Folio of card material

Claim 2

A folio of card material for receiving an article, comprising: a sheet folded to form two panels, one overlying another, hinged to a center spine; and a pocket applied to the inner surface of one of said panels for receiving the article, said pocket being expansible from a flattened condition such that, on insertion of the article, the pocket expands in volume to receive the article; said pocket being of substantially rectangular configuration and having an outer edge substantially flush with the outer edges of the two panels in their folded condition, an inner edge spaced from said center spine, and upper and lower edges spaced inwardly from the upper and lower edges of the two panels in their folded condition; said pocket being defined by a second sheet of card material of smaller dimensions than said panels and being secured to the inner face of one of said panels by extensions formed on all sides of the second sheet except that facing said spine; each of said extensions being formed with a first fold-line hinge at its juncture with the second sheet, a second fold-line hinge at its juncture with the first sheet, and a third fold-line hinge between said first and second fold-line hinges, such as to define said expansible pocket; the extension of the second sheet on the side opposite to that without an extension being formed with a slot, and the side of the panel opposite to that to which that second sheet is secured being formed with a clasp receivable in said slot.

Claim 3

The folio according to claim 1, wherein the side of the second sheet without an extension is formed with a semi-circular cut-out.

Claim 4

A folio for receiving an article, comprising: a first sheet of stiff material of rectangular configuration defining a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides; said sheet being further formed with a pair of fold lines parallel to its short sides defining two panels of the same size and configuration hinged to a center spine; a second sheet of stiff material of rectangular configuration, said second sheet being of rectangular configuration of smaller dimensions than said panels and having an outer edge substantially flush with the outer edges of the two panels in their folded condition, an inner edge spaced from said center spine, and upper and lower edges spaced inwardly from the upper and lower edges of the two panels in their folded condition; said second sheet being secured to the inner face of one of said panels by extensions formed on all sides of the second sheet except that facing said spine; each of said extensions being formed with a first fold line hinge at its juncture with the second sheet, a second fold-line hinge at its juncture with the first sheet, and a third fold-line hinge between said first and second fold-line hinges, such as to define a pocket expansible from a flattened condition to an expanded condition for receiving the article; said extension of the second sheet on the side opposite to that without an extension being formed with a slot, and the side of the panel opposite to that to which that second sheet is secured being formed with a clasp receivable in said slot.

Claim 5

A folio for receiving an article, comprising: a first sheet of stiff material of rectangular configuration defining a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides; said sheet being further formed with a pair of fold lines parallel to its short sides defining two panels of the same size and configuration hinged to a center spine; a second sheet of stiff material of rectangular configuration, said second sheet being of rectangular configuration of smaller dimensions than said panels and having an outer edge substantially flush with the outer edges of the two panels in their folded condition, an inner edge spaced from said center spine, and upper and lower edges spaced inwardly from the upper and lower edges of the two panels in their folded condition; said second sheet being secured to the inner face of one of said panels by extensions formed on all sides of the second sheet except that facing said spine; each of said extensions being formed with a first fold line hinge at its juncture with the second sheet, a second fold-line hinge at its juncture with the first sheet, and a third fold-line hinge between said first and second fold-line hinges, such as to define a pocket expansible from a flattened condition to an expanded condition for receiving the article; said extension of the second sheet on the side opposite to that without an extension being formed with a slot, and the side of the panel opposite to that to which that second sheet is secured being formed with a clasp receivable in said slot.

Claim 6

The folio according to claim 3, wherein the side of the second sheet without an extension is formed with a semi-circular cut-out.