Portable document organizer

Abstract

A portable document organizer, including rigid front and back panels extending up from the front and back edge of a rigid bottom panel. A rigid intermediate panel also extends up from the bottom panel between the front and back panels. The front panel is hingedly secured to the bottom panel. Two rigid side panels extend between the back panel and the intermediate panel on opposite sides to define a box portion, with the side panels being shorter than the intermediate panel and the back panel. An accordion organizer has a plurality of divider panels and has one face fixed to the intermediate panel and the other face fixed to the front panel. A rigid cover flap is hingedly secured to the top of the back panel, with the cover flap having a depth substantially that of the bottom panel. A locking flap is hingedly secured to the front of the cover flap; with a securing mechanism provide to releasably secure the locking flap to the front panel.

1 . A portable document organizer, comprising: 
 a substantially rigid bottom panel;    substantially rigid front and back panels extending up from the front and back edge of said bottom panel;    a substantially rigid intermediate panel extending up from the bottom panel, said intermediate panel being between said front and back panels and parallel to one of said front and back panels;    a first substantially rigid side panel between edges on one side of said intermediate panel and said one of said front and back panels;    a second substantially rigid side panel between edges on the other side of said intermediate panel and said one of said front and back panels; and    an accordion organizer with a plurality of divider panels between front and back faces, one face of said accordion organizer being fixed to said intermediate panel and the other face of said accordion organizer being fixed to said other of said front and back panels.    
   
   
       2 . The organizer of  claim 1 , further comprising a cover flap hingedly secured to the top of the back panel.  
   
   
       3 . The organizer of  claim 2 , wherein said bottom panel and said cover flap have a depth D, and further comprising: 
 a locking flap hingedly secured to the front of the cover flap; and    a securing mechanism for releasably securing said locking flap to said front panel.    
   
   
       4 . The organizer of  claim 2 , further comprising a handle on said coverflap.  
   
   
       5 . The organizer of  claim 1 , further comprising hanging folders supported on said first and second side panels.  
   
   
       6 . The organizer of  claim 5 , wherein said first and second side panels are shorter than said front, back and intermediate panels.  
   
   
       7 . The organizer of  claim 1 , wherein said other of said front and back panels is hingedly secured to said bottom panel.  
   
   
       8 . The organizer of  claim 7 , further comprising a cover flap hingedly secured to the top of the back panel.  
   
   
       9 . The organizer of  claim 8 , wherein said bottom panel and said cover flap have a depth D, and further comprising: 
 a locking flap hingedly secured to the front of the cover flap; and    a securing mechanism for releasably securing said locking flap to said front panel.    
   
   
       10 . The organizer of  claim 8 , further comprising hanging folders supported on said first and second side panels.  
   
   
       11 . The organizer of  claim 10 , wherein said first and second side panels are shorter than said front, back and intermediate panels.  
   
   
       12 . A portable document organizer, comprising: 
 a substantially rigid bottom panel; substantially rigid front and back panels extending up from the front and back edge of said bottom panel, said front panel being hingedly secured to said edge of said bottom panel;    a substantially rigid intermediate panel extending up from the bottom panel, said intermediate panel being between said front and back panels;    first and second substantially rigid side panels between said back panel and said intermediate panel on opposite sides defining a box portion, said side panels being shorter than said intermediate panel and said back panel;    an accordion organizer with a plurality of divider panels between front and back faces, said back face of said accordion organizer being fixed to said intermediate panel and said front face of said accordion organizer being fixed to said front panel;    a substantially rigid cover flap hingedly secured to the top of the back panel, said cover flap having a depth substantially that of the bottom panel;    a locking flap hingedly secured to the front of the cover flap; and    a securing mechanism for releasably securing said locking flap to said front panel.