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US 4,334,618 AGranted
Stationery having snap-open envelope with remailable portion
AssigneeWilliam R. O'Meara
InventorEugene J. Buescher
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AssigneeWilliam R. O'Meara
InventorEugene J. Buescher
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Stationery including a snap-open envelope having perforations arranged so that an end portion separates from the remaining portion to expose the contents. The remaining portion provides a return or reusable envelope having an end closure flap which, when the return envelope is closed, may cover a portion of the front panel of the original envelope, with a portion of the original back panel of the original envelope becoming the front panel of the return envelope. The snap-open envelope can be of the pasted type having front and back panels die cut or perforated from different paper sheets with the panels pasted together to form the envelope and with an insert or information sheet between the panels. This envelope can be processed by high speed data processing equipment including computer driven printing.
A mailing envelope comprising three sheets superimposed in facing relation, two of said sheets being front and back outer sheets of the mailing envelope with said front sheet having mailing address means thereon for mailing the mailing envelope, return address means on one of said three sheets, the third of said sheets being disposed between said two outer sheets, two of said sheets each having a tear line of perforations extending between a pair of opposite sides of the mailing envelope, said tear lines of perforations dividing the last named two sheets into left and right envelope portions separable from each other at said tear lines of perforations upon applying a force tending to separate said envelope portions when opening the mailing envelope, one of said envelope portions, after the mailing envelope is opened, including a part of one of said outer sheets and a part of one of the other of said three sheets with one of said parts of said one envelope portion being longer than the other of said parts of said one envelope portion to provide an end closure flap foldable over said other part for closing said one envelope portion, said one and other parts of said one envelope portion defining a return envelope which is usable to contain and mail an element therein, said mailing and return address means being so located relative to said tear lines of perforations that said mailing address means is essentially eliminated as a mailing address for said return envelope and said return address becomes the mailing address for said return envelope.
A mailing envelope comprising front and back sides connected in facing relation and upper, lower, left and right edges, said front and back sides including front and back panels, respectively, mailing address means on the exterior side of said front panel for mailing said envelope, return address means on the exterior side of one of said panels, first and second tear lines of perforations extending substantially between the upper and lower edges of the envelope respectively on said front and back sides dividing the envelope into separable left and right envelope portions each including a part of said back side and a part of said front side, one of said lines of perforations being disposed closer to the left edge of the envelope than the other of said lines of perforations so that upon separation of said left and right envelope portions one of said parts of one of said envelope portions has a greater left-to-right length than that of the other of said parts of said one envelope portion to provide a closure end flap foldable over said other part for closing said one envelope portion whereby said one envelope portion is usable to mail an element therein, said mailing address means, said return address means, and said perforation lines being so relatively disposed that said one envelope portion, after it is separated from the other of said envelope portions and said flap is folded over said other part, includes said return address means for mailing said one envelope portion and is at least essentially free of said mailing address means.
A mailing envelope comprising a front side including a front panel adapted to receive postage means at the upper right corner thereof, mailing address means on the exterior side of said front panel for mailing said envelope, second address means on the exterior of said envelope, and a back side connected in facing relation to said front side and including a back panel, each of said sides being free of an address window, a first tear line of perforations extending between the lower and upper edges of said front side, a second tear line of perforations extending between the lower and upper edges of said back side and disposed closer to the right edge of the envelope when viewing said front side than said first line of perforations, said lines of perforations dividing the envelope into left and right envelope portions which are separable at said lines of perforations to open the envelope upon applying a force tending to pull said envelope portions apart;
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