Horizontally nestable document holder

Abstract

Horizontally nestable document holders having structure arranged such that, when nested with other similar document holders, all portions of the front-most document holder are arranged prominently of each corresponding portion of the remaining document holders nested therewith. The front-most document holder may be removed without compromising the stability of any of the remaining document holders with which it is nested, and without having to provide any support to the remaining document holders.

1 . A horizontally nestable document holder comprising: 
 a document display surface panel;    a first leg extending from a first side of the document support surface panel; and    a second leg extending from a second side of the document;    at least one of said first and second legs forming an angle of greater than 90° relative to a rear side of the document display surface panel.    
   
   
       2 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second legs form an angle of greater than  90 ° relative to the rear side of the document display surface panel.  
   
   
       3 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 2 , wherein the angle formed by one of the first and second legs relative to the rear side of the document display surface panel is less than 180° and the other of the first and second legs forms an angle relative to a front side of the document display surface panel that is greater than 90° and less than 180°.  
   
   
       4 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 1 , further comprising means for retaining a document on the document display surface panel.  
   
   
       5 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 5 , wherein the means includes a document retention wall disposed immediately behind the document display surface panel, the document retention wall biased toward the document display surface panel.  
   
   
       6 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 1 , wherein the document display surface panel is bowed inward about a generally vertical axis in front of the document holder.  
   
   
       7 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 1 , wherein the document display surface panel is bowed outward relative to a generally vertical axis in front of the document holder.  
   
   
       8 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 1 , wherein, when nested with similar document holders, all portions of a front-most of the nested document holders are arranged prominently of each corresponding portion of the remaining document holders nested therewith.  
   
   
       9 . A horizontally nestable document holder comprising: 
 a document support surface panel;    a first side wall tapering inwardly from an open rear of the document holder toward a front of the document holder;    a second side wall tapering inwardly from the open rear of the document holder toward the front of the document holder;    a first document receiving tray extending forwardly of the document support surface panel, said first document receiving tray defined by the first and second side walls and a front wall extending at least partially between the first and second side walls.    
   
   
       10 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 9 , wherein the document support surface panel has a bottom edge spaced above al bottom of the document holder to accommodate the front wall of a similar document holder nested therewith.  
   
   
       11 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 9 , wherein, when nested with similar document holders, all portions of a front-most of the nested document holders are arranged prominently of each corresponding portion of the remaining document holders nested therewith.  
   
   
       12 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 9 , wherein the first document receiving tray is further defined by a floor.  
   
   
       13 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 12 , wherein the floor extends from the front wall to a position under the document support surface panel.  
   
   
       14 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 12 , wherein the floor extends from the front wall to a position forward of the document support surface panel.  
   
   
       15 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 14 , wherein an upturned lip is provided along a rear of the floor.  
   
   
       16 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 9 , further comprising at least one additional document receiving tray provided at a height other than a height of the first document receiving tray.  
   
   
       17 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 16 , nestable with at least one additional document holder including a greater number of document receiving trays than the horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 16 .  
   
   
       18 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 9 , wherein the document support surface panel is bowed inward about a generally vertical axis in front of the document holder.  
   
   
       19 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 18 , wherein the front wall is bowed inward about a generally vertical axis in front of the document holder, facilitating the conforming of documents received in the document holder to the shape of the document support surface panel.  
   
   
       20 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 9 , wherein the document support surface panel is bowed outward relative to a generally vertical axis in front of the document holder.  
   
   
       21 . The horizontally nestable document holder of  claim 20 , wherein the front wall is bowed outward relative to a generally vertical axis in front of the document holder, facilitating the conforming of documents received in the document holder to the shape of the document support surface panel.  
   
   
       22 . A plurality of horizontally nested document holders, each of said document holders comprising: 
 a document support surface panel; and    side support structure tapering inward from a rear of the document holder toward a front of the document holder; wherein all portions of a front-most of the nested document holders are arranged prominently of each corresponding portion of the remaining document holders nested therewith.    
   
   
       23 . The plurality of horizontally nested document holders of  claim 22 , wherein each of the document holders includes at least one hole through the document support surface panel.