File folder assembly and folders for use therein

- CCL Label, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a file folder assembly and folders for use therein showing our new design in an expanded state with the back folder cover flap partially opened;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the file folder assembly and folders for use therein shown in a compacted state with the back folder cover flap partially opened;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of the front folder of the file folder assembly and folders for use therein with the cover flap of the front folder partially opened and folded reward;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front perspective view of one of the three identical middle folders of the file folder assembly and folders for use therein of FIG. 1 with the middle folder cover flap opened and folded reward;

FIG. 23 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a front perspective view of the back folder of the file folder assembly and folders for use therein of FIG. 1 with the back folder cover flap partially opened;

FIG. 30 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 35 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The dashed lines shown in the drawings represent portions of the file folder assembly and folders for use therein that do not form a part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a file folder assembly and folders for use therein, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D709552
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 2011
Date of Patent: Jul 22, 2014
Assignee: CCL Label, Inc. (Framingham, MA)
Inventors: Vincent H. Bowman (Highland Park, IL), Jeffrey Herz (Aliso Viejo, CA), Jay K. Sato (Mission Viejo, CA)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Kathleen M Sims
Application Number: 29/408,728
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Book, Album Or Cover (D19/26)