SUSPENDED FILES

摘要

A suspended file folder, for hanging on a frame in filing cabinets, desk drawers, file boxes, etc., is made essentially entirely from thermoplastic material, preferably a polyolefin polymer. A thermoplastic sheet (2) is folded along at least one and preferably two medial lines (3), to define a folder (4). Two separate thermoplastic support bars (7) are permanently fused one to each wall of the folder along the upper edges thereof to provide the required degree of strength and rigidity. The support bars have integral suspension portions (5) extending laterally from upper side edges of the folder, and have notches (6) therein to accommodate the suspension rails. The folder itself may have suspension portions also extending laterally from upper side edges of the main body of the folder, with notches matching and aligned with the notches in the support bars. The support bars preferably are provided with ribs (8) to enhance torsional and lateral rigidity and strength. Preferably, there are two such ribs or flanged portions, to provide adequate strength in order to resist bending, minimize deflection, and provide adequate load bearing capacity, all with sustained loading at various temperatures.