Resealable packing-list pouch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10322862-B2
Application number	US-201815926754-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	Sep 1, 2016
Publication date	Jun 18, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a packing-list-pouch comprising a back sheet and a front sheet attached to a pocket, a protective lip sheet attached to cover a top edge of the front sheet, and a removable release liner attached to an exterior surface of the back sheet via an adhesive coating. The packing-list-pouch may include a flap sheet attached to the protective lip sheet and an adhesive strip configured to fasten a bottom portion of the flap sheet to the front sheet to form a resealable closure over an opening of the pocket and the protective lip sheet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A packing-list-pouch comprising:
a back sheet;
a front sheet attached to the back sheet at respective side and bottom edges to form a pocket between the back sheet and the front sheet;
a protective lip sheet attached to the back sheet at a top edge of the back sheet to form a protective lip over an opening of the pocket, wherein a bottom portion of the protective lip sheet covers a top edge of the front sheet; and
a flap sheet connected to the protective lip sheet such that a portion of the protective lip sheet is between the flap sheet and the back sheet, the flap sheet configured to mate with a sealing material on an exterior surface of the front sheet proximal to the bottom portion of the protective lip sheet to form a closure over the opening of the pocket.

2. The packing-list-pouch of claim 1 , wherein the top edge of the back sheet extends beyond a top edge of the front sheet to form the opening of the pocket.

3. The packing-list-pouch of claim 1 , wherein the protective lip sheet is attached to the back sheet such that side edges of the protective lip sheet attach to upper portions of side edges of the back sheet.

4. The packing-list-pouch of claim 1 , wherein the sealing material is an adhesive strip located on the exterior surface of the front sheet proximal to the bottom portion of the protective lip sheet.

5. The packing-list-pouch of claim 4 , wherein the adhesive strip is comprised of pressure sensitive material.

6. The packing-list-pouch of claim 1 further comprising:
an adhesive coating located on an exterior surface of the back sheet; and
a release liner attached to the exterior surface of the back sheet via adhesive coating such that the release liner is removable.

7. The packing-list-pouch of claim 1 , wherein the back sheet, the front sheet, the protective lip sheet, and the flap sheet are formed of a flexible plastic.

8. The packing-list-pouch of claim 7 , wherein the flexible plastic is polyethylene.

9. The packing-list-pouch of claim 7 , wherein the flexible plastic is transparent.

10. A method of making a packing-list-pouch, the method comprising:
forming a back sheet, a front sheet, a flap sheet, and a protective lip sheet out of a flexible plastic material;
forming a pocket by attaching the front sheet to the back sheet at respective side and bottom edges;
attaching the protective lip sheet to the back sheet at one end to form a protective lip over an opening of the pocket, wherein a bottom edge of the protective lip sheet covers a top edge of the front sheet;
attaching the flap sheet to the protective lip sheet such that a portion of the protective lip sheet is between the flap sheet and the back sheet; and
placing an adhesive strip on an exterior surface of the front sheet proximal to the bottom edge of the protective lip sheet such that the adhesive strip is configured to fasten the flap sheet to the front sheet to form a closure over the opening of the pocket.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:
forming an adhesive coat on an exterior surface of the back sheet; and
attaching a release liner to the exterior surface of the back sheet via the adhesive coat such that the release liner is removable.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the front sheet is attached to the back sheet at the respective side and bottom edges such that a top edge of the back sheet extends beyond the top edge of the front sheet to form the opening of the pocket.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the protective lip sheet is attached to the back sheet such that side edges of the protective lip sheet affix to upper portions of side edges of the back sheet.

14. A packing-list-pouch comprising:
a back sheet and a front sheet connected to form a pocket;
a protective lip sheet connected to the back sheet to form a protective lip over an opening of the pocket; and
a flap sheet connected to the protective lip sheet, the flap sheet configured to mate with a sealing material on an exterior surface of the front sheet proximal to a bottom portion of the protective lip sheet to form a closure over the opening of the pocket.

15. The packing-list-pouch of claim 14 , wherein a top edge of the back sheet extends beyond a top edge of the front sheet to form the opening of the pocket.

16. The packing-list-pouch of claim 15 , wherein a bottom portion of the protective lip sheet covers the top edge of the front sheet.

17. The packing-list-pouch of claim 14 , wherein the sealing material is an adhesive strip.

18. The packing-list-pouch of claim 17 , wherein the adhesive strip is located on the exterior surface of the front sheet proximal to a bottom edge of the protective lip sheet.

19. The packing-list-pouch of claim 17 , wherein the adhesive strip is located on an interior surface of the flap sheet proximal to a bottom edge of the flap sheet.

20. The packing-list-pouch of claim 14 further comprising:
a release liner attached to an exterior surface of the packing-list-pouch via an adhesive coat such that the release liner is removable.

Assignees

• Federal Express Corp

Inventors

• Zhou Yongquan

Classifications

• B65D75/30 Primary

  Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding · CPC title

• B65D33/24

  using self-locking integral or attached closure elements, e.g. flaps (B65D33/25 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B31B50/62

  by adhesives · CPC title

• B65D33/18

  using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. to flaps · CPC title

• B65D75/545 Primary

  the inserts or accessories being located within a pouch or envelope attached to the exterior of the packages, e.g. shipping mailers (envelope construction B65D27/00) · CPC title