Ream wrap packaging with tear tapes

Abstract

A packaging for reams of cut paper involving tear tapes made of plastic or paper material inserted into the ream wrap. The tear tapes may be pulled to tear off and open one end of the wrapped ream, leaving the remaining packaging intact to serve as a storage and dispenser for partial reams of paper.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a novel packaging for reams of cut paper involving tear tapes made of plastic or paper material inserted into the ream wrap. The tear tapes may be pulled to tear off and open one end of the wrapped ream, leaving the remaining packaging intact to serve as a storage and dispenser for partial reams of paper. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Traditional packaging for wrapped reams (i.e., 500 sheets) of cut paper (8½×11, etc.) for copy machines, computers, printers, and other applications involves folding and overlapping the tops and bottom ends of the packaging and sealing the folded ends using heat or adhesive materials. Reams are most commonly packaged for shipping, storage, and retail sale in ream wrap made of various materials, including the traditional paper (poly coated or two papers laminated with poly), plastic film, or a paper / film combination. In addition to encasing the reams of paper, the wrap materials protect...

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Benefits of technology

[0004] The present invention relates to a ream wrapper that is opened so that a user may remove part of a ream and store the remaining sheets in a structure that prevents physical damage and scattering of loose parts.

[0005] The present invention relates to a ream wrapper that is opened so that a user removes part of a ream of paper and stores remaining sheets in the ream wrapper. The opened ream wrapper prevents physical damage to the remaining sheets and prevents scattering of loose pieces of paper. It is an object of the present invention for the ream wrap to be opened by at least one tear tape.

[0010] An object of the present invention is to enable large users of reamed papers, such as insurance companies and other large users, to have a quicker way of opening multiple reams. Large users typically open and use several hundred reams of paper each business day. Currently, these users crack open and tear each individual ream by hand. The use of a tear tape to tear open the end of the ream enables this procedure to be done more quickly and efficiently. The user could tear the tape to remove one end of the packaging and quickly pull off the other end of the wrapper.

Problems solved by technology

A major disadvantage of traditional ream wrap packaging for the individual user is that the current method of opening the packaging destroys the integrity of the entire wrapped ream.

For instance, when the folded bottom or top end of the wrapped ream is tom open, the entire folded package opens, destroying the integrity of the wrapped structure and exposing and scattering the loose sheets of paper remaining in the ream.

For the individual user who uses only a portion of the ream at a time and needs to store the remaining sheets, the unbound papers pose an inconvenience and impediment to storage.

Since the structural support of the original packaging is compromised, the result for individual users is often physical damage to the unbound sheets of paper being stored for future use.

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