Portfolio system

• US 5,059,052 A
• Filed: 09/18/1989
• Issued: 10/22/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Business Product Corporation
• Original Assignee: The Business Products Corporation
• Inventors: Casper, Chester W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bell, Paul A.
• Application Number:
  US07/408,565
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 281/31, 402/80 R
• US Class Current: 402/80.00R
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 5/042 Diaries; Memorandum calendars
• CPC Class Codes: B42F 7/06 Filing appliances comprising a plurality of pockets or compartments, e.g. portfolios or cases with a plurality of compartments indexing features B42F21/00

Abstract

A portfolio system is provided for holding materials in an organized manner. The portfolio includes a wallet having a first portion, a second portion, and a hinge portion. The first, second, and hinge portions include an interior and an exterior. The first portion includes a first flap member and a generally transparent second flap member for defining respective first and second interior pockets. The second portion includes a third flap member and generally transparent fourth and fifth flap members. The third, fourth, and fifth flap members define respective third, fourth, and fifth pockets. The second portion also includes a generally transparent exteriorally disposed flap member for defining an exterior pocket.

Claims

1. A pocket portfolio for holding materials in an organized manner, comprising

a wallet means including a first portion, a second portion, and a hinge portion, the first, second, and hinge portions including an interior and an exterior, and the hinge portion positioned for hingedly coupling the first and second portions, the wallet means being sized for being received in a suit coat interior pocket,

the first portion including a first flap member having three side edges coupled to the wallet to define a side-opening first pocket, a generally transparent second flap member disposed interiorly adjacent to the first flap member, the second flap member having two side edges coupled to the first flap member to define a top and side opening second pocket,

the second portion including a third flap member having three side edges coupled to the wallet to define a side opening third pocket, generally transparent fourth, fifth, and sixth flap members disposed interiorly of the third flap member, each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth flap members having three side edges attached to the third flap member to define, respectively, top opening fourth, fifth, and sixth pockets disposed in a top-to-bottom relation, and, a generally transparent seventh flap member disposed on the exterior of the second portion, the seventh flap portion having three side edges attached to the second portion for defining a seventh pocket,

a first tri-folded, information card having two series of perforations to define first, second, and third information card segments including a series of apertures for being received by a ringed information card binder separate from the wallet means, wherein the first pocket is sized for receiving the first tri-folded information card.

2. The portfolio of claim 1 wherein

the second pocket is sized for receiving an information card means,

the third pocket is sized for receiving currency,

the fourth pocket is sized for receiving business cards,

the fifth pocket is sized for receiving credit cards,

the sixth pocket is sized for receiving an electronic calculator, and

the seventh pocket is sized for receiving an airline ticket.

3. The portfolio of claim 2 further comprising second, and third information cards, the first, second, and third information cards being of varying height so that when placed in the second pocket, a portion of each of first, second, and third information cards is visible.

4. The portfolio of claim 1, further comprising at least one information card storage means for storing information cards away from the wallet.

5. The portfolio of claim 4 further comprising a third information card including apertures therein, and wherein the card storage means comprises first, second, and third binders, the binders including rings positioned for receiving the apertures of the information cards.

6. The portfolio of claim 5 wherein the first and third segments of the first information card include a series of apertures to permit the first and third information card segments of the first information card to be received by the rings of the respective first and second binders, the third information card having two series of perforations for defining first, second, and third separable information card segments, the first, second, and third information card segments of the third information card including a series of apertures to permit the first, second, and third information card segments to be received by the rings of the third binder.

7. The portfolio of claim 6 wherein the hinged portion includes a sleeve means for receiving a writing instrument.

8. A pocket portfolio for holding materials in an organized manner, the portfolio comprising,

a wallet means sized for being received into an interior suit pocket the wallet means including a first portion, a second portion, and a hinge portion, the first, second, and hinge portions including an exterior and an interior,

the first portion including a first flap member and a generally transparent second flap member for defining respective first and second interior pockets,

the second portion including a third flap member, and generally transparent fourth and fifth flap members, the third, fourth, and fifth flap members defining respective third, fourth, and fifth pockets, the second portion also including a generally transparent exteriorly disposed flap member for defining an exterior pocket and a first, tri-folded information card sized for being received in the second pocket, the first information card having two series of perforations to define first, second and third separable information card segments, the first and third information card segments each including a series of apertures for enabling the first and third segments to be received by a ringed, information card storage binder separate from the wallet means.

9. The portfolio of claim 8 wherein

the first pocket is sized for receiving an address book,

the third pocket is sized for receiving currency,

the fourth pocket is sized for receiving one of a business card, a credit card, and an electronic calculator,

the fifth pocket is sized for receiving one of a business card, credit card, and an electronic calculator, and

the exterior pocket is sized for receiving an airline ticket.

10. The portfolio of claim 8 wherein the second portion further includes a generally transparent sixth flap member, wherein the fourth, fifth, and sixth flap members are disposed in a generally co-planar top-to-bottom relation.

11. The portfolio of claim 8 further comprising at least one ringed binder for receiving the aperture-containing information card segments.

12. The portfolio of claim 8 further comprising second, and third tri-folded information cards sized for being received in the second pocket, the first, second, and third information cards being of varying height so that when placed in the second pocket, a portion of each of the first, second, and third information cards is visible.

13. The portfolio of claim 8 further comprising,

an information storage means separate from the wallet means, and

second, and third tri-folded information cards sized for being received in the second pocket,

the third information card including two series of perforations for defining first, second, and third information card segments of the third information card, the first, second, and third information card segments of the third information card, the first, second and third information card segments of the third information card including a series of apertures to permit the aperture containing information card segments to be received by the information storage means.

14. The portfolio of claim 13 wherein the information storage means comprises a first, second, and third ringed binders.

15. A portfolio system for holding materials in an organized manner, comprising

(1) a wallet means sized for being received in a suit coat breast pocket, the wallet means including a first portion, a second portion, and a hinge portion, the first, second, and hinge portions including an interior and an exterior, the hinge portion being positioned for hingedly coupling the first and second portions,

(a) the first portion including

(i) a first flap member having three side edges coupled to the interior of the first portion to define a side opening pocket sized to receive at least one of an address book and checkbook, and

(ii) a generally transparent second flap member disposed interiorly adjacent to the first flap member, the second flap member having two side edges attached to the first flap member to define a side and top opening second pocket,

(b) the second portion including

(i) a third flap member having three side edges attached to the interior of the second portion to define a side opening pocket-sized to receive currency,

(ii) generally transparent fourth, fifth, and sixth flap members disposed interiorly of the third flap member, each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth flap members having three side edges attached to the third flap member to define, respectively, fourth, fifth, and sixth pockets disposed in a top-to-bottom relation, the fourth, fifth, and sixth pockets being sized to receive a business card, a credit card, and an electronic calculator, respectively, and

(iii) a generally transparent seventh flap member having three side edges coupled to the exterior of the second portion to define a top-opening seventh pocket, the seventh pocket being sized to receive an airline ticket,

(2) first, second, and third tri-folded information cards sized for being received in the second pocket, the first, second, and third information cards being of varying heights that when placed in the second pocket, a portion of each of the first, second, and third information cards is visible, the first information card including two series of perforations to define separable first, second, and third information card segments each including a series of apertures, the third information card including two series of perforations to define separable first, second, and third information card segments, each of the first, second, and third information card segments including a series of apertures, and

(3) an information storage means comprising

(a) a first binder having a series of rings for receiving the apertures of the first information card segment of the first information card,

(b) a second binder having a series of rings for receiving the apertures of the third information card segment of the first information card, and

(c) a third binder having a series of rings for receiving the apertures of the first, second, and third information card segments of the third information card.