Dual-pocket storage sleeves for vinyl records and jackets thereof
OwnerMichael Sarazininventor
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Abstract
A vinyl record storage device features separate pockets for isolated storage of the vinyl record and its associated outer jacket. The jacket-holding pocket features a selectively openable and recloseable closure normally kept in a closed position, even during insertion and removal of the record to and from the other pocket, to maintain the jacket in pristine condition.
Claims10
A storage device comprising a storage sleeve comprising a first storage pocket for holding a vinyl record therein and a second storage pocket for holding a record jacket therein, wherein a perimeter of each storage pocket comprises first and second closed perimeter sides of parallel and opposing relation to one another, a third closed perimeter side of perpendicularly interconnecting relation to said first and second closed perimeter sides, and one open perimeter side of parallel and opposing relation to said third closed perimeter side, and the device comprises first and second selectively openable and recloseable closures operable at the open perimeter sides of the first and second storage pockets, respectively, to enable insertion and removal to and from said first and second storage pockets when said first and second openable and recloseable closures are in an open state, and to safely enclose the first and second storage pockets when said first and second openable and recloseable closures are in a closed state;
- wherein the open perimeter sides of the first and second storage pockets reside at opposing perimeter sides of the sleeve, each storage pocket has a respective outer wall that faces toward a central divider wall that separates the first and second storage pockets from one another, and the first and second closed perimeter sides of each storage pocket are sealed to said central divider wall;
- wherein the first and second selectively openable and recloseable closures respectively comprise first and second closure flaps that are seamlessly integral extensions of the outer walls of the first and second storage pockets, respectively;
- and wherein the sleeve consists solely of a singular unitary sheet of flexible polymeric material that is transparent or translucent and is folded into an S-pattern having two 180-degree folds that are each situated at the third closed perimeter side of a respective one of the storage pockets, and said singular unitary sheet of flexible polymeric material defines the respective outer walls of both storage pockets, the central divider wall between said respective outer walls, and both of the first and second closure flaps.
A storage device comprising a storage sleeve comprising a first storage pocket for holding a vinyl record therein and a second storage pocket for holding a record jacket therein, wherein a perimeter of each storage pocket comprises first and second closed perimeter sides of parallel and opposing relation to one another, a third closed perimeter side of perpendicularly interconnecting relation to said first and second closed perimeter sides, and one open perimeter side of parallel and opposing relation to said third closed perimeter side, and the device comprises a selectively openable and recloseable closure operable at the open perimeter side of the second storage pocket to enable insertion and removal to and from said second storage pocket when said openable and recloseable closure is in an open state, and to safely enclose the second storage pocket when said openable and recloseable closure is in a closed state;
- wherein the open perimeter sides of the first and second storage pockets reside at opposing perimeter sides of the sleeve, each storage pocket has a respective outer wall that faces toward a central divider wall that separates the first and second storage pockets from one another, and the first and second closed perimeter sides of each storage pocket are sealed to said central divider wall;
- wherein the selectively openable and recloseable closure comprises a closure flap that is a seamlessly integral extension of the outer wall of the second storage pocket, and is a singular and only closure flap of the storage device, the first pocket of which is flapless at the open perimeter side thereof;
- and wherein the sleeve consists solely of a singular unitary sheet of flexible polymeric material that is transparent or translucent and is folded into an S-pattern having two 180-degree folds that are each situated at the third closed perimeter side of a respective one of the storage pockets, and said singular unitary sheet of flexible polymeric material defines the respective outer walls of both storage pockets, the central divider wall between said respective outer walls, and the closure flap.
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