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File folder

Granted 20 Aug 2013 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB · originally IdeaStream Consumer Products, LLC

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Inventors: Chanseol Chung · Examiner: Elizabeth Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/415,798

filed 14 Mar 2012

Publication

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US D688302

granted 20 Aug 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a first embodiment of the file folder, shown in FIG. 1 in an open orientation;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a first position;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the first position;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a second position;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the second position;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a third position;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the third position; and

FIG. 12 is an isometric view thereof, partially folded with a tab in the first position.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the file folder, shown in FIG. 13 in an open orientation;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a first position;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the first position;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a second position;

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the second position;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a third position;

FIG. 23 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the third position; and

FIG. 24 is an isometric view thereof, partially folded with a tab in the first position.

FIG. 25 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of the file folder, shown in FIG. 25 in an open orientation;

FIG. 26 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a first position;

FIG. 31 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the first position;

FIG. 32 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a second position;

FIG. 33 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the second position;

FIG. 34 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a third position;

FIG. 35 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the third position; and

FIG. 36 is an isometric view thereof, partially folded with a tab in the first position.

FIG. 37 is a top plan view of a fourth embodiment of the file folder, shown in FIG. 37 in an open orientation;

FIG. 38 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a first position;

FIG. 43 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the first position;

FIG. 44 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a second position;

FIG. 45 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the second position;

FIG. 46 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a third position;

FIG. 47 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the third position;

FIG. 48 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a fourth position;

FIG. 49 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the fourth position; and

FIG. 50 is an isometric view thereof, partially folded with a tab in the first position.

FIG. 51 is a top plan view of a fifth embodiment of the file folder, shown in FIG. 51 in an open orientation;

FIG. 52 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 56 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a first position;

FIG. 57 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the first position;

FIG. 58 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a second position;

FIG. 59 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the second position;

FIG. 60 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a third position;

FIG. 61 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the third position;

FIG. 62 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a fourth position;

FIG. 63 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the fourth position; and

FIG. 64 is an isometric view thereof, partially folded with a tab in the first position.

FIG. 65 is a top plan view of a sixth embodiment of the file folder, shown in FIG. 65 in an open orientation;

FIG. 66 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 67 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 68 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 69 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 70 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a first position;

FIG. 71 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the first position;

FIG. 72 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a second position;

FIG. 73 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the second position;

FIG. 74 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a third position;

FIG. 75 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the third position;

FIG. 76 is a top plan view thereof, shown folded with a tab in a fourth position;

FIG. 77 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown folded with the tab in the fourth position; and,

FIG. 78 is an isometric view thereof, partially folded with a tab in the first position.

The broken lines that are extensions of solid lines (where the solid lines transition to become the broken lines) and the broken lines adjacent the margins of the pages represent the bounds of the claimed design, while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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›1.independentI claim the ornamental design for a file folder, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D19/26

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Examiner

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D622320-S	S1	24 Aug 2010	21 Dec 2007	granted	File folder
USthis patent	US-D688302-S	S1	20 Aug 2013	14 Mar 2012	granted	File folder
US	US-D705351-S	S1	20 May 2014	19 Aug 2013	granted	File folder
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