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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1995
Glenn R Lodge, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Lynne Johnson, St. Louis, MO (US);
American Trading and Production Corporation, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
This portfolio (10) includes a fixed panel (14) and a sliding panel (12), with at least one storage area (16), and an attachment (18) between the sliding panel (12) and the fixed panel (14) to permit the sliding panel (12) to be moved outwardly from a retracted position to an extended position relative to said fixed panel (14) yet remain attached to the fixed panel (14) so that articles can be organized, stored and carried on the panel (12) in the portfolio (10) in the retracted position. The storage areas (16) may include self-closing pockets (40-46) that shut automatically when the sliding panel is retracted.