Phonograph record album package

Claim 2

A record album formed from a unitary blank sheet of material for receiving at least one phonograph record disc in a pocket formed therein comprising a plurality of panels, fold means along selected edges of said panels for enabling the folding of said panels into an album package having at least six readily visible surfaces on which intelligence matter may be carried comprising at least four panels, each panel being integrally joined to another panel along a single side edge thereof, said panels being foldable along said joined edges, at least one closure flap along an edge of one panel projecting outwardly therefrom and being foldable thereon, a panel joined to said one panel being foldable onto said flap to form said pocket, said pocket being closed on at least two sides and having an opening for receiving the phonograph record disc said other panels being foldable on their associated fold edges to provide hinged panels whereby two of said panels each provide at least one readily visible surface on which intelligence matter may be carried and two of said panels each provide two readily visible surfaces when opened to obtain a total of at least six readily visible surfaces on which intelligence matter may be carried.

Claim 3

A record album package formed from a unitary blank of sheet material for receiving a phonograph record disc in an integral pocket formed therein, and having at Least six surfaces on which intelligence matter may be carried and comprising four panels with the first panel being integrally connected to the second panel and being delineated therefrom by a first vertical fold line, said second panel being integrally connected to a third panel and being delineated therefrom by a horizontal fold line; and, said third panel being integrally connected to the fourth panel and being delineated therefrom by a spine; side and bottom closure flaps forming an integral part of the blank and projecting outwardly from the bottom and side of said third panel and being foldable onto said third panel, said second panel being foldable on said horizontal fold line onto said third panel and being attachable to said flaps to form said pocket, said pocket being closed on three sides and having an opening for receiving the phonograph record disc extending along said second vertical fold line, said first panel being foldable on said vertical fold line to provide a hinged sheet for the second album package, said fourth panel being foldable along said spine to open and close said opening, whereby said first and fourth panels each provide two surfaces and said second and third panels each provide one surface on which said intelligence matter may be carried.

Claim 4

A record album package formed from a unitary blank of sheet material for receiving a phonograph record disc in an integral pocket formed therein, and having at Least six surfaces on which intelligence matter may be carried and comprising four panels with the first panel being integrally connected to the second panel and being delineated therefrom by a first vertical fold line, said second panel being integrally connected to a third panel and being delineated therefrom by a horizontal fold line; and, said third panel being integrally connected to the fourth panel and being delineated therefrom by a spine; side and bottom closure flaps forming an integral part of the blank and projecting outwardly from the bottom and side of said third panel and being foldable onto said third panel, said second panel being foldable on said horizontal fold line onto said third panel and being attachable to said flaps to form said pocket, said pocket being closed on three sides and having an opening for receiving the phonograph record disc extending along said second vertical fold line, said first panel being foldable on said vertical fold line to provide a hinged sheet for the second album package, said fourth panel being foldable along said spine to open and close said opening, whereby said first and fourth panels each provide two surfaces and said second and third panels each provide one surface on which said intelligence matter may be carried.

Claim 5

A record album formed from a unitary blank sheet of material for receiving at least one phonograph record disc in a pocket formed therein comprising a plurality of panels, fold means along selected edges of said panels for enabling the folding of said panels into an album package having at least six readily visible surfaces on which intelligence matter may be carried, wherein said package comprises two panels of a first size attached to one another along one edge, half-size panels connected to the edge of said first two panels, said half-size panels being foldable onto the surface of said first two panels, and said two panels being foldable onto each other to form said album package.

Claim 6

A record album formed from a unitary blank sheet of material for receiving at least one phonograph record disc in a pocket formed therein comprising a plurality of panels, fold means along selected edges of said panels for enabling the folding of said panels into an album package having at least six readily visible surfaces on which intelligence matter may be carried, wherein said package comprises two panels of a first size attached to one another along one edge, half-size panels connected to the edge of said first two panels, said half-size panels being foldable onto the surface of said first two panels, and said two panels being foldable onto each other to form said album package.

Claim 7

A record album formed from a unitary blank sheet of material for receiving at least one phonograph record disc in a pocket formed therein comprising a plurality of panels, fold means along selected edges of said panels for enabling the folding of said panels into an album package having at least six readily visible surfaces on which intelligence matter may be carried, wherein said package comprises at least four panels forming an initial T-shape and said panels are foldable onto each other to form said package.

Claim 8

A record album formed from a unitary blank sheet of material for receiving at least one phonograph record disc in a pocket formed therein comprising a plurality of panels, fold means along selected edges of said panels for enabling the folding of said panels into an album package having at least six readily visible surfaces on which intelligence matter may be carried, wherein said package comprises at least four panels forming an initial T-shape and said panels are foldable onto each other to form said package.

Claim 9

An album package as in claim 4 wherein said third panel is delineated from said fourth panel by a spine.