Printable kit for making an original holder for flat objects

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6340178
  • Patent Number
    6,340,178
  • Date Filed
    Friday, October 15, 1999
    25 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 22, 2002
    23 years ago
Abstract
A kit for making an original holder is disclosed. In the kit, a holder 10 of A4 size with a paper fastener 7 is divided into two and provided as two members 11 and 12. The member 11, consisting of a front panel 1 isolated from other portions of the holder cover, is a substantially flat paper sheet and generally rectangular in standardized lengthwise A4 size which is adapted to be passed through common personal printers easily. The member 12 consists of the rest of the holder cover and a paper fastener 7. The rest of the cover is made with a single paper sheet in which a back panel 2, a spine panel 3, a pleat 4 and a joint portion 5 are defined by folding the sheet, and the paper fastener 7 is secured on the pleat 4. A double-coated adhesive tape 6 is adhesively bonded on the outside surface of the joint portion 5 along a line a—a. Upon making the holder 10 with this kit, the member 11 is fed through a printer and any desired designs are printed thereon. Then, the members 11 and 12 are overlapped with the lines a—a and a′—a′ matched up and secured together with the adhesive tape 6.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




This invention relates to holders for flat objects such as papers and/or computer disks. More particularly, this invention is directed to kits for easily making original holders by directly printing on covers with common personal printers, such as laser or ink jet printers.




2. Description of the Prior Art




Various types of holders for holding flat objects have previously been proposed. To have a better understanding of the invention, some typical constructions of conventional holders will first be described.




One of the principal types of such holders is generally known as a “Flat-type holder”. One example thereof is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No.93-82583, which is incorporated herein by reference. A holder


100


of this type, as shown in

FIG. 16

, comprises a cover


101


and a fastener


102


. The cover


101


is made with a single paper sheet, and consists essentially of a front panel


1


, a back panel


2


, a spine panel


3


and a pleat


4


defined by folding the sheet on its folding lines b—b, c—c, d—d and e—e as shown in

FIG. 16. A

folding line a—a is a guiding line to open the front panel. The fastener


102


is secured on the pleat


4


.




In this construction, however, since the entire cover


101


is made with a single sheet, the sheet itself inevitably becomes bigger. This structure causes difficulties in direct printing on the holder cover by small and low-cost popular personal printers, such as laser and ink jet printers, without encountering limited feed size problems, jamming problems, or distorted printing problems.




Another type of such holders is generally known as a “pocket-type holder”. A holder


200


of this type as shown in

FIG. 17

, comprises a cover


201


and a pocket


202


. The cover


201


is made with a single paper sheet too, and consists essentially of a front panel


1


and a back panel


2


defined by folding the sheet on its folding line g—g located in the middle of the sheet. Typically, the pocket


202


is formed on the inside surface of the back panel


2


with pocket flaps


203


and


204


.




In this construction, however, since the entire cover


201


is made with a single sheet (usually the pocket flaps


203


and


204


are also included), the sheet itself inevitably becomes bigger. This construction makes it difficult for end-users to print directly on the cover by common personal printers because of size, shapes and other considerations. Furthermore, these holders are normally provided with their pocket flaps


203


and


204


having been firmly fixed on the back panel to form the pocket


202


, which makes it almost impossible to feed the sheet through the printers.




As a result, if end-users want to put original designs on the covers of above-mentioned holders, they usually either draw or write by hand directly on the covers, or else print the design on separate pieces of papers or labels first and then glue them on the covers. Consequently, making original design holders with a good appearance is difficult for most end-users.




Additionally, computer disks, such as Floppy Disks (FD), Magnetic Optical Disks (MO) and Compact Disks (CD) including CD-ROMs have become so popular that the demand for cost effective cases for them has increased. These disks are sometimes desired to be stored with related documents for convenience. Although some types of holders for them have been proposed, none of them was well designed to store these disks together with documents.




The present invention is directed to overcoming the problems as set forth above.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




Therefore, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a kit for making an original designed holder easily by enabling end-users to directly print on covers with common personal printers.




These and other objects of the present invention are accomplished by a kit for making a holder comprising a cover consisting of front and back panels and a means for holding flat objects such as papers and disks. At least a member including the front panel of the cover is provided as a printable single sheet in a substantially flat and generally rectangular form. The rectangular member including the front panel has a standard width and/or length.




According to the above-described construction, the holder cover is divided into at least two members provided as relatively small sheets in the kit. Thus, the provided member including the front panel of the cover can be a printable single sheet in substantially flat and generally rectangular form, and would not cause size and jamming problems even when small and low-cost printers are used to print thereon. Furthermore, since at least one of the width and the length of this member follows standard sizes, it can be easily fed into those printers essentially designed for operation on standard size papers in rectangular form. As a result, end-users can print directly at least on the front panel with common personal printers, and can make a holder of original design by assembling it after printing.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




The above and other objects and advantages of this invention will be more readily apparent from a reading of the following description taken in conjunction with the following drawings in which:





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a kit of a first embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 2

is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion around a fastener of

FIG. 1

bounded by a circle;





FIG. 3

is a perspective view of a document holder assembled with the kit of the first embodiment;





FIG. 4

is a plan view of a kit of a second embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a perspective view of a document holder assembled with the kit of the second embodiment;





FIG. 6

is a plan view of a kit of a third embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 7

is a plan view of a back cover member of the kit of the third embodiment;





FIG. 8

is a perspective view of a document holder assembled with the kit of the third embodiment;





FIG. 9

is a plan view of a kit of a forth embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 10

is an enlarged perspective view showing a disk accommodating system formed inside of a document pocket;





FIG. 11

is a perspective view of a document holder assembled with the kit of the forth embodiment;





FIG. 12

is a plan view of a kit of a fifth embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 13

is a perspective view of a document holder assembled with the kit of the fifth embodiment;





FIG. 14

is a plan view of a modified kit of the third embodiment for making a landscape type holder;





FIG. 15

is a perspective view of a document holder assembled from the modified kit of the third embodiment to display a name card in front of the document pocket;





FIG. 16

is a perspective view of a conventional holder with a paper fastener; and





FIG. 17

is a perspective view of a conventional “pocket-type” holder.











Repeat use of reference characters in the present specification and drawings is intended to represent same or analogous features for the sake of clarity.




DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




<First Embodiment>




A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to

FIGS. 1 through 3

.

FIG. 1

schematically shows a kit for making a holder


10


of A4 size with a paper fastener


7


. The kit comprises two members


11


and


12


. The member


11


is a paper sheet that is substantially flat and consists of a front panel


1


isolated from other portions of the holder cover. Although two of the corners may be slightly rounded, the member


11


substantially follows standardized lengthwise A4 size. The member


12


comprises the rest of the holder cover made with a single paper sheet. The paper is folded on a line e—e to define a back panel


2


, lines d—d and c—c to define a pleat


4


, line b—b to define a spine panel


3


and line a—a to define a joint portion


5


. A double-coated adhesive tape


6


is adhesively bonded on its outside surface along the line a—a. The member


12


further comprises a fastener


7


consisting of two strips


13


and a bar


14


, made of polypropylene, attached thereto in the manner shown in

FIG. 2

as a holding part for holding flat objects. The strips


13


are threaded through apertures


4




a


formed on the pleat


4


from its back panel side, with expanding ends


13




e


engaging with edges of the apertures


4




a.


The strips


13


are further threaded through apertures


14




a


on the bar


14


, upon which the strips


13


are bent over and then pushed under engaging claw


14




c


on the bar


14


, to fix the fastener


7


onto the pleat


4


.




Upon making an original holder


10


with above-described kit, the member


11


is fed through a printer and any desired designs are printed thereon. After printing, the members


11


and


12


are overlapped with a side edge a′—a′ of the member


11


matching with the line a—a at the joint portion of the member


12


, and are secured by the adhesive tape


6


. The holder


10


assembled with this kit is shown in FIG.


3


. Documents such as plain papers to be held fast in this holder


10


are punched to provide apertures along their long side. Releasing the strips


13


from the engaging claw


14




c,


the bar


14


is detached from the pleat


4


. Then, the strips


13


, still fixed on the pleat


4


, are threaded through the apertures of the papers. In order to prevent the strips


13


from pointing randomly or “straggling”, and to prevent the papers from slipping out, the bar


14


is threaded onto the strips


13


again before the strips


13


are flattened. They are then pushed under the engaging claw


14




c


to hold them.




According to the first embodiment, a kit is provided in which the holder cover is divided into two members


11


and


12


. Since the member


11


consisting of the front panel


1


follows A4 size, it is much easier to directly print on it than on the front panel


1


of the conventional holder


100


. Furthermore, even a small printer whose feeding width is limited within lengthwise A4 width, which also is the most popular type of printers for personal use because of its low cost, can be used in this operation. In order to print directly on the member


11


, the thickness of the sheet used as the member


11


is limited depending on the performance of the printer. In other words, a sheet which is too thick or rigid to be fed through the printers can not be used as the member


11


. However, a thicker sheet can be used for the member


12


to provide enough strength and rigidity to the holder


10


. The holder


10


can be assembled easily just by securing the member


11


to the member


12


with the double coated adhesive tape


6


on the member


12


.




<Second Embodiment>




A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to

FIGS. 4 and 5

. In this embodiment, the holder cover is divided at the line d—d in the middle of the pleat


4


in FIG.


16


. This kit for making a holder


20


of A4 size with a paper fastener


7


comprises three members


21


,


22


and


23


as schematically shown in FIG.


4


. The member


21


is a substantially flat paper sheet consisting of a front panel


1


, a spine panel


3


and a front pleat


4




f


separated from other portions of the holder cover. Although two of the corners of the front panel


1


may be slightly rounded, the member


21


is in a generally rectangular form with its length following standardized lengthwise A4 length. On the member


21


are folding lines a—a, b—b, c—c and two apertures


4




fa


formed on the front pleat


4




f.


The member


22


is a paper sheet consisting of a back panel


2


and a back pleat


4




b


folded on its line e—e. On the member


22


, two apertures


4




ba


are formed on the back pleat


4




b


and a double-coated adhesive tape


6


is adhesively bonded on its outside surface along side edge d′—d′. The third member


23


consists of a fastener


7


as a holding part for holding flat objects. The fastener


7


has the same structure as the one used in the first embodiment, which comprises two strips


13


and a bar


14


. In this kit, the fastener


7


is provided separately from other members. The strips


13


are threaded through only apertures


14




a


on the bar


14


upon which the strips


13


are bent over and pushed under the engaging claw


14




c


on the bar


14


to attach the strips


13


to the bar


14


.




Upon making an original holder


20


using the above-described kit, the member


21


is fed through a printer, and any desired designs are printed thereon. If desired, the member


22


can also be printed in the same manner. After printing, the members


21


and


22


are overlapped with their side edges d—d and d′—d′ matching up and secured by the adhesive tape


6


. The holder


20


assembled with this kit is shown in FIG.


5


. Releasing the strips


13


from the engaging claw


14




c,


they are then separated each other. The strips


13


are fixed on the pleat


4


, being threaded through aligned apertures


4




fa


and


4




ba


of the front and back pleat


4




f


and


4




b.


Then, apertured papers are threaded on to the strips


13


before the bar


14


is threaded onto them, and the strips


13


are flattened and pushed under the engaging claw


14




c


to hold all of them together.




According to the second embodiment, a kit is provided in which the holder cover is divided into two members


21


and


22


. Since the length of the member


21


substantially follows lengthwise A4 length, it is much easier to directly print on it than on the front panel


1


of conventional holder


100


. In this embodiment, the member


21


consists not only the front panel


1


, but also the spine panel


3


, making the member


21


wider than the standardized lengthwise A4 width. This structure prevents the holder cover from being printed by small printers in which the feeding width is limited within the lengthwise A4 width, whereas it makes it possible to print on the front panel


1


and the spine panel


3


at same time when bigger printers are used. In order to print directly on the member


21


, the thickness of the sheet used as the member


21


is limited depending on the performance of the printer. However, a thicker sheet can be used for the member


22


to provide enough strength and rigidity to the holder


20


in case printing on the back panel


2


is not desired. The holder


20


can be assembled easily just by securing the member


21


to the member


22


with the double coated adhesive tape


6


on the member


22


.




<Third Embodiment>




A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to

FIGS. 6 through 8

.

FIG. 6

schematically shows a kit for making an A4 size pocket-type holder


30


. The kit comprises two members


31


and


32


. The member


31


is a flat paper sheet consisting only of a front panel


1


isolated from other portions of the holder


30


. Although two of its corners may be slightly rounded, the member


31


is generally rectangular with exactly standardized A4 width, whereas its length is slightly longer than standardized A4 length. The member


32


comprises the rest of the holder


30


, having a pocket


8


.

FIG. 7

shows a developed plan view of the member


32


. The member


32


is made with single paper sheet. The paper includes a generally rectangular joint portion


5


, a generally trapezoidal pocket bottom flap


33


and a generally rectangular pocket side flap


34


, extending from one side edge, the bottom, and the other side edge of a rectangular back panel


2


, respectively. The joint portion


5


, the pocket bottom flap


33


and the pocket side flap


34


are connected to the back panel


2


by folding lines g—g, h—h and i—i, respectively. In the kit, the pocket bottom flap


33


and the pocket side flap


34


are folded and glued to form a pocket


8


as a holding part for holding flat objects. Both the length and the width of the back panel


3


are slightly bigger than A4 size. A double-coated adhesive tape


6


is adhesively bonded on the outside surface of the joint portion


5


along the line g—g.




Upon making an original holder


30


using above-described kit, the member


31


is fed through a printer and any desired designs are printed thereon. After printing, the members


31


and


32


are overlapped with the edge g′—g′ matching the folding line g—g, and are secured with the adhesive tape


6


. The holder


30


assembled with this kit is shown in FIG.


8


. This holder


30


can hold flat objects like documents, floppy disks etc. in its pocket


8


.




According to the third embodiment, a kit is provided in which the holder


30


is divided into two members


31


and


32


. Since the member


31


consisting of the front panel


1


has exactly the same width as that of A4 size, it is much easier to directly print on it than on the front panel


1


of the conventional holder


200


. Furthermore, even small printers whose feeding width is limited to A4 width can be used in this printing operation. On the other hand, the back panel


2


is slightly wider than standardized lengthwise A4 size, the same as ordinary holders for holding A4 size documents, which causes a gap between the widths of the front and back panels to make opening the assembled holder


30


easier. In order to print directly on the member


31


, the thickness of the sheet used as the member


31


is limited depending on the performance of the printer. However, a thicker sheet can be used for the member


32


to provide enough strength and rigidity to the holder


30


. The holder


30


can be assembled easily just by securing the member


31


to the member


32


with the double coated adhesive tape


6


on the member


32


.




<Fourth Embodiment>




A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to

FIGS. 9 through 11

. The kit shown in

FIG. 9

is intended to make a pocket-type holder


40


of A4 size especially designed to hold FD/MO together with documents. This kit comprises two members


41


and


42


. The member


41


consists of a front panel


1


, and the member


42


consists of a back panel


2


, a joint portion


5


with a double-coated adhesive tape


6


, a pocket bottom flap


33


and a pocket side flap


34


. Both of these two members


41


and


42


have almost same structures as the members


31


and


32


described in the third embodiment, respectively. Distinctive features of this kit are in the pocket bottom flap


33


. The pocket bottom flap


33


has a covering flap


44


and two disk holding claws


46


which together form a disk accommodating system


43


for FD/MO of a predetermined size inside of a pocket


8


for documents. The trapezoidal covering flap


44


extends from the pocket bottom flap


33


. A folding line j—j is formed along the top edge of the pocket bottom flap


33


from which the covering flap


44


is extended. On the pocket bottom flap


33


below the folding line j—j is a generally rectangular through hole


45


. The two disk holding claws


46


are located below the through hole


45


. The disk holding claws


46


can be formed by cutting generally U-shaped notches


47


on the pocket bottom flap


33


oppositely to each other to face their respective curved portions. The distance between sidelines


47


s of the two notches


47


are slightly longer than the width of the FD/MO.




Upon making an original holder


40


using above-described kit, the member


41


is fed through a printer and any desired designs are printed thereon. After printing, the members


41


and


42


are overlapped with the edge g′—g′ matching the holding line g—g and secured by the adhesive tape


6


. The holder


40


assembled with this kit is shown in FIG.


11


. This holder


40


can hold relatively big flat objects like documents in its pocket


8


and an FD/MO of a predetermined size in the disk accommodating system


43


. To hold the FD/MO in the disk accommodating system


43


, the two notches


47


on the pocket bottom flap


33


are cut and two disk holding claws


46


are pushed inside the pocket


8


. Then, the FD/MO is inserted between two disk holding claws


46


and the inside surface of the pocket bottom flap


33


. After that, the covering flap


44


is folded on the folding line j—j to bend inside the pocket


8


. The FD/MO is held in the disk accommodating system


43


formed inside of the pocket


8


as shown in FIG.


10


.




According to the fourth embodiment, a kit is provided in which the holder


40


is divided into two members


41


and


42


. Since the member


41


consisting of the front panel


1


has exactly the same width as that of A4 size, it is much easier to directly print on it than on the front panel


1


of the conventional holder


200


. Furthermore, even a small printer whose feeding width is limited to A4 width can be used in this printing operation. On the other hand, the back panel


2


is slightly wider than standardized A4 size, the same as ordinary holders for holding A4 size documents, which causes a gap between the widths of the front and back panels to make opening the assembled holder


40


easier. In order to print directly on the member


41


, the thickness of the sheet used as the member


41


is limited depending on the performance of the printer. However, a thicker sheet can be used for the member


42


to provide enough strength and rigidity to the holder


40


. The holder


40


can be assembled easily just by securing the member


41


to the member


42


with the double coated adhesive tape


6


on the member


42


.




Additionally, according to the fourth embodiment, documents and an FD/MO, which have different sizes and shapes, can be organized and held together in one holder


40


. The disk accommodating system


43


in this embodiment can be simply formed with the extending portion and notches on the pocket bottom flap


33


. Therefore, the disk accommodating system


43


can be formed only when it is desired and would not cause much increase in the cost. The FD/MO can be well fitted and held in the disk accommodating system


43


without any possibility of slipping off from the holder


40


. The label of the FD/MO can be seen from the through hole


45


.




<Fifth Embodiment>




A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to

FIGS. 12 and 13

. A kit shown in

FIG. 12

is intended to make a pocket-type holder


50


of A4 size especially designed to hold a CD together with documents. This kit comprises two members


51


and


52


. The member


51


consists of a front panel


1


, and the member


52


consists of a back panel


2


, a joint portion


5


with a double-coated adhesive tape


6


, a pocket bottom flap


33


and a pocket side flap


34


. Both of these two members


31


and


32


described in the third embodiment, respectively. Distinctive features of this kit are also in the pocket bottom flap


33


. The pocket bottom flap


33


has a covering flap


44


and an inside pocket


54


which together form a disk accommodating system


53


for a CD of predetermined size. The trapezoidal covering flap


44


extends from the pocket bottom flap


33


. A folding line j—j is formed along the top edge of the pocket bottom flap


33


from which the covering flap


44


is extended. The inside pocket


54


is attached to the inside surface of the pocket bottom flap


33


below the folding line j—j is a through hole


45


drawing an arc.




Upon making an original holder


50


using above-described kit, the member


51


is fed through a printer and any desired designs are printed thereon. Since the member


51


has exactly the same width as A4 size, it can be printed very easily. After printing, the members


51


and


52


are overlapped with the edge g′—g′ matching the holding line g—g and are secured with the adhesive tape


6


. The holder


50


assembled with this kit is shown in FIG.


13


. This holder


50


can hold relatively big flat objects like documents in its pocket


8


and the CD of predetermined size in the disk accommodating system


53


. To hold the CD in the disk accommodating system


53


, the CD is inserted into the inside pocket


54


and the covering flap


44


is folded along the folding line j—j and bent inwardly of the pocket


8


to prevent the CD from slipping out.




According to the fifth embodiment, a kit is provided in which the holder


50


is divided into two members


51


and


52


. Since the member


51


consisting of the front panel


1


has exactly the same width as A4 size, it is much easier to directly print on it than on the front panel


1


of the conventional holder


200


. Furthermore, even a small printer whose feeding width is limited to A4 width can be used in this printing operation. On the other hand, the back panel


2


is slightly wider than standardized lengthwise A4 size, the same as ordinary holders for holding A4 size documents, which causes a gap between the widths of the front and back panels to make opening the assembled holder


50


easier. In order to print directly on the member


51


, the thickness of the sheet used as the member


51


is limited, depending on the performance of the printer. However, a thicker sheet can be used for the member


52


to provide enough strength and rigidity to the holder


50


. The holder


50


can be assembled easily just by securing the member


51


to the member


52


with the double coated adhesive tape


6


on the member


52


.




Additionally, according to the fifth embodiment, documents and CDs, which have different sizes and shapes, can be organized and held together in one holder


50


. According to this embodiment, the CD can be well fitted and held in the disk accommodating system


53


with the covering flap


44


without any possibility of slipping out from the holder


50


. One face of the inside pocket


54


which holds the CD is preferably made with a sheet of nonwoven web which can protect the CD's recorded surface from being scuffed and scratched. The other face of the inside pocket


54


can be made with a transparent plastic film so that the label of the CD can be seen from the through hole


55


.




It should be noted that the present invention is in no way limited to the details of the illustrated structures. It should be understood that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. For example, modifications described below can be made within the scope of this invention.




It is obvious that the size and direction of the holder assembled with the kit according to the present invention is not limited. For instance, in a modification of the third embodiment, two pocket side flaps


34


′ on the shorter edges of a back panel


2


and a pocket bottom flap


33


′ on one of the longer edge of a back panel


2


can be formed to provide an expansive holder as shown in FIG.


14


.




The holder for holding flat objects is not limited to paper fasteners and pockets. Rings, tubes and clips, etc., with various structures, can be used. For instance, in the third embodiment, the pocket can further have clips or covering flaps to prevent the held documents from slipping out.




The holder cover can be divided into three or more members depending on the sizes of the holder and the printer, depending on desired assembly and use and the printing operation. For instance, the cover of a flat-type holder can be divided into three members including a front, a spine, and a back panel.




The joint for securing the members that together comprise the holder cover is not limited to the double-coated adhesive tape. Plastic and/or metal fasteners can be used as a joint. For example, in the second embodiment, the members


21


and


22


can be secured with the fastener


7


without the double-coated adhesive tape


6


. Notches can be formed on one of the members to accept other members.




Sheets comprising the holder cover are not limited to paper. For example, the sheets intended to be printed thereon can be flexible plastic sheets, as long as they are printable. The sheets not intended to be printed thereon can be selected from a variety of materials such as hard plastic sheets, thick pasteboards covered with a face fabric, etc.




The kit according to the present invention can also be designed to make holders that can hold various flat objects, including cassette tapes, slides etc. Furthermore, the holder can be made to display a name card on its pocket bottom flap


33


as shown in FIG.


15


. In the kit to make the holder of this type, notches


35


are formed in the pocket bottom flap


33


. This type of holder is very useful since the name and contact number of the person who is in charge of the held documents can be known quickly when utilizing them.




In the kit according to the present invention, instructions for their use, etc. may be printed on any surface of the members.




The kit according to the present invention can be designed to make holders used as a pocket page of a ring binder. For example, in the third embodiment, the members


31


and


32


may be perforated with holes along the lines g—g and g′—g′ to receive the rings of a ring binder.




It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, however, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.



Claims
  • 1. A kit for making a holder, comprising:a plurality of members for forming a cover having a front panel and a back panel, said plurality of members including a first member defining said front panel; a holding part for holding flat objects; a connector part for connecting said plurality of members together, and thus for connecting said front panel and said back panel together; wherein said first member comprises a substantially flat printable single sheet of generally rectangular form; wherein at least one of length and width of said single sheet is the same as a standard paper size; wherein said holding part comprises a fastener, said holding part being fixed on one of said plurality of members not including said first member; and wherein said first member defines both said front panel and a spine panel.
  • 2. A kit for making a holder, comprising:a plurality of members for forming a cover having a front panel and a back panel, said plurality of members including a first member defining said front panel; and a holding part for holding flat objects; wherein said first member comprises a substantially flat printable single sheet of generally rectangular form; and wherein at least one of length and width of said single sheet is the same as a standard paper size; wherein said first member defines said front panel and a spine panel; and wherein said first member further comprises a front pleat having two holes therein, said plurality of members includes a second member defining said back panel, said second member having a back pleat having two holes therein, and said holding part comprises a bar and two strips for insertion into said holes of said front pleat and said back pleat.
  • 3. A kit for making a holder, comprising:a plurality of members for forming a cover having a front panel and a back panel, said plurality of members including a first member defining said front panel; and a holding part for holding flat objects; wherein said first member comprises a substantially flat printable single sheet of generally rectangular form; and wherein at least one of length and width of said single sheet is the same as a standard paper size; wherein at least one of said plurality of members comprises a single sheet having a plurality of flaps for forming a pocket thereon; and wherein one of said plurality of flaps of said at least one of said plurality of members comprises a covering flap extending from a free side thereof, a hole extending there through and disk holding claws formed by notches therein for forming a disk holder.
  • 4. A kit for making a holder, comprising:a plurality of members for forming a cover having a front panel and a back panel, said plurality of members including a first member defining said front panel; and a holding part for holding flat objects; wherein said first member comprises a substantially flat printable single sheet of generally rectangular form; and wherein at least one of length and width of said single sheet is the same as a standard paper size; wherein at least one of said plurality of members comprises a single sheet having a plurality of flaps for forming a pocket thereon; and wherein one of said plurality of flaps of said at least one of said plurality of members comprises a covering flap extending from a free side thereof, a hole extending there through and an inside pocket for forming a disk holder.
  • 5. A holder, comprising:a plurality of members forming a cover having a front panel and a back panel, said plurality of members including a first member defining said front panel; a holding part for holding flat objects; and a connector part connecting said plurality of members together, and thus connecting said front panel and said back panel together; wherein said first member comprises a substantially flat printable single sheet of generally rectangular form; wherein at least one of length and width of said single sheet is the same as a standard paper size; wherein said holding part comprises a fastener, said holding part being fixed on one of said plurality of members not including said first member; and wherein said first member defines both said front panel and a spine panel.
  • 6. A holder, comprising:a plurality of members forming a cover having a front panel and a back panel, said plurality of members including a first member defining said front panel; and a holding part for holding flat objects; wherein said first member comprises a substantially flat printable single sheet of generally rectangular form; and wherein at least one of length and width of said single sheet is the same as a standard paper size; wherein said first member defines said front panel and a spine panel; and wherein said first member further comprises a front pleat having two holes therein, said plurality of members includes a second member defining said back panel, said second member having a back pleat having two holes therein, and said holding part comprises a bar and two strips inserted into said holes of said front pleat and said back pleat.
  • 7. A holder, comprising:a plurality of members forming a cover having a front panel and a back panel, said plurality of members including a first member defining said front panel; and a holding part for holding flat objects; wherein said first member comprises a substantially flat printable single sheet of generally rectangular form; and wherein at least one of length and width of said single sheet is the same as a standard paper size; wherein at least one of said plurality of members comprises a single sheet having a plurality of flaps forming a pocket thereon; and wherein one of said plurality of flaps of said at least one of said plurality of members comprises a covering flap extending from a free side thereof, a hole extending there through and disk holding claws formed by notches therein, said covering flap and disk holding claws forming a disk holder.
  • 8. A holder, comprising:a plurality of members forming a cover having a front panel and a back panel, said plurality of members including a first member defining said front panel; and a holding part for holding flat objects; wherein said first member comprises a substantially flat printable single sheet of generally rectangular form; and wherein at least one of length and width of said single sheet is the same as a standard paper size; wherein at least one of said plurality of members comprises a single sheet having a plurality of flaps forming a pocket thereon; and wherein one of said plurality of flaps of said at least one of said plurality of members comprises a covering flap extending from a free side thereof, a hole extending there through and an inside pocket forming a disk holder.
Priority Claims (2)
Number Date Country Kind
11-033301 Feb 1999 JP
11-155645 Jun 1999 JP
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Number Date Country
10-297153 Nov 1998 JP
11-91279 Apr 1999 JP