AU609010B2 - One piece filing wallet - Google Patents

Description

SPRUSON FERGUSON COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

PATENTS ACT 1952 DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR PATENT

In support of the application made by Carhil Pty Ltd for a patent for an invention entitled:

"One Piece Filing Wallet"

I, Hilton Brian Tripp, of 21 Fallon Drive, DURAL NSW 2158 AUSTRALIA, do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 00o

S1. I am authorised by Carhil Pty Ltd, the applicant for the patent to make this declaration on its behalf.

S" 2. I, Hilton Brian Tripp of 21 Fallon Drive, DURAL NSW 2158 AUSTRALIA am the actual inventor of the invention and the facts upon which the applicant is entitled to make the application are as follows:- Carhil Pty Ltd is entitled by Contract of Employment between the inventor as employee and Carhil Pty Ltd as employer, as a person who would be entitled to have the patent assigned to it if a patent were grated upon an application made by the inventor. o 0

DECLARED at this day of 0 19

SSignature feclarant(s) S TO: THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS

TO: THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS

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(12) PATENT ABRIDGMENT (11) Document No. AU-B-60188/90 (19) AUSTRALIAN PATENT OFFICE (10) Acceptance No. 609010

(54) Title ONE PIECE FILING WALLET International Patent Classification(s) (51) 5 342F 007/00 A45C 001/06 B42F 007/02 B65D 005/18 005/44 B65D 030/20 B65D 033/00

(21) Application No.: 60188/90 (22) Application Date 22.08.89

(23) Filing Date of Complete Specification 03.08.90

(43) Publication Date 08.11.90 (44) Publication Date of Accepted Application 18.04.91

Related to Provisional(s) PJ5896

(71) Applicant(s) CARHIL PTY LTD

(72) Inventor(s) HILTON BRIAN TRIPP (74) Attorney or Agent SPRUSON FERGUSON, GPO Box 3898, SYDNEY NSW 2001

(56) Prior Art Documents US 3860164 US 3552640 US 3063618

(57) Claim 1. A filing wallet formed by folding and securing a single blank of substrate material, said wallet comprising; a front face, a rear face, expandable gusset means extending between said front face and said rear face comprising side expansion gussets at opposed lateral edges thereof, and at least one tab to receive indicia thereon extending from either of said front or said rear face from at least one of said lateral edges.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTR

PATENTS ACT 1952

jThis doumt co11tais t e COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONj jamcidnients made under and is ccrrecr for pri 'ing Secrtion 49 and is correct for

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FOR OFFICE USE: Class Int. Class

Application Number: PJ5896

Lodged: 22 August 1989 0 9

Accepted: Published: Priority:

Related Art:

Name and Address of Applicant: Carhil Pty Ltd 21 Fallon Drive Dural New South Wales 2158 AUSTRALIA

a Actual Inventor: NOT KNOWN,

Address for Service: Spruson Ferguson, Patent Attorneys, Level 33 St Martins Tower, 31 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia

Complete Specification for the invention entitled:

One Piece Filing Wallet

The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me/us

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2 ONE PIECE LATERAL FILING WALLET The present invention relates to filing wallets and more particularly to a one piece lateral filing wallet to house loose leaf sheets and the like. There is disclosed herein a filing wallet formed by folding and securing a single blank of substrate material, said wallet comprising; a front face, a rear face, expandable gusset means extending between said front face and said rear face comprising side expansion gussets at opposed lateral edges thereof, and at least one tab to receive indicia thereon extending from either of said front or said rear face from at least one of said lateral edges. 00 0 0 A preferred form of the present invention will now be described by a 0

0 15 00 way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein; 0 0 oo0 Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a one piece filing wallet. 0 Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the bottom of a wallet when viewed o0 o0

along line A of Fig. 1. C C 00oo Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the bottom of a wallet when viewed o°2 along line B of Fig. 1. o o0 ooo Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a blank of substrate material used to form the wallet of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a schematic partial view of the blank of Fig. 4 shown in a 0 0 partially folded condition. 0 00000 In the accompanying drawings there is schematically depicted a wallet 1 formed by folding and securing or adhering where appropriate a blank of oo substrate material such a cardboard, plastic or leather for example. The wallet 1 comprises a front face 8 formed continuously with side expansion gussets 4 and bottom expansion gusset 5. Also formed from the 00 one piece of substrate material is rear face 9, top cover 11 and cover 0 000000 o 0 o 0 flap

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-3- Extending from one lateral edge 12 of rear face 9 is a double thickness lateral side tab 2. As shown in Fig. 3, side tab 2 is folded about side gusset tab 7, glue or other fastening means being applied to either or both sides of side gusset tab 7. Double thickness lateral side tab 2 reinforces corner 3 to aid in avoiding tearing and bending by the force of the gusset. The side expansion gussets as well as side tab 2 have recesses 13 formed therein, these recesses serve to accommodate bottom expansion gusset 5 when the wallet is folded into shape. OoO Additionally, side tab 2 may have label position marks 6 as shown in Fig. 4. In use, wallet 1 is simply placed upright with bottom expansion gusset 5 resting on a shelf with side tab 2 exposed for the purpose of 7015 identification by means of an inscription or encoding marked thereon. Po o° As the wallet is filed with documents, the expansion gussets 4 and

allow for expansion of the wallet. It should be appreciated that changes or modifications obvious to those skilled in the art are not to be considered as beyond the scope of o the present invention. For example, rather than securing the wallet by oo

S means of glue or adhesive, staples or stitching may be employed. 0 b: Furthermore, in the case that the wallet is formed of plastics material, o 4 melt fusion or plastics welding may be employed.

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Claims (10)

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   4 The claims defining the invention are as follows: 1. A filing wallet formed by folding and securing a single blank of substrate material, said wallet comprising; a front face, a rear face, expandable gusset means extending between said front face and said rear face comprising side expansion gussets at opposed lateral edges I I thereof, and at least one tab to receive indicia thereon extending from either of said front or said rear face from at least one of said lateral edges.
2. 2. The filing wallet of claim 1 wherein said securing is by means of gluing.
3. 3. The filing wallet of claim 1 wherein said securing is by means o of stapling. 0 0 0
4. 4. The filing wallet of claim 1 wherein said securing is by means 0 00

   o of stitching. 0o004 6
5. 5. The filing wallet of claim 1 wherein the substrate material is a 0

   ooo plastics material and said securing is by means of melt fusion. S000
6. 6. The filing wallet of any one of the preceding claims further o comprising a foldable top cover formed continuously with the rear face. o 0 0
7. 7. The filing wallet of any one of the preceding claims wherein the tab is of single, double or triple thickness.
8. 8. The filing wallet of claim 7 wherein the tab comprises a gusset "000 a tab portion about which two folds of a side tab portion are folded. 0
9. 9. The filing wallet of any one of the preceding claims wherein the expandable gusset means further comprises a bottom expansion gusset 0 extending between said front face and said rear face at respective bottom

   edges thereof and wherein the side expansion gussets have recesses formed therein which serve to accommodate the bottom expansion gusset. 0
10. 10. A filing wallet substantially as hereinbefore described with ooooo 0 reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings. 0

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