Document management system

Abstract

A document management system. The system includes a pegboard including a plurality of holes arranged in rows and columns, at least one hanging folder having a first cover and a second cover connected at a fold line, each of the first and second covers including a pair of hanging members extending laterally therefrom, and first and second clip supports, each clip support including an attachment member integrally connected to at least one arm. Each arm is oriented generally perpendicularly to the attachment member and includes first and second retainers for positively locating the hanging members of the first and second covers of a hanging folder relatively to the at least one arm. Each attachment member includes an engagement member integral to the attachment member for engaging at least one of the holes of the peg board.

1 . A document management system comprising: 
 a peg board including a plurality of holes arranged in rows and columns;    at least one hanging folder having a first cover and a second cover connected at a fold line, each of the first and second covers including a pair of hanging members extending laterally therefrom; and    first and second clip supports, each clip support including an attachment member integrally connected to at least one arm, each arm oriented generally perpendicularly to the attachment member and including first and second retainers for suspending and positively locating the hanging members of the first and second covers of the at least one hanging folder relatively to the at least one arm, each attachment member including an engagement member integral to the attachment member for engaging at least one of the holes of the peg board.    
   
   
       2 . The document management system of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second clip supports are mounted on the peg board parallel to one another, such that a plurality of hanging folders can be supported on a corresponding plurality of arms in a nested configuration.  
   
   
       3 . The document management system of  claim 1 , wherein the retainers are grooves including disengagement resisting elements.  
   
   
       4 . The document management system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one arm of each clip support is a single arm.  
   
   
       5 . The document management system of  claim 1 , wherein each clip support includes at least two parallel arms such that the first and second clip supports suspend at least two hanging folders.  
   
   
       6 . The document management system of  claim 1 , wherein the hanging members are integrally defined at corresponding ends of a longitudinal hanging element.  
   
   
       7 . The document management system of  claim 5 , wherein the at least two hanging folders are oriented relative to one another in a nested relationship.  
   
   
       8 . The document management system of  claim 3 , wherein the disengagement resisting elements include hooks extending from the grooves.  
   
   
       9 . A method of hanging folders on a peg board, the method comprising: 
 providing a peg board and at least one hanging folder;    providing first and second clip supports, each clip support comprising an attachment member integrally connected to at least one arm;    mounting the first and second clip supports on the peg board, the attachment members of the first and second clip supports in a parallel and spaced apart configuration for accommodating a width of the hanging folder;    hanging the at least one hanging folder between the attachment members of the first and second clip supports; and    retaining the at least one folder on corresponding arms of the first and second clip supports.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein each clip support includes at least two arms and further comprising hanging a plurality of hanging folders in a nested configuration relative to one another.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein mounting the first and second clip supports on the peg board comprises engaging the attachment members of the first and second clip supports to corresponding holes of the peg board.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein each hanging folder includes first and second hanging elements, and further comprising positively locating the hanging elements relatively to the corresponding arms.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising resisting disengagement of the hanging folders from the corresponding arms.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein resisting disengagement comprises providing on each arm retainers having disengagement resisting elements.  
   
   
       15 . A kit for mounting hanging folders on a peg board, the kit comprising: 
 a plurality of hanging folders;    at least one peg board having a plurality of holes;    a plurality of single-arm clip supports, each single-arm clip support comprising an attachment member and a single arm integrally extending from the attachment member, each attachment member defining at least one peg board engagement member, each single arm suspending and positively locating a hanging member of one of the hanging folders; and    a plurality of multi-arm clip supports, each multiple-arm clip support comprising an attachment member and at least two arms, each arm integrally extending from the attachment member, each attachment member defining at least one peg board engagement member, each arm of the at least two arms suspending and positively locating a hanging member of one of the hanging folders.    
   
   
       16 . The kit of  claim 15 , wherein each arm comprises a pair of hanging folder retainers for positively locating corresponding hanging members of one of the hanging folders.  
   
   
       17 . The kit of  claim 10 , wherein each attachment member comprises at least one peg board engagement member.  
   
   
       18 . The kit of  claim 15 , wherein at least two of the plurality of hanging folders are suspended from a pair of multi-am clips in a nested relationship.  
   
   
       19 . The kit of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the single-arm of the single-arm clip supports and at least two arms of the multi-arm clip supports include a disengagement resisting element.  
   
   
       20 . The kit of  claim 19 , wherein the disengagement resisting element includes a hook extending from a groove.