U.S. patent application number 11/123644 was filed with the patent office on 2005-11-24 for pop-up package assembly for a flat product and method of packaging.
Invention is credited to Katz, Jonathan.
Application Number | 20050258060 11/123644 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35374148 |
Filed Date | 2005-11-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050258060 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Katz, Jonathan |
November 24, 2005 |
Pop-up package assembly for a flat product and method of
packaging
Abstract
Method and apparatus for packaging flat products such as a
computer disk into a package assembly of sheet material wherein the
sheet material folds closed into a two dimensional configuration
having a thin lateral profile or folds open into a three
dimensional self supporting display stand. The method of packaging
comprises the steps of providing a single continuous web of sheet
material having two horizontally oriented columns defining first
and second major panels separated by a vertical slit line; forming
sub-panels in the first major panel with the sub-panels separated
by at least one centrally located vertically extending score or
perforation line; forming sub-panels in the second major panel with
a plurality of parallel spaced vertically extending score or
perforation lines for separating each of the sub-panels in the
second major panel; applying adhesive to each of the major panels
to form linear parallel lines of adhesive on the first of major
panel extending vertically down the first major panel and to form
an array of adhesive lines on the second major panel at a location
adjacent to the vertical slit line separating the first major panel
from the second major panel; separating the first major panel from
the second major panel along said vertical slit line; folding the
second major panel over the first major panel such that at least
the two outer sub-panel in the second major panel furthest from the
slit line overlies said centrally located score or perforation line
in said first major panel without causing any adherence between
said outer sub-panels and the first major panel; folding over said
two outer sub-panels over score or perforation lines to form a
pocket or flap between an outer sub-panel and one of the other
previously folded sub-panels for the placement of a flat product;
folding the sub-panels of the first and second major panel into a
folded over assembly forming a three dimensional configuration when
folded open and forms a substantially two dimensional configuration
when folded closed; and cutting the web transversely to form a
plurality of package assemblies one for each flat product.
Inventors: |
Katz, Jonathan; (East
Brunswick, NJ) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Eugene Lieberstein, Esq.
Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York
NY
10020
US
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Family ID: |
35374148 |
Appl. No.: |
11/123644 |
Filed: |
May 6, 2005 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60568968 |
May 6, 2004 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
206/425 ;
G9B/33.01 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 85/548 20130101;
G11B 33/0422 20130101; G11B 33/0494 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/425 |
International
Class: |
B65D 085/00 |
Claims
What we claim is:
1. A method of packaging flat products such as a computer disk into
a package assembly of sheet material which when closed possesses a
thin lateral profile and when opened forms a three dimensional
display stand comprising the steps of: providing a single
continuous web of material having two horizontally oriented columns
defining first and second major panels having a vertical slit line
separating the first major panel from the second major panel;
forming sub-panels in the first major panel with at least one
vertically extending score or perforation line centrally located
for separating the sub-panels; forming sub-panels in the second
major panel with a plurality of parallel spaced vertically
extending score or perforation lines for separating each of the
sub-panels in the second major panel; applying an adhesive to each
of the major panels to form linear parallel lines of adhesive on
the first of major panel extending vertically down the first major
panel and to form an array of adhesive lines on the second major
panel at a location adjacent to the vertical slit line separating
the first major panel from the second major panel; separating the
first major panel from the second major panel along said vertical
slit line; folding the second major panel over the first major
panel such that at least the two outer sub-panel in the second
major panel furthest from the slit line overlies said centrally
located score or perforation line in said first major panel without
causing any adherence between said of outer sub-panels and the
first major panel; folding over said two outer sub-panels over
score or perforation lines to form a pocket or flap between an
outer sub-panel and one of the other previously folded sub-panels
for the placement of a flat product; folding the sub-panels of the
first and second major panel into a folded over assembly which
remains in a three dimensional configuration when the assembly is
folded open and forms a substantially two dimensional configuration
when the assembly is folded closed; and cutting the web
transversely to form a plurality of package assemblies one for each
flat product.
2. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the second major panel is
folded over the first major panel such that the center of said
second major panel overlies said centrally located score or
perforation line in said first major panel.
3. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the second major panel is
folded over the first major panel so as to cause substantial
alignment of either the center of the second major panel with the
centrally located score or perforation line in said first major
panel or between one of said plurality of vertically spaced score
or perforation lines in said second major panel and the centrally
located score or perforation line in said first major panel.
4. A method as defined in claim 2 wherein said array of adhesive
lines on the second major panel lie in a horizontal direction
and/or at acute angles thereto.
5. A method as defined in claim 2 further comprising forming at
least one fugitive adhesive spot in said pocket or flap in which
the product is placed for preventing movement of the product.
6. A method as defined in claim 2 further comprising adding a third
major panel to the continuous web of material forming the first and
second major panels to constitute a wider starting web and to
provide a tag extension suitable for binding the package into a
bound publication such as a magazine.
7. A method as defined in claim 6 further comprising adding a line
of perforations in such tag extension parallel to the binding to
permit removal of the packaged assembly from the bound
publication.
8. A pop-up-package assembly of sheet material for a flat product
such as a computer disk for storing the flat product in the package
assembly comprising a plurality of major panels each including
sub-panels and an array of lines of adhesive dispersed to permit
the panels when folded over to adhere for forming a substantially
two dimensional closed configuration having a thin lateral profile
and to open into a self supporting configuration defining a three
dimensional display stand for the stored product.
9. A pop-up-package assembly of sheet material as defined in claim
8 wherein the package assembly of sheet material comprises: a first
and second major panel each having sub-panels with lines of
perforations or score lines permitting each to be folded over one
another such that a pocket or flap is formed between a first outer
sub-panel of said second major panel and a sub-panel of said first
major panel for the placement of a flat product and wherein the
second major panel has at least another outer sub-panel which
overlies the first outer sub-panel; and wherein the sub-panels of
the first and second major panels are folded over so that the sheet
material forms a self supporting three dimensional configuration
when folded open and when folded closed substantially form a two
dimensional configuration possessing a thin lateral profile.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a pop-up-package assembly of sheet
material and method of packaging a flat product such as a compact
disc ("CD") digital video disc ("DVD") a credit card or the like
into a closed package assembly having a thin lateral profile which
opens to form a three dimensional stand for the product.
[0002] The pop-up-package of the present invention is designed such
that the flat product can be incorporated into the package during
assembly to form a closed package assembly possessing a thin
lateral profile for placement of the closed package assembly in a
printed publication such as a magazine which when opened forms a
three dimensional pop-up-stand for display and removal of the flat
product. The flat product is only partially embedded in the package
assembly such that when the package assembly is opened the product
is readily removable from the pop-up-stand.
[0003] Other advantages of the invention will become apparent from
the following description when read in conjunction with the
drawings of which:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] FIG. 1 and FIG. 1(a) represent, in combination, a schematic
perspective view of a preferred method for forming the
pop-up-package assembly of the present invention with FIG. 1(a)
representing a continuation of FIG. 1 with each of the Figures to
be connected to one another as indicated by the arrows;
[0005] FIGS. 2a,2b and 2c are perspective views illustrating the
folding sequence for forming of the pop-up-package of the present
invention;
[0006] FIGS. 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d are perspective views illustrating
the assembled pop-up-package of the present invention in the opened
position with the flat product illustrated using dotted lines;
and
[0007] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the pop-up-package of
the present invention for a CD or DVD in a partially closed
position.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0008] Referring now to FIG. 1 and FIG. 1a which schematically
illustrates a preferred method for assembling the pop-up-package
assembly 10 of the present invention as shown in FIG. 4. A single
continuous web of preferably paper 11 or any other conventional
sheet material including cardboard or even plastic having two major
linear panels (horizontally oriented columns), hereafter defined as
major panel 1 and major panel 2, is shown in FIG. 1 for processing
into a pop-up-package assembly 10 as is shown in FIG. 4. Major
Panel 1 and major Panel 2 each contain sub-panels, which are
hereafter defined as sub-panels 1a, 1 b, for major Panel 1 and
sub-panels 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d and 2e for major Panel 2. The sub-panels
1a and 1b are separated by a score or perforation line 12 and the
sub-panels 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d and 2e are separated from one another by
score or perforation lines 13a, 13b 13c and 13d. The single
continuous paper web 11 is fed from a paper web supply roll (not
shown) by a conventional feed mechanism (not shown) past a
conventional fixed slitting device (not shown) so as to separate
the major Panels 1 and 2 along a press or slit line 14. Prior to
slitting, an adhesive, preferably of the spline glue type, is
applied to Major Panel 1 to form three linear parallel lines of
adhesive 15, 16 and 17 which respectively extend vertically down
the panel. In the same manner similar adhesive is applied on
sub-panel 2a of Major Panel 2 using e.g., a flexographic or
equivalent technique to form an array of glue lines 18 which define
a geometrical space in which the flat product, such as a CD, DVD,
credit card or other such substantially flat product may be placed
to at least partially surround, or contain the flat product. It
should be understood that the web of paper 11 may be printed upon
in a conventional manner before or during the assembly procedure.
The printing operations do not form a part of the present invention
and will not hereafter be discussed.
[0009] Panel 2 is overlaid upon Panel 1 using e.g. a conventional
ribbon-diverting tool such as a displacement bar assembly (not
shown) such that Panel 2 is caused to overlay Panel 1. The
overlaying of Panel 2 onto Panel 1 is illustrated in FIG. 1 at the
bottom portion thereof. It is important that Panel 2 overlay Panel
1 to achieve correct overlaying of the perforations in a suitable
manner such that the middle perforation line 13b on Panel 2
directly overlays the line of perforations 12 in Panel 1.
Alternatively, the overlaying of perforation lines may be
accomplished by employing a single deep perforation through the
overlaid pair of major panels 1 and 2 thereby causing coincidence
along the appropriate center line on Panel 2 with the line of
perforations 12 on Panel 1. Once Panel 2 is folded over Panel 1,
the adhesive lines 15, 16 and 17 previously applied to Panel 1
attach to the underside of Panel 2 wherein a first line of adhesive
is attached to the underside of sub-panel 2b, and both the second
and third lines of adhesive are attached to the underside of
sub-panel 2c. Following this procedure, sub-panels 2d and 2e are
not directly adhered to Panel 1 and may thereupon be caused to fold
on their lines of perforations (or score lines) by means of such
conventional apparatus as a "plow folder."
[0010] Subsequent to folding panel 2e, the flat product such as a
compact disc (CD) or other flat object is placed on panel 2a, as is
shown in FIG. 1a with the CD positioned to avoid contact both with
the previously applied adhesive and the interior edge of panel 2a.
It may be desirable to have a fugitive adhesive spot applied prior
to placing the flat product in order to prevent its movement during
the following folding actions and web travel. Such fugitive
adhesive does not affect the required properties of CD's or credit
cards. Alternatively or additionally, a static charge is applied to
the panel 2a surface to prevent object movement.
[0011] Thereafter sub-panels 1b and 2c are folded over in
combination utilizing their superimposed perforations (or scores).
The end result as shown in FIGS. 3a-3d and FIG. 4 is a closed
package containing the flat product tucked in a pocket or flap 20
formed between sub-panel 2b and 2d as shown in FIG. 3a-3d. It is
noted that sub-panel 2b remains non-adhered while sub-panel 2a
becomes adhered to what had been the underside of the previously
folded sub-panel 2d.
[0012] It should further be noted that, if desired, a third major
panel (not shown) may be used and placed adjacent to Panel 1, to
constitute a wider starting web than as described above to provide
a secondary cover and additional print area. In addition, a wider
Panel 1 can serve to provide a "tag" extension suitable for binding
into a magazine, instruction manual and similar bound publications.
A line of perforations in such a "tag" parallel to the binding will
permit removal of the pop-up package from the binding.
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