Patent ID: 8454255

Claim:
A method of printing upon a print medium, comprising: providing a reusable print medium protector pocket having a front sheet, a back sheet, and an opening; providing a plurality of retaining mechanisms cut into the back sheet, the plurality of retaining mechanisms configured for temporary placement of a print medium within the pocket, the plurality of retaining mechanisms having an initial rest configuration prior to insertion of the print medium therein, wherein the plurality of retaining mechanisms is configured to resiliently deflect from the rest configuration under tension to a retention configuration during the temporary placement to facilitate maintaining and temporarily retaining the print medium in a position during the printing operation, wherein the plurality of retaining mechanisms resiliently reverts to the rest configuration for reuse upon removal of the print medium from the pocket and release of the tension, and the plurality of flexible retaining mechanisms are positioned relative to each other within the pocket to enable the print medium to be selectively placed within the pocket; inserting the print medium into the pocket through the opening; releasably attaching the print medium to the back sheet such that the plurality of retaining mechanisms hold the print medium relative to the back sheet during the printing operation; passing the pocket including the print medium inserted therein through a printer; and selectively printing on an exposed portion of the print medium accessible through a window provided within the front sheet while protecting a covered portion of the print medium with the front sheet during printing.