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US 12,473,134 B2Granted
Cushioned mailer
AssigneePratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
InventorsGreg Sollie, Christopher M. Stanton
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Abstract
A cushioned mailer includes a paper outer layer; a paper inner layer defining an inner cavity of the cushioned mailer, the inner cavity configured to receive contents therein, the inner cavity defining an opening at a top end of the cushioned mailer, the opening allowing access to the inner cavity; and an intermediate cushioning layer disposed between the paper outer layer and the paper inner layer, the intermediate cushioning layer comprising a plurality of cushioning inserts, each of the plurality of cushioning inserts being substantially uniform in size and shape.
Claims23
A cushioned mailer comprising:
- a paper outer layer;
- a paper inner layer defining an inner cavity of the cushioned mailer, the inner cavity configured to receive contents therein, the inner cavity defining an opening at a top end of the cushioned mailer, the opening allowing access to the inner cavity;
- an intermediate cushioning layer disposed between the paper outer layer and the paper inner layer, the intermediate cushioning layer comprising a plurality of voids defined between the paper outer layer and the paper inner layer and a plurality of cushioning inserts, each of the plurality of cushioning inserts being substantially uniform in size and shape and received in a corresponding one of the plurality of voids, each void having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the cushioning insert disposed therein so that each void is configured to allow unrestricted movement of the cushioning insert disposed therein about the corresponding void;
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- a closure flap extending from the top end of the cushioned mailer, the closure flap comprising an adhesive strip, the adhesive strip configured to seal the cushioned mailer in a closed orientation, the closure flap covering the opening in the closed orientation to retain the contents in the inner cavity,
- wherein the adhesive strip is removably covered by a peelable backing, the peelable backing is removable from the adhesive strip to expose the adhesive strip and seal the cushioned mailer in the closed orientation, and the peelable backing defines an overhanging tab at a first backing end of the peelable backing, the overhanging tab extending beyond a side edge of the closure flap.
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A cushioned mailer comprising:
- a paper outer layer;
- a paper inner layer defining an inner cavity of the cushioned mailer, the inner cavity configured to receive contents therein, the inner cavity defining an opening at a top end of the cushioned mailer, the opening allowing access to the inner cavity;
- an intermediate cushioning layer disposed between the paper outer layer and the paper inner layer, the intermediate cushioning layer comprising a plurality of voids defined between the paper outer layer and the paper inner layer and a plurality of cushioning inserts, each of the plurality of cushioning inserts being received in a corresponding one of the plurality of voids, each void having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the cushioning insert disposed therein so that each void is configured to allow unrestricted movement of the cushioning insert disposed therein about the corresponding void;
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- a closure flap extending from the top end of the cushioned mailer, the closure flap comprising an adhesive strip, the adhesive strip configured to seal the cushioned mailer in a closed orientation, the closure flap covering the opening in the closed orientation to retain the contents in the inner cavity,
- wherein the adhesive strip is removably covered by a peelable backing, the peelable backing is removable from the adhesive strip to expose the adhesive strip and seal the cushioned mailer in the closed orientation, and the peelable backing defines an overhanging tab at a first backing end of the peelable backing, the overhanging tab extending beyond a side edge of the closure flap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.