Loren D Balzer

US Patent:

20030010815, Jan 16, 2003

Filed:

Jun 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/757596

Inventors:

Loren Balzer - Kingsburg CA, US

International Classification:

B65D027/00

US Classification:

229/067100

Abstract:

A specially constructed retainer sleeve used to store one or more records, paper files, CDs, DVDs, planar objects, electronic disc media which is enclosed on three sides to form a pocket accompanied by an array of removable protruding tabs that extend beyond the edges of the sleeve to aid in indexing, identifying and retrieving the sleeve and contents therein. The sides of the pocket are adhered with an adhesive or thermo heat weld whose body substrate is made of either plastic, vinyl, synthetic resin, a pressed material or preferrably paper pulp. The tabs are formed out of the same substrate as the body sleeve container itself and extend beyond the edges of the pocket. The tabs make this invention unique, inasmuch as these tabs can be used for archiving, indexing, referencing and retrieving when the desired sleeve and contents thereof are referenced. These tabs have an ink receiving surface which can be scribed upon to identify the sleeve and contents therein.

US Patent:

20040129584, Jul 8, 2004

Filed:

Oct 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/682324

Inventors:

Loren Balzer - Kingsburg CA, US

International Classification:

B65D085/57

US Classification:

206/307100

Abstract:

Storage devices in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, and systems utilizing such storage devices, can allow for archival of various articles, particular planar articles such as electronic media, records, papers, etc. Such a storage device can comprise a sleeve having a pocket for receiving said article and one or more tabs connected with the sleeve. In some embodiments, said one or more tabs can be removably connected with the sleeve, while in other embodiments, multiple sleeves can have one or more tabs formed in various shapes, sizes, and/or colors and arranged in varying positions along an edge of the sleeve. A system utilizing such storage devices can allow for archival of various articles such that the location of an article can be readily identified by identifying one or more tabs connected with the corresponding sleeve.