Video cassette mailers
OwnerGary E. Stearnsinventor
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Abstract
The video cassette mailer comprises a box which is foldable from a prescored blank and includes a structure therein for securely isolating at least one video cassette from any damage which it may incur during mailing. The isolating structure is configured to fit snugly within the box and securely engage the video cassette. The isolating structure includes a wall which rests against and cushions one planar surface of the cassette while the box includes a plurality of foldable panels, tabs and cover sections which seat against and cushion the opposite side of the cassette, with the isolating structure protecting at least the short side walls and corners of the cassette.
Claims33
In combination with a video cassette, a video cassette mailer for protecting the video cassette received therein from damage during mailing thereof, the video cassette having a particular set of dimensions and the mailer comprising:
- a box including at least a rectangular back panel having two short opposite ends and two longer ends, a side panel extending from each shorter end thereof, a front panel extending from one of said side panels, a top panel and a bottom panel each of which extend from one longer end of said back panel and a depending cover panel engaged to and extending from said top panel and which folds Over said front panel and is engaged in said folded over position by tabs thereon which are received in slits provided at a juncture of said back panel and said bottom panel and having at least one dimension thereof greater than a corresponding dimension the video cassette and having an undercut area along one end edge of one panel thereof, and
- an isolator element slidably and snugly received within said box and snugly engaging the video cassette in a manner to isolate a plurality of surfaces of the cassette from contact with the box, in cushioning manner.
A blank for forming a video cassette mailer including at least a rectangular back panel having two short opposite ends and two longer opposite ends, a side panel hingedly engaged to and extending from each short end, a top panel and a bottom panel, a front panel hingedly engaged to and extending from one side panel, the other side panel including a depending tab, a cover panel hingedly engaged to said top panel which folds over said front panel and hingedly engages a terminal flap which folds over said bottom panel and engages said back panel to form a closed box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.