Envelope having non-adhesive applied label
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.
Claims19
A label comprising:
- a face sheet having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second surface including a vinyl polymer;
- a shape defined on a first surface of the face sheet;
- at least one removable panel cut through the first and second surfaces of the face sheet within a perimeter of the shape;
- a protective panel having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the protective panel statically adhered to the first portion of the second surface of the face sheet;
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- an adhesive coating at least partially covering the second portion of the second surface of the face sheet and adhering significantly more to the second portion of the second surface of the face sheet than to the second portion of the protective panel.
An envelope assembly comprising:
- a sheet of material;
- a shape on a first surface of the sheet of material defining a primary panel, a secondary panel, and at least two flaps adjacent the primary panel near one of a plurality of edges of the primary panel;
- at least one removable panel located on the primary panel, at least a portion of the at least one removable panel including a vinyl polymer;
- 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 and to which at least a portion of the sheet of material statically adheres.
An envelope comprising:
- a primary panel;
- a secondary panel adjacent an edge of the primary panel;
- at least one removable panel located on a surface of the primary panel, the at least one removable panel including a vinyl polymer;
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- a protective panel to which the at least one removable panel is statically adhered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.