Claims
- 1. A band folder for retaining material, such as sheet music, useful in musical arts comprising: a plurality of joined panels each having a free top edge, a free bottom edge, a joined side edge along which the panels are joined and a free side edge opposing the joined side edge; an aperture disposed through each of the joined panels adjacent its free side edge, with the apertures being in conjunctive alignment with each other and being offset upwardly with respect to a center line of the band folder for providing carrying means said center line being parallel to said free bottom edge; the carrying means being of dimensions sufficient for accepting a user's finger; means for retaining material disposed adjacent the free bottom edge of at least one of the joined panels; and the carrying means being located for promoting retention of material in the means for retaining material and so that the user's finger embraces the free side edges of of the joined panels when a user carries the band folder by the carrying means.
- 2. A band folder as defined in claim 1 wherein the means for retaining material comprises a portion of said at least one joined panel transformed to a flap.
- 3. A band folder as defined in claim 2 wherein scallops are disposed proximate to the means for retaining material for allowing the means for retaining material to expand to hold additional material.
- 4. A band folder as defined in claim 1 wherein at least one edge of each aperture is defined by reinforcing means for increasing the structural integrity of the aperture.
- 5. A band folder as defined in claim 4 wherein the reinforcing means comprises a piece of material removed from each panel to form each aperture, and a portion of each free side edge; and each said piece and said portion is folded over into interengagement with its respective panel.
- 6. A band folder as defined e 2 wherein the flap terminates at a slot adjacent said free side edge; the slot allowing for flap expansion, and easy removal of material from the band folder.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/681,553, filed Apr. 5, 1991, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Foreign Referenced Citations (2)
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Continuations (1)
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