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US 6,053,399 AGranted
Double flap pocket mailer and envelope
OwnerKimberly A. Wurdemaninventor
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Abstract
A double flap pocket mailer and envelope (20), having a back portion (22), first and second pocket flaps (24, 26), first and second closure flaps (28, 30), and a closure device (32) is utilized to deliver small items in an ornamentally shaped envelope. The first and second pocket flaps (24, 30) are connected with an adhesive (52) to form a pocket (50) for receiving items (34, 36). The first and second closure flaps (28, 30) are foldable between open and closed positions. The closure device (32) is held in a closure device receiving slit (66).
Claims17
A combination gift mailer and greeting card product adapted when opened and viewed in a certain predetermined upright viewing orientation by a recipient of the product to communicate an expression of a sender to the recipient, said product comprising:
- a generally central back panel including a first lower pocket edge and a second lower pocket edge converging downwardly to a lower point of intersection with one another, and a first upper closure edge and a second upper closure edge converging upwardly to an upper point of intersection with one another;
- a first lower pocket flap joined to the back panel along the first pocket edge and folded over onto the back panel;
- a second lower pocket flap joined to the back panel along the second pocket edge and folded over onto the back panel and part of the first lower pocket flap to form a region of overlap between the two lower pocket flaps;
- a connector between the pocket flaps in said region of overlap substantially permanently connecting the flaps together to form a generally triangular, upright, open-top pocket between the back panel and the two pocket flaps,
- said pocket having, with respect to the upright viewing orientation of the product when opened, an open top, a closed bottom tip at said lower point of intersection of the pocket edges, and a pair of closed sides converting downwardly toward said tip along said pocket edges;
- printed matter on the back panel, wherein the printed matter has right-side-up and upside-down orientations when viewed,
- said printed matter being in the right-side-up orientation when the product is oriented in the upright orientation so that the lower point of intersection is below the upper point of intersection;
- a first upper closure flap joined to the back panel along said first closure edge and foldable between an unfolded, open position exposing the pocket and an inside surface of the first closure flap and a folded, closed position overlying the back panel and part of the open top of the pocket;
- a second upper closure flap joined to the back panel along said second closure edge and foldable between an unfolded, open position exposing the pocket and the inside surface of the second closure flap and a folded, closed position overlying the back panel and the remaining part of the pocket top not covered by the first closure flap;
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- a closure device operable to releasably secure the closure flaps in their closed positions to at least one of the pocket flaps whereby to close the product for delivery,
- said closure flaps being unfoldable from their closed positions to their open positions after release of the closure device by a recipient of the product whereby to permit the recipient to view the printed matter and discern the sender's expression when the product is in the upright orientation.
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In combination:
- a mailer including
- generally central back portion including a first pocket edge, a second pocket edge adjacent the first pocket edge, a first closure edge and a second closure edge adjacent the first closure edge,
- a first pocket flap contiguous with the back portion along the first pocket edge, the first pocket flap being folded over onto the back portion, and the first pocket flap having a first pocket overlap portion,
- a second pocket flap contiguous with the back portion along the second pocket edge, the second pocket flap being folded over onto the back portion, and the second pocket flap having a second pocket overlap portion overlapping the first pocket overlap portion of the first pocket flap,
- a connector between the first pocket overlap portion and the second pocket overlap portion substantially permanently connecting the first pocket flap to the second pocket flap to form a pocket between the back portion, the first pocket flap, and the second pocket flap,
- a first closure flap contiguous with the back portion along the first closure edge, the first closure flap being foldable between an open position and a closed position,
- a second closure flap contiguous with the back portion along the second closure edge, the second closure flap being foldable between an open position and a closed position, and
- a closure device centrally positionable on top of the closure flaps to hold the closure flaps in their closed position;
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- an item inside the pocket of the mailer,
- said item comprising a photograph adhered on the back portion, and a significant portion of the photograph is visible above the pocket flaps.
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In combination:
- a mailer including
- generally central back portion including a second pocket edge, a second pocket edge adjacent the first pocket edge, a first closure edge, and a second closure edge adjacent the first closure edge,
- a first pocket flap contiguous with the back portion along the first pocket edge, the first pocket flap being folded over onto the back portion, and the first pocket flap having a first pocket overlap portion,
- a second pocket flap contiguous with the back portion along the second pocket edge, the second pocket flap being folded over onto the back portion, and the second pocket flap having a second pocket overlap portion overlapping the first pocket overlap portion of the first pocket flap,
- a connector between the first pocket overlap portion and the second pocket overlap portion substantially permanently connecting the first pocket flap to the second pocket flap to form a pocket between the back portion, the first pocket flap, and the second pocket flap,
- a first closure flap contiguous with the back portion along the first closure edge, the first closure flap being foldable between an open position and a closed position,
- a second closure flap contiguous with the back portion along the second closure edge, the second closure flap being foldable between an open position and a closed position, and
- a closure device centrally positionable on top of the closure flaps to hold the closure flaps in their closed position;
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- an item inside the pocket of the mailer,
- said item comprising a photograph printed on the back portion, and a significant portion of the photograph is visible above the pocket flaps.
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In combination:
- a mailer including
- generally central back panel including a first lower pocket edge and a second lower pocket edge converging downwardly to a lower point of intersection with one another, and a first upper closure edge and a second upper closure edge converging upwardly to an upper point of intersection with one another,
- a first lower pocket flap joined to the back panel along the first pocket edge and folded over onto the back panel,
- a second lower pocket flap joined to the back panel along the second pocket edge and folded over onto the back panel and part of the first lower pocket flap to form a region of overlap between the two lower pocket flaps,
- a connector between the pocket flaps in said region of overlap substantially permanently connecting the flaps together to form a generally triangular, upright, open-top pocket between the back panel and the two pocket flaps,
- said pocket having an open top for receiving and displaying a gift item inserted into the pocket, a closed bottom tip at said lower point of intersection of the pocket edges, and a pair of closed sides converging downwardly toward said tip along said pocket edges,
- a first upper closure flap joined to the back panel along said first closure edge and foldable between an unfolded, open position exposing the pocket and an inside surface of the first closure flap and a folded, closed position overlying the back panel and part of the open top of the pocket,
- a second upper closure flap joined to the back panel along said second closure edge and foldable between an unfolded, open position exposing the pocket and the inside surface of the second closure flap and a folded, closed position overlying the back panel and the remaining part of the pocket top not covered by the first closure flap, and
- a closure device operable to releasably secure the closure flaps in their closed positions to at least one of the pocket flaps whereby to close the product for delivery,
- said closure flaps being unfoldable from their closed positions to their open positions after release of the closure device;
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- an item having right-side-up and upside-down orientations when viewed,
- said item being arranged inside the pocket of the mailer so as to be in the right-side-up orientation when the mailer is oriented so that the lower point of intersection is below the upper point of intersection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.