Abstract: A soft-sided fabric container, which in an open position is parallelepiped-shaped, has opposed side walls, opposed end walls mounted to the side walls at opposed longitudinal ends of the side walls, and a bottom wall opposite an open top of the container. The side wall edges, elongate rigid members mounted thereto. Handle apertures are formed in the side walls adjacent the rigid members. Resilient stiffeners are mounted along longitudinally opposite edges of the side walls from the bottom wall to the rigid members for resiliently urging the side walls each into a generally planar shape.

Abstract: A combination postcard/container insulator with a substantially rectilinear sheet of flexible insulating material to wrap around the container and fasteners to maintain the sheet wrapped around the container yet are mailable.

Abstract: A mailing envelope for being stuffed with a bulky insert comprising a rectangular envelope having cutouts formed in the bottom two corners, the cutouts being cut in a straight line at a 45 degree angle to an edge, and the depth measured along an edge from the corner being no more than 0.158 of the height of the envelope. In another embodiment of the invention, slits along a diagonal are utilized instead of the cutouts.

Abstract: Combination mailer comprising postcard-weight stock having therein at least two areas, a first right hand area for an address and postage and a left hand area which includes a partially perfed (die cut) index card which may be removed from the combination mailer. The index cards may be standard small size or a larger size depending on the size of the mailable card used. The index card may be oriented horizontally or vertically. A vertical boundary between the left and right side areas is defined by a scoring, perf line, printed line or dashes in order to assist in removing the index cards from the mailer. Only partial perforations are used to define the index card margins to prevent the mailer from being folded, mutilated, lost or delayed in the mailing. Microperfs are preferred. Preferably, the index card is oriented vertically with only the T-shaped notches along the bottom margin being perfed out, leaving the bottom margin or top margin to be cut with scissors.

Abstract: A recloseable bag having a fastener assembly comprising two fastener profiles, each having a hinged double wall construction to prevent unintended opening of the bag due to internal forces exerted on the inside of the bag wall panels. The bag is easily openable when suh is intended by simple manipulation of pull flanges, thereby providing access to the interior of the bag. The hinged double wall construction also assures proper alignment of the fastener profiles across the length of the upper portion of the bag wall panels, making interlocking closure easy when pressure is applied on the outer walls of the bag behind the fastener profiles.