Claims
- 1. A reinforced pocket card for a visible index system, comprising: A planar, generally rectangular card holder; at least one hinge mounted adjacent the upper edge and at one corner of said card holder for attaching the card holder to a pocket card supporting hanger; a sheet of reinforcing material so bonded in coplanar relation to said card holder adjacent said corner thereof that said reinforcing material overlies the portion of the card holder in which the hinge is mounted, said reinforcing material extending along at least a portion of each of the two edges which define said corner; and at least one elongated aperture in the card holder adjacent said corner and oriented at an angle relative to said edges of said card holder through which a corner of a card can be inserted to attach the card to the card holder, said aperture extending through the card holder and the overlying reinforcing material so that said reinforcing material will keep the card holder material at the end of said aperture from being torn.
- 2. The pocket card of claim 1 wherein the hinge comprises a main body portion and a barrel at the upper end of the main body portion for receiving said hanger, said barrel equaling the main body portion in length and the sides of the hinge being parallel from end-to-end of the hinge.
- 3. The pocket card of claim 1 wherein the aperture has round or radius corners at the ends thereof and the card holder is thereby protected against tearing.
- 4. The pocket card of claim 1 wherein the reinforcing material extends completely along one side of the card holder.
- 5. The pocket card of claim 1 wherein the reinforcing material extends completely along the top edge of the card holder.
- 6. The pocket card of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing material is a polyester.
- 7. A reinforced pocket card for a visible index system, comprising: a planar, generally rectangular card holder made from a laminate composed of a polymeric sheet material adhesively secured between two layers of paper, said card holder having at least one aperture adjacent a corner of said card holder, and said aperture having round or radius corners at the ends of said aperture to protect the laminate of which the card holder is made against tearing, hinges mounted at the upper edge of said card holder adjacent the corners thereof, each hinge comprising a main body portion and a barrel at the upper end of the main body for receiving a pocket card supporting hanger, said barrel equaling the main body portion of said hinge in length and the sides of the hinge being parallel from end-to-end thereof.
- 8. The pocket card of claim 1 wherein the hinge comprises a series of hinging apertures along the upper edge of said card holder, said apertures extending through said card holder and said reinforcing material bonded to said card holder, and fastening means for mounting the upper edge of said pocket card on a supporting hanger of the bar type, said fastening means extending through said card holder and said reinforcing material bonded to said card holder to attach said card to said hanger.
- 9. The pocket card of claim 8 wherein said fastening means comprises wire stitches.
- 10. A reinforced pocket card for a visible index system, comprising: a planar, generally rectangular card holder; a series of hinging apertures along the upper edge of said card holder; a bar member extending along the back of the upper edge of said card holder above said apertures; at least one fastening means adjacent the upper edge and at one corner of said card holder for attaching the card holder to the bar member; a sheet of reinforcing material so bonded in coplanar relation to said card holder adjacent said corner thereof that said reinforcing material overlies the portion of the card holder in which said fastening means is mounted, said reinforcing material extending substantially along at least a portion of each of the two edges which define said corner; and at least one elongated aperture in the card holder adjacent said corner and oriented at an angle relative to said edges of said card holder through which a corner of a card can be inserted to attach the card to the card holder, said aperture extending through the card holder and the overlying reinforcing material so that said reinforcing material will keep the card holder material at the end of said aperture from being torn.
- 11. The pocket card holder of claim 10 wherein said fastening means comprises wire stitches.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 350,618, filed Feb. 22, 1982, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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