Patent ID: 6612433
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B65D,G11B

Abstract:
A Compact Disc jacket formed by folding a piece of paper without the need to die cut the paper, comprising:a flat rectangular sheet of paper having a straight top edge, a straight bottom edge, a straight first side edge and a straight second side edge; a first surface area defined by the area between said top edge, said bottom edge, said first side edge and said second side edge; a second surface area opposite said first surface area; means to impart a folding pattern of diagonal lines to said first surface area, said folding pattern having first diagonal line, a second diagonal line, a third diagonal line and a fourth diagonal line; said first diagonal line extending substantially from said first side edge to said bottom edge; said second diagonal line being substantially parallel to said first diagonal line and extending substantially from said top edge to said second side edge; said third diagonal line extending substantially from said first side edge to said top edge, said third diagonal line substantially normal to both said first and said second diagonal lines; said fourth diagonal line extending from a starting point adjacent from a corner formed by the intersection of said first side edge and said bottom edge, to substantially said second side edge, said fourth diagonal line substantially parallel to said third diagonal line; a central rectangle substantially square in shape, formed on said first surface by the area between said first diagonal line, said second diagonal line, said third diagonal line, and said fourth diagonal line; providing a sequence of steps for folding said paper along (said diagonal lines toward said central rectangle thereby forming two overlapping side flaps which form two parallel closed side edges a top flap and a bottom flap; said sequence of steps when complete yielding a substantially square jacket dimensioned to accommodate the intended compact disc; said jacket having a substantially square pocket area substantially the size of said central rectangle; said pocket area accessible through an aperture formed in said top flap when the last of said sequence of steps is reversed to an open position; and said pocket area covering substantially all of said central rectangle when said top flap is in said open position; said aperture sealable when said last of said sequence of steps for folding is completed, whereby a sealed jacket having a pocket therein for a compact disk is formed by completing said sequence of steps of folding said paper along said folding pattern, and said pocket is accessible by reversing the last of said steps allowing access to said pocket.