Printable sheet convertible to disk container

Abstract

A computer-printable scored sheet for printing text on one surface. After printing, the excess material of the sheet is removed and the remaining portion of the sheet is folded into a container, secured together by parallel, pressure sensitive adhesive strips to form the blank into a container which an Optical Disk (OD) or Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) can be stored. A pattern for the OD blank includes a print area for a directory listing of files stored on the OD. Two sheets can be combined into a double-sleeve disk container. A customized software utility interacts with the sheet for controlling printing of the directory listing and providing a variety of options to users.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A printable scored sheet capable of being folded to be formed into a container for an OD and processed by standard computer printer and associated feeding mechanisms to have legends printed on the outside of the container, comprising a flat sheet of paper or cardboard, said sheet being perforated to define a selvage edge and a blank after removal of the selvage edges, said blank containing an upper portion forming a front panel of the container and a lower portion forming a back panel of the container, two parallel score lines separating the upper and lower portions about equally distant from top to bottom, said score lines being spaced apart a distance corresponding to the approximate thickness of the container, said back panel having two vertical side edges, each of said side edges having a flap on each side edge, parallel score lines along the approximately total length of the flaps adjacent to the edges of said back panel, said score lines being spaced apart a distance corresponding to the approximate thickness of the container, said flaps having on the front surface a thin strip of paper or plastic containing pressure sensitive adhesive on both surfaces for securing the thin strip to the back panel and for securing the front and back panels together when folded along the score lines, the pressure sensitive adhesive strips running in a direction perpendicular to the printer.  
     
     
         2 . The printable scored sheet according to  claim 1 , wherein two sheets are combined to produce a double sleeve container for two disks.  
     
     
         3 . The printable scored sheet according to claims  1  and  2 , wherein said front panel has a concave top edge to allow easy access to the container.  
     
     
         4 . The printable scored sheet according to claims  1  and  2 , wherein the parallel pressure sensitive strips are form 0.25 to 1.5 inches in width and from 3.5 to about 4.5 inches in length, and the container formed holds a standard size OD of about 4.75 inches in diameter.  
     
     
         5 . The printable scored sheet according to claims  1  and  2 , wherein said strips have at least one removable strip on the surface to protect the adhesive while printing the sheet.  
     
     
         6 . The printable scored sheet according to claims  1  and  2  wherein the adhesive sheet is applied to the undersurface of the flaps.  
     
     
         7 . The printable scored sheet according to  claim 1 , in combination with a print software utility to print a directory listing, said utility comprising means to align a printed listing in a selected area on said sheet and means to edit and conform the printed data to said areas.  
     
     
         8 . The printable scored sheet capable of being formed into a container for an OD and processed by standard computer printers, comprising a flat sheet having a front and a back, the front being printable on the surface, said sheet being perforated to define a blank, said blank having at least two panels, with corresponding shapes to form a front and a back of a storage container for an OD when folded together, said panels being manually assembled to form the container, one of said panels having top corresponding flaps containing two pressure sensitive adhesive sealing strip on each flap for securing the front and back panels together when aligned with each other.  
     
     
         9 . The printable form according to  claim 1  wherein said adhesive strips are covered by peel-off protection sheets.  
     
     
         10 . The printable scored sheet according to  claim 7  wherein said flat sheet is rectangular and on both sides comprises a single, coherent sheet of paper fully occupying the space between its rectangular edges without openings or extensions and without additional elements.  
     
     
         11 . A method of forming a container for an OD from a flat paper sheet in the form of a rectangle which can be printed by a conventional computer printer and folded to form the container, comprising cutting portions of an upper surface of the flat paper sheet having a smooth upper surface to form a breakaway blank, producing parallel score lines on the blank to permit easy of folding, the distance between the score lines corresponding to the thickness of the container, applying parallel strips of adhesive on the under surface of the blank, the adhesive strips being perpendicular to the printer as the paper is fed through for printing the blank, covering the adhesive with strippable sheets, passing the sheet into a printer, printing information on the surface of the blank, breaking away the printed blank from the paper by removing the selvage edge, removing the strippable sheets, manually forming the printed blank into a container for an OD by folding on the score lines with a front side and a back side with the adhesive strips there between, pressing the back and front panel together so that the adhesive secures the two panels together, and placing an OD into the container thus formed.  
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein the adhesive is applied to both sides of strips which are then applied to the portion of the sheet which becomes the back panel.  
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein the adhesive strips are applied to the sheet in a direction parallel to the direction of printing.  
     
     
         14 . The method of forming a printed container for an OD according to  claim 10  wherein the paper sheet is approximately 8.5 by 11 inches.  
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein the adhesive is applied to both sides of the strips.  
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein the adhesive is solvent activated.  
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein the scoring on the undersurface of a flat paper sheet and the cutting are done in the same operation.  
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein a series of blanks is formed on the same sheet.  
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein two sheets are combined to produce a dual container.