Transparent pouch for carrying travel documents
OwnerMaryRose Hartinventor
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a transparent document pouch for carrying travel documents. The document pouch has a first pocket sized to receive an article of identification and a second pocket sized to receive larger travel documents such as an airline ticket or a boarding pass. In one embodiment, the document pouch is formed from a single sheet of transparent material folded substantially in half. The sheet of material is heat sealed along sides of the sheet and by a cross seal in a portion of the sheet to form the first and the second pocket. A slit is formed in the sheet of material to provide access to the second pocket. The document pouch is suspended from a lanyard wrapped around a neck of a traveler.
Claims27
A document pouch for carrying travel documents, comprising:
- at least one sheet of material characterized as having an upper end and a lower end;
- a first open ended pocket sized to receive an article of photo identification, the first pocket formed on the sheet of material near the upper end thereof and having at least one transparent side;
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- a second open ended pocket sized to receive a travel document, the second pocket formed on the sheet of material below the first pocket and having at least one transparent side.
A method for making a transparent document pouch to be worn by a traveler, the document pouch having a first pocket and a second pocket, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a transparent sheet of material;
- (b) folding the sheet of material to form a crease, wherein a portion of the sheet of material on a first side of the crease comprises a front face and a portion of the sheet of material on a second side of the crease comprises a back face, wherein the front face and the back face have substantially a same length;
- (c) forming a seal between the front face and the back face along opposing sides of the sheet of material thereby forming a partially enclosed space between the front face and the back face;
- (d) forming a cross seal to separate the partially enclosed space into a first receiving space and a second receiving space, wherein the first receiving space comprises the first pocket with an open top and the second receiving space comprises the second pocket;
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- (e) forming a slit in the front face to provide access to the second pocket.
A method for forming a document pouch for easily and conveniently storing an article of identification and a travel document, the document pouch having a first pocket sized two to three inches in length and three to four inches in width, the document pouch further having a second pocket sized four to five inches in width and nine to ten inches in length, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a first, second and third sheet of material, wherein the first sheet of material has a length between two and three inches and a width between three and four inches, wherein the third sheet of material has a width between four and five inches and a length between nine and ten inches, wherein the second sheet of material has a width greater than or equal to the width of the first sheet of material or the third sheet of material, wherein the second sheet of material has a length greater than the sum of the length of the first sheet of material and the third sheet of material, and wherein each of the first, second, and third sheets have a bottom, a top, and two sides;
- (b) attaching the bottom and the two sides of the first sheet of material to the second sheet of material to form the first pocket, such that the first pocket has an open top;
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- (c) attaching the bottom and the two sides of the third sheet of material to the second sheet of material to form the second pocket, such that the second pocket has an open top.
A method for a traveler to selectively reveal and conceal a front side of an article of identification and a front side of a travel document, the method comprising the steps:
- (a) providing a document pouch that has a first pocket and a second pocket, wherein the first pocket is sized between two and three inches long and between three and four inches wide to receive the article of identification and wherein the second pocket is sized between nine and ten inches long and between four and five inches wide to receive the travel document, and wherein the document pouch has an aperture near an upper end of the document pouch;
- (b) positioning a lanyard through the aperture and securing the lanyard around a neck of the traveler;
- (c) displaying a transparent front face of the document pouch outwardly to reveal the front side of the article of identification and the front side of the travel document;
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- (d) rotating the document pouch on the lanyard so that a back face of the document pouch is displayed outwardly to conceal the front side of the article of identification and the front side of the travel document.
A method for a traveler to selectively reveal a front side and a back side of an article of identification and a front side and a back side of a travel document, the method comprising the steps:
- (a) providing a transparent document pouch that has a first pocket and a second pocket, wherein the first pocket is sized between two and three inches long and between three and four inches wide to receive an article of identification and wherein the second pocket is sized between nine and ten inches long and between four and five inches wide to receive a travel document, and wherein the document pouch has an aperture near an upper end of the document pouch;
- (b) positioning a lanyard through the aperture and securing the lanyard around a neck of the traveler;
- (c) displaying a transparent front face of the document pouch outwardly to reveal the front side of the article of identification and the front side of the travel document;
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- (d) rotating the document pouch on the lanyard so that a transparent back face of the document pouch is displayed outwardly to reveal the back side of the article of identification and the back side of the travel document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.