FR2806382A1 - ENVELOPE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS - Google Patents

Abstract

Envelope for documents of the type photographic prints on paper, made by folding a sheet of semi-rigid material, such as cardboard. This envelope is remarkable in that said sheet has at least two flaps, a first flap (10) forming front or front face which is provided with a window-shaped cutout (il) intended to reveal all or part of the contents of said envelope, a second flap (20) forming the back or rear face which is provided with a retractable tab (21) intended, when it is deployed and rests on a flat surface, to maintain said envelope in a substantially vertical plane in order to offer the contents of the latter to view. This envelope can not only be used in a conventional manner packaging means but also display support in the manner of a frame of the easel type.

Description

ENVELOPE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS

OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS

  The present invention relates to packaging articles for documents.

  such as photographic prints or the like.

  In known manner, such documents are most often wrapped in strong paper sleeves or packed in boxes made of rigid materials. These pouches or boxes generally only serve the sole purpose of protecting their contents during transport or

for archiving.

  The Applicant thus had the idea of designing a device which can not only serve in a conventional manner as a means of packaging but also as an exhibition support in the manner of a frame of the easel type and this. without the need to use add-on elements such as support legs

  or to carry out numerous manipulations to switch from use to use.

  be. The present invention thus relates to an envelope for documents such as photographic prints on paper, produced by folding a sheet

  semi-rigid material, such as cardboard.

  According to the fundamental teachings of the invention, the aforesaid sheet comprises at least two flaps, a first flap forming front or front face which is provided with a window-shaped cutout intended to reveal all or part of the content of said envelope, a second flap forming

  back or rear side which is provided with a retractable tab intended,

  that it is deployed and rests on a flat surface, to maintain said envelope in a substantially vertical plane in order to offer the view the content

of it.

  According to another important characteristic of the invention, the above

  retractable tab is formed by a partial cutout of the second flap.

  The manufacture of such an envelope thus requires only a few operations.

  tions since it essentially consists of shaping a few folds and making

  use a few cuts in a blank or a sheet of cardboard.

  These advantages as well as other characteristics of the envelope of the

  vention will emerge on reading the following description of an example of

  realization given for illustration purposes only.

  This description refers to the accompanying drawings which show

  - in Figure 1 an elevational view of a fully unfolded sheet which

  will constitute an envelope after folding, this view representing the posterior side

  leaf, that is to say the face disappearing after viewing the envelope, and - in Figure 2, a perspective view of the same envelope once

  mounted, in exposure position with its support leg extended.

  As can be seen in Figure 1, the sheet in which is confected

  the envelope of the invention is composed of three main parts or

  flaps: a first flap 10, constituting a central part of rectangular shape

  gular, a second flap 20 extending the central part on one of its long sides and a third flap 30 extending said central part on

its other great side.

  Conventionally, the flaps 10 and 30 are hinged to the central part

  trale, or first flap 10, by folds 12 and 13, respectively.

  The first flap 10, which is intended to constitute the front or the front face of the envelope, is provided with a cutout 11 which forms a window capable of

  show all or part of the contents of the envelope and which, in the former

  illustrated example, is rectangular in shape but can take any shape

suitable, for example oval.

  In order to immobilize the contents of the envelope, for example a reproduc-

  photographic tion, within the limits of the window 11 thus formed, it is pre-

  saw two articulated tongues 14 and 15, arranged symmetrically on

  each of the short sides of the central part. These tabs 14 and 15 are res-

  pectively carried by the opposite edges 16 and 17 of the first flap 10 aux-

  which they are associated by folds 18 and 19, these edges being able to be folded

  and glued to the rear face of the first flap 10.

  So, after moistening a strip of glue represented by a series

  hatched lines on each of the edges 16 and 17. it suffices to fold these

  niers on the rear face of the first flap to bring the tabs 14 and

near window 11.

  The second flap 20, which is intended to constitute the back or the rear face

  the envelope, as will be seen below, comprises a partially cut portion 21 which has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid, the small base of said trapezium being formed by a fold 22 of said flap 20, the large base

  23 and the non-parallel sides 24 and 25 of said trapezium being obtained by cutting

eg.

  It will be observed that this portion 21 in the form of an isosceles trapezoid is inclined

  born with respect to the median horizontal axis of the second flap 20 and that it further comprises two folds 26a and 26b produced according to two crossed straight lines

  bringing together the opposite vertices of said trapezoid.

  This portion 21 of the flap 20, partially formed by cutting. provides a tab attached and articulated to the flap 20 by means of the fold 22 and

  which can be thus retracted while being held in the plane of said ra-

beats 20.

  To deploy this retractable tab, it is operated a following folding

  one or the other of the straight lines 26a or 26b, in the direction of the posterior face of the

  said flap 20, one of the vertices 27 or 28, formed by the sides 24, 25. not pa-

  of the said trapezium 21 and the large base 23 of the latter, then protruding and being able to serve as a support foot, the other vertex being retained by a means

  stop which will be described later.

  This arrangement allows, when the envelope is assembled. deploy the retractable tab in two directions and obtain, as desired, a first support leg 27 located in a plane containing the fold 13 connecting the first flap and the third flap 30, as illustrated in FIG. 2, or a second support leg 28 located in a plane containing one of the short sides

  of the first flap 10 forming the central part.

  Thus, to obtain the support foot 27, as illustrated in Figure 2. it

  just raise the portion 21 of the flap 20 and fold this portion along the line

  crease 26a to clear the top or foot 27.

  The retractable tab 21 is then held in this unset position.

  bent thanks to the other foot or top 28 which cooperates with a means of

  stop carried by the third flap 30 and which is constituted by a first

  section 31 of dimensions smaller than those of the portion 21 in the shape of a trapezoid

  ze isosceles cut from the second flap 20. For this purpose, this third flap

  30, the dimensions of which are substantially identical to those of the first ra-

  bat 10, is folded between the latter and the second flap 20 by means of the fold 13, la-

  said first cut 31 then being located within the cut limits of the

portion 21 of the second flap.

  It will also be observed that said third flap 30 is provided with two other cutouts 32a and 32b intended to serve as housing for tongues 29a and 29b of the second flap 20 projecting in correspondence. said cutouts 32a and 32b and said tabs 29a and 29b cooperating to keep said closed

  envelope, as shown in Figure 2.

  This last figure shows an envelope which has been assembled for

  form an "Italian" frame, the window 11 being positioned, thanks to the

  bending of the foot 27, to show the contents of the envelope in the clockwise direction

  rizontal. To show the contents of the envelope vertically, simply

  rait to deploy the tab 21 to release the foot 28, we then obtain a frame

says "French-style".

Claims (10)

  1. Envelope for documents such as photographic prints on paper   pier, made by folding a sheet of semi-rigid material, such as car-   tone, characterized in that said sheet has at least two flaps, a first flap (10) forming front or front face which is provided with a window-shaped cutout (11) intended to reveal all or part of the content of said envelope, a second flap (20) forming a back or rear face which is provided with a retractable tab (21) intended, when it is deployed and bears on a flat surface, to maintain said envelope in a plane   substantially vertical in order to offer the view its content.   i0 2. Envelope according to Claim 1, characterized in that the face   posterior of the first flap is provided, in the vicinity of the cutout forming   window (11), of at least one articulated tongue (14, 15) allowing to   hold the contents of said envelope in abutment on said rear face.   3. Envelope according to Claim 2, characterized in that said tongue (14, 15) is obtained by folding, on the rear face of the first   flap (10), an edge (16, 17) of the latter.   4. Envelope according to Claim 3. characterized in that the face   posterior of the first flap (10) is provided with two tabs (14. 15) svmné-   triques obtained by folding two opposite edges (16, 17) of said flap (10).   5. Envelope according to Claim 1, characterized in that the above-   said retractable tab is constituted by a portion (21) of the second flap (20) partially cut out.   6. Envelope according to Claim 5, characterized in that said portion (21) has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid, the small base of said trapezium being formed by a fold (22) of said flap (20). the large base (23) and the sides   non-parallel (24, 25) of said trapezium being obtained by cutting.   7. Envelope according to Claim 6, characterized in that said   isosceles trapezoid portion (21) is inclined relative to the horizontal axis   median zontal of the second flap (20), said portion further comprising   o30 two folds (26a, 26b) made according to two crossed straight lines joining the   opposite dishes of said trapezium, so that by folding along one or the other of said straight lines, operated in the direction of the rear face of said flap (20). one of the vertices (27, 28) formed by the non-parallel sides (24,25) of said trapezium   and the large base (23) of the latter, can protrude and serve as a foot   pui, the other vertex being retained by a stop means (31).   8. Envelope according to any one of the preceding Claims.   characterized in that it comprises a third flap (30) extending the first flap (10) on the side opposite to that o is articulated the second flap (20), said third flap (30) being folded between the first (10) and the second (20) flaps.   9. Envelope according to Claims 7 and 8, characterized in that   said third flap (30) is provided with a first cutout (31) of dimensions   lower than those of the portion (21) of the second flap (20), cut into a form   isosceles trapezoid core, said first cutout (31) being located within the limits   tes for cutting the portion (21) of the second flap (20) when the latter   covers the third flap (30), said first cutout (31) serving as a moven   of abutment at one or the other of the vertices (27, 28) formed by the sides not para-   lleles (24, 25) of said trapezium and the large base (23) of the latter after folding of   the above cut-out portion (21) of the second flap (20).   10. Envelope according to Claim 8 or 9, characterized in that said third flap (30) is provided with a second cutout (32a, 32b) at least, intended to serve as a housing for a tongue (29a, 29b) of the second   flap (20) projecting in correspondence, said cutout (32a, 32b) and said tongue   watch (29a, 29b) cooperating to keep said envelope closed.