Envelope having a removable panel
OwnerTimothy J. Flynn, Patrick J. Flynn +1inventors
InventorsTimothy J. Flynn, Patrick J. Flynn, Kenneth A. Kritz
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Abstract
A versatile envelope assembly that can be printed upon either before or after the resulting envelope is assembled. The resulting envelope can be used to store a wide variety of items, including compact discs and digital video discs, and can also provide a label for labeling the items contained in the envelope. The label is specially designed to extend the life of compact discs and digital video discs when applied to these items. Furthermore, the resulting envelope can be used as a mailing envelope, a filing pocket, a ring-binder pocket, or for any other suitable use.
Claims22
A label comprising:
- a face sheet;
- a shape on a first surface of the face sheet;
- a removable circle within a perimeter of the shape on the first surface of the face sheet;
- a removable partial circle positioned adjacent the perimeter of the shape on the first surface of the face sheet;
- an adhesive coating at least partially covering a second surface of the face sheet;
- and
- a protective panel to which the adhesive coating adheres significantly less than to the face sheet.
An envelope assembly comprising:
- a sheet of material;
- a shape on a first surface of the sheet of material, the shape defining a primary panel, a secondary panel, and at least two flaps each located adjacent the primary panel near one of a plurality of primary panel edges of the primary panel;
- a removable circle within a perimeter of the shape on the first surface of the sheet of material;
- a removable partial circle near an edge of the shape on the first surface of the sheet of material;
- an adhesive coating at least partially covering a second surface of the sheet of material;
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- a protective panel to which the adhesive coating adheres significantly less than to the sheet of material.
An envelope comprising:
- a first surface of a primary panel forming a secondary panel adjacent an edge of the primary panel, and a flap adjacent the primary panel;
- a removable circle within the primary panel;
- a removable partial circle within the flap;
- an adhesive coating at least partially covering a second surface of the primary panel;
- a protective panel to which the adhesive coating adheres significantly less than the primary panel adheres to the adhesive coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.