Foldable blank in use with a bag material for securing and retaining articles of evidence in tamper-evident fashion

Abstract

A tamper-evident evidence bag including a blank having first and second planar shaped and pivotally connected panels. The bag has an open perimeter edge and is secured to first selected facing surfaces of the pivotally connected panels and such that an interior of the bag is communicable through an aperture defined between the panels. The first and second panels are folded from an open position, in which they panels are established in a substantially parallel relationship, to a closed position in which opposingly facing surfaces of are adhered against one another and in order to maintain, in tamper-evident fashion, items placed within the bag enclosure.

1 . A tamper-evident and sealable blank in use with an attached bag enclosure, said blank further comprising: 
 first and second planar shaped and pivotally connected panels, the bag including an open perimeter edge securing to first selected facing surfaces of said pivotally connected panels and such that an interior of the bag is communicable through an aperture defined between said panels; and    said first and second panels being folded from an open position to a closed position in which opposing facing surfaces of said panels are adhered against one another and in order to maintain, in tamper-evident fashion, items placed within the bag enclosure.    
   
   
       2 . The invention as described in  claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive surface covering at least a portion of one of said opposing facing surfaces associated with a selected panel.  
   
   
       3 . The invention as described in  claim 2 , further comprising a peel-away strip covering said adhesive surface.  
   
   
       4 . The invention as described in  claim 1 , further comprising first and second aligning and cutout handle portions associating with said first and second pivotally connected panels.  
   
   
       5 . The invention as described in  claim 1 , said blank having a specified shape and size and being constructed of a paperboard material.  
   
   
       6 . The invention as described in  claim 1 , said blank having a specified shape and size and being constructed of a plasticized material.  
   
   
       7 . The invention as described in  claim 1 , further comprising an elongated wand element secured to one of said panels.  
   
   
       8 . The invention as described in  claim 7 , further comprising said wand element being releasably secured to said panel.  
   
   
       9 . The invention as described in  claim 8 , further comprising at least one pair of opposing and biasingly resilient tabs extending from a surface of said panel and which grippingly engages therebetween said wand.  
   
   
       10 . The invention as described in  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of individual blanks, each having a specified shape and size, and being detachably engaged together along selected edges.  
   
   
       11 . A tamper-evident evidence bag, comprising: 
 a blank having first and second planar shaped and pivotally connected panels;    a bag having an open perimeter edge and which is secured to first selected facing surfaces of said pivotally connected panels, and such that an interior of the bag is communicable through an aperture defined between said panels; and    said first and second panels being folded from an open position, in which said panels are established in a substantially parallel relationship, to a closed position, in which opposingly facing surfaces of said panels are adhered against one another and in order to maintain, in tamper-evident fashion, items placed within the bag enclosure.    
   
   
       12 . The tamper-evident bag as described in  claim 11 , further comprising an adhesive surface covering at least a portion of one of said opposing facing surfaces associated with a selected panel, a peel-away strip covering said adhesive surface.  
   
   
       13 . The tamper-evident bag as described in  claim 11 , further comprising first and second aligning and cutout handle portions associating with said first and second pivotally connected panels.  
   
   
       14 . The tamper-evident bag as described in  claim 11 , said blank having a specified shape and size and being constructed of a paperboard material.  
   
   
       15 . The tamper-evident bag as described in  claim 11 , said blank having a specified shape and size and being constructed of a plasticized material.  
   
   
       16 . The tamper-evident bag as described in  claim 11 , further comprising an elongated wand element secured to one of said panels.  
   
   
       17 . The tamper-evident bag as described in  claim 16 , further comprising at least one pair of opposing and biasingly resilient tabs extending from a surface of said panel and which grippingly engages therebetween said wand.  
   
   
       18 . The tamper-evident bag as described in  claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of individual blanks, each having a specified shape and size, and being detachably engaged together along selected edges.  
   
   
       19 . A tamper-evident evidence bag, comprising: 
 a blank having first and second planar shaped and pivotally connected panels;    a bag having an open perimeter edge and which is secured to first selected facing surfaces of said pivotally connected panels, said bag exhibiting a plurality of fold lines and such that, upon expanding said bag to a full open position, said blank is supported in an upwardly displaced position and further such that an interior of the bag is communicable through an aperture defined between said panels; and    said first and second panels being folded from an open position to a closed position in which opposingly facing surfaces of said panels are adhered against one another and in order to maintain, in tamper-evident fashion, items placed within the bag enclosure.    
   
   
       20 . The tamper-evident bag as described in  claim 19 , said bag having a specified shape and size and further comprising at least one of a fluid absorbent material and a waterproof material.