Envelopes – wrappers – and paperboard boxes – Envelope – Including remailing means
Patent
1996-11-08
1998-04-14
Pascua, Jes F.
Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes
Envelope
Including remailing means
229305, 229313, B65D 2706
Patent
active
057382743
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to improvements in envelopes adapted for reuse and, more particularly, to a reusable mailing envelope which is adapted for use for original mail and then for reuse for return mail.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
Heretofore, a number of reusable mailing envelope structures have been proposed. Examples of some of these envelope structures are disclosed in the following U.S. patents and foreign patent publications:
______________________________________ U.S. Pat. No. Patentee
5,328,092 File
5,288,015 Sauerwine
5,288,014 Meyers et al.
5,277,362 Wilson
5,277,361 Stude
5,251,810 Kim
5,232,150 Solomons
5,224,647 Yanow
5,213,258 Kim
5,201,464 File
5,197,663 Stude
5,169,061 Buescher
4,993,624 Schlich
4,917,287 Watson
4,775,095 Emmott
4,730,768 Gendron
4,729,507 Kim
4,715,531 Stewart
4,595,138 Kristel
4,403,696 Newell
4,382,539 Kronman
4,334,618 Buescher
4,332,346 Kronman
4,308,987 Solomon
4,190,162 Buescher
3,982,689 Retrum
3,635,392 Burgher
3,027,067 Johnson
3,111,257 Peach
1,953,192 Rossiter
1,575,769 Kaye
1,091,172 Thayer
1,064,302 Donohue
192,522 Marshall
British Pat. Pub. Nos.
Applicant
9,043 Wheeldon
11,572 Edmund
128,074 Morely
555,079 Roberts
Italian Pat. No. 34,731 to V. Pizzicara
Swiss Pat. No. 85,876 to Schonenberger & Gall
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See also U.S. Postal Service Form 3227, versions published September 1974
November 1981; and September 1985.
See also U.S. Postal Service Form 3227, versions published September 1974; November 1981; and September 1985.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a reusable mailing envelope constructed from a blank comprising a front panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, a rear panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and being connected to the front panel along a first fold line and a seal flap formation coupled to one of the front and rear panels along a second line spaced from the first fold line and including a seal flap having adhesive means on a surface thereof which is adapted to face one of the rear or front panels for adhering the seal flap to one of the rear or front panels in a first mailing condition. The seal flap formation further includes a first seal flap section having an inner surface and an outer surface and being connected along a third line to the seal flap and a second seal flap section having an inner surface and an outer surface and being connected along a fourth line to the first seal flap section and being coupled along the second line to one of the front or rear panels. The first seal flap section is folded downwardly along the fourth line. The envelope has an end opening on at least one side edge thereof above the second fold line, between the fourth line on the top and the second line on the bottom and laterally, between the first and second seal flap sections. Structure is provided for securing the front and rear panels together along adjacent side edges thereof. Reusable structure is provided for allowing the envelope to be reused as a mailing envelope and is coupled to one of the panels. The reusable structure includes at least a part of at least one of the first and second seal flap sections. The reusable structure establishes a second mailing condition where at least a portion of one of the seal flap sections of the reusable structure forms a resealing flap which is sealed to at least one surface of the envelope for remailing the reusable envelope. At least one of the first and second seal flap sections has adhesive on and extending at least partially across the inner surface thereof generally parallel to the third and fourth lines and at least a part of the seal flap formation is detachable from the envelope.
Also according to the invention there is provided a reusable mailing envelope constructed from a blank comprising a front panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, a rear panel having an inn
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Pascua Jes F.
Vigil Thomas R.
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