Patent ID: 7270237

Claim:
A storage apparatus for safely storing documents, comprising: a first transparent sheet; a second sheet attached to the first transparent sheet along a permanent waterproof seal, the permanent waterproof seal including a continuous seam defining a pocket between the first transparent sheet and the second sheet, the pocket having an open end, the seam including a first endpoint and a second endpoint; a length of adherent disposed on one of the first transparent sheet and the second sheet and across the open end of the pocket and contacting the first endpoint and the second endpoint, wherein when the other of the first transparent sheet and the second sheet contacts the adherent across the open end of the pocket, the continuous seam and the adherent form a waterproof pocket; and a releasable tape disposed on the adherent such that the adherent is adapted to selectably adhere the first transparent sheet to the second sheet across the open end; and an attachment section disposed along a side of the first and second sheet and adapted to mount the storage apparatus within a container.