Envelope with USB Locking Pocket and Document Slot
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging systems face challenges in securely containing and presenting diverse items like digital media, documents, and business cards without damaging them, and in making document titles readable without removal, while also preventing loss or tearing of business cards.
Innovation Solution
A packaging system comprising a base envelope with a lid, including slots and pockets for secure storage of digital media, documents, and business cards, with a USB locking pocket and a closure mechanism that allows visibility of document titles without removal, and features like adhesive strips and expansion gussets for accommodating various sizes and types of items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate packages are used to contain different types of items (DVD in jewel case, CD in jewel case, documents in envelope), then each item is securely contained and protected from damage, but the packaging system becomes complex and requires multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate packaging components (envelope, jewel cases, business card holder) into a single integrated packaging system. The envelope includes built-in pockets and slots that securely hold digital media, documents, and business cards simultaneously, eliminating the need for multiple separate packages while maintaining protection for each item type
Solution Approach 2:
The envelope is designed with multi-functional features including pockets for USB drives and digital media, slots for documents, and dedicated holders for business cards. This universal design allows a single packaging system to accommodate and protect various types of items with different size and shape requirements
2Reliability
If documents are stapled or enclosed in packaging, then they are secured within the package, but the title cannot be read without removing the document
Solution Approach 1:
The envelope is segmented into different compartments including pockets and slots that can accommodate documents in various orientations. This segmentation allows documents to be secured while positioning their titles in visible locations where they can be read without removing the documents from the packaging
3Device complexity
If business cards are stapled to documents or enclosed without securing, then packaging is simplified, but business cards may be lost, torn, or have reduced accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The envelope includes dedicated business card holders as an integrated feature, providing a universal solution that secures business cards without requiring stapling or paperclips. The holders are designed to accommodate standard business card sizes while keeping them accessible and protected from damage
Data Source
AI summary
Packaging systems, such as envelopes and folders, with digital media storage are disclosed. In some embodiments, an envelope may include a unitary planar material folded along first and second transverse folds forming a first end panel, a second end panel, and a middle panel disposed between the first end panel and the second end panel, along the second transverse fold to form a closure for the document receptacle, and a lateral projection on one of the first and second end panels folded along a longitudinal fold onto another portion of the one of the first and second end panels and affixed along an edge of the lateral projection opposite the longitudinal fold to the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels to form a pocket between the lateral projection and the another portion of the one of the first and second end panels.