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US 2026/0253471 A1Published application
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 facets form a chamber. The opening is sized to receive ballots or test documents into the container. A sealing material is placed over the guide markings after the documents are in the chamber.
Claims20
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;
- and
- a bottom facet;
- wherein:
- the facets form a chamber into which documents may be received,
- the front facet includes an opening that is positioned at or below a top edge of the front facet and above a midpoint of the front facet, and has a width that is at least as wide as the width of the documents to be received in the chamber, and
- the opening is covered by a sealing material.
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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;
- and
- a bottom facet;
- wherein:
- the facets form a chamber into which documents may be received,
- the front facet includes an opening that is positioned at or below a top edge of the front facet and above a midpoint of the front facet, and that has a width that is at least as wide as the width of the documents to be received in the chamber,
- wherein the opening, the top seams and any other seams of the container are sealed with one or more sealing materials that have a plurality of security marks, and
- the sealing material that seals the opening comprises a tamper-evident tape or a label.
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A method of securing documents in a container, the method comprising:
- providing a secure document collection and storage container that comprises:
- 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, and
- a bottom facet,
- wherein:
- the facets form a chamber into which documents may be received, and
- the front facet includes an opening that is positioned at or below a top edge of the front facet and above a midpoint of the front facet, and has a width that is at least as wide as the width of the documents to be received in the chamber,
- placing the documents through the opening to stack the documents in the chamber;
- and after stacking the documents in the chamber, sealing the opening with a sealing material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.