Packaging having protective materials incorporated therein

Abstract

A packaging article for protectively storing perishable paper products that includes protective materials that protect the packaging article and its contents from any of a number of threats including water damage, fire damage, mold, insects, bacteria, fungi and theft. The packaging article comprises a bottom wall, side walls and a closure that surround and define an interior cavity in which the paper products are stored or transported. Each of the bottom wall, side walls and closure are made from a plurality of layers. Protective materials are applied to one or more of the bottom wall, side walls and closures by either impregnating a paper or cardboard with a suitable chemical, applying a film thereover, spraying a coating thereover or sandwiching the protective material between two adjacent layers. Suitable chemicals that produce the desired properties include, but are not limited to wax, oil, plastic, polybrominated diphenyl ether, polybrominated biphenyl, brominated cyclohydrocarbons, boric acid and hydrogen peroxide. A radio frequency identification tag may also be received within the wall of the packaging article to protect the same against theft.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 703,966, filed Feb. 8, 2007, the entire specification of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONTECHNICAL FIELD[0002]This invention generally relates to storage and transportation materials. More particularly, the invention relates to mailing and storage boxes and envelopes. Specifically, the invention relates to boxes and envelopes that are made of a plurality of different layers that have protective materials incorporated therein or applied thereto to protect the article from a variety of different threats.BACKGROUND INFORMATION[0003]Offices and individuals frequently need to store materials such as files and papers for long periods of time. Typically, these materials are placed in some sort of storage box for safekeeping. These boxes may take a variety of forms including plastic tubs or corrugated cardboard boxes with lids. P...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]The device of the present invention comprises a packaging article for protectively storing perishable paper products that includes protective materials that protect the packaging article and its contents from any of a number of threats including water damage, fire damage, mold, insects, bacteria, fungi and theft. The packaging article comprises a bottom wall, side walls and a closure that surround and define an interior cavity in which the paper products are stored or transported. Each of the bottom wall, side walls and closure are made from a plurality of layers. Protective materials are applied

Problems solved by technology

Offices and individuals frequently need to store materials such as files and papers for long periods of time.

Plastic tubs are convenient and protect the materials stored therein from dangers such as liquid exposure, but can be relatively expensive if large volumes of materials need to be stored.

Cardboard boxes on the other hand are inexpensive and convenient, but they are vulnerable to dangers such as water damage, fire, insects and mold.

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