Internally pocketed zip opening shipping and marketing business communication package for use as a presentation folder

Abstract

The present invention relates to a presentation folder that may be provided in a unique arrangement such as with a shipping package configuration thereby eliminating the need to provide a separate envelope and business communication piece. The construction is created from a relatively planar paperboard material that can be handled efficiently by courier or delivery companies in a folded or assembled state and which includes at least one and preferably two pockets that are adhered to separate faces of the paperboard blank. The assembly may include other arrangements such as a pocket on one face and a removable printed advertising piece on the other face. The pocketed faces of the paperboard blank are brought into contact with one another and through use of a closure portion, which may include foldable flaps or adhesive coated tabs, the closure portion is used to seal the construction into a parcel delivery configuration.

1 . A shippable presentation folder assembly, comprising; 
 a blank of material, said blank having first and second faces, first and second sides, first and second transversely extending edges, and first and second longitudinally extending sides;    each of said first and second sides on said first face of said blank has a pocket that is disposed over a portion of each of said sides and adjacent said second longitudinally extending side and runs substantially along said second transversely extending edge;    each of said pockets has first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides, each of said pockets is adhered to each of said first and second sides by a first pattern of adhesive extending along said second transversely extending edge and one of said first and second longitudinally extending sides;    a line of weakness spaced inwardly from and extending along at least one of said first and second longitudinally extending sides and at least one of said first and second transversely extending edge, said line of weakness extending through said blank of material;    a second pattern of adhesive disposed adjacent said line of weakness and extending outwardly from said line of weakness;    a fold line extending substantially completely between said first and second transversely extending edges and spaced equally from each of said first and second longitudinally extending sides; and    wherein said blank is folded about said fold line such that said first and second sides are substantially juxtaposed on one another and said second pattern of adhesive seals said first and second sides to one another to form an outgoing shipping package having internally disposed pockets.    
   
   
       2 . A shippable presentation folder assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein one of said first and second sides has a series of peripherally extending flaps extending outwardly from said line of weakness.  
   
   
       3 . A shippable presentation folder assembly as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said second pattern of adhesive is disposed on said peripherally extending flaps.  
   
   
       4 . A shippable presentation folder assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said second pattern of adhesive is provided as a transfer tape.  
   
   
       5 . A shippable presentation folder assembly as recited in  claim 2 , wherein tear strips are provided on said peripherally extending flaps.  
   
   
       6 . A shippable presentation folder assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of said pockets has a dimension ranging from about 4 inches to about 9 inches.  
   
   
       7 . A shippable presentation folder assembly as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said series of peripherally extending flaps are folded and disposed in contact with said second face of said blank on one of said first and second sides.  
   
   
       8 . A shippable presentation folder assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein one of said first and second sides of said first face of said blank includes a delivery address portion.  
   
   
       9 . A pocketed shipping folder, comprising; 
 a first panel, said panel having first and second faces, first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides, said first panel further including a blank disposed over a portion of said first panel second face;    a first pattern of adhesive for adhering said blank to said first panel second face, said first pattern of adhesive running along one of said first and second transversely extending edges and a portion of one of said first and second longitudinally extending sides, said blank and said first pattern of adhesive forming a pocket on said first panel second face;    a second panel, said panel having first and second faces, first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides;    one of said first and second panels having a series of peripherally extending flaps, each of said flaps having a second pattern of adhesive; and    wherein said first panel is connected to said second panel along one of said first and second longitudinally extending sides of each of said panels and said first panel is substantially juxtaposed on said second panel and said series of peripherally extending flaps are folded into sealing contact with said panels so as to create a shipping package having an internally disposed pocket.    
   
   
       10 . A pocketed shipping folder as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said second panel further includes a blank disposed over a portion of said second panel second face and a third pattern of adhesive for adhering said blank to said second panel second face to form a pocket.  
   
   
       11 . A pocketed shipping folder as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said series of peripherally extending flaps further includes a tear strip.  
   
   
       12 . A pocketed shipping folder as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said second panel further includes a printed, removable advertising piece.  
   
   
       13 . A pocketed shipping folder as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said printed, removable advertising piece is a calendar.  
   
   
       14 . A pocketed shipping folder as recited in  claim 9 , wherein a line of weakness is provided and extends peripherally about each of said first and second panels.  
   
   
       15 . A pocketed shipping folder as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said line of weakness is disposed in said flaps and extends through said flaps.  
   
   
       16 . A pocketed shipping folder as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said line of weakness constitutes a series of perforations.  
   
   
       17 . A pocketed shipping folder as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said second pattern of adhesive is provided by a transfer tape having a removable release strip.  
   
   
       18 . A presentation folder provided in a shipping package configuration, comprising; 
 a paperboard material having a length and a width and first and second faces, with each face having first and second sides and said width of said paperboard is greater than said length;    first and second blanks of material with each blank having a length and a width and first and second sides, said width of each of said blanks is less than half of said width of said paperboard material and said length of each of said blanks is less than half of said length of said paperboard material;    said paperboard material having a first pattern of adhesive on said first side of said first face and a second pattern of adhesive on said second side of said first face, first blank disposed over said first pattern of adhesive to form a first pocket and said second blank disposed over said second pattern of adhesive to form a second pocket; and    a substantially peripherally extending closure portion extending outwardly from at least one of said first and second sides to seal said paperboard material in a shipping package configuration when said first and second sides are juxtaposed on one another.    
   
   
       19 . A presentation folder provided in a shipping package configuration as recited in  claim 18 , wherein said substantially peripherally extending closure portion includes transfer tape.  
   
   
       20 . A presentation folder provided in a shipping package configuration as recited in  claim 18 , wherein said paperboard material is printed with high resolution graphics having a resolution in excess of about 150 lines per inch.