Envelope that is conducive to printing a facing identification mark with an information based indicia
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsRonald P. Sansone, Richard A. Bernard
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Abstract
An envelope that enables personal computer printers to be able to print a Facing Identification Mark (FIM) as part of a Information-Based Indicia (IBI) registered along the top edge of the envelope. The personal computer printers will also be able to print the FIM, IBI, the recipient's address and the sender's address without the glue on the envelope closure flap adhering to the body of the envelope, which would seal or partially seal the envelope, potentially rendering the envelope useless.
Claims24
A envelope comprising:
- a pocket for holding inserts formed by folding and securing material;
- a flap having a first fold and a second fold, the flap is hingedly coupled to the pocket, when the flap is folded along the first fold, the pocket will be closed, and the flap will be secured to the material by a low tack substance;
- and, when the flap is folded along the second fold, the pocket will be closed, the pocket will be reduced in size, and the flap will be secured to the material by a high tack substance.
A method for printing on an envelope using a computer printer to print near a edge of the envelope, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a envelope having a front panel, a back panel and a closure flap having a first fold and a second fold, the closure flap being attached to the front panel,
- (b) folding the envelope along the first fold;
- (c) printing a IBI indicia on the front of the envelope by a computer printer;
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- (d) folding the envelope along the second fold so that the FIM portion of the IBI indicia will be registered along one of the edges of the front panel.
A envelope comprising:
- a first edge of a front panel having four edges that is hingedly coupled to a first edge of a back panel having four edges;
- a second edge of the front panel is hingedly coupled to a second edge of the back panel by a first side panel that is folded over the back panel, and the first side panel is secured to the back panel;
- a second side panel that is hingedly coupled to a third edge of the front panel and a third edge of the back panel and folded over the back panel, and the second side panel is secured to the back panel so that the front panel, the back panel, and the first and second side panels form a pocket therein;
- a flap having a first fold and a second fold, the flap is hingedly coupled to a fourth edge of the front panel, whereby, when the flap is folded along the first fold the pocket will be closed along a fourth edge of the back panel and the flap will be secured to the back panel by a low tack substance;
- and when the flap is folded along the second fold, the pocket will be closed, the pocket will be reduced in size, and the flap will be secured to the back panel by a high tack substance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.