JPH0226876B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a document storage file, particularly a binding container suitable for use in a horizontal rail binding device for organizing and storing programmer documents of various sizes. It is related to.

Conventional Devices Horizontal rail binding devices are well known. A common device of this type is the so-called center-hook binding device, which is a single horizontal support bar fitted with a hook and adapted to a binding device designed to allow documents to be removably attached for binding. It has a simple shape with Such binding devices find particular wide use in binding a wide variety of documents, such as computer printouts, flow diagrams, program lists, and the like, collectively referred to as program documents. In addition, this kind of binding device has a U.S. Patent No.
3,865,445, 3,980,360, and 4,056,296. Such binders are constructed to securely hold perforated documents in much the same manner as multi-ring or multi-pin binders. Another such binding device is U.S. Patent No.
4327952, this binding device has a closed box-like structure that is designed to receive books, documents, cassettes, disks, etc. and store them in the hanging binding device. I am doing it.

There are many types of programmer documents, which can easily become a drawback when binding these documents. For example, such documents may be bound within a binding cabinet via one of the binders described above, but this limits the array of documents that can fit into the cabinet. Furthermore, the programmer's job does not perform such binding as is required. As an alternative, there is the advantage of having a container specifically constructed so that the document can be suspended within the binding device and the programmer document can be loosely folded and easily stored within the container. Thus, programmer documents, for example when held in a binder, can be removed from the container without having to be handled by the programmer or other person with elaborate mechanisms designed to make the documents available for use. It also allows for increasing the number of rows of documents in a cabinet or other horizontal rail binding device or reducing the height between horizontal rails.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a hangable binding container for storing programmer documents and the like which is adaptable to a wide variety of programmer documents and which can be hung on a horizontal rail binding device. be.

Another object of the invention is to provide a binding device that allows for easy placement of programmer documents in a container for storage, as well as allowing easy removal of the documents without the need for precise retention devices. It's about doing.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hangable storage container constructed to fit a variety of documents within a reduced height cavity enclosure.

Structure of the Invention In general, a hangable enclosure containing programmer documentation made in accordance with the present invention comprises a bottom, a back, a top, a front, and first and second sides, one of which is Can be moved between open and closed positions and arranged in a box shape, with a hook on the top for suspending the container on a horizontal rail closure and holding the contents of the container when one of the sides is in the open position It is equipped with a holding device.

The objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring in detail to the drawings, and in particular, FIG. A closed container 10 that can be hung freely is shown. Binding container 10
has a substantially flat front part 12 and a substantially flat bottom part 1.
4, a generally planar back portion 16 adjacent and connected at right angles to the bottom portion 14, and a back portion 16 spaced apart from the bottom portion 14.
a top portion 18 connected adjacently at right angles to the bottom portion 14 and the back portion 1 in a spaced parallel relation to each other;
6 and substantially planar first and second sides 20, 22 disposed at right angles to the plane. Side part 2
0, 22 can be arranged to bridge at least two of the bottom part 14, the back part 16, the front part 12 and the top part 18, and can be arranged to form a storage space therein. The first side 20 is hinged to one of the bottom 14, back 16, front 12, and top 18 for movement between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the storage cavity. can be connected and lockably connected to another one.

According to the invention, the locking container 10 is further provided with a hanging device 26 for suspending the locking container 10 from a hanging rod (not shown) of a horizontal rail binding device. The suspension device 26 has a hook 28 configured to receive a horizontal rail therebelow. Hooks 28 are provided on the top 18 and sides 22.
The sides 20 are spaced apart so as not to be affected by the actuation of the hooks 28, or alternatively the hooks 3 are aligned with the hooks 28 when the sides 20 are in the closed position.
0 can be provided on the suspension device 26.

Furthermore, the closure container 10 is provided on the first side 20 with an edge 35 of the top 18 and an edge 3 of the back 16.
6 and an edge 37 of the bottom 14, respectively. Similarly, the front portion 12 includes an edge 48 of the top portion 18.
and edge guides 46, 47 configured and arranged to receive edges 49 of bottom 14, respectively.

The closed closure container 10 has locking devices 40 (two shown) that lock the first side 20 to the back 16 when the first side 20 is in the closed position.

Closed container 10 made according to the invention
It will be seen that the first side 20 has a hinge 42 that hinges the front side 12 to the front side 12 and another hinge 44 that hinges the front side 12 to the second side 22. . Preferably, the hinges 42,4
4 is a "living" hinge, which allows the closure container 10 described above to be formed into a unitary structure, preferably made of a polymeric material that can be injection molded.

Hooks 28 and 30 are similarly shaped, so a description of the shape of hook 30 will follow an understanding of the shape of hook 28. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the hook 30 has a bulbous portion 50 connected to the top 18 by an extension 54 extending in spaced parallel relationship with the lower portion 52 of the top 12. In doing so, a recess 56 is formed beneath the extension 54. Therefore, the horizontal rail has a spherical portion 50
and the lower part 52 to enter the recess 56. Therefore, the closed container 10 can be hung by the hook 30. To facilitate such a hooking action, the lower part 52 has a ramp 58 providing a guide ramp for the hanging rod. Inclined portion 58
are provided at a suitable distance from the bulbous portion 50 to facilitate insertion into the underside of the rail, preferably at least twice the cross-sectional diameter of the horizontal rail.

Figure 3 shows various features and shapes of the 2nd, 8th, 9th,
In addition to the combination with Figure 10, the position of the label holder 60 is shown for better understanding. A label holder 60 is formed on an outwardly facing surface 62 of the front portion 12 of the closed enclosure 10 . With reference to FIG.
It has a substantially flat transparent plate 64 having a diameter.
A label 70, which can be placed between plate 64 and surface 62, serves to indicate the closure purpose of closed closure container 10, for example by color code or alphanumeric indication. As can be seen in FIG.
has a groove 72 and a ramp 73 in FIG. 2 which facilitates removal of the plate 64 from the binding container 10 to permit modification of the label 70.

As seen in FIG. 4, the locking device 40 is shown to have two locking heads 80 spaced along the edges of the sides 20 near the back 16.

As best seen in FIG. 6, the locking device 40 is shown having a locking head 80 adapted to mate with a stop 82 in the form of a recess provided in the back 16. Preferably, locking head 80 has an end 84 connected at right angles to side 20 by a connecting member 86 which acts as a cantilever spring.
End portion 84 is substantially spherical. To facilitate unlocking of the locking head 80, the locking head 80 is
0 has this toothed, stepped or woven shape and forms a portion 88 for generating a large tensile force for manual locking and unlocking. The recess in the form of groove 90 facilitates bending of locking head 80 relative to side 20. Locking position or end 8
4 is received in the recess 82, it will be apparent that the locking head 80 is biased towards a continuous lock with a biasing force that can be manually overcome for unlocking. This is done by bending the locking head 80 relative to the side 20.

FIG. 5 is a detailed plan view of the recommended shape of the hinge 42. Hinge 44 may be similarly formed. As shown, the hinge 42 is a thin strip 10 that is integral with the surrounding structure and has a thickness that allows for easy bending and hinging by hand.
It has 0. The front part 12 is connected to the side parts 20 by thin strips 100. It will be apparent that the front portion 12, thin strip 100, and side portions 20 are integrally molded without the need for hardware or separate hinges to allow movement of the side portions 20 between open and closed positions.

wall edge guides 32, 33, 34 and edge guides 46,
The structure of 47 has the shape shown in FIG. 7, which also shows the wall edge guide 32 in cross section. Groove 109
are located between the outer land 110 and the inner land 112 and perpendicular to the side 20 and are sized to receive the associated edge 35. The wall edge guides 32, 33, 34 and the edge guides 46, 47 provide a strong and reliable closure of the containment container 10 and
It is constructed to provide structural strength between the side sections 20 and the front section 12.

Programmer documents intended for storage in such binding containers require container dimensions that are sufficient to allow easy insertion of the documents in a folded state. However, it has been found that if a binding container 10 such as that hitherto described is used, the programmer's documentation is hindered by the side closures and locks or by the reception of the associated edges of the wall edge guide. It was done. This not only interrupts the operation of the binding container, but also makes the programmer's documentation look unsightly by folding or tearing it. To this end, the present invention contemplates a retention device 120 that maintains the programmer's documents within the binding container 10 regardless of the position of the sides 20.

The retaining device 120 is preferably in the form of a removable auxiliary wall or partition on the bottom 14. The retaining device 120, which can be seen in FIG. 1, includes a generally planar shaped portion 122 extending in spaced parallel relation to the sides 22 and another portion connected at right angles adjacent to the portion 122. It has a portion 124. With additional reference to FIGS. 11-13, holes 132 of similar cross-sectional size and shape formed in the bottom portion 14 are shown.
It can be seen that it has a plurality of connecting tabs 126 that fit together with gaps (FIG. 13). Connecting tab 126 has a protrusion 128 connected to portion 122 or portion 124 by a connecting portion 130 extending parallel to bottom 14 and at right angles from portion 124 . Projection 128 and connecting portion 130
can be received in each of the holes 132 in the bottom 14. Retention device 1 to bottom 14
After assembly 20, bottom 14 is gripped between projection 128 and section 124. Furthermore, the connecting tab 126
are paired along the bottom of the retaining device 120 to provide substantially opposed connections 130 for effectively gripping a portion of the bottom 14 therebetween.

It is contemplated that the retaining device 120 does not need to be removed from the containment container 10 during operation, and that it is preferred to do so. Therefore, by providing several holes 132 and bending along the connecting portion 130 which acts as a cantilever spring that is pressed into engagement against the bottom 14 towards the opposing connecting tabs 126. It can have a width that allows the connecting tab 126 to fit therein. To this end, the plurality of connecting tabs 126 are preferably formed as cantilevered members from which portions 122, 124 extend a connecting portion 130 which is partially formed and capable of bending without breaking. Also, some of the other connecting tabs 126 need not be formed as protrusions from the portion 124 to provide a bendable configuration. It should be readily understood that biasing the earlier connecting tabs towards the other connecting tabs effectively acts to grip the land portions formed between them after assembly. .

It can therefore be seen that a binding container is provided which can be adapted to a variety of documents and which can be suspended on a horizontal rail binding device.

The foregoing description is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting, and it is intended that various changes may be made to the above-described binding container without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. There is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is a perspective view of a hanging container made in accordance with the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the container, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the container in the closed position. , FIG. 4 is a rear view of the locking container in the closed position, FIG. 5 is a detailed view of the hinge of the locking container, and FIG. 6 is a view of the locking device of the locking container.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the - line of Fig. 1 showing the wall edge guide, Nos. 8, 9, and 10.
The figure shows the label holder of the binding container, No. 1.
Figures 1, 12, and 13 are views showing document holding devices of a binding container. In the figure, 10: Binding container, 12:
Front part, 14: Bottom part, 16: Back part, 18: Top part,
20, 22: Side part, 26: Suspension device, 28, 3
0: Hook, 32, 33, 34: Wall edge guide, 3
5, 36, 37: edge, 40: locking device, 42,
44: Hinge, 46, 47: Edge guide, 48, 4
9: Edge, 50: Spherical part, 52: Lower part, 56: Recess, 58: Slanted part, 60: Label holder, 7
0: Label, 80: Lock head, 82: Stop, 8
6: Connecting member, 100: Strip, 110: Outer land, 112: Inner land, 120: Holding device, 12
6: connection tab, 128: protrusion, 130: connection part,
132: Hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A substantially flat front part, a substantially flat bottom part, a substantially flat back part connected adjacent to the bottom part at right angles, and a right angle to the back part at the opposite end to the bottom part. a top portion connected adjacent to the top portion, and first and second substantially flat sides spaced parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bottom portion and the back portion, the front portion and the side portions having a storage cavity. the first side is movable between a closed position and an open position providing access to the storage cavity; a suspension device which is hinged and lockingly connected to one of the bottom, back, front and top portions and suspends the binding container from the horizontal rail binding device, the suspension device being integral with the top portion; a hook integrally formed in the first side, the first side being hingedly connected to the front side and lockingly connected to the back side; and a substantially groove integrally formed in the edge of the first side; a plurality of shaped edge guides, the edge guides being positionable to receive the top, back and bottom edges when the first side is in the closed position; a plurality of generally groove-shaped edges hinged to the sides, integrally molded to the front side and positionable to receive the edges of the top and bottom when the first side is in the closed position; a guide, a label holder provided on the front portion;
A locking device for locking the first side to the back has a locking head and a stop that cooperates with the locking head when the first side is in the closed position of the suspendable closure container. . 2. A hangable locking container according to claim 1, wherein the locking head is a cantilevered member with a spherical end, and the stop is a recess provided in the back. 3. A hangable storage container according to claim 1, having a holding device for holding documents in a storage cavity in the form of an auxiliary wall which can be mounted on one of the bottom or the top. 4. The first portion of the auxiliary wall has a generally planar shape spaced parallel to the second portion connected orthogonally adjacent to the first portion. The hanging container described in Section 1. 5. A suspension according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary wall has a member connecting the auxiliary wall to the bottom, the member comprising a plurality of connecting tabs receivable in holes formed in the bottom. A container that can be lowered. 6. The auxiliary wall is partially spaced apart and parallel to the second side, and each connecting tab has a projection extending parallel to the bottom and a connection connecting the projection to the first portion. 6. The hanging container according to claim 5, comprising: 7. The hangable closed container according to claim 6, wherein the connecting tab is constructed to grip a portion of the bottom between the protrusions of the second portion. 8. A hangable lock according to claim 7, wherein projections are assembled along the bottom of the retaining device to provide generally opposed connecting members gripping a portion of the bottom therebetween. container.