Packaged banded envelopes
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Corporation
InventorsDavid J. Carrigan, Witold Misiaszek
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Abstract
An arrangement of envelope packages, the arrangement including a plurality of discreet envelope packages, each package including a plurality of generally aligned envelopes which are compressed together. The plurality of envelope packages are arranged in a first row and a second row located above the first row in a vertical direction thereof. At least one envelope package of the first row is oriented generally perpendicular to at least one envelope package of the second row.
Claims26
An arrangement of envelope packages, the arrangement comprising a plurality of discreet envelope packages, each package including a plurality of generally aligned envelopes which are compressed together, wherein said plurality of envelope packages are arranged in a first row and a second row located above said first row in a vertical direction thereof, and wherein at least one envelope package of said first row is oriented generally perpendicular to at least one envelope package of said second row.
An arrangement of envelope packages, the arrangement comprising first and second discreet envelope packages, each package including a plurality of generally aligned envelopes which are compressed together and having a plurality of gaps formed between adjacent ones of said envelopes, wherein second envelope package is located vertically above and directly contacting and supported by said first envelope package, and wherein said first and second envelope packages are oriented generally perpendicular to each other such that the gaps of said first and second envelope packages are generally perpendicular to generally prevent envelopes of said at first and second envelope packages from interleaving into each other.
A method for arranging envelopes comprising:
- providing a container;
- placing a plurality of envelope packages in said container in an arrangement, the arrangement comprising first and second discreet envelope packages, each package including a plurality of generally aligned envelopes which are compressed together and having a plurality of gaps formed between adjacent ones of said envelopes, wherein second envelope package is located vertically above and directly contacting and supported by said first envelope package, and wherein said first and second envelope packages are oriented generally perpendicular to each other such that the gaps of said first and second envelope packages are generally perpendicular to generally prevent envelopes of said at first and second envelope packages from interleaving into each other.
An envelope packaging arrangement comprising:
- a storage container;
- an envelope stack including a plurality of envelopes located in said storage container;
- and
- an inflatable and deflatable bladder component located in said storage container, wherein said bladder component compresses said plurality of envelopes of said envelope stack together to improve the shipping characteristics of said envelope stack.
A method for handling envelopes comprising:
- providing a storage container;
- forming a stack of envelopes in said container;
- after said forming step, positioning a bladder component in said container;
- and
- after said positioning step, inflating said bladder component such that bladder component compresses said envelope stack together to improve the shipping characteristics of said envelope stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.