Claims
- 1. A sleeve for holding information discs, comprising a back panel, a first partition panel foldably connected to one of the opposite side edges of the back panel, and a front panel foldably connected to a bottom edge of the back panel, wherein the partition panel is folded and disposed over the back panel to define a first disc pocket between the back panel and the partition panel, and the front panel is folded and disposed over the partition panel to define a second disc pocket between the partition panel and the front panel as well as to provide a closed bottom for both the first and second disc pockets.
- 2. The sleeve as claimed in claim 1 wherein the front panel comprises a pair of securing flaps hingedly connected respectively to opposite side edges of the front panel to secure the front panel to the back panel.
- 3. The sleeve as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of the front and back panels has a recess opening to a top edge thereof to allow a user access to a disc contained in the sleeve.
- 4. The sleeve as claimed in claim 1 wherein the partition panel comprises a protrusion extending therefrom to protect a disc contained in the sleeve.
- 5. The sleeve as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a second partition panel foldably connected to the other side edge of the back panel, the second partition panel is disposed between the first partition panel and the front panel to define a third disc pocket between the first and second partition panels.
- 6. A blank for forming a sleeve for holding information discs, the blank comprising a back panel, a first partition panel foldably connected to one of opposite side edges of the back panel so that a first disc pocket is defined between the back panel and the partition panel when the sleeve is set up, and a front panel foldably connected to a bottom edge of the back panel so that when the sleeve is set up, a second disc pocket is defined between the partition panel and the front panel and a closed bottom is provided for both the first and second disc pockets.
- 7. A blank for forming a sleeve for holding information discs, the blank comprising a back panel, a partition panel foldably connected to one of the opposite side edges of the back panel, a front panel foldably connected to a bottom edge of the back panel, and a pair of securing flaps hingedly connected respectively to opposite side edges of the front panel.
- 8. A method of forming a sleeve with two or more disc pockets from a blank as claimed in claim 7, which method comprises the steps of (i) folding the partition panel into face contacting arrangement with the back panel; (ii) folding the front panel into face contacting arrangement with the partition panel; and (iii) securing the front and back panels together by means of the securing flaps.
- 9. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein the securing step comprises applying glue to the securing flap, and folding the securing flaps into face contacting arrangement with outside surface of the back panel.
Priority Claims (1)
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9822685.5 |
Oct 1998 |
GB |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This is a continuation of international application No. PCT/US99/24513, filed Oct. 19, 1999, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/US99/24513 |
Oct 1999 |
US |
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09839703 |
Apr 2001 |
US |