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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Smead Manufacturing Company, Hastings, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven Charles Black, Hastings, MN (US);
Duane Christensen, Hastings, MN (US);
David Fasbender, Hastings, MN (US);
Assignee:
Smead Manufacturing Company, Hastings, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 27/00 (2006.01); B42F 7/02 (2006.01); B42F 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42F 7/02 (2013.01); B42F 21/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integral tab system for a 2-D or 3-D tab for a folder, and a method of making same is disclosed. The integral 2-D (flat) tab () is provided in the hanging folder itself without the need for additional tabs being affixed. The 3-D tab version () is created by an extension which is folded onto itself so that one edge surface is at an angle relative to the panels of the file folder allowing it to be read from the side. These tabs may also be supplied in a detachable form.