One-piece special service mailing form and return envelope and a method for assembling same
AssigneeGlenn Petkovsek
InventorGlenn Petkovsek
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Abstract
A combined assembly and a method are provided for delivering a mailing attached to an article requiring special services. A form resembling a return postcard acting as a receipt for the delivery employee is integrally attached to an envelope capable of receiving a payment in a compartment of the envelope. The combined form and envelope is attachable to an article and removable therefrom upon delivery. The address receipt section is also provided but may be retained on the article following removal of the envelope and return form.
Claims18
An assembly for delivering a mailing attached to an article requiring special services, the assembly comprising:
- a form capable of printing with information related to the special services required for the mailing of the article;
- a return envelope detachably connected to the form having an interior compartment;
- means for securing the form and the return envelope as an integral combination to the article for delivery;
- and
- perforated tear lines between the form and the return envelope to selectively detach one from the other.
A method for assembling a mailing attached to an article requiring special services, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an envelope having an interior compartment;
- providing a form integral with the envelope and removably attached thereto;
- securing the envelope and the form as a unit to the article for delivery;
- and
- providing a return receipt portion removably attached and integral with the unit.
A combined assembly for mailing of an article requiring special services, the assembly comprising:
- a first portion providing a receipt for delivery personnel following mailing of the article requiring special services;
- an envelope integrally formed with and detachably connected to the first portion forming a unit, the envelope having an interior compartment;
- a second portion integrally formed with and detachably connected to the unit providing a receipt for an addressee of the article requiring special services;
- means for securing the unit and the second portion to the article requiring special services;
- and
- a label removable from the first portion.
An assembly for delivering a mailing attached to an article requiring special services, the assembly comprising:
- a form capable of printing with information related to the special services required for the mailing of the article;
- a return envelope detachably connected to the form having an interior compartment;
- means for securing the form and the return envelope as an integral combination to the article for delivery;
- and
- a label removably secured to the form.
An assembly for delivering a mailing attached to an article requiring special services, the assembly comprising:
- a form capable of printing with information related to the special services required for the mailing of the article;
- a return envelope detachably connected to the form having an interior compartment;
- means for securing the form and the return envelope as an integral combination to the article for delivery;
- and
- a second receipt portion detachably connected to the return envelope.
A method for assembling a mailing attached to an article requiring special services, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an envelope having an interior compartment;
- providing a form integral with the envelope and removably attached thereto;
- securing the envelope and the form as a unit to the article for delivery;
- and
- providing a removable label on the form.
A combined assembly for mailing of an article requiring special services, the assembly comprising:
- a first portion providing a receipt for delivery personnel following mailing of the article requiring special services;
- an envelope integrally formed with and detachably connected to the first portion forming a unit, the envelope having an interior compartment;
- a portion integrally formed with and detachably connected to the unit providing a receipt for an addressee of the article requiring special services;
- means for securing the unit and the second portion to the article requiring special services;
- and
- a third portion attached to the return envelope capable of removal therefrom and providing a receipt for a mailer of the article requiring special services.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.