Patent Application
20180297762
62/480,118
This invention was not federally sponsored.
This invention relates to the general field of storage devices, and more specifically, to a folded pouch used to effectively protect valuable substances, and which has the capability to display the same. This provisional application covers both the pouch itself, the method of making the pouch, and the method of using the pouch to protect the aforementioned valuable substances.
The idea of using folded paper or cardboard die-cut sheets into storage boxes is not new. Paper and cardboard boxes may be the most cost-effective way to give a product protection against the elements. Some packages, particularly ring boxes, can be completely or partially opened to display the contents in an eye-pleasing manner.
However, none of these containers provide an inexpensive, easily made container that can both display and protect a valuable substance.
The current invention provides a solution to this problem with a die-cut thick paper sheet that can be easily folded into a container, where the container can be opened to display the contents. Adding to the protection afforded the valuable substance, one of more folded sheets of various products can be used to wrap and secure the substance, and a sliding locker that secures the insert.
The invention has four basic components. First, a Pouch is created and folded into a container. Second, an Insert is created from folding a second type of material over and around a valuable substance. Third, a Sliding Locker is created and folded, to allow a quick and easy way to put the Insert into the Pouch. Fourth, an element of Packaging is created to externally sealing the Insert in the Pouch, and for allowing, optionally, for the display of the product.
The pouch itself is created from a sheet of material that is die-cut from a template. There are several templates in use currently—a single, a double, and a triple template—and more are contemplated for the future. The material from which the pouch is made can be selected from a number of different sources, including but not limited to paper, cardstock, cardboard, metal, plastic, vinyl and cloth. The size and shape of the pouch can be modified depending on the size and contents of the insert and the valuable substance.
The Insert can be made from any material that can be efficiently folded, and provides the necessary protection for the valuable substance. Depending on the substance to be contained/protected, the insert can be water-resistant or waterproof, UV resistant, provide a sterile or containment-free environment, have the ability to screen out foreign objects and debris, provide various energy spectrum protection such as protection against UV, IR, RFID, etc. Among the contemplated substances from which the insert could be made are paper, parchment, plastic, metal, craft paper, decorative paper, metal leaf paper, thin, transparent plastic, vinyl, etc.
The insert, preferably, is made from a sheet of material that is folded into thirds on both the x- and y-axis, to create nine roughly square sections, which are then folded over each other such that the insert has two overlapping folds on both sides. The size of the insert and the material from which it is made will be dictated by the material to be protected and the size of the pouch.
Examples of the valuable substance can include, but are not limited to, medically-authorized cannabis powders and liquid concentrations, powdered and concentrated medicines, plant seeds, dried herbs, jewels and jewelry, coins, flower petals, gum, small parts, film, stamps, collectibles, candy, RFID chips, film, film negatives, and slides.
The sliding locker is an external item made from, optionally, a wide variety of materials. It is designed to be foldable such that it slides up and down along the folds of the pouch to seal the pouch access flap (to be described in more detail in the detailed description and figures sections).
The external packaging component of the invention can also be made from a wide variety of materials, and can be sized to accommodate single, double, or triple sizes of pouches. The external packaging also has an integral folding display for the pouch, such that a user of the invention can display the contents without having to acquire external devices to help display the products via a mechanism whereby the access flap (to be described more fully in the detailed description and figures sections of this application) can fold “open” to expose the pouch(es) for easy viewing.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an economically efficient container into which a user of the invention can store valuable substances.
Additional objects of the invention include:
Providing a pouch that can contain a sliding locker and an insert.
Providing an insert that effective protects the substance.
Providing a sliding locker that can be used to effectively insert and remove the insert from the pouch.
Providing a package that not only holds the sliding locker, insert, and pouch, but also provides an integral display function.
Accordingly, one aspect the invention includes a folded pouch, which accommodates a sliding locker, where the sliding locker accommodates an insert, and where the folded pouch additionally comprises display means in the form of a single or multiple pouch that can contain one or more pouches, inserts, and sliding lockers.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. The features listed herein and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following description and appended claims. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
It should be understood the while the preferred embodiments of the invention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto are possible without departing from the subject matter coming within the scope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof, which claims I regard as my invention.
One preferred form of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Many aspects of the invention can be better understood with references made to the drawings below. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. Instead, emphasis is placed upon clearly illustrating the components of the present invention. Moreover, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts through the several views in the drawings. Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention are not limited in their application to the details of construction and to the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The embodiments of the invention are capable of being practiced and carried out in various ways. In addition, the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
It should be understood that while the preferred embodiments of the invention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto are possible without departing from the subject matter coming within the scope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof, which claims I regard as my invention. While the a particularly preferred mode of the invention is described as a single pouch with a sliding locker, multiple iterations are contemplated—such as box-shaped 2×2 embodiments—and are included in this application.
All of the material in this patent document is subject to copyright protection under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in official governmental records but, otherwise, all other copyright rights whatsoever are reserved.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62480118 | Mar 2017 | US |
