US4134437A — Billfold bill file

Claim 1

Independent Claim 256 words

A billfold file comprising a panel assembly for receiving currency bills, said panel assembly being for carrying inside a billfold for quick, easy and accurate storage and removal of bills, said panel assembly comprising: a plurality of vertical panels of flexible material, said panels being disposed in substantial parallelism, each two adjacent one of said panels having a vertical bill-receiving area therebetween, said bill-receiving areas each being open at their upper sides, said panels each being of a length more than double the height thereof for providing said bill-receiving areas with ability to receive unfolded currency bills therein, panel attaching means attaching said panels together at only attachment portions of each of said panels disposed exteriorly of said bill-receiving areas, said attachment portions being on one of the long sides of each of said panels and sufficiently close to the center of said panels as not to be in bend areas when said panel assembly is bent transversely of its length at two spaced bend areas so that said bend areas divide said panel into three portions each approximately one-third of the length of said panel assembly and when said bending has reached a point such that said right and left panels are approximately parallel with said central panel then said panel attachment portions will not be in said two bend areas even at times when said bill-receiving areas each have two currency bills therein, each of said panels having an index tab extending upwardly therefrom, each tab having a different currency number indicia means thereon.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 256 words

A billfold file comprising a panel assembly for receiving currency bills, said panel assembly being for carrying inside a billfold for quick, easy and accurate storage and removal of bills, said panel assembly comprising: a plurality of vertical panels of flexible material, said panels being disposed in substantial parallelism, each two adjacent one of said panels having a vertical bill-receiving area therebetween, said bill-receiving areas each being open at their upper sides, said panels each being of a length more than double the height thereof for providing said bill-receiving areas with ability to receive unfolded currency bills therein, panel attaching means attaching said panels together at only attachment portions of each of said panels disposed exteriorly of said bill-receiving areas, said attachment portions being on one of the long sides of each of said panels and sufficiently close to the center of said panels as not to be in bend areas when said panel assembly is bent transversely of its length at two spaced bend areas so that said bend areas divide said panel into three portions each approximately one-third of the length of said panel assembly and when said bending has reached a point such that said right and left panels are approximately parallel with said central panel then said panel attachment portions will not be in said two bend areas even at times when said bill-receiving areas each have two currency bills therein, each of said panels having an index tab extending upwardly therefrom, each tab having a different currency number indicia means thereon.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 17 words

The billfold file of claim 1 in which said means for attaching said panels together is heat-sealing.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 21 words

The billfold file of claim 1 in combination with the billfold in which said billfold file is disposed inside the billfold.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 19 words

The billfold file of claim 1 in further combination with a billfold, means securing said file to said billfold.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 55 words

The billfold file of claim 4 in which said billfold has an open upper side and in which said billfold file has an open upper side and in which said means securing said billfold file to said billfold is disposed at a central position between the ends of said billfold file and of said billfold.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 53 words

The billfold file of claim 1 in which said panels are provided with a plurality of parallel linear areas of lesser thickness than the remainder of the respective panel and which latter extend transversely of the length of the respective panel at a place where it is desired that the panel bend freely.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 23 words

The billfold file of claim 1 in which said panels are formed of semi-soft polypropolene material of a gauge of approximately 0.010 inch.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 97 words

The billfold file of claim 1 in which said panels are formed of material of semi-soft polypropylene which is of a thickness of approximately 0.015 inch excepting in areas where elongated parallel lines of lesser thickness are provided extending transversely with respect to a respective panel in an area where it is desired for a panel to bend as a billfold is opened and closed, the spacing of the linear areas of lesser thickness being for example approximately 1/16 inch or 1/8 inch, such linear areas of lesser thickness being a thickness of approximately 0.005 inch thickness.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 65 words

The billfold file of claim 1 in further combination with a billfold of the kind which has two spaced fold-lines between its ends and in positions on the right and left of each other, said billfold having an open upper side, said file being inside said billfold, said attachment portion being at the bottom of said panels and between the two folds of said billfold.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1982-01-15	1982-07-17	1983-01-16	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1986-01-15	1986-07-17	1987-01-16	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1990-01-15	1990-07-17	1991-01-16	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Billfold bill file

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