Card package assembly and method of making same

A card package assembly comprising:

• a sheet of material having side edges and end edges;
• a first panel on the sheet material;
• a second panel on the sheet material;
• at least one fold line on the sheet material allowing the first and second panels to be folded to overlie one another;
• the first panel having a cut-out window therein;
• a card of material stiffer than said sheet of material mounted with the card between the first and second panels, the card having first and second faces;
• the card overlying the window and mounted on the sheet material to show at least a portion of the first face of the card;
• adhesive patterns disposed on at least one of the panels for holding said panels together with the second panel covering the card second face;
• tear strips on the sheet material for tearing off to allow access to the card;
• a transparent patch of material covering the cut-out window and protecting the first face of the card while exposing at least a portion of the card;
• a third panel formed in the sheet material;
• two fold lines provided in the sheet material to allow folding of the sheet material into three panels;
• and
• the second panel being disposed between the first and third panels forming a “Z”-folded package assembly.

A card package assembly comprising:

• a sheet of material having side edges and end edges;
• a first panel on the sheet material;
• a second panel on the sheet material;
• at least one fold line on the sheet material allowing the first and second panels to be folded to overlie one another;
• the first panel having a cut-out window therein;
• a card of material stiffer than said sheet of material mounted with the card between the first and second panels, the card having first and second faces;
• the card overlying the window and mounted on the sheet material to show at least a portion of the first face of the card;
• adhesive patterns disposed on at least one of the panels for holding said panels together with the second panel covering the card second face;
• tear strips on the sheet material for tearing off to allow access to the card;
• a transparent patch of material covering the cut-out window and protecting the first face of the card while exposing at least a portion of the card;
• and
• a card carrier having the card mounted thereon.

A method of making a folded card package assembly having a card visible behind a transparent window patch covering a cut-out window in a panel of the card package, the method comprising:

• providing a printed web of sheet material to be formed into the folded package;
• forming cut-out windows in the web of the printed sheet material at predetermined, spaced intervals;
• providing a strip of transparent plastic window material;
• severing window patches from the strip;
• placing the window patches over the cut-out windows in the printed web of sheet material;
• adhering the window patches to the sheet material;
• mounting the card on the web of the sheet material with the card aligned with the cut-out window to allow viewing of the card;
• applying adhesive to the sheet material that will hold the panels together;
• severing a package sheet from the web having the card mounted thereon;
• folding the severed package sheet into a folded configuration having at least first and second panels and a fold line between the first and second panels;
• and
• adhering the panels of the sheet material together to form the final package with the card being located between the panels and visible through the transparent window patch.

A card package assembly comprising:

• a sheet of material having side edges and end edges;
• a interior end panel on one end of the sheet material;
• an exterior end panel on another end of the sheet material;
• an intermediate panel on the sheet material being disposed intermediate the interior and exterior end panels;
• two fold lines on the sheet material between the intermediate panel and the respective interior and exterior end panels allowing these respective end panels to be folded related to the intermediate panel and jointed thereto on opposite ends of the intermediate panel;
• one of the panels having a cut-out window therein;
• a card of material stiffer than said sheet of material mounted with the card positioned interiorly between the exterior panel and the intermediate panel, the card having first and second faces;
• the card overlying the window and mounted on the sheet material to show at least a portion of the first face of the card;
• adhesive patterns disposed on at least one of the panels for holding said panels together;
• tear strips on the sheet material for tearing off to allow access to the card;
• a transparent patch of material covering the cut-out window and protecting the first face of the card while exposing at least a portion of the card;
• and
• the interior end panel being folded and positioned between the intermediate panel and the exterior end panel and being covered by the intermediate and the exterior end panel thereby forming a “C”-folded package assembly having at least a portion of the card being exposed through the transparent patch and the cut-out window.