Feb. 12, 1963 R. A. FROEHLG 3,077,263 CONTAINER Filed July 12, 1961

3,077,263 United States Patent Office Patented Feb. 2, 1963

2 adjacent rear edge and front openings 5 and 8 respective 3,077,263 ly, so that the two jackets 2 became a unitary structure Rudolph A. Froehlig, CONTAINEERLittle Neck, N.Y., assignor to Mod having two pockets 8 to permit two phonograph records ern Album and Finishing, inc, Long Island, N.Y., a to be inserted therein. If desired, the record album can corporation of New York also be adhered along the top and bottom edges to give it Filed July 12, 1961, Ser. No. 123,506 greater strength. 1 Claim. (Ci. 206-62) If desired and to give the album greater protection the album may be enclosed in an outside wrapper 12 as shown The present invention relates to an improved container, in FIGS. 1 and 3 which may contain the usual information Such as an album for phonograph records, and more 10 Such as title, artist's name, etc. However, if the two particularly to an improved multi-chambered phonograph jackets are glued together along the four edges this out record album. side wrapper may be dispensed with since the informa Heretofore, a plurality of phonograph records have tion may be printed directly on the individual jackets. usually been packaged in large containers in which the In acordance with the modification shown in FIGS. 5, records lay flat. Other albums which have been utilized 15 6 and 7 which shows a three-record album, the two jack comprise a plurality of individual jackets which were ets 2 are adhered to each other along a zone of adhesive hinged together at one end to permit them to swing rela 15 which is adjacent the rear edge 5 only of each jacket 2 tive to each other. and the front edges of each is left unattached so as to However, such arrangements are quite expensive and provide an additional pocket 9 between the two jackets 2 require complicated manufacturing operation. The al 20 which in cooperation with jackets 8 in the jackets 2 will bums are rather clumsy to handle so that records are permit three records to be packaged. sometimes inadvertently broken. The outside wrapper 12 is then wrapped around the two The present invention overcomes these defects and jackets 2 in order to give the jackets greater protection provides an improved album for phonograph records and to permit it to contain the usual information such as which is flat and thin like the ordinary single record 25 the artist's name and the name of the company, etc. If album in general use today. the two jackets 2 are adhered along the top, rear and bot Another object of the present invention is the provision tom edges, the outer wrapper 12 may be eliminated if de of a multi-chambered album which can be easily adapted sired. ? to receive two records or more without any additional With this arrangement, two phonograph records may manufacturing steps. 30 be inserted into the pockets 8 formed in the two jackets 2 Another object of the present invention is the provision and the third record may be inserted in the pocket 9 of an improved record album which can be easily and formed between the two jackets. inexpensively formed from existing single record jackets. If it is desired to make an album for a greater number Other and further objects of the invention will be ob of records, other jackets similar to 2 may be added in vious upon an understanding of the illustrative embodi 35 the manner pointed out above. ment about to be described or will be indicated in the ap It will be seen that the present invention provides an pended claim, and various advantages not referred to improved phonograph record album which is not bulky herein will occur to one skilled in the art upon employ which can accommodate two or more records, and which ment of the invention in practice. can be made easily and inexpensively. A preferred embodiment of the invention has been 40 As various changes may be made in the form, con chosen for purposes of illustration and description and is struction and arrangement of the parts herein without shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and the specification, wherein: without sacrificing any of its advantages, it is to be under FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the phonograph stood that all matter herein is to be interpreted as illus record album of the present invention; trative and not in a limiting sense. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the 45 Having thus described my invention, I claim: manner of assembling the album shown in FIG. 1; A container for phonograph records comprising a pair FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along lines 3-3 of of identical jackets, each of said jackets comprising a pair FIG. 1; of flat side walls substantially identical in shape and di FIG. 4 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1 showing mension, the side walls of each jacket being permanent the album adapted to hold three records; 50 ly joined to each other along their top, rear and bottom FIG. 5 is an exploded view showing the manner of edges only and being unattached to each other along the assembling the jacket shown in FIG. 4; and front edges thereof to provide a front opening, a phono FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of graph record in each of said jackets, said jackets being FIG. 4. permanently joined to each other along their rear, top i Referring to the drawings and more particularly to and bottom edges only and being unattached to each other FIGS. 1 to 3, the phonograph record album 1 comprises along said front edges to form a phonograph record en a plurality of single-record jackets 2 having side walls 3 closure between said jackets, and a phonograph record which are preferably made of paperboard as is usual in in said phonograph record enclosure. such constructions. The side walls 3 are joined together along top, rear and bottom edges 4, 5 and 6, respectively, 60 References Cited in the file of this patent in any desired manner, but are unattached to each other along the front edges to form a front opening 8 which UNITED STATES PATENTS permits a phonograph record P to be inserted therein. 476,278 Lauferty ------June 7, 1892 In accordance with the present invention, two of such 2,416,816 Campagnano ------Mar. 4, 1947 single jackets 2 are adhered together as shown in FIGS. 65 2,463,450 Wisner –------Mar. 1, 1949 2 and 3 to form a multi-chambered album. The two 2,653,752 Vogt –------Sept. 29, 1953 jackets 2 are adhered along zones of adhesive 10 and 11 3,027,005 Finnerty ------Mar. 27, 1962