Protective jacket having display tab

• US 5,301,967 A
• Filed: 06/02/1993
• Issued: 04/12/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: JAY Plastics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: JAY Plastics Incorporated
• Inventors: Sparber, Victor W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosenbaum, Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fridie, Jr., Willmon
• Application Number:
  US08/071,011
• Time in Patent Office: 314 Days
• Field of Search: 281/43, 281/45, 281/29, 402/70, 402/73
• US Class Current: 281/43
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 3/12 combined with other articles loose leaf-binders combined with other articles B42F13/40

Abstract

A jacket for protectively covering an insert comprising a cover material having greater resistance to deterioration than the insert and at least one pocket for receiving at least a portion of the insert. A tab member having an aperture therein is at least partially attached to the cover material for mounting the jacket upon a display rack. The connection has sufficient strength to retain the tab member at least partially secured to the cover material while the jacket is mounted upon the display rack, but facilitates separation and removal of the tab member from the cover material before use thereof.

Claims

1. A jacket for protectively covering an insert, comprising:

means for covering portions of the insert comprising a material having greater resistance to deterioration than the insert and including means for receiving at least a portion of the insert to properly position the insert adjacent the covering means, said receiving means comprising a sheet of material which is joined to the covering means along portions of its periphery to form a pocket having three closed sides for receiving a portion of the insert;

means associated with the covering means for mounting the jacket upon a hanging rod display rack; and

means for at least partially connecting the mounting means to the covering means, the connecting means having sufficient strength to retain the mounting means at lest partially secured to the covering means while the jacket is mounted upon the display rack, but which facilitates separation and removal of the mounting means from the covering means before use thereof.

2. The jacket of claim 1 wherein the connecting means comprises a weakened separation line.

3. The jacket of claim 1 wherein the connecting means comprises stitches or stitching.

4. The jacket of claim 1 wherein the connecting means comprises a bead seal.

5. The jacket of claim 1 wherein the covering means comprises a sheet of thermoplastic material.

6. The jacket of claim 1 wherein the mounting means comprises a display tab defining an aperture therein for mounting on the hanging rod of the display rack.

7. The jacket of claim 1 wherein the receiving means comprises at least two pockets.

8. The jacket of claim 1 wherein the receiving means comprises first and second pockets positioned in spaced relation on one side of the covering means.

9. The jacket of claim 8 wherein one pocket is larger than the other.

10. The jacket of claim 9 wherein the pockets are made of a transparent material to facilitate viewing of the insert therein.

11. The jacket of claim 5 wherein the thermoplastic sheet is opaque and pigmented to a desired color.

12. A jacket for protectively covering an insert, comprising:

a sheet of material having means for retaining said insert defined thereon, said retaining means comprising a sheet of material which is joined to the covering means along portions of its periphery to form a pocket having three closed sides for receiving a portion of the insert; and

means joined to at least a portion of said sheet including at least one aperture formed therein for mounting said jacket on a display rack;

wherein said mounting means is at least partially joined to said sheet along a weakened separation line.

13. The jacket of claim 12 wherein said mounting means is substantially completely joined to said sheet along a weakened separation line.

14. The jacket of claim 12 wherein said sheet comprises a thermoplastic material.

15. A protective jacket for attachment to a display rod comprising:

first and second flaps joined along a center seal, each of said flaps having a pocket for the insertion of materials to be protected therein; and

a tab member joined to at least a portion of said first and second flaps along a line of weakened separation, wherein said tab includes an aperture therein for mounting said jacket on said display rod.

16. The protective jacket of claim 15, wherein each of said pockets comprises a sheet of material sealed along outer edges of said flaps.

17. The protective jacket of claim 15, wherein said flaps are formed of a thermoplastic material.

18. A jacket for protectively covering an insert comprising:

first and second cover flaps joined along a central seal line;

a sheet of material defining a pocket on at least one of said cover flaps to receive at least a portion of said insert; and

an elongated tab member having at least one aperture therein for mounting said jacket on a display rack.

19. The jacket of claim 18 wherein said tab member is connected to at least a portion of said cover flaps along a weakened separation line.