Mailer Assembly With Pockets
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsRobert William Clark, IV, Thomas J. Picciott
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Abstract
An assembly for a mailer is described. The assembly supports the mailing of articles such as trading cards and includes an insert defining a set of pockets shaped to receive the articles. The pockets are formed between attachment members of the insert and are arranged adjacent to each other along a length of the insert. Each pocket includes an open end arranged toward an upper end of the insert formed by a terminating edge of the insert. Further, each pocket includes a closed end arranged toward a lower end of the insert and formed by a folded edge of the insert. In one or more implementations, the assembly further includes a backer and a spacer shaped to fit against opposing surfaces of the insert that increase a rigidity and flatness of the assembly.
Claims20
An assembly for a mailer, comprising:
- a backer shaped to engage in face-sharing contact against a forward interior surface of the mailer and span a length of the forward interior surface between opposing closed side edges of the mailer;
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- an insert that, when assembled, includes a lower folded edge defining a lower closed end of a pocket shaped to receive an article, a terminating edge defining an upper open end of the pocket, and a plurality of attachment members defining opposing sides of the pocket, where the pocket is shaped to engage in face-sharing contact against a rearward surface of the backer opposite to the forward interior surface and the insert spans a length of the rearward surface equal to the length of the forward interior surface spanned by the backer.
An insert for a mailer, comprising:
- a first side flap;
- a second side flap arranged opposite to the first side flap across the insert;
- a first set of attachment members including a first attachment member arranged at an exterior surface of the first side flap and a second attachment member arranged at an exterior surface of the second side flap;
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- a second set of attachment members arranged between the first side flap and the second side flap, the second set of attachment members defining a set of pockets while the first side flap and the second side flap are joined to a panel of the insert via the first set of attachment members.
A method for an assembly for a mailer, comprising:
- folding a first side flap and a second side flap of an insert to overlap a surface of the insert including a first attachment member and a second attachment member;
- folding a panel of the insert to overlap the folded first side flap and the folded second side flap;
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- joining the first attachment member and the second attachment member to the panel to define a set of pockets of the insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.