Envelopes – wrappers – and paperboard boxes – Paperboard box – A sidewall includes a folded lateral extension of an...
Reexamination Certificate
1998-11-16
2001-08-28
Garbe, Stephen P. (Department: 3727)
Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes
Paperboard box
A sidewall includes a folded lateral extension of an...
C206S387100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06279821
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to a computer printable blank for forming a video cassette box for housing and identifying home videos and the like.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Video cassette's containing movies or instructional media have been provided and stored in a rigid plastic material case, the case having a hinged lid enabling one to gain access to the cassette. This was satisfactory when the video cassette was provided in a read only form from a manufacturer or distributor such as a video rental store. Nowadays such cassettes are provided in a read and write form or in blank for copying of video TV programs or making home videos of various events. Users therefore, need to be able to identify the contents of such video cassettes and if necessary to vary the list of contents when changes are made on the cassette.
Computer programs can be written to enable a list of or the nature of the material on a video cassette to be identified which may be placed on the cassette container to identify its contents. But, the rigid performed container cannot be passed through a conventional computer printer.
To avoid this and according to the invention the contents of the video cassette is printed out on a flat substrate such as a piece of paper or a blank which can then be folded, and with adhesive joined to form a container box to hold the cassette, with the printed list of contents appearing on one or both flat faces of the container or box. Further, the blank can be dimensioned to fit all size computer printers by trimming its edges before use or by trimming them after printing to take advantage of a “bleed” of ink across of the trim boundary, as so that the finished graphic design on the box will transcend the edges to appear professional and finished.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, according to the invention there is provided a flat sheet capable of being passed through a printer to be provided with printed matter, the sheet being marked so that it can be folded and parts of the sheet separated if necessary to fit in the printer or to remove unprinted portions in the finished printed product. When folded the sheet or blank, provides substantially flat front and rear faces for the cassette box joined to one another along fold lines and a closure at one end of the resulting box, the printing being intended to be on one or both of the faces. Side flaps extend from either side of the front or rear face and are joined to the respective face along a fold line. Tab regions on the top of the front and rear faces can be pushed out of line with the respective face and are positioned to overlie and be adhesively connected to each other and receive and trap the top edge/portions of the side flaps after they have been folded, thereby holding the box together. One face of a tab region can be provided with adhesive to connect to an the overlying tab.
When such a sheet is folded and assembled it forms a rectangular parallel piped having an open top left between the two parallel faces at the ends of those faces which are not joined to one another by the overlying tabs; enabling insertion or removal of a video cassette between the faces. Finger cut-outs may be provided on the top of the side flaps for spreading the faces for easy insertion and removable of the video cassette.
It is desirable that the piece of paper or blank be of a conventional size to fit in the printer, for example, nine inches perforated lines are provided to trim the size of the blank, if necessary, up to the edge of the printer so that the blank can be printed in a smaller printer e.g., portable computer printers.
Alternatively, since a standard computer printer will usually print to within ¼ inch of the edge of the blank or an 8½ inch letter-size width, it is desirable to have the printed media and ink “bleed” over the trim perforation to within ¼ inch of the opposite side edge; the trim can then be removed, and the resultant print indicia will appear up to the edge of the blank, resulting in a professional graphic design, if such is provided by the computer software.
By contrast the size of the interior of the assembled box should be such that the cassette fits reasonably tight in the assembled box. Therefore in a preferred embodiment the overall shape of the portions of the blank which are to make the box are delineated within the overall blank and surrounding portions are discarded after printing in a conventional printer and before the assembly of the box. If a smaller size portable printer is used, the blank is first trimmed, as indicated. In either case, there is a modest degree of waste.
The delineation of the sheet or blank material which is to be used as the box can be achieved by printing appropriate lines and then cutting away the excess material. Preferably however the delineation is achieved by partial severing of the sheet so that after printing a user can quickly remove the excess sheet or blank material. This can readily be achieved by a stamping of the sheet with cut lines or perforations which do not completely sever the parts of the sheet so that the sheet remains in one piece during normal heading and passage through the printer, but can be separated easily by tearing when required.
It is also preferable that the various fold lines between the two faces and the flaps be marked and conveniently this can be achieved by scoring which allows for simple and accurate folding.
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Kubitsky Matthew F.
Tracy Peter H.
Brufsky Allen D.
Garbe Stephen P.
Neato, LLC
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