DE9418475U1 - Post-approved reply card - Google Patents

Description

Title:

State of the art:

Problem:

Solution:

Benefits achieved:

Postal approved reply card

It is well known that cover letters, advertising mail, advertising inserts, etc. can be provided with the option of easily contacting the sender for information via an enclosed reply card or reply letter. Standard reply cards are made of paper and are only suitable for one-time use due to their technical quality. Due to frequent transport damage (e.g. creases) or handwritten notes by the sender, these cards cannot be easily processed by the recipient using a machine. In principle, reply cards must comply with the regulations listed in the leaflet "Shapes and dimensions, labels and outside of mail items (as of July 1993)".

The invention specified in claim 1 is based on the problem of achieving multiple use of reply cards and significantly simplifying handling for both the sender and the consignor and thus generally increasing the attractiveness of using reply cards.

This problem is solved by the features listed in patent claim 1.

The advantages achieved by the invention are in particular that
&ogr; multiple use is possible, &ogr; handling by the sender is made easier, &ogr; machine processing of returned cards is made easier or possible,

Postal approved reply card

&ogr; the minimum postal dimensions of 70x100 mm for letter mail can be achieved.

Description of three

Examples of implementation: Figure A1.1 shows the example A1 of the

Invention illustrated by way of example.

Description of the embodiments A1, A2 and A3:

Additional description of the embodiment A1:

Reply card with printed inside

The reply card consists of three elements, which

be welded.

&ogr; a paper that can be printed on both sides and has advertising and information printed on one side and postal markings on the other side.

&ogr; a plastic film with a minimum size of 70x100 mm, which can be made of a high-gloss transparent film.

&ogr; a plastic film with a minimum size of 70x100mm, which is transparent and can be written on with ballpoint pens or postmarks if necessary. This plastic film can be cleaned again after writing on it.

Reply card with number code

The reply card is printed on the paper core

or on the slides with an exclusive number code

This code can be added separately via lists or

Databases information is stored. The code

New information can be assigned as often as desired

become.

Postal approved reply card

Additional description of the embodiment A2:

Additional description of the embodiment A3:

Reply card with bar code

The reply card is printed on the paper core

or on the slides with an exclusive bar code

This code can be added separately via lists or

Databases information is stored. The code

New information can be assigned as often as desired

become.

Reply card with magnetic stripe code The reply card is provided with an exclusively coded magnetic stripe on the printed paper core or on the foil. Information can be stored separately in this code via lists or databases. New information can be assigned to the code as often as required.

Claims (1)

Claim for protection 1. Postal-approved reply card, which has an identification code on one side, whereby the card with its paper core sealed in a wear-resistant plastic casing, has a surface on at least one side that can be written on with a ballpoint pen and can be cleaned without wear using standard grease and paint-removing chemicals, and can be decoded by machine.