Hanger file device

Claim 1

Hanger filing device for post binder file assemblies and the like comprising interfitting binder and hanger elements, freely engageable and separable by relative endwise movement, said elements when engaged being adapted for hanger storage and mounting purposes, and when disengaged allowing binder file use unencumbered by said hanger element, said binder element being in the form of an elongated flat strip having a. an inner marginal binding edge portion with longitudinally spaced perforations for inserting and securing said element between bound sheets at the back of a file assembly, b. a longitudinal central portion for extending outwardly along the back of the file assembly, and c. a suspension portion of enlarged cross secton lying along the outer longitudinal marginal edge of the strip in parallel spaced relation to the inner marginal binding portion, said hanger element being of substantially the same length as said binder element and having adjacent an inner edge thereof an open-ended tubular through-passage with a slotted wall portion extending centrally along said inner edge, said passage and slotted portion being of substantially greater cross sectional dimensions respectively than said enlarged outer and central sections of the binder element and thereby forming channeled suspension means for slidably receiving said enlarged outer and central sections of the binder element and thereby forming channeled suspension means for slidably receiving said enlarged marginal edge of the strip and limited pivotal hinging movement therein, and said hanger element having an outer edge portion in spaced parallel relation to said through passage and at each end of said outer portion being provided with endwise extensions lying in longitudinally offset relation to the open ends of said tubular passage for free access to the latter when said extensions are engaged with spaced support means.