IPC 7 English version B42F !A-B42F 21/12

B42F-B42F02112

SECTION B – PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B 42

BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER

B 42 F

SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING (reading desks A47B 19/00; book rests A47B 23/00)

Note

In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:

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"filing appliance" means holders for collections of papers, sheets, cards, or units thereof, each paper, sheet, card, or unit being individually insertable and extractable. This expression may thus include a calendar, an instruction manual, or a letter file.

Subclass Index

SHEETS ATTACHED TOGETHER: WITHOUT PERFORATING; USING PERFORATIONS; TO OBJECTS

B42F 1/00; B42F 3/00; B42F 5/00

FILING APPLIANCES

Without fastening means

B42F 7/00

With fastening means: with clamping action; with separate holding means; using perforations

B42F 9/00; B42F 11/00; B42F 13/00

Suspended

B42F 15/00

Special for cards; file cards

B42F 17/00; B42F 19/00

INDEXING MEANS

B42F 21/00

Sheets temporarily attached together; Means therefor; Albums

Sheets temporarily attached together without perforating; Means therefor

Paper-clips or like fasteners (B42F 1/12 takes precedence)

metallic

of flat cross-section

of round cross-section

non-metallic

Means for attaching together sheet corners exclusively

Sheets temporarily attached together involving perforations; Means therefor; Sheet details therefor (staples, fasteners in general F16B)

Attachment means of bifurcated form

Attachment means of ring, finger, or claw form (ring files B42F 13/16; using such means for permanent attachment B42B 5/08) [2]

Attachment means of coiled form

Sheets and objects temporarily attached together; Means therefor; Albums (bookbinding aspects of albums B42D 1/08; advertising or display aspects G09)

Stamp or like filing arrangements in albums

with transparent pockets

Corner-holding devices, e.g. for photographs

Filing appliances

Filing appliances without fastening means (B42F 17/00 takes precedence; suspension files B42F 15/00; wallets, notecases, briefcases A45C, e.g. A45C 1/00; furniture features A47B, A47F; envelopes B65D, e.g. B65D 27/00)

Single gussetted pockets

Covers with retention means

Portfolios or cases with a plurality of compartments (indexing features B42F 21/00)

expansible

Trays

Stacked trays

Boxes (box features in general B65D)

Filing appliances with devices clamping file edges; Covers with clamping backs (B42F 13/00, B42F 17/00 take precedence)

11/

Filing appliances with separate intermediate holding means (B42F 17/00 takes precedence; with adhesive strips for mounting papers or sheets B42D 1/10)

11/

engaging folds (B42F 11/04 takes precedence)

11/

magnetic

13/

Filing appliances with means for engaging perforations or slots (B42F 17/00 takes precedence; indexing features B42F 21/00)

13/

with flexible or resilient means

13/

with cords, coils, or chains

13/

with strips or bands

13/

of metal

13/

of plastics

13/

with pillars, posts, rods, or tubes (B42F 13/30 takes precedence)

13/

with clamping or locking means (pressure bars B42F 13/36)

13/

with claws or rings (B42F 13/30 takes precedence; for permanent binding B42B 5/08)

13/

on two bars relatively movable longitudinally

13/

pivotable about an axis or axes parallel to binding edges

13/

in two sections engaging each other when closed

13/

wherein one section is in the form of fixed rods

13/

and locked when so engaged, e.g. snap action

13/

in two staggered sections

13/

having a set of rods within a set of tubes for a substantial distance when closed

13/

the nesting portions of the rods and tubes being straight

13/

with the rods locking in the tubes

13/

Locking followers; Pressure bars

13/

Expansible cover splines

13/

combined or formed with other articles, e.g. punches, stands

13/

Content-transfer devices; Converting into permanent binders

15/

Suspended filing appliances (indexing features B42F 21/00; hanging of books, newspapers, or the like B42D 17/00)

15/

in concertina form

15/

Backs or the like therefor

15/

for hanging large drawings or the like

17/

Card-filing arrangements, e.g. card indexes or catalogues or filing cabinets (indexing features B42F 21/00; furniture features A47B, A47F)

17/

in which the cards are stored substantially at right angles to the bottom of their containers

17/

the cards being staggered sideways (with means for staggering curds already in the file B42F 17/32) [2]

17/

with separable or loose card-separating means

17/

Construction of the containers, e.g. trays or drawers

17/

Hinged walls

17/

Dividing means

17/

Locking followers

17/

with card-retaining means

17/

in which the cards are stored in a flat position

17/

and are pivotable relative to the bottom of their containers

17/

Connections between the cards and their containers

17/

Special adaptations for use of index strips

17/

Stands for the containers

17/

in the form of endless bands or revolving drums

17/

modified for particular uses

17/

with means for staggering cards already in the file [2]

17/

with card-selection means, e.g. telephone-number list finders (selecting devices for data cards G06K 21/00)

19/

File cards (B42F 21/00 takes precedence; punched cards for information retrieval, e.g. for manual use, G06K 21/00)

19/

folded

19/

with receptacles or other holding devices

21/

Indexing means; Indexing tabs or protectors therefor

21/

Tabs integral with sheets, papers, cards, or suspension files

21/

Tabs permanently fastened to sheets, papers, cards, or suspension files

21/

Tabs detachably mounted on sheets, papers, cards, or suspension files

21/

in one of a number of predetermined positions

21/

represented by slits

21/

Sheets, papers, or cards having edges cut away to facilitate indexing, e.g. thumb cuts on books