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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a first embodiment of the file folder of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the file folder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the file folder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the file folder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an isometric view of the file folder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a file folder of the new design;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the file folder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the file folder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the file folder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 18 is an isometric view of the file folder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of a file folder of the new design;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view of the file folder of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a rear elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is a front elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 19;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 19;

FIG. 24 is a left side elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 19;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view of the file folder of FIG. 19;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view of the file folder of FIG. 19;

FIG. 27 is an isometric view of the file folder of FIG. 19;

FIG. 28 is a top plan view of a fourth embodiment of a file folder of the new design;

FIG. 29 is a bottom plan view of the file folder of FIG. 28;

FIG. 30 is a rear elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 28;

FIG. 31 is a front elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 28;

FIG. 32 is a right side elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 28;

FIG. 33 is a left side elevational view of the file folder of FIG. 28;

FIG. 34 is a top plan view of the file folder of FIG. 28;

FIG. 35 is a top plan view of the file folder of FIG. 28; and,

FIG. 36 is an isometric view of the file folder of FIG. 28.

The broken lines in the drawings are included for the purpose of showing portions of the file folder that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a file folder, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D759161
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 2014
Date of Patent: Jun 14, 2016
Assignee: Ideastream Consumer Products, LLC (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Anthony J. DeCarlo (Parma, OH), Curtis Patrick Taylor (Chagrin Falls, OH), Chanseol Chung (Hollywood, FL)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth Albert
Application Number: 29/491,171
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Substantially Vertical (D19/90)