Checking account check and check book order-taking portfolio

• US 4,314,635 A
• Filed: 08/29/1980
• Issued: 02/09/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Falconer Security Printers
• Original Assignee: Falconer Security Printers
• Inventors: Fraser, Robert, Rouse, John, Frock, Suzanne, Redic, Robert C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Norton, Donald F.
• Application Number:
  US06/182,757
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 150/52 B, 206/232, 206/424, 206/425
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 3/02 Briefcases or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 3/12 combined with other articles loose leaf-binders combined with other articles B42F13/40
• CPC Class Codes: B42F 7/00 Filing appliances without fastening means B42F17/00 takes precedence; suspension files B42F15/00; wallets, notecases, briefcases A45C, e.g. A45C1/00; furniture features A47B, A47F; envelopes B65D, e.g. B65D27/00

Abstract

A kit, primarily for use in marketing customer supplies, e.g. checks, check books, and check book covers, which is the form of a three panel per side portfolio, including a pocket for order forms, clear plastic coating on one face of the portfolio blank which folds and is second to provide six panel faces of protected graphics, and a single layer in the integral hinge regions for compact folding.

Claims

1. A checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio, comprising:

a six rectangular panel blank of flexible sheet material having at least one face printed with indicia relating to checking account customer supplies, folded and zonally adhered to provide three composite panels integrally hinged together in a horizontally extending series comprising a central composite panel integrally hinged to a left-flanking composite panel and a right-flanking composite panel, with there being an integral hinge region comprising at least one respective vertical line fold between said central composite panel and each said flanking composite panel;

two of said composite panels, including said central composite panel and one of said flanking composite panels each comprising a respective two of said six rectangular panels of said blank folded over upon one another about a horizontal margin bend line common to both until back-to-back, with said printed face presented outwards; and

adhesive means zonally applied between such two rectangular panels for adhering such two rectangular panels together; and

the remaining one of said flanking composite panels comprising a respective two rectangular panels of said blank folded over upon one another about margin bend line means common to both and including two bend lines, each common to a respective margin of a respective said rectangular panel and both common to a first depth-providing boxing panel, and two tab means integral with a respective two different ones of the margins of either of said respective two rectangular panels of said remaining flanking composite panel;

each such tab means comprising a tab having a basal margin, a depth-providing boxing panel, and two bend lines including one common to the respective rectangular panel and the respective boxing panel, and another common to the respective tab basal margin and the respective boxing panel;

both of the tabs being represented face to face against the opposite one of the two rectangular panels of said remaining flanking composite panel than the one to which the respective tab means is integrally appended; and

adhesive means zonally applied between and adhering said tabs to the respective said opposite one of the two rectangular panels;

the three boxing panels being of substantially equal depth, so that there is provided a one margin open rectangular slip case with said printed face of said blank providing the exterior of said slip case and the opposite side of said blank from said printed face providing the interior of said slip case.

2. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 1, further comprising:

a layer of flexible, transparent plastic glazing upon said printed face of said blank.

3. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 1, wherein:

each said integral hinge region between said central composite panel and a respective flanking composite panel comprises, in addition to a first said at least one respective vertical line fold a second said at least one respective vertical line fold with a rectangular, depth-providing boxing panel integrally extending between the first and second said at least one respective vertical line fold.

4. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 3, wherein:

throughout each said integral hinge region said portfolio is constituted by but one thickness of said blank.

5. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 4, wherein:

said boxing panel between said left-flanking composite panel and said central composite panel is approximately twice as deep as said boxing panel between said right-flanking panel and said central composite panel.

6. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 5, further comprising:

at least one specimen check book secured to the inner said rectangular panel of said left-flanking composite panel, so that when said left-flanking composite panel is doubled over upon said right-flanking composite panel with said at least one specimen check book interposed between them, said portfolio is substantially in the shape of a right rectangular prism.

7. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 3, wherein:

said slip case opens toward the respective adjoining said integral hinge region between the respective flanking composite panel and the central composite panel.

8. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 7, wherein:

said slip case is provided on said right-flanking composite panel.

9. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 1, wherein:

each said horizontal-margin bend line is at the top of said portfolio.

10. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 1, wherein:

said two rectangular panels of said one flanking composite panel having an outer vertical margin one of which is integrally hinged along a fold line to a flap which is doubled over the other of said outer vertical margins; and

an adhesive zonally applied between and adhering together said flap and said other outer vertical margin, to provide a triple thickness of said blank in the resulting region which includes said tab.

11. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 10, wherein:

said flap is based on the outer one of said two rectangular panels of said one flanking composite panels.

12. The checking account customer supplies-ordering portfolio of claim 1, wherein:

each respective two rectangular panels folded over upon one another about a respective horizontal margin bend line comprises a narrower said rectangular panel having two free opposite vertical margins, and a broader said rectangular panel having one vertical margin thereof in common with a respective said integral hinge region, whereby said narrower rectangular panel fails to overlap said respective integral hinge region and said respective integral hinge region remains constituted by but one thickness of said blank.