Magnetic pocket card

• US 5,868,498 A
• Filed: 08/01/1997
• Issued: 02/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Crane Productions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Crane Productions, Inc.
• Inventors: Martin, John J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Garbe, Stephen P.
• Application Number:
  US08/905,037
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 206/818, 40/600, 383/11, 229/304, 229/305
• US Class Current: 383/11
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0053 Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2313/04 of magnetic type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/818 Magnet

Abstract

A magnetic pocket card, including: a planar blank having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, the planar blank having a fold line thereacross, the fold line dividing the planar blank into a pocket back portion and a pocket front portion, the planar blank being folded along the fold line, the pocket front portion being secured to the pocket back portion at at least one preselected location on the first planar surface thereby forming a pocket between the pocket back portion and the pocket front portion; and, a thin, flexible, magnetic sheet material having magnetic materials therein, the magnetic sheet material being capable of magnetically holding the magnetic pocket card to a magnetic substance, the magnetic sheet material being secured to the second planar surface on the pocket back portion. The pocket can receive a menu, coupons, phone listing, or the like. The planar blank can have an additional section attached to the pocket back portion which may include a coupon portion and/or a hang tag portion. The additional section can be sized to fold over the pocket and even fold over the magnet to protect the insert and magnet for distribution.

Claims

1. A magnetic pocket card comprising:

a planar blank, said planar blank having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, said planar blank having a dividing line dividing said planar blank into a first section and a second section;

said first section having a fold line thereacross, said fold line being in a parallel relationship with said dividing line, said fold line dividing said first section into a pocket back portion and a pocket front portion, said pocket back portion and said second section being in an adjacent relationship, said first section being folded along said fold line, said pocket front portion being secured to said pocket back portion at at least one preselected location on said first planar surface thereby forming a pocket between said pocket back portion and said pocket front portion; and

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a thin, flexible, magnetic sheet material having magnetic materials therein, said magnetic sheet material being capable of magnetically holding said magnetic pocket card to a magnetic substance, said magnetic sheet material being secured to said second planar surface on said pocket back portion, where said dividing line is a perforated line.

2. The magnetic pocket card of claim 1, further comprising an insert, said insert being received in said pocket.

3. The magnetic pocket card of claim 2, where said insert is selected from the group consisting of a menu, at least one coupon, an address list, and a telephone list.

4. The magnetic pocket card of claim 1, said second section having at least one perforation line thereacross.

5. The magnetic pocket card of claim 4, said second section having a transverse perforation line, said transverse perforation line and said at least one perforation line thereacross being in a perpendicular relationship.

6. The magnetic pocket card of claim 1, said second section including a hang tab, said hang tab having an opening therethrough.

7. A magnetic pocket card comprising:

a planar blank, said planar blank having a first planar surface and a second planar surface, said planar blank having a dividing line dividing said planar blank into a first section and a second section;

said first section having a fold line thereacross, said fold line being in a parallel relationship with said dividing line, said fold line dividing said first section into a pocket back portion and a pocket front portion, said pocket back portion and said second section being in an adjacent relationship, said first section being folded along said fold line, said pocket front portion being secured to said pocket back portion at at least one preselected location on said first planar surface thereby forming a pocket between said pocket back portion and said pocket front portion; and

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a thin, flexible, magnetic sheet material having magnetic materials therein, said magnetic sheet material being capable of magnetically holding said magnetic pocket card to a magnetic substance, said magnetic sheet material being secured to said second planar surface on said pocket back portion;

where said pocket back portion has a preselected height, where said second section has an insert retaining portion adjacent said pocket back portion, said insert retaining portion has a first height, said first height being approximately equal said pocket back portion preselected height, where said second section has a magnet protecting portion, said magnet protecting portion having a second height, said second height being at least equal to said pocket back portion preselected height, said second section insert retaining portion and said magnet protecting portion having a second section fold line therebetween, whereby said insert retaining portion is folded over said pocket and said magnet protecting portion is folded over said pocket back portion of said second planar surface.

8. The magnetic pocket card of claim 7, said magnet protection portion having an address label attached thereto, said address label being attached to said second planar surface portion.

9. The magnetic pocket card of claim 7, said insert retaining portion having an address label attached thereto, said address label being attached to said second planar surface portion.

10. The magnetic pocket card of claim 7, said second section having an address label attached thereto, said address label being attached to said second planar surface portion.

11. The magnetic pocket card of claim 7, further comprising an insert, said insert being received in said pocket.

12. The magnetic pocket card of claim 11, where said insert is selected from the group consisting of a menu, at least one coupon, an address list, and a telephone list.