US 7,401,727 B2 · Mailing and response envelope and method of making the same

Abstract

A mailing and response envelope for conveying an item from a sender to a recipient and back is disclosed. The envelope comprises a base panel, a sender address panel, and a recipient address panel. The sender address panel is affixed to the base panel by an adhesive region. The sender address panel and adhesive region define a pocket sized to accept an item. The adhesive region extends laterally on the base panel in an amount selected to ensure that a postal cancellation is not applied to an area overlying the item. The recipient address panel is joined to the base panel by a detachable joint. In this configuration, a fragile item may be conveyed from the sender to the recipient and from the recipient back to the sender without damage to the item.

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Dependent claims

An envelope for conveying an item from a sender to a recipient and back, comprising:

a base panel having a first lateral end and second lateral end;
a sender address panel affixed to the second lateral end of the base panel by an adhesive region, wherein the base panel, the sender address panel and adhesive region define a pocket sized to accept an item, wherein the adhesive region extends laterally on the base panel to align the adhesive region under an impact region of a processing machine and to align the pocket away from the impact region;
a removable access strip joined to the first lateral end of the base panel by a first detachable joint;
a recipient address panel joined to the removable access strip by a second detachable joint;
a postage region in the sender address panel and aligned entirely over the adhesive region of the sender address panel and aligned entirely away from the pocket.

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Mailing and response envelope and method of making the same

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