Patent ID: 8967454
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B42D,B42F,B42P,B65D,G11B

Abstract:
1. An envelope, comprising: a unitary planar material folded along first and second transverse folds forming a first end panel, a second end panel, and a middle panel disposed between the first end panel and the second end panel, the first end panel being folded over the middle panel along the first transverse fold, the middle panel including lateral projections folded along longitudinal folds and affixed to the first end panel to form a document receptacle between the middle panel and the first end panel, the second end panel being configured to be folded over the first end panel and the middle panel along the second transverse fold to form a closure for the document receptacle, a lateral projection on one of the first and second end panels folded along a longitudinal fold onto another portion of the one of the first and second end panels and affixed along an edge of the lateral projection opposite the longitudinal fold to the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels to form a pocket between the lateral projection and the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels, the pocket having four edges, at least one edge of the four edges being an open edge that is perpendicular to the longitudinal fold, the pocket including a flap extending at the open edge from one of (1) the lateral projection and (2) the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels, the flap being distinguishable by a preformed crease on the one of (1) the lateral projection and (2) the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels, the crease deviating inwardly from a hypothetical straight side of the pocket, the flap configured to be folded among a plurality of positions, including a first position in which the flap is substantially coplanar with the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels and the pocket is substantially flat, and a second position in which the flap is folded and positioned substantially perpendicular to the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels, the flap, when in the second position, giving the pocket an internal volume in which one or more items may be contained, wherein the flap includes at least one tab, the pocket further including a slit formed on the other of (1) the lateral projection and (2) the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels, the slit positioned to maintain the flap in the second position when the at least one tab is inserted into the slit.