Hanger strip for art prints
AssigneeFountainhead L.L.C.
InventorsDale C. Lindquist, Mark E. Quale
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Abstract
A hanger strip for envelopes that contain flat articles such as high quality collector art prints in a storage rack, which has a leg that extends along the top edge of the envelope adjacent the opening to the envelope, and which has a cover flap that can be pivoted open to permit access to the envelope opening. The hanger is at the top edge of the cover flap on a suitable web. The envelope is adhesively secured to the one depending leg so that it can be quickly attached, and then when stored is hung from the hanger to hold the envelope closed completely.
Claims13
For use in combination with sheet material that has an edge that is to be protected, a hanger strip comprising:
- a support having a first leg, said first leg having a desired length along a longitudinal axis and having first and second ends, a second leg spaced from said first leg and generally parallel thereto, said second leg having a length in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis shorter than the first 1eg;
- first means joining said first and second legs at first ends therof;
- second means for supporting said first means with the first and second legs extending in a direction away from the second means;
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- said first leg having hinge means between its first and second ends, said hinge means extending longitudinally for permitting hinging along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first leg to permit pivoting the second leg and the first means joining the first and second legs in a direction to move the second leg to postion to permit access to the edge of sheet material supported on the first leg.
For use in combination with an open-edged envelope that has a plane, and which has a longitudinal length, the improvement comprising a hanger strip for said envelope including:
- a first hanger strip leg having adhesive for securing one side of an envelope thereto adjacent a first end of said first leg, said first leg having a plane extending parallel to the plane of an envelope to be supported and being elongated in a direction along the longitudinal axis of such envelope;
- a second leg spaced from said first leg and parallel thereto, the spacing between said first and second legs being sufficient so that a portion of an envelope adjacent an envelope opening ramp be positioned between said first and second legs;
- means joining said first and second legs to maintain them in spaced relationship at second ends of said first leg, the second leg having a free end opposite from said means joining the free end being positioned substantially closer to said means joining than the first end of said first leg;
- means for supporting said means joining the first and second legs and an envelope supported on the first leg;
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- hinge means joining the means joining the first and second legs and the first leg to permit hinging movement of the second leg to permit moving the free end of the second leg in direction away from the first leg and pivoting such second leg so that the free end of second leg moves to position clearing the opening of an envelope supported on the first leg.
For use in combination with sheet material that has an edge that is to be protected, a hanger strip having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- a first leg, said first leg having a desired length in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the hanger strip, a second leg spaced from said first leg and generally parallel thereto, said first and second legs each having first and second ends and a length in direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hanger strip between their first and second ends;
- first means joining said first and second legs at first ends thereof;
- second means for supporting said first means with the first and second legs extending in direction away from the second means;
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- said first leg having hinge means between its first and second ends, said hinge means extending in direction along the longitudinal axis of the hanger strip for permitting hinging along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hanger strip to permit pivoting the second leg and the first means joining the first and second legs in a direction to move the second leg away from the first leg to provide access to a protected edge portion of a sheet supported only on the first leg and positioned between the first and second legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.