US4062452A — Document filing apparatus

Claim 1

Independent Claim 268 words

A document filing apparatus for filing documents and the like for mounting upon a vertical support means, comprising a first document support receptacle having an opening at the upper portion to receive papers for filing mount means secured to the lower end of said recepracle for supporting said receptacle in a generally vertical position on said vertical support means with the receptacle in a forwardly tilted position to facilitate access to the upper opening, two part receptacle coupling means, said receptacle having a first part on a first portion of said receptacle and a second part on a second portion of said receptacle, said coupling parts being arranged whereby a second receptacle having said first and second parts of the coupling means may be releasably attached to the first receptacle by coupling of the first part of one receptacle to the second part of the other receptacle, said coupling means holding said receptacles in face-to-face relationship to hold the outer receptacle to the first receptacle and thereby supporting said receptacles in vertical offset relation with both of the receptacles in said forwardly tilted position, said mount means of the first of said receptacles being a wedge-shaped member having V-shaped sidewalls and includes a wedge-shaped bottom portion having partial front walls on the opposite sides of the receptacle extending downwardly as an extension of said receptacle and an offset mounting wall along the inner edges of said sidewalls and set inwardly of said front walls to define the angular orientation of the receptacles, whereby a plurality of said receptacles have the mounting walls aligned and abutting the support means.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 268 words

A document filing apparatus for filing documents and the like for mounting upon a vertical support means, comprising a first document support receptacle having an opening at the upper portion to receive papers for filing mount means secured to the lower end of said recepracle for supporting said receptacle in a generally vertical position on said vertical support means with the receptacle in a forwardly tilted position to facilitate access to the upper opening, two part receptacle coupling means, said receptacle having a first part on a first portion of said receptacle and a second part on a second portion of said receptacle, said coupling parts being arranged whereby a second receptacle having said first and second parts of the coupling means may be releasably attached to the first receptacle by coupling of the first part of one receptacle to the second part of the other receptacle, said coupling means holding said receptacles in face-to-face relationship to hold the outer receptacle to the first receptacle and thereby supporting said receptacles in vertical offset relation with both of the receptacles in said forwardly tilted position, said mount means of the first of said receptacles being a wedge-shaped member having V-shaped sidewalls and includes a wedge-shaped bottom portion having partial front walls on the opposite sides of the receptacle extending downwardly as an extension of said receptacle and an offset mounting wall along the inner edges of said sidewalls and set inwardly of said front walls to define the angular orientation of the receptacles, whereby a plurality of said receptacles have the mounting walls aligned and abutting the support means.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 30 words

In the assembly of claim 1 wherein said releasable coupling means includes similar laterally spaced and longitudinally extended parts on the front wall and the back wall of said receptacles.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 48 words

In the wall filing assembly of claim 3 wherein said front wall includes L-shaped projections extending from the outer portion of the front wall with outwardly projecting legs, said back wall consisting of a pair of inwardly projecting lips on the outermost edges for mating with said legs.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 82 words

In the assembly as set forth in claim 1, in which the receptacles are generally rectangular box-like elements having an open top, a front wall and a back wall, said coupling means including longitudinally extended pin and slot coupling parts, said first part of coupling means being formed on the outer edge portions of the front wall of the receptacles and said second part of the coupling means being formed on the outer edge portion of the back wall of said receptacles.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 56 words

The assembly of claim 1 wherein said coupling parts are mechanically telescoping, elongated, interlocking complementary parts extending along the vertical extent of the receptacles, said parts being engageable by lowering of the second part into the first part until the lower end of the outer receptacle is aligned with the lower end of the inner receptacle.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 232 words

A receptacle for filing of documents and the like permitting releasable interengagement of like receptacles comprising a rectangular housing formed of plastic and having an essentially continuous front wall means and a substantially completely open back wall means integrally connected by an integral sidewall means and a bottom wall means, said back wall means having a substantially complete opening between the sidewall means, a bottom extension portion of said housing having an angularly offset mounting wall integrally formed with the inner end of the bottom wall means, said mounting wall being generally flat wall for securement to a flat supporting wall, said back wall means having a first pair of releasable coupling elements projecting laterally across from the opposite sides of the opening in the back wall means in a common plane and forming a first part of a two piece releasable coupling means said front wall having a second pair of releasable coupling elements extending laterally from the opposite sides of the receptacles in a common plane and forming a second part of said two piece releasable coupling means, said first and second releasable coupling elements being located on said walls and including interengaging portions with a pair of the receptacles aligned into a row to interconnect and locate the receptacles relative to each other with said front wall of one receptacle forming a back wall of the adjacent interconnected receptacle.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 232 words

A receptacle for filing of documents and the like permitting releasable interengagement of like receptacles comprising a rectangular housing formed of plastic and having an essentially continuous front wall means and a substantially completely open back wall means integrally connected by an integral sidewall means and a bottom wall means, said back wall means having a substantially complete opening between the sidewall means, a bottom extension portion of said housing having an angularly offset mounting wall integrally formed with the inner end of the bottom wall means, said mounting wall being generally flat wall for securement to a flat supporting wall, said back wall means having a first pair of releasable coupling elements projecting laterally across from the opposite sides of the opening in the back wall means in a common plane and forming a first part of a two piece releasable coupling means said front wall having a second pair of releasable coupling elements extending laterally from the opposite sides of the receptacles in a common plane and forming a second part of said two piece releasable coupling means, said first and second releasable coupling elements being located on said walls and including interengaging portions with a pair of the receptacles aligned into a row to interconnect and locate the receptacles relative to each other with said front wall of one receptacle forming a back wall of the adjacent interconnected receptacle.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 47 words

The receptacle of claim 6 wherein said first and second releasable coupling elements are similarly located on the outer vertical edges of said front and back walls of ther receptacle and include interengaging means limiting the vertical movement of the second receptacle relative to the first receptacle.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 58 words

The receptacle of claim 7 wherein said coupling elements on said front wall include forwardly projecting L-shaped members one each along the opposite side edges with outer opposed legs terminating inwardly of the outer surfaces of the sidewalls and inwardly projecting members on said back wall means interengaged with L-shaped members to laterally align and support interconnected receptacles.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 21 words

The receptacle of claim 8 wherein said bottom wall means of the receptacle extends outwardly and downwardly from the mounting wall.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 183 words

A receptacle for filing of documents and the like comprising a rectangular plastic housing having a front wall integrally formed with opposite sidewalls and a bottom wall and a pair of inwardly extending back wall members extending inwardly from said sidewalls to form a substantially open back wall, said front wall having edge coupling elements forming a first pair of a two piece releasable coupling means, each of said edge coupling elements including an L-shaped member having a first leg parallel to said sidewalls and set inwardly of said sidewalls and having an outer leg extending from said first leg parallel to the front wall and outwardly of said first leg and terminating inwardly of the sidewalls, said back wall members mating with said L-shaped members and forming a second part of said two piece releasable coupling means whereby said sidewalls are located in abutting and coplanar relationship with a pair of the receptacles connected in a row and means for mounting the receptacles in an angled position to a vertical support structure with the top end located forwardly of the bottom wall.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 183 words

A receptacle for filing of documents and the like comprising a rectangular plastic housing having a front wall integrally formed with opposite sidewalls and a bottom wall and a pair of inwardly extending back wall members extending inwardly from said sidewalls to form a substantially open back wall, said front wall having edge coupling elements forming a first pair of a two piece releasable coupling means, each of said edge coupling elements including an L-shaped member having a first leg parallel to said sidewalls and set inwardly of said sidewalls and having an outer leg extending from said first leg parallel to the front wall and outwardly of said first leg and terminating inwardly of the sidewalls, said back wall members mating with said L-shaped members and forming a second part of said two piece releasable coupling means whereby said sidewalls are located in abutting and coplanar relationship with a pair of the receptacles connected in a row and means for mounting the receptacles in an angled position to a vertical support structure with the top end located forwardly of the bottom wall.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 28 words

The receptacle of claim 10 having a mounting wall secured to the bottom wall, said bottom wall of the receptacle extending outwardly and downwardly of said mounting wall.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1980-12-12	1981-06-13	1981-12-13	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1984-12-12	1985-06-13	1985-12-13	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1988-12-12	1989-06-13	1989-12-13	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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