Trading Card Mailer

Abstract

A trading card mailer incorporating an envelope having left and right “U” transitions; left and right sleeves within the envelope, wherein each sleeve among left and right sleeves has a left side and a right side, and wherein the right side of the left sleeve abuts the left side of the right sleeve to form a seam; a flexible card having left and right ends, the flexible card being received within the envelope; and left and right anchors, wherein the left anchor includes a left “U” transition and card end combination or includes a left adhesive bond and left sleeve combination, and wherein the right anchor includes a right “U” transition and card end combination or includes a right adhesive bond and right seam combination.

1 . A trading card mailer comprising:
 a. An envelope having left and right “U” transitions;   b. Left and right sleeves within the envelope, wherein each sleeve among left and right sleeves has a left side and a right side, and wherein the right side of the left sleeve abuts the left side of the right sleeve to form a seam;   c. A card having left and right ends, the card being received within the envelope; and   d. Left and right anchors, wherein the left anchor comprises a left “U” transition and card end combination or comprises a left adhesive bond and left sleeve combination, and wherein the right anchor comprises a right “U” transition and card end combination or comprises a right adhesive bond and right sleeve combination.   
     
     
         2 . The trading card mailer of  claim 1 , wherein the envelope is laterally oblongated. 
     
     
         3 . The trading card mailer of  claim 2 , wherein the card is laterally oblongated. 
     
     
         4 . The trading card mailer of  claim 3 , further comprising left and right fulcrum and lever arm combinations, the left fulcrum and lever arm combination's lever arm comprising the left sleeve, and the right fulcrum and lever arm combination's lever arm comprising the right sleeve. 
     
     
         5 . The trading card mailer of  claim 4  wherein the left and right fulcrum and lever arm combinations' fulcrums are positioned at the seam. 
     
     
         6 . The trading card mailer of  claim 5  further comprising a third sleeve having left and right sides, the third sleeve being received within the envelope. 
     
     
         7 . The trading card mailer of  claim 6  further comprising a second seam, the second seam being positioned at one of the third sleeve's sides. 
     
     
         8 . The trading card mailer of  claim 7 , wherein the left “U” transition comprises a left floor, wherein the right “U” transition comprises a right floor, and wherein each combination among the left and right “U” transition and card end combinations places a card end in contact with one of said floors. 
     
     
         9 . The trading card mailer of  claim 8  wherein each sleeve among the first, second, and third sleeves has a lateral dimension, wherein the card has a lateral dimension, and wherein the lateral dimension of each sleeve is approximately ⅓ of the card's lateral dimension. 
     
     
         10 . The trading card mailer of  claim 7 , wherein each of the adhesive bond and sleeve combinations' adhesive bonds comprises a glue dot. 
     
     
         11 . The trading card mailer of  claim 10  wherein each glue dot connects one of the sleeves to the card. 
     
     
         12 . The mailer of  claim 6  wherein, upon a deflection of the seam toward the card, the card pulls the left and right sleeves toward each other. 
     
     
         13 . The mailer of  claim 12  wherein, upon said deflection, respective right and left sides of the left and right sleeves are frictionally compressed against each other.