Claims
- 1. A combination of (i) a container and (ii) a substantially flat article having (a) a top, (b) a bottom, (c) a corner, and (d) a first article size, said container comprising:a tray base having a substantially-flat tray base bottom supporting said article from said bottom and having at least two side walls substantially perpendicular to said tray base bottom, said tray base bottom having a tray base bottom size; a cover for said base; and a fixing element adhered to said tray base bottom, sandwiched between said article and said tray base bottom, bent around said corner of said article so as to retain said corner of said article from its top and to urge said article against two of said side walls of said base, said fixing element having sufficient thinness that it may be pressed substantially-flush against said tray base bottom after removing said article, whereby said container is reusable for holding a second article having a second article size larger than said first article size and smaller than or equal to said tray base bottom size, said second article covering said fixing element when said fixing element is pressed substantially-flush against said tray base bottom.
- 2. The combination of claim 1, wherein said tray base bottom comprises:a first portion covered by the article; and a second portion not covered by the article; and wherein said fixing element is adhered to said second portion of said tray base bottom.
- 3. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said article comprises a stack of sheets.
- 4. The combination according to claim 3, wherein said sheets are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation.
- 5. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said article comprises a pouch containing a stack of sheets.
- 6. The combination according to claim 5, wherein said sheets are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation.
- 7. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said container has a substantially-cuboidal shape.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
The application claims the benefit of the U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/082,497 filed Apr. 21, 1998.
This Application is a Divisional of a application Ser. No. 09/262,762, filed Mar. 4, 1999, U.S. Pat. No. 6,199,697.
US Referenced Citations (4)
Provisional Applications (1)
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