Patent ID: 6039494
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B29C,B42F,G11B

Abstract:
A casing board used in the manufacture of articles for organizing, storing, protecting and displaying communications media, such as papers, audio cassettes, video cassettes and compact discs, said casing board comprising:a substrate made of a relatively rigid material and comprising a front cover portion, a rear cover portion and a spine portion, said spine portion of said substrate positioned between and hingedly connected to said front cover portion and said rear cover portion, said substrate further comprising an exterior surface, an interior surface opposite said exterior surface and a periphery defined by the longitudinal and lateral edges of said substrate;an outer wrap made of a flexible polyolefin material and having longitudinal and lateral dimensions greater than the longitudinal and lateral dimensions of said substrate, said outer wrap positioned adjacent said exterior surface of said substrate such that the longitudinal and lateral edges of said outer wrap are turned over said periphery of said substrate and affixed to the interior surface thereof; anda clear overlay made of a flexible polyolefin material and having a longitudinal dimension greater than the longitudinal dimension of said substrate, said clear overlay positioned adjacent said outer wrap such that the longitudinal edges of said clear overlay are turned over said periphery of said substrate and affixed to the longitudinal edges of said outer wrap, said clear overlay defining a transparent exterior pocket that extends between the longitudinal edges of the casing board;wherein the longitudinal edges of said clear overlay are affixed to the longitudinal edges of said outer wrap on said interior surface of said substrate by thermal welding.