Fastening device for the content of portfolios

Abstract

This invention refers to articles for the preservation of documents, of the type of portfolios, portfolios of rings or fastening portfolios or similar, that have lapels or pockets in one or both of their internal surfaces and in which a device or fastening element maintains in its place and protected the documents in its interior.

1 . A stationery article for the preservation of documents, conformed by:
 a) A body for the contention of the documents, such as, but not limited to, a portfolio of rings or fastening portfolio or similar,   b) A sheet of flexible material subject to, at least, the inferior and external edges of the interior surface of at least one of the panels that conform the body from the article, forming a pocket for the placement in its interior of the documents to be preserved,   
     characterized because to such an article, a fastening element has been added, of the type of a tongue or flange joined to the body of the article along the upper edge opposite to that in which it is the sheet that conforms the pocket, with the purpose of fasten and at the same time protect, the upper edges and the corners of the document placed in the pocket with purposes of preservation. 
   
   
       2 . The stationery article in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized because said fastening element is a ribbon of flexible or semi-flexible material preferably, but not restricted to, plastic transparent or translucent material. 
   
   
       3 . The stationery article according to  claim 2 , characterized because the fastening element has a trapezoidal geometric configuration, with the larger base joined correlative to the upper edge of the internal surface of the article in that it is located the pocket for supporting documents, and with the minor base directed toward the center of said internal surface; the corners adjacent to the minor base, being rounded in order to avoid rips or wrinkles of the document or documents inserted in the article. 
   
   
       4 . The stationery article according to  claim 2 , characterized because the fastening element has a rectangular geometric configuration, with one of their bases of larger longitude joined correlative to the upper edge of the internal surface of the article in which it is located the pocket for supporting documents, and with the other base of larger longitude directed toward the center of said internal surface; the adjacent corners to the inferior base, being rounded in order to avoid rips or wrinkles of the document or documents that are inserted in the article. 
   
   
       5 . The stationery article according to  claim 2 , characterized because the fastening element is joined with the upper edge of the internal surface of the article, by any of the well-known techniques in the art, so that the interior surface of the element is completely in contact with the internal surface to which it is united, showing resistance to the separation of the same and so offering an effect of clip. 
   
   
       6 . The stationery article according to  claim 5 , characterized because said fastening element, in its normal position, do not impede the use of the article in the conventional way. 
   
   
       7 . The stationery article according to  claim 5 , characterized because said fastening element, in its position of use, oppress the document or documents that are inserted between it and the internal surface of the article to which it is united, against the last one, preventing the movement of the document toward front and back and avoiding that said document could be mistreated upon closing the stationery article, or that the document gets out from the article upon transporting in a normal use. 
   
   
       8 . The stationery article according to  claim 1 , characterized because the fastening element could be located on one or both internal surfaces of the stationery article in a coordinate way to the presence or not of the inferior element of support that conforms the pocket for supporting documents. 
   
   
       9 . The stationery article according to  claim 1 , characterized because the fastening element could be conformed by two or more individual elements that could be located on one or both internal surfaces of the stationery article in a coordinate way to the presence or not of the inferior element of support that conforms the pocket for supporting documents.