FOLDER DESIGN

• US 20200130400A1
• Filed: 10/29/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blank Acquisition LLC (Blank Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Blank Acquisition LLC (Blank Corporation)
• Inventors: Ogren, Andrew R.
• Application Number:
  US16/173,696
• Publication Number:
  US 20200130400A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/008 Foldable or folded sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B42F 7/06 Filing appliances comprising a plurality of pockets or compartments, e.g. portfolios or cases with a plurality of compartments indexing features B42F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: B42P 2261/00 Manufacturing; Forming
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive

Abstract

A folder blank includes a first body panel, a second body panel connected to the first body panel, a first pocket panel connected to the first body panel, a first diagonal line extending across the first pocket panel, a first horizontal scored line connected to the first diagonal line and extending across the first pocket panel, and a first dividing line extending between the first body panel and the first pocket panel. The first dividing line includes a first vertical cut line and a first vertical scored line in alignment with and connected to the first vertical cut line. The first pocket panel can be folded about the first dividing line, the first diagonal line, and the first horizontal scored line to move the first pocket panel from a vertical position to a horizontal position on the folder.

Claims

1. A folder blank comprising:

a first body panel;

a second body panel connected to the first body panel;

a first pocket panel connected to the first body panel;

a first diagonal line extending across the first pocket panel;

a first horizontal scored line connected to the first diagonal line and extending across the first pocket panel; and

a first dividing line extending between the first body panel and the first pocket panel, the first dividing line including;

a first vertical cut line; and

a first vertical scored line in alignment with and connected to the first vertical cut line;

wherein the first pocket panel can be folded about the first dividing line, the first diagonal line, and the first horizontal scored line to move the first pocket panel from a vertical position to a horizontal position on the folder blank.

2. The folder blank of claim 1, further including:

a first tab connected to the first body panel along a first tab scored line;

a first adhesive strip positioned on the first tab; and

a first adhesive cover positioned over the first adhesive strip.

3. The folder blank of claim 1, wherein the first vertical cut line is a slit-over-perforation line, the slit-over-perforation line including:

cuts running through a first layer of the folder blank; and

perforations running through a second layer of the folder blank, the second layer attached to a bottom side of the first layer, and the perforations being underneath the cuts running through the first layer.

4. The folder blank of claim 1, wherein the first vertical scored line is connected to the first diagonal line and the first horizontal scored line.

5. The folder blank of claim 1, wherein the first diagonal line extends at a 45 degree angle from the first horizontal scored line.

6. The folder blank of claim 1, the first pocket panel including:

a first rectangular piece connected to the first body panel along the first vertical cut line;

a first upper triangular piece connected to the first rectangular piece along the first horizontal scored line; and

a first lower triangular piece connected to the first upper triangular piece along the first diagonal line and connected to the first body panel along the first vertical scored line.

7. The folder blank of claim 1, further including:

a second pocket panel connected to the second body panel,

a second diagonal line extending across the second pocket panel;

a second horizontal scored line connected to the second diagonal line and extending across the second pocket panel; and

a second dividing line extending between the second body panel and the second pocket panel, the second dividing line including;

a second vertical cut line; and

a second vertical scored line in alignment with and connected to an end of the second vertical cut line;

wherein the second pocket panel can be folded about the second dividing line, the second diagonal line, and the second horizontal scored line to move the second pocket panel from a vertical position to a horizontal position on the folder blank.

8. The folder blank of claim 7, further including:

a second tab connected to the second body panel along a second tab scored line;

a second adhesive strip positioned on the second tab; and

a second adhesive cover positioned over the second adhesive strip.

9. The folder blank of claim 7, wherein the second vertical scored line is connected to the second diagonal line and the second horizontal scored line.

10. A printable blank sheet comprising:

the folder blank of claim 1; and

an excess sheet area surrounding the folder blank.

11. The printable blank sheet of claim 10, wherein a periphery cut line extends through the printable blank sheet and around the folder blank to define a periphery of the folder blank in the printable blank sheet.

12. The folder blank of claim 1, wherein the first body panel and the second body panel are positioned between the first pocket panel and the second pocket panel when the first pocket panel and the second pocket panel are in vertical positions.

18. The method of claim 13, further including:

running a printable blank sheet comprising the folder blank of claim 11 through a printer; and

separating the folder blank from the printable blank sheet.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein separating the folder blank from the printable blank sheet includes bending the printable blank sheet along slit-over-perforation lines between the folder blank and excess sheet area of the printable blank sheet, the slit-over-perforation lines including:

cuts running through a first layer of the folder blank; and

perforations running through a second layer of the folder blank, the second layer attached to a bottom side of the first layer, and the perforations being underneath the cuts running through the first layer.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the slit-over-perforation lines further include perforations running through a third layer along the slit-over-perforation lines, the third layer being a coating layer that is applied to a bottom side of the second layer.

13. A method for creating a custom folder, the method comprising:

folding a first pocket panel of a folder blank along a first dividing line of the folder blank, the folder blank including;

a first body panel connected to the first pocket panel;

a second body panel connected to the first body panel;

a first diagonal line extending across the first pocket panel; and

a first horizontal scored line connected to the first diagonal line and extending across the first pocket panel;

wherein the first dividing line extends between the first body panel and the first pocket panel, the first dividing line including;

a first vertical cut line; and

a first vertical scored line in alignment with and connected to the first vertical cut line;

folding the first pocket panel along the first diagonal line to move the first pocket panel from a vertical position to a horizontal position; and

folding the first pocket panel along the first horizontal scored line.

14. The method of claim 13, and further including:

removing a first adhesive cover from a first tab;

folding the first tab along a first tab scored line; and

adhering the first tab to the first pocket panel with the first adhesive strip.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first tab is connected to the first body panel along the first tab scored line.

16. The method of claim 13, further including:

folding a second pocket panel of the folder blank along a second dividing line of the folder blank, the second pocket panel being connected to the second body panel, the folder blank further including;

a second diagonal line extending across the second pocket panel; and

a second horizontal scored line connected to the second diagonal line and extending across the second pocket panel;

wherein the second dividing line extends between the second body panel and the second pocket panel, the second dividing line including;

a second vertical cut line; and

a second vertical scored line in alignment with and connected to the second vertical cut line;

folding the second pocket panel along the second diagonal line to move the second pocket panel from a vertical position to a horizontal position;

folding the second pocket panel along the second horizontal scored line;

17. The method of claim 16, further including:

removing a second adhesive cover from a second tab;

folding the second tab along a second tab scored line;

adhering the second tab to the second pocket panel with the second adhesive strip.