Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturi – Bending – Folding
Reexamination Certificate
2003-06-16
2004-08-17
Gerrity, Stephen F. (Department: 3721)
Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturi
Bending
Folding
C493S243000, C493S254000, C493S408000, C493S409000, C493S421000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06776749
ABSTRACT:
FIELD
This invention relates to a method of creating a keycard holder device with two pockets created by a single simple cut.
BACKGROUND
Traditionally, hotel restaurants have struggled to make a profit due to intense competition. For example, people have a general impression that hotel restaurants are there not because they serve good food, but because they are required to be there by the hotel. Thus far, most hotel restaurants rely on their in-room Guest Service Directory, a binder that is placed in every hotel room containing a menu and other hotel amenities, to promote the restaurant. However, this type of promotion is quite passive and few hotel guests read the content of such Guest Service Directories.
In response to this some have created keycard holders that will hold a keycard and that also contains information about the hotel and its services. But the majority of these keycard holders are printed on 80# (pound) to 100# cardstock and all require some form of die cut and or gluing, making the production process very costly, both because of the cost of the heavier paper, as well as the cost associated with special handling required for die cutting and/or gluing or other attachment mechanisms that are used. Furthermore, the die cut may not be complete, so the keycard holder cannot be easily inserted into the die cut.
To create a die cut specific and costly materials are required because a die cut is created by cutting through the center of a piece of stock without serration of the edges. However, many times the stock being die cut ends up tearing or folding as the blades of the die cutter become dull. Furthermore, sometimes the cut is not complete so the die cut must be punched out, resulting in wasted time and inconvenience. Each die cut also results in only one slit, so while more than one item may be inserted into the die cut, only one item is visible.
Other methods and apparatuses also require securing means such as glue, staples, or paperclips to form a pocket, which requires increased time, machinery, and materials, and is potentially more costly than our proposed method of creating the pockets. Furthermore, if glue was used it may weaken over time and constant use causing the pocket to fall off along with its contents. If staples are used they may tear out if caught on something, potentially damaging clothing and the keycard holder. Lastly, if paperclips are used, there is always the possibility that they may fall off or snag on something.
The present invention provides a keycard holder, which is designed to have two pockets, which allows for the insertion of a keycard into one pocket and informational material, such as that of the hotel restaurant menu or map, into the second pocket. This invention is designed to fit inside a wallet or pocket to be truly portable, thus, the restaurant menu is available to the guest even when they are not at the hotel and can easily compare choice of foods and prices when they are away from the hotel. Furthermore, because the informational material (restaurant menu) is not permanently attached to or printed upon the keycard holder, it can easily be replaced if updated material becomes available.
Thus, an objective is that a key holder device be less costly to manufacture by eliminating any die cut and the elimination of the need for gluing, staples, or other attachment or securing mechanisms.
A further objective is that the key holder device be readily transportable. Yet another objective is that a menu from an area restaurant or a map of the surrounding area be easily inserted into the keycard holder and thus, be accessible and provide valuable information to the hotel's clientele.
Yet another objective is that single cut result in the formation of two distinct pockets located at the different areas of the keycard holder to accommodate more than one informational material.
Yet another feature of the keycard holder is that the informational material be not bound to the holder, so updated informational material can easily replace old informational material.
SUMMARY
A method is disclosed for creating at least two pockets in a keycard holder comprising the steps of, cutting a piece of paper across one length at an angle between 20 and 30 degrees to the width, such that the width is approximately 6 inches on one side and the length is approximately between 5.5 and 6.5 inches on one side, folding the said paper in half across its length, folding the right and left edges of the width along the length in to meet at a midline, folding the left side over the right side along the midline to make a rectangle of approximately 2¾ by 4¼ inches, to create a first and second pocket.
In this method no die cut is used to create the pockets. Also in this method, no glue, staples, paperclips, or other cut is required to create the pockets.
The method uses paper that is light weight, easily cut, and takes a permanent fold. The paper preferably will receive printing and can be marked by ordinary pen and pencil. Optionally, the paper is 8½ by 11 inch, between text 20 pound paper and text 100 pound paper. Preferably, the paper is 8½ by 11 inch, text 50 pound paper.
As an option, the paper is printed on one or both sides. The described keycard holder thus, is designed to receive a key card optionally into the first pocket, and/or a menu or map into the second pocket.
The device of the invention is a keycard holder comprising at lease two pockets formed by cutting a piece of paper cut across the length at an angle between 20 and 30 degrees to the width, such that the width is approximately 6 inches on one side and the length is approximately between 5.5 and 6.5 inches on one side folding the said paper in half across its length, folding the right and left edges along the width in to meet the midline, and then folding the left side over the right side to make a rectangle approximately 2¾ by 4¼ inches, to create a first and second pocket.
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Desai Hemant M.
Gerrity Stephen F.
Kamarei, Esq. Ali
Sayah Kathy
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