IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0454855
(2012-04-24)
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등록번호 |
US-8807338
(2014-08-19)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Moring, Dustin
- Manago, Eric
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
4 |
초록
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A package for mailing of a light-weight product includes a compressible body and a sheet that is less compressible than the body. A front face of the body has a cutout shaped to receive the product. The sheet has a planar first panel and a planar second panel. An inside face of the first panel is se
A package for mailing of a light-weight product includes a compressible body and a sheet that is less compressible than the body. A front face of the body has a cutout shaped to receive the product. The sheet has a planar first panel and a planar second panel. An inside face of the first panel is secured to a back face of the compressible body. The second panel is foldably connected to a first edge of the first panel and movable between a folded configuration in which the second panel covers the front face of the compressible body and an unfolded configuration in which the front face of the compressible body is uncovered and an inside face of the second panel is exposed. The sheet does not cover the top face and the bottom face of the compressible body.
대표청구항
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1. A package for mailing of a card reader, comprising: a compressible body having a front face and a back face on a side of the body opposite the front face, the compressible body having a top face and a bottom face on a side of the body opposite the top face, the front face having a cutout shaped t
1. A package for mailing of a card reader, comprising: a compressible body having a front face and a back face on a side of the body opposite the front face, the compressible body having a top face and a bottom face on a side of the body opposite the top face, the front face having a cutout shaped to receive the card reader; anda sheet that is less compressible than the body, the sheet having a planar first panel, a planar second panel, and a planar third panel, an inside face of the first panel secured to the back face of the compressible body, the second panel foldably connected to a first edge of the first panel and movable between a folded configuration in which the second panel covers the front face of the compressible body and an unfolded configuration in which the front face of the compressible body is uncovered and an inside face of the second panel is exposed, the third panel foldably connected to a second edge of the first panel, the second edge on an edge of the first panel opposite the first edge, the third panel movable between a folded configuration in which the third panel covers the front face of the compressible body and an unfolded configuration in which an inside face of the third panel is exposed, wherein the folded configuration of the second panel abuts the front face of the compressible body and the third panel covers the second panel, and wherein the sheet does not cover the top face and the bottom face of the compressible body, wherein the sheet comprises a first strip between the first panel and the second panel and a second strip between the first panel and the third panel, the first strip and the second strip having a length about equal to a depth of the compressible body, wherein the sheet comprises a tab projecting from the second panel and a slot to receive the tab, the slot positioned at an edge between the third panel and the second strip, wherein an outside face of the second panel comprises an image of the card reader, the card reader comprising a connector, wherein the image includes a portable electronic device into which the connector of the card reader is to be inserted, wherein the image on the outside face of the second panel shows an alignment of the connector of the card reader with an audio input jack of the portable electronic device for inserting the connector of the card reader into the portable electronic device, and wherein the image of the card reader has a same orientation as the cutout shaped to receive the card reader, and wherein upon transitioning the second panel to the unfolded configuration, a card reader placed in the cutout is visible alongside an inside face of the third panel, the inside face of the third panel comprising instructions for inserting the connector of the card reader into the audio input jack of the portable electronic device and transferring card information between the card reader and the portable electronic device. 2. The package of claim 1, wherein the compressible body in an uncompressed state has a length, a height and a depth, the length greater than the height, the height greater than the depth. 3. The package of claim 2, wherein the length is about 5 to 6 inches, the height is about 2 to 4 inches, and the depth is about 0.35 to 0.55 inches. 4. The package of claim 3, wherein the length is about 5.5 inches, the height is about 3 inches, and the depth is about 0.5 inches. 5. The package of claim 1, wherein the compressible body comprises a foam. 6. The package of claim 5, wherein the foam comprises an ether-like-ester (E.L.E.) foam with a density of 1.6 to 1.85 lb/ft3. 7. The package of claim 1, wherein the sheet comprises cardstock. 8. The package of claim 1, wherein the inside face of the second panel comprises indicia of credit card networks through which the card reader can accept payment. 9. The package of claim 1, wherein the cutout is no more than about 1.5 inches across. 10. The package of claim 1, wherein the compressible body has a depth no greater than 0.5 inches. 11. The package of claim 1, wherein the cutout is positioned in about a center of the front face of the compressible body. 12. The package of claim 1, wherein the cutout is positioned about 2 inches from a side face of the compressible body. 13. The package of claim 1, wherein in the folded configuration a thickness of the package does not vary more than 0.25 inches across the package. 14. The package of claim 1, wherein in the folded configuration a distance between an outer face of the first panel and an outer face of the second panel varies by no more than 0.25 inches across the package.
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