Magnetic pocket frame

• US 5,924,624 A
• Filed: 12/02/1997
• Issued: 07/20/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
• 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:
  US08/982,621
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 40/711, 40/722, 40/725, 40/774, 40/775, 40/776, 229/71, 229/928
• US Class Current: 229/71
• 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: G09F 3/08 Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/04 the elements being secured or adapted to be secured by magnetic means

Abstract

A magnetic pocket frame providing a planar blank including first and second planar surfaces, and first and second fold lines, the first and second fold lines dividing the planar blank into a back wall portion, a protective flap being disposed adjacent the back wall portion along the first fold line, and a pocket-forming flap being disposed adjacent the back wall portion along the second fold line; a flexible magnetic sheet adhesively secured to the second planar surface of the pocket-forming flap, the flexible magnetic sheet being capable of magnetically holding the magnetic pocket card to a magnetic surface in any angular orientation thereto; an opening provided through the back wall portion; a pair of continuous perforation lines extending transversely across the protective flap from a first side edge thereof to a second side edge thereof; the pocket-forming flap being foldable about the second fold line over the back wall potion and being secured thereto at at least one preselected location thereon, thereby forming a pocket between the back wall portion and the pocket-forming flap; the protective flap being foldable about the first fold line over the pocket-forming flap and being secured thereto at at least one preselected location thereon, the at least one preselected location being disposed between the flexible magnetic sheet and the second fold line, the flexible magnetic sheet being disposed completely between the pair of perforation lines.

Claims

1. A magnetic pocket frame, comprising:

a planar blank including first and second planar surfaces, and first and second fold lines, said first and second fold lines dividing said planar blank into a back wall portion, a protective flap being disposed adjacent said back wall portion along said first fold line, and a pocket-forming flap being disposed adjacent said back wall portion along said second fold line;

a flexible magnetic sheet adhesively secured to said second planar surface of said pocket-forming flap, said flexible magnetic sheet being capable of magnetically holding said magnetic pocket frame to a magnetic surface in any angular orientation thereto;

a first opening provided through said back wall portion;

first and second continuous perforation lines extending transversely across said protective flap from a first side edge thereof to a second side edge thereof;

said pocket-forming flap being folded about said second fold line over said back wall portion and being secured thereto at at least one preselected location thereon, thereby forming a pocket between said back wall portion and said pocket-forming flap;

said protective flap being folded about said first fold line over said pocket-forming flap and being secured thereto at at least one preselected location thereon, said at least one preselected location being disposed between said flexible magnetic sheet and said second fold line, said flexible magnetic sheet being disposed completely between said first and second perforation lines.

2. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, further comprising:

an insert, said insert being receivable within said pocket.

3. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, said back wall portion including:

at least one side flap thereof extending outwardly therefrom, said at least one side flap being foldable thereover about a flap section fold line, said pocket-forming flap being secured to said at least one side flap of said back wall portion.

4. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, further comprising:

a first transparent film secured to said first planar surface of said planar blank over said first opening.

5. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, further comprising:

a second opening provided through said pocket-forming flap.

6. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 5, further comprising:

a second transparent film secured to said first planar surface of said planar blank over said second opening.

7. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, wherein:

said second perforation line is coincident with said first fold line.

8. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, wherein:

a portion of said protective flap between an outermost longitudinal edge thereof and said first perforation line defines a tab, said tab being secured to said pocket-forming flap.

9. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 8, wherein:

a first side edge of said tab is disposed between said first side edge of said protective flap and said second side edge of said protective flap.

10. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 9, wherein:

a second side edge of said tab is disposed between said first side edge of said tab and said second side edge of said protective flap.

11. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, wherein:

a portion of said protective flap between said first perforation line and said second perforation line defines a removable strip, wherein removing said removable strip exposes said magnetic sheet.

12. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, further comprising:

an address label secured to said second planar surface of said pocket-forming flap.

13. The magnetic pocket frame of claim 1, wherein:

said insert is selected from the group consisting of a menu, at least one coupon, a certificate, and a photograph.