DE20119902U1 - Application folder made of folded cardboard - Google Patents

Description

Application folder made of folded cardboard

The invention relates to an application folder made of folded cardboard, which is designed to be foldable and can be used advantageously for submitting application documents to authorities, but also to companies and institutions.

Application folders are available in different designs on the market. Only in special cases are they made exclusively for this purpose. Most of the time, folders made of folded cardboard are available for all kinds of documents, which are also suitable as application folders. But they can also serve many other purposes, for example for communication between authorities or for requests from citizens to authorities.

It is already known to put documents in folders, either for the purpose of presentation or for exhibition purposes. The utility model .DE_29Bi32 47ZU1 describes a cardboard application folder for DIN A4 documents with two clips and a plastic triangle pocket. The closed folder has an inscription on page 1, a triangular pocket on the bottom right on page 3, a clip on the left on pages 4 and 5, and page 6 is the back. The aim of the utility model is to ensure that the applicant makes a good first impression by submitting his documents in a folder as described, which leads to his application being processed at all.

Furthermore, a file cover according to the utility model G 92 01 663.4 is known, which is used in particular for confidential application documents. The advantages are the ability to close the file cover with a binding strip and the possibility of sending it in a window envelope by leaving out the address field.

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A folder for data sheets, forms, etc. is also known, which is described in the utility model G 94 14 490.7. The folders are to be attached to a holder that can hold several folders of the same type. A spring-loaded clamping bar is to be attached to the folder itself. A transparent film is arranged on the side of the sheet facing away from the clamping gap, which forms a pocket that is open towards the long edge.

Another known folder for application documents from the Düsseldorf-based company Business Line is one in which the third of six pages has a clamping rail into which sheets of paper can be inserted and secured. Page four has notches that are intended to clamp additional sheets of paper, apparently preferably A4 size, at the four corners and thus secure them.

The patent specification DE 3428034 C1 presents a folder that opens automatically through the action of a curved rail and is held closed with a zipper.

The utility model G 89 09 998.2 of August 21, 1989 describes a clipboard with two folder covers connected by a fold and a clip that is arranged in the fold and holds some of the sheets in place and slides another part in.

Utility model G 82 23 990.8 proposes a folder that is supposed to look like a book and inside which booklets, sheets of paper and the like are attached with wire rails. The impression of a book spine is created by a predetermined curvature that conceals attached rivets.

The utility model G 85 12 806.6 proposes a folder for unpunched sheets of paper held by a clamping rail. The clamping rail is held in a predetermined position by special stop cams to facilitate the insertion of sheets of paper, preferably A4.

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The known solutions have a number of disadvantages.

In the case of the solution according to utility model 298 02 477 111, the numbering of the pages is unusual. Nevertheless, the designations from the illustration should be used to ensure understanding. In any case, the main disadvantage is that fastening the inserted sheets of paper with a clamping rail on the left of the page 5 to be folded inevitably leads to the paper folding over and causing ugly creases in the sheets when the folder is closed. The same applies to the triangular pocket on the bottom right.

The utility model G 92 0163.4 has the disadvantage of the different sized sides of the file covers, one of which is 30 mm larger than the other. Closing the file cover with a flap is outdated and extremely impractical. The fastening of paper sheets is not specified; sample clips, binding tapes, staples, clamping rails, patent springs or document rivet eyelets are all listed.

In utility model G 94 14 490.7, the inserted sheet(s) of paper are covered with a transparent film. Whenever the papers are read, the transparent film must be removed from the clamping strip or - if it has not been inserted - put to one side. Such a film has no useful function. If it is made of soft plastic, it will crumple when the folder is closed. If it is made of hard plastic, it cannot be folded over, but must be removed each time the papers are read.

The solution available on the market from Business Line GmbH, Düsseldorf, has the disadvantage that the A4 format papers crumple in the notches and form the well-known dog-ears, which are generally seen as a sign of careless handling of documents.

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The solution described in PS DE 3428034 C1 has the disadvantage that the inserted sheets, documents and the like are bent because the folder only has A5 format when closed.

The technical teaching of the utility model G 89 09 998.2 has the disadvantage that documents, sheets of paper and the like are only held between two covers, with all the inconveniences of papers being lost, slipping out and the like. The locking of the documents is not reliable, and there is not enough space for attaching sheets of A4 or smaller.

The utility model G 82 23 990.8 has the disadvantage that the folder is unwieldy and does not fulfil the purpose of holding sheets of paper and documents for taking to conferences, sending in applications and the like. The manufacture by riveting and welding (claims 5 and 6) does not meet today's requirements.

The folder for unpunched sheets according to utility model G 85 12 806.6 has the disadvantage that its inelegant and clunky design defeats the purpose of an application folder. This folder is no longer suitable for sending in standard A4 envelopes because it is oversized due to the clamping rail.

The invention is based on the object of creating a folder for documents, papers, application documents and the like, which allows the permanent and reliable storage, presentation and dispatch of such folders on the basis of a six-page folding folder. The folder for documents should give the impression of elegance and practicality and should therefore be suitable for applications, presentations at trade fairs and exhibitions and the like.

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The object is achieved according to the invention in that a six-page folder is proposed which has a clamping strip along the fold on pages 3 and 4 and a clamping strip at the top and bottom on page 4. According to the invention, page 5 is designed in such a way that the paper sheets are secured using two transparent triangular pockets which are attached to the top right and bottom left of page 5. This reliably locks the paper pages in place and protects them against folding.

Page 1 bears an inscription which is conveniently produced using the embossed printing process. In the present utility model application, the embossed inscription is preferred: Bewerbung.

The folding is carried out in such a way that a height of 3 to 20 mm is achieved. This means that, depending on the capacity of the clamp rail and the paper thickness, several DIN A4 pages can be easily and safely inserted, presented and sent.

The cardboard thickness varies from 250 to 500 g/m ² .

The advantage of the two transparent pockets as shown on page 5 is considerable. The optimal edge length of the transparent pocket is 8 cm. This has been shown by long and complex tests. It is by no means irrelevant or obvious to attach the transparent pockets in the arrangement described. Practice shows that attaching the pockets as described and claimed by the invention ensures the best and most gentle handling of important documents, whereas attaching the transparent pockets next to each other does not produce this advantageous effect. This applies to both variants: both pockets at the top or both pockets on the left outside on page 5. Another advantage is the possibility of grasping removable sheets by engaging in the middle right, which is only guaranteed by the invention.

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After working on the documents on pages 3 and 4, the folder is folded up and the material on page 5 or something similar is presented to the recipient of the folder again so that they remember it for a long time. For example, the title page of the application with a photo.

Pages 3 and 4 each have clamp rails on the left edge that hold A4 sheets of paper and allow them to be easily removed and read, or to be assigned or ranked differently, or the like.

Page 6 is the back of the folder.

The folder presented is suitable for use as an application folder in A4 format. Without the embossed print: Application - it can be used with or without prints at conferences, at trade fairs and exhibitions, in communication between authorities or companies or with natural persons in both directions.

The folder can also be produced as a small conference folder in A5 format with the same layout of pages 1 to 6.

Claims (10)

1. Application folder made of folded cardboard, characterized in that,
Cardboard is folded in such a way
that a six-page folder is created, with pages 4 and 5 folded inwards
sides 3 and 4 come to rest on each other
and then pages 2 and 5,
and pages 3 and 4 have a clamping strip along the fold on the left side, page 5 has two triangular pockets made of transparent film, which are on the top right and left
are arranged below,
where triangular pockets and clamping strips can hold paper bows. 2. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to claim 1, characterized in that the fold has a height of 3 to 20 mm. 3. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the cardboard thickness is variable between 250 and 500 g/m ² . 4. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that page 1 is provided with an embossed inscription. 5. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the inscription on page 1 reads: Application. 6. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that brands (trademarks), seals and writings are attached. 7. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the format is A4. 8. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to one or more of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the format is A5. 9. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the color zinc oxide dominates in the color scheme. 10. Application folder made of folded cardboard according to claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a mark identifying the origin of the application folder is affixed in the bottom center of page 6.