Holder for photographs and the like
First Claim
1. In a holder for photographs and the like, a member fabricated of heavy-duty stiff stock material and embodying a blank including a first and second section joined together by a fold line along one outer edge, said holder further including a third section integrally joined to an opposite edge of said second section by means of a fold line, a plurality of spaced apart areas of adhesive arranged on opposite sides of said third section in a predetermined manner contiguous to said first and second sections, each of said first and second sections having a plurality of preformed coacting corner slots, said slots receiving corners of photographs therein, said third section being interposed between said first and second sections, the adhesive on the third section being spaced away from the slots so that the sections are adhesively joined together away from the slots, said third section providing a backing for the first and second sections when the parts are in their assembled position, a hinged joint arranged along an inner edge of said holder, said hinged joint embodying flexible tapes having a sticky inner surface engaging an adjacent inner edge portion of the holder, a strip held between projecting outer portions of the tape, said strip being provided with a plurality of apertures therein, said holder adapted to hold photographs of the instant developed type without using plastic films for protection of the photographs, said slots having a trapezoidal shape, and said slots being provided with rounded corners, said slots being provided with inner edges that are longer than the outer edges thereof, said slots further including side edge portions that are arranged angularly with respect to said inner and outer edges of the slots, certain of the side edge portions of said slots being arranged in alignment with respect to each other, the distance between the inner and outer edges of the slots being less than the length of the side edge portions of the slots, said blank being imperforate except for said slots.
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Abstract
A holder for photographs is provided that is especially suitable for use in holding photographs or pictures of the type that are instantly developed. The holder in one form of the invention consists of a sheet of cardboard or other relatively heavy stock that is folded in such a way so as to provide the completed article, and wherein slots are provided in portions of the sheet for receiving edge portions of photographs.
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1. In a holder for photographs and the like, a member fabricated of heavy-duty stiff stock material and embodying a blank including a first and second section joined together by a fold line along one outer edge, said holder further including a third section integrally joined to an opposite edge of said second section by means of a fold line, a plurality of spaced apart areas of adhesive arranged on opposite sides of said third section in a predetermined manner contiguous to said first and second sections, each of said first and second sections having a plurality of preformed coacting corner slots, said slots receiving corners of photographs therein, said third section being interposed between said first and second sections, the adhesive on the third section being spaced away from the slots so that the sections are adhesively joined together away from the slots, said third section providing a backing for the first and second sections when the parts are in their assembled position, a hinged joint arranged along an inner edge of said holder, said hinged joint embodying flexible tapes having a sticky inner surface engaging an adjacent inner edge portion of the holder, a strip held between projecting outer portions of the tape, said strip being provided with a plurality of apertures therein, said holder adapted to hold photographs of the instant developed type without using plastic films for protection of the photographs, said slots having a trapezoidal shape, and said slots being provided with rounded corners, said slots being provided with inner edges that are longer than the outer edges thereof, said slots further including side edge portions that are arranged angularly with respect to said inner and outer edges of the slots, certain of the side edge portions of said slots being arranged in alignment with respect to each other, the distance between the inner and outer edges of the slots being less than the length of the side edge portions of the slots, said blank being imperforate except for said slots.
Specification
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Current AssigneeKleer-Vu Industries Incorporated
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Original AssigneeKleer-Vu Industries Incorporated
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InventorsMascolo, Peter
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Primary Examiner(s)Mancene, Louis G.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Contreras, Wenceslao J.
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Application NumberUS05/795,527Time in Patent Office658 DaysField of Search40/158, 40/104.18, 40/536, 40/158 RUS Class Current40/536CPC Class CodesB42F 5/06 Corner-holding devices, e.g...
