Simulated commercial envelopes and methods of making the same
AssigneeR.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
InventorPhilip Medwell Brown
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Abstract
Simulated commercial envelopes and methods of making are disclosed. An example envelope includes a first envelope portion having a front panel. A top flap is integrally formed with a top edge of the front panel about a first fold line, and a bottom flap is integrally formed with a bottom edge-of the front panel about a second fold line. A second envelope portion includes a rear panel free of any fold lines or flaps. The rear panel is to be secured to the front panel to form a pocket at least partially surrounding the mailer. The bottom flap is to be folded about the second fold line and to be secured to the rear panel on a side opposite the formed pocket. The top flap is to be folded about the first fold line and to be secured over the rear panel on the side opposite the formed pocket.
Claims30
An envelope comprising:
- a first substrate including an envelope portion including:
- a front panel including a top edge and a bottom edge parallel to the top edge, the top and bottom edges being connected by a pair of side edges, wherein the said edges form portions of a perimeter of the first substrate,
- a top flap integrally formed with the top edge of the front panel about a first fold line,
- a bottom flap integrally formed with the bottom edge of the front panel about a second fold line, the front panel being free of any fold lines or flaps between the pair of side edges and between the first fold line and the second fold line;
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- a second substrate separate from the first substrate, the second substrate including
- a second envelope portion having a rear panel to be secured to the front panel to form a pocket therebetween, the bottom flap to fold about the second fold line and to be secured to the rear panel on a side opposite the formed pocket, the top flap to fold about the first fold line and to be secured over the rear panel on the side opposite the formed pocket, and a first adhesive is disposed on at least a portion of a perimeter edge of the bottom flap to directly adhere the bottom flap to the rear panel, and a second adhesive is disposed between the side edges of the front panel to secure the front panel to the rear panel.
An envelope including a mailer comprising:
- a first envelope portion including:
- a front panel including a top edge, and a bottom edge parallel to the top edge and a pair of side edges that form portions of the perimeter of the first envelope portion,
- a top flap integrally formed with the top edge of the front panel about a first fold line, the top flap and the front panel sharing the first fold line, and
- a bottom flap integrally formed with the bottom edge of the front panel about a second fold line;
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- a second envelope portion separate from the first envelope portion and including a rear panel directly secured to the front panel between the pair of side edges to form a pocket at least partially surrounding the mailer;
- wherein the front panel is free of any fold lines or flaps between the pair of side edges and between the first fold line and the second fold line, the bottom flap and the front panel sharing the second fold line, the top flap free of any fold lines or flaps between the first fold line and a first perimeter edge of the top flap, the bottom flap being free of any fold lines or flaps between the second fold line and a second perimeter edge of the bottom flap;
- the bottom flap folded about the second fold line and directly adhered to the rear panel on a side opposite the formed pocket;
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- the top flap folded about the first fold line and secured over the rear panel on the side opposite the formed pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.