.01); B42F 19/02 (2013.01); B42F 21/02 (2013.01); B65D 27/00 (2013.01); B31B 70/142 (2017.08); B31B 70/82 (2017.08); B31B 2150/00 (2017.08); B31B 2160/10 (2017.08); B31B 2160/102 (2017.08); B31B 2160/20 (2017.08);
Abstract

A tab system for a folder (), and a method of making same is disclosed. The tab is enlarged to carry more information/indicia. The visual indicia space (), i.e. the viewable space on the front () of the folder which allows viewing of the enlarged tab is achieve without violating the overall size restrictions () of the file folder. Instead, the front of the folder adjacent to the tab on the back panel, is cut away () to expose a greater portion of the back panel () and allow an increase in visual indicia space. The remaining portion of the front panel, not adjacent to the tab may also be cut away () to allow other enlarged tab files, with offset tabs, () to be viewable behind the present file.


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