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US 2003/0075591 A1Published application
Reusable rear panel window envelope
OwnerMyun Ho Kiminventor
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A reusable envelope has a front address panel and a rear panel joined along three edges to form a pocket with an open top. A first extended sealing flap joined to the top edge of the address panel is provided with a tear strip formed by a line of perforations extending across the top edge of the envelope and through the flap. A second sealing flap is provided which is foldably connected to the top edge of the rear panel and is initially either folded and retained inside the envelope pocket or against the exterior of the rear panel for the first mailing, and is folded over and onto the first panel for the second use. The second flap has an adhesive area securing means for sealing the envelope when the flap is positioned on the address panel for a further mailing. The address panel is provided with an area for postage indicia and, is optionally provided with a first return address area adjacent the top edge of the address panel. The address panel optionally includes a second return address area located adjacent the bottom edge of the address panel and another area for applying postage. The second sealing flap is sized to cover at least the first return address area and first postage area and, optionally, the first address area, when the second sealing flap is folded over and sealed to the address panel, and can also be pre-printed by the originator with return address and bulk mailing indicia. A single-use easy-open envelope employing the tear strip is also described.
A reusable envelope comprising:
A mailing envelope comprising a front panel and a rear panel joined along three edges to form a pocket for receiving enclosures to be mailed and a sealing flap for closing the pocket joined to the front panel along a fold line, the envelope having a line of perforations extending parallel to one of the joined edges and passing through the front and rear panels to define an opening tear strip, the line of perforations displaced inwardly from the adjacent edge of the envelope a distance that is sufficient to permit the recipient of the envelope to grip the tear strip for removal, the envelope further comprising internal barrier means coincident with or proximate to the line of perforations, said barrier means preventing movement of enclosures in the envelope pocket beyond the line of perforations into the tear strip area during transmittal of the sealed envelope,
An improved mailing envelope having a front panel joined to a rear panel along three edges to form an open envelope pocket and a sealing flap joined along a fold line to the front panel along the fourth edge, a tear strip defined by a line of perforations displaced from and parallel to one edge of the front panel, said perforations extending through the front panel and either the rear panel or the flap, the improvement comprising internal barrier means coincident with or proximate to the line of perforations, said barrier means preventing the movement of an enclosure placed in the envelope pocket into the area of the tear strip formed in the front and rear panel or flap.
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