DOCUMENT CARRIER CONSTRUCTION
First Claim
1. A rectangular document carrier comprising front and rear walls formed of sheet matErial overlying one another, said walls having portions joined together by adhesive along one of their longer sides and along at least one of their shorter sides to form a compartment having at least one closed end and a bottom constituted by the adhesively joined wall portions, at least one of said walls projecting beyond the bottom of said compartment for form an imperforate bottom extension of not more than two thicknesses of said sheet material extending the full length of said carrier, at least one of said walls projecting beyond the closed end of said compartment to form an imperforate end extension, the adhesive between said bottom extension and said end extension being interrupted to provide an air passage through said end extension in communication with the interior of said compartment.
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Abstract
A carrier adapted to contain a document provided adjacent its bottom edge with magnetic ink characters capable of use with automatic sorting machinery, the carrier having a compartment in which such a document may be accommodated and having an extension below the compartment which supports the document at such level as to render the magnetic ink characters thereon ineffective and on which may be provided magnetic ink characters corresponding to those on the document. The compartment has at least one open side through which the document may be inserted and air passages in communication with the interior of the compartment to prevent the accumulation of air within the receptacle. The walls of the receptacle preferably are relatively transparent, but the extension at the bottom of the compartment is relatively opaque.
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10 Claims
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1. A rectangular document carrier comprising front and rear walls formed of sheet matErial overlying one another, said walls having portions joined together by adhesive along one of their longer sides and along at least one of their shorter sides to form a compartment having at least one closed end and a bottom constituted by the adhesively joined wall portions, at least one of said walls projecting beyond the bottom of said compartment for form an imperforate bottom extension of not more than two thicknesses of said sheet material extending the full length of said carrier, at least one of said walls projecting beyond the closed end of said compartment to form an imperforate end extension, the adhesive between said bottom extension and said end extension being interrupted to provide an air passage through said end extension in communication with the interior of said compartment.
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2. A carrier according to claim 1 wherein said adhesive is opaque.
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3. A carrier according to claim 1 wherein both of said walls project beyond the bottom of said compartment to form said bottom extension.
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4. A carrier according to claim 3 wherein the projecting walls forming said bottom extension are adhesively joined together the full length and width of said extension.
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5. A carrier according to claim 1 wherein said bottom extension is relatively opaque and the walls of said compartment are relatively transparent.
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6. A carrier according to claim 5 wherein said adhesive contains a dye.
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7. A carrier according to claim 1 wherein said walls are secured together adhesively at both of their shorter sides whereby said compartment is closed at both of its ends.
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8. A carrier according to claim 23 including an air passage communicating with said compartment at each end thereof.
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9. A rectangular document carrier comprising front and rear walls formed of sheet material overlying one another, said walls having portions joined together by adhesive along one of their longer sides and along at least one of their shorter sides to form a compartment having at least one closed end and a bottom constituted by the adhesively joined wall portions, said walls projecting beyond the bottom of said compartment to form an imperforate bottom extension not less than three-eighths inch wide and of not more than two thicknesses of said sheet material from end to end, said walls projecting beyond the closed end of said compartment to form an imperforate end extension, the adhesive between said bottom extension and said end extension being interrupted to provide an air passage through said end extension in communication with the interior of said compartment.
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10. A carrier according to claim 9 wherein said front and rear walls are secured together along both of their shorter sides to form an imperforate end extension at both ends of said compartment, and wherein the adhesive between said bottom extension and each of said side extensions is interrupted to form an air passage through each end extension communicating with the interior of said compartment at each end of said compartment.
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