US3030004A

US3030004A - Receptacle for photographic prints and negatives

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Publication number: US3030004A
Application number: US35549A
Authority: US
Inventors: Valentine R Pieronek; Paul A Fritsche
Original assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
Current assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
Priority date: 1958-06-18
Filing date: 1960-06-13
Publication date: 1962-04-17
Anticipated expiration: 1979-04-17

Description

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RECEPTACLE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed June 18, 1958 Paul A.Fritsche VaIenlineRPieronelc INVENTORS .ATTORNm'S April 17, 1962 v. R. PIERONEK ETAI. 3,030,004

RECEPTACLE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES 2 Shets-Sheet 2 Original Filed June 18, 1958 Paul A. ische Valentine RPiemne/c IN VENTORS' WM BY 3,03%,tlli4 RECEFTACLE FUR FHQTQGRAPHIC lPRHslTS AND NEGATKVES Valentine R. Pieronek and Paul A. Fritsche, Rochester,

N.Y., assignors to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y., a corporation of New Jersey Uriginal application June 16, 1.958, Ser. No. 742,857, new Patent No. 2,956,726, dated Get. 18, 1966. Divided and this application June 13, 1960, Ser. No. 35,5 19

1 Claim. (G. 229-42) This invention relates generally to receptacles, and more specifically to an improved receptacle for photographic prints and negatives.

This is a divisional case of applicants U.S. pending application Serial No. 742,857, filed June 18, 1958, now Patent No. 2,956,726.

There exists a need in the photofinishing industry, particularly in connection with the development and printing of photographs for customers, for an improved receptacle for delivering the developed films and prints to the customer. as an envelope embodying a pair of spaced apart pockets in which the negatives may be positioned in one pocket and the prints disposed in the other pocket. To our knowledge, however, none of the envelopes have a print compartment which is adapted to form a wallet thereby providing a convenient receptacle for protecting the prints from smudges, scratches, creases, or any other damage that prints are normally susceptible to when they are inserted without any type of protective covering into a customers pocket or billfold.

it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved receptacle for photofinishers having one compartment for receiving negatives, and a second cornpartment for receiving prints in which the second com partment is adapted to form a wallet for conveniently and protectively housing the prints for ready insertion in the customers pocket or billfold.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved receptacle for photographic negatives and prints that may be formed from a single blank of material.

Still another object of the present invention is to pro vide an improved receptacle for photofinishers that is of simple design and construction, thoroughly reliable, and economical to manufacture.

One more object of this invention is the provision of an improved receptacle for photofinishers having a print envelope provided with compartments for receiving prints of varying sizes and confining the prints for limited movement within the compartments.

Objects and advantages other than those set forth above will be apparent from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a single blank from which the receptacle of this invention is formed;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the receptacle formed from the single blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing a modification of the invention; and

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 2 showing the receptacle formed from the single blank of FIG. 3.

As shown in the drawings, the single blanks 1, 2 appearing in FIGS. 1 and 3 respectively may be made from a continuous length of sheet material of suitable strong paper, plastic, fiberboard or equivalent sheet material customarily used for making mailing receptacles. The blank 1 is precut and prescored to form

panels

3, 4, 5 and 6. A perforated line 7 is provided at the junction of the

panels

4, 5. The

panels

4, 5 are further provided with

marginal portions

8, 9 respectively which are adapted to be folded It is old in this respect to use a receptacle such inwardly along

fold lines

11, 12 in parallel overlapping relationship with their

respective panels

4, 5. The

panels

3, 4 are separated from one another by a fold line 13, and the

panels

5, 6 are separated from one another by fold line 14. The

panels

3, 6 may be folded in over lapping engagement with the complementary

marginal portions

3, 9 and may be secured thereto by a suitable adhesive carried by the marginal portions to form negative and

print compartments

15, 16 respectively as seen in FIG. 2. If desired, the adhesive may be placed along the edges of the

panels

3, 6 instead of on the

marginal portions

8, 9. Furthermore, if preferred, the

panels

3, 6 may in the first instance be folded along the

respective fold lines

13, 14 in overlapping engagement with the

panels

4, 6 and the

marginal portions

8, 9 folded over the edges of the

panels

3, 6 and secured thereto by a suitable adhesive. A similar construction is shown in FIG. 4 which discloses another embodiment of the invention. The panel 3 is provided with a recessed edge 17 which is adapted in the assembled position to facilitate the insertion of negatives into the negative compartment 15. The panel 4 is further provided with a flap portion 13 which may be folded along a fold line 19 over the entrance of the negative compartment 15 after the negative compartment has been separated from the print compartment 16 along the perforated line 7. This forms a handy envelope for the negatives which the customer may place in a file or conveniently mail to the photofinisher for reprints. The

panels

5, 6 of the print compartment 16 have a central longitudinally extending score line 21 extending completely across the

panels

5, 6 from one end to the other intermediate the sides thereof. The panel 6 further has a recessed edge 22 similar to the recessed edge 17 and a pair of elliptical slots 23 which are shown inclined with respect to the perforated line 7. The print compartment 16 receives prints 24, only one of which is shown, within the slots 23 which confine the prints and prevent unnecessary movement thereof. A portion of each print 24 protrudes from the slot 13 to facilitate insertion therein and removal of the print therefrom. Prints of a size too large to fit within a slot 23 may be inserted in the space between the

panels

5, 6 which forms a large pocket extending across the entire Width of the compartment 16. After the prints 24 have been placed in the print compartment 16, it may be folded along the center score line 21 to form a protective wallet for the prints 24 which may be inserted by the customer in a pocket or billfold. The wallet conveniently protects the prints from damage resulting from creasing, smudgin g, bending, or the like.

in the modification of the invention shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the parts of the single blank 2 that are similar to corresponding parts of blank 1 are designated by the same numerals primed. The print panel 25 of blank 2 is of slightly different form from the corresponding print panel 6 of FIG. 1. The elliptical slots 23 are eliminated, and the panel 25 is precut to provide a pair of ears 26 which merge to form a small lip or flap 27. The flap 27 is provided with an adhesive which secures the flap 27 and hence the panel 25 to panel 5' when the panel 25 is folded over along the fold line 14' into overlapping engagement with panel 5'. The marginal portions 9' are then folded over the edges of the panel 25 and secured thereto by adhesive as seen in FIG. 4. The resulting print compartment 28 provides two pockets for receiving the prints 24', and as a result of the slanted edge of each ear 26, a portion of each print 24' protrudes from the pocket to facilitate insertion therein and removal of the print therefrom.

In the practical application of this invention, a photofinisher, after developing and printing the photographs for a customer, would place the negatives in the negative comtomer may then place the

negative compartment

15, 15 in a suitable file, and when he desires, may fold .the flap 18, 18' over toform an envelope for mailing the negatives to a photofinisher forreprints. The print compartment 16,128 may be folded along the

center score line

21, 21', to form a Wallet which may be placed in the customers pocket or billfold.

The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention as described hereinabove and as defined in the appended claim.

We claim:

In a receptacle for photographic prints and negatives, the combination of a unitary blank forming first, second, third and fourth panels, said first and second panels having an adjoining first fold line, said third and fourth panels whavingran adjoining second fold line, said second and -third panels having an adjoining perforated line; mar- -ginal portions provided by said second panel adapted to secure said first panel to said second panel when said first panel is folded along said first fold line in overlapping relation with said second panel to form a negative compartment for receiving negatives; marginal portions provided by said third panel adapted to secure said fourth panel to said third panel when said fourth panel is folded along said second fold line in overlapping relation with said third panel to form a print compartment extending across the Width of said third panel for receiving prints of a predetermined size; said fourth panel further having a pair of spaced apart elliptical slots cooperating with said third panel for receiving prints of a size smaller than said predetermined size; a flap formed by said second panel adapted to fold over the entrance of said negative compartment to form an envelope when said negative compartment is separated from said print cornpartrnent along said perforated line; and said third and fourth panels further having a scored line transverse to said perforated line and extending completely across said third and fourth panels intermediate the sides of said third and fourth panels and passing between said slots whereby said print compartment may be folded therealong to form a protective wallet for the prints.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,307,278 Susersky June 17, 1919 2,568,941 Benson Sept. 25, 1951 2,829,818 Alsop Apr. 8, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 470,673 Great Britain Aug. 19,1937