Secure document collection and storage container
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsDerek Bryl, David A. Vinke, Kevin St. Martin
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Abstract
A secure document collection and storage container includes an opening positioned at or below a top edge of the front facet, and above a midpoint of the front facet. The opening is sized to receive ballots or test documents into the container. In some embodiments, a flap to cover the opening extends from a fold line of a segment of a top facet of the container. Facet edges that form the top seams and other seams of the container may include guide markings for guiding the placement of a sealing material. Also or alternatively, a sealing material may be placed over the guide markings.
Claims28
A secure document collection and storage container comprising:
- a first pair of opposing side facets comprising a front facet and a rear facet;
- a second pair of opposing side facets;
- a top facet comprising one or more top facet segments, each of which is foldably connected to a corresponding one of the side facets, and which form a plurality of top seams when folded to a closed position;
- a bottom facet;
- an opening formed in the front facet, wherein:
- the opening has a width that is at least as wide as the width of documents to be collected in the container, wherein the documents comprise ballots or test answer sheets, and
- the opening is positioned at or below a top edge of the front facet, and above a midpoint of the front facet;
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- a side flap that extends from one of the top facet segments and that is movable around a fold line from a first position that exposes the opening to a second position that covers the opening.
A secure document collection and storage container comprising:
- a first pair of opposing side facets comprising a front facet and a rear facet;
- a second pair of opposing side facets;
- a top facet comprising at least a first facet segment that is foldably connected to one of the side facets;
- a bottom facet;
- an opening formed in the front facet, wherein:
- the opening has a width that is at least as wide as the width of documents to be collected in the container, wherein each of the documents comprises a ballot or a test answer sheet, and
- the opening is positioned at or below a top edge of the front facet, and above a midpoint of the front facet;
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- a side flap that extends from the first facet segment of the top facet, and which is movable around a fold line from a first position that exposes the opening to a second position that covers the opening.
A secure document collection and storage container comprising:
- a first pair of opposing side facets comprising a front facet and a rear facet;
- a second pair of opposing side facets;
- a top facet comprising one or more top facet segments, each of which is foldably connected to a corresponding one of the side facets, and which form a plurality of top seams when folded to a closed position;
- a bottom facet;
- an opening formed in the front facet, wherein:
- the opening has a width that is at least as wide as the width of documents to be collected in the container, wherein the documents comprise ballots or test answer sheets, and
- the opening is positioned at or below a top edge of the front facet, and above a midpoint of the front facet;
- and
- a sealing material,
- wherein:
- facet edges that form the top seams include guide markings for guiding placement of the sealing material,
- the sealing material comprises a tamper-evident tape,
- the tamper-evident tape includes a plurality of security marks,
- the tamper-evident tape is placed over the guide markings, and
- each of the guide markings has a width that is substantially the same as a width of the tamper-evident tape so that the guide markings are completely covered by the tamper-evident tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.