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EP0593504B1
EP0593504B1 EP92911367A EP92911367A EP0593504B1 EP 0593504 B1 EP0593504 B1 EP 0593504B1 EP 92911367 A EP92911367 A EP 92911367A EP 92911367 A EP92911367 A EP 92911367A EP 0593504 B1 EP0593504 B1 EP 0593504B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D27/00—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents

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  • the subject of the present invention is a postal envelope or writing support, intended in particular, but not exclusively, to allow the writing and forwarding of correspondence.
  • correspondence was sent to the post office in the form of folded sheets sealed with wax seal.
  • the envelope intended to protect the correspondence support, which is generally a sheet of paper included, after folding in the envelope.
  • the envelope is sealed using a pre-gluing which is carried by a tab sticking on the side of the envelope opposite to that carrying the stamp and address. Under these conditions, the front side of the envelope cannot be decorated. The same goes for the back side which carries the adhesive strips of the envelope.
  • the postcard makes it possible to address a correspondence by marking the origin of the emission most often by a reproduction of landscape or monument, unless the illustration is more light or with humorous vocation.
  • the disadvantage of the postcard is that unlike the letter slipped into an envelope, closed by gluing or by any other means, it has no character of confidentiality. In addition, the area reserved for correspondence is reduced, which is not always an advantage.
  • stamp corresponding to the routing fee is printed.
  • integers can be postcards or a sheet of paper whose edges are coated with glue which allows it to be folded according to a standardized format.
  • US-A-3,762,630 proposes to form the envelope by meeting edge to edge of two cards, one of which is decorated and the second of which bears the service particulars and the stamp. But this envelope closed by an adhesive tab opens by tearing dotted lines which is often inconvenient.
  • US-A-1,985,103 describes a window envelope comprising a tab, integral with an edge of the envelope intended to allow redirection, the tab being able to be detached from the envelope and returned to the sender as acknowledgment of receipt or purchase order.
  • US-A-3,371,851 discloses a packaging for collectibles which is intended to remain closed to prove the date of shipment. This package including a window allows you to see the room or the like.
  • the present invention relates to a correspondence support making it possible to overcome the drawbacks of known supports, thanks to an envelope, a writing support, an adhesive seal, all three complementary and functionally inseparable.
  • the postal envelope comprising an envelope, a sheet constituting the writing medium of paper or cardboard or the like and closing means consisting of a flap comprising an adhesive region, the stamps, the address and the means of closure being grouped on the same side of the envelope is characterized in that the flap is integral with the writing support.
  • the envelope constitutes a rectangular bag open on one of its edges and the sheet comprises a flap carrying an adhesive intended to be stuck on one of the faces of the envelope.
  • the opening is thus instantaneous since the correspondence is integral with the flap which suffices to lift.
  • one of the sides of the envelope is decorated while the other side has a window which reveals the address of the recipient on the writing medium, the flap folds back on the side from the window.
  • the flap may bear the address of the sender for possible redirection of the fold.
  • the sender does not write anything on the envelope, the correspondence and the addresses being carried by the writing medium.
  • the recipient's address is written in a reserved area of the correspondence sheet, in the standardized format so as to allow automatic sorting of mail.
  • One of the faces, as in classic postcards, can be entirely decorated for example by a landscape while the other face is functional, that is to say that it carries the addresses, the stamp and the sealed flap which ensures the inviolability of correspondence as in a sealed letter.
  • the fold according to the invention can carry a printed stamp and be distributed in post offices.
  • Figure 1 which shows the front of a fold as it can be shipped, there are on the front side 3 of the envelope 4, the flap 1 which is fixed, in the example shown, by a stamp 2 for example a self-adhesive seal that can imitate a wax seal.
  • the envelope 4 comprises two faces 3 and 5 which are glued internally on two or three sides and whose fourth side 6 is open.
  • the front 3 also carries a postage stamp 7 which can be printed or pasted.
  • a window 8 is cut out on the front side 3 so that an address written on the correspondence sheet 9 can be read through this window.
  • the window can be closed with a transparent shutter, for example made of cellophane.
  • the user is guided by a frame 11 printed on the correspondence part 9 and, the postal service can process this mail automatically.
  • an area 11a which may appear grayed out or colored. This creates additional direct communication space which can be used for writing a postscript or any other important information. This space is of course hidden by the writing medium 9 when the fold is closed, but it appears immediately as soon as the fold is open.
  • the back 5 of the envelope can be illustrated by any views or drawings, such as a postcard.
  • Figure 3 shows the fold during opening.
  • the stamp 2 was broken and a part 2a remained stuck on the front 3.
  • the correspondence part 9 consisting of a sheet that can be folded in half or in four is slid through the open edge 6. The correspondence can then be read after possible unfolding of the sheet 9.
  • the frame 11 printed on the correspondence part makes it possible to center the address in the window.
  • FIG. 4 partially represents a correspondence sheet intended to be included in the envelope 4 and which, in the example shown comprises two parts 9 and 9a.
  • a line 12 is pre-folded to separate the two components.
  • Two other flaps could be provided which would be folded around the upper edge of flaps 9 and 9a.
  • the open edge 6 can be one of the large edges of the rectangular envelope 4 but the regulatory location of the stamp must remain accessible. Likewise, the closure of the fold can be obtained by any other traditional pre-gluing means such as an adhesive strip or not.
  • the present invention allows an original presentation of the mail which is very practical for the user since it combines the advantages of the postcard and the letter without having the disadvantages, the opening of such a fold being particularly easy.

Abstract

Postal letter of the type comprising a writting support and an envelope, the closing of the letter being effected by adherence of a flap (1) to the front side (3) of the envelope, the front side (3) grouping all the elements required for routing the mail, while the back side (5) is decorated.

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La présente invention a pour objet un pli postal ou support d'écriture, destiné en particulier, mais non exclusivement, à permettre la rédaction et l'acheminement de la correspondance.The subject of the present invention is a postal envelope or writing support, intended in particular, but not exclusively, to allow the writing and forwarding of correspondence.

Initialement, la correspondance était confiée à la poste sous la forme de feuilles pliées et scellées au cachet de cire. Puis est apparue l'enveloppe destinée à protéger le support de correspondance, qui est généralement une feuille de papier incluse, après pliage dans l'enveloppe. L'enveloppe est cachetée en utilisant un préencollage qui est porté par une patte se collant du côté de l'enveloppe opposé à celui portant le timbre et l'adresse. Dans ces conditions, le côté recto de l'enveloppe ne peut pas être décoré. Il en va de même du côté verso qui porte les bandes de collage de l'enveloppe.Initially, correspondence was sent to the post office in the form of folded sheets sealed with wax seal. Then appeared the envelope intended to protect the correspondence support, which is generally a sheet of paper included, after folding in the envelope. The envelope is sealed using a pre-gluing which is carried by a tab sticking on the side of the envelope opposite to that carrying the stamp and address. Under these conditions, the front side of the envelope cannot be decorated. The same goes for the back side which carries the adhesive strips of the envelope.

La carte postale permet d'adresser une correspondance en marquant l'origine de l'émission le plus souvent par une reproduction de paysage ou de monument, à moins que l'illustration ne soit plus légère ou à vocation humoristique. L'inconvénient de la carte postale est que contrairement à la lettre glissée dans une enveloppe, close par collage ou par tout autre moyen, elle n'a aucun caractère de confidentialité. De plus, la surface réservée à la correspondance est réduite ce qui n'est pas toujours un avantage.The postcard makes it possible to address a correspondence by marking the origin of the emission most often by a reproduction of landscape or monument, unless the illustration is more light or with humorous vocation. The disadvantage of the postcard is that unlike the letter slipped into an envelope, closed by gluing or by any other means, it has no character of confidentiality. In addition, the area reserved for correspondence is reduced, which is not always an advantage.

Il existe également des "entiers postaux" sur lesquels le timbre correspondant à la taxe d'acheminement est imprimé. Ces entiers peuvent être des cartes postales ou une feuille de papier dont les bords sont enduits de colle ce qui permet de la plier selon un format normalisé.There are also "postal stationery" on which the stamp corresponding to the routing fee is printed. These integers can be postcards or a sheet of paper whose edges are coated with glue which allows it to be folded according to a standardized format.

Des plis postaux non traditionnels ont déjà été proposés.Non-traditional postal envelopes have already been proposed.

US-A-3 762 630 propose de former l'enveloppe par réunion bord à bord de deux cartes dont l'une est décorée et dont la seconde porte les mentions de service et le timbre. Mais cette enveloppe fermée par une patte adhésive s'ouvre par déchirure de traits pointillés ce qui s'avère souvent incommode.US-A-3,762,630 proposes to form the envelope by meeting edge to edge of two cards, one of which is decorated and the second of which bears the service particulars and the stamp. But this envelope closed by an adhesive tab opens by tearing dotted lines which is often inconvenient.

US-A-1 985 103 décrit une enveloppe à fenêtre comprenant une patte, solidaire d'un bord de l'enveloppe destinée à permettre la réexpédition, la patte pouvant être détachée de l'enveloppe et retournée à l'expéditeur en tant qu'accusé de réception ou bon de commande.US-A-1,985,103 describes a window envelope comprising a tab, integral with an edge of the envelope intended to allow redirection, the tab being able to be detached from the envelope and returned to the sender as acknowledgment of receipt or purchase order.

US-A-3 371 851 décrit un emballage pour pièces de collection qui est destiné à rester fermer pour prouver la date d'expédition. Cet emballage comprenant une fenêtre permet de voir la pièce ou analogue.US-A-3,371,851 discloses a packaging for collectibles which is intended to remain closed to prove the date of shipment. This package including a window allows you to see the room or the like.

Ces documents montrent toutefois qu'il était connu de regrouper sur une même face de l'enveloppe, l'adresse, le timbre et un moyen de fermeture tel qu'une patte.These documents show however that it was known to group on the same face of the envelope, the address, the stamp and a closure means such as a tab.

La présente invention a pour objet un support de correspondance permettant de pallier les inconvénients des supports connus, grâce à une enveloppe, un support d'écriture, un cachet adhésif, tous trois complémentaires et fonctionnellement indissociables.The present invention relates to a correspondence support making it possible to overcome the drawbacks of known supports, thanks to an envelope, a writing support, an adhesive seal, all three complementary and functionally inseparable.

Selon la présente invention, le pli postal comprenant une enveloppe, une feuille constituant le support d'écriture en papier ou carton ou analogue et des moyens de fermeture consistant en un rabat comportant une région adhésive, les timbres, l'adresse et les moyens de fermeture étant regroupés sur une même face de l'enveloppe est caractérisé en ce que le rabat est solidaire du support d'écriture.According to the present invention, the postal envelope comprising an envelope, a sheet constituting the writing medium of paper or cardboard or the like and closing means consisting of a flap comprising an adhesive region, the stamps, the address and the means of closure being grouped on the same side of the envelope is characterized in that the flap is integral with the writing support.

L'enveloppe constitue un sac rectangulaire ouvert sur l'un de ses bords et la feuille comprend un rabat portant un adhésif destiné à venir se coller sur l'une des faces de l'enveloppe. L'ouverture est ainsi instantanée puisque la correspondance est solidaire du rabat qu'il suffit de soulever.The envelope constitutes a rectangular bag open on one of its edges and the sheet comprises a flap carrying an adhesive intended to be stuck on one of the faces of the envelope. The opening is thus instantaneous since the correspondence is integral with the flap which suffices to lift.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, l'une des faces de l'enveloppe est décorée alors que l'autre face comporte une fenêtre qui laisse apparaître l'adresse du destinataire sur le support d'écriture, le rabat se repliant du côté de la fenêtre.According to another characteristic of the invention, one of the sides of the envelope is decorated while the other side has a window which reveals the address of the recipient on the writing medium, the flap folds back on the side from the window.

Le rabat peut porter l'adresse de l'expéditeur en vue de la réexpédition éventuelle du pli. Dans ce mode de réalisation, l'expéditeur n'inscrit rien sur l'enveloppe, la correspondance et les adresses étant portées par le support d'écriture.The flap may bear the address of the sender for possible redirection of the fold. In this embodiment, the sender does not write anything on the envelope, the correspondence and the addresses being carried by the writing medium.

L'adresse du destinataire est écrite dans une zone réservée de la feuille de correspondance, selon le format normalisé de manière à permettre le tri automatique du courrier. L'une des faces, comme dans les cartes postales classiques, peut être entièrement décorée par exemple par un paysage alors que l'autre face est fonctionnelle c'est à dire qu'elle porte les adresses, le timbre et le rabat cacheté ce qui assure l'inviolabilité de la correspondance comme dans une lettre cachetée.The recipient's address is written in a reserved area of the correspondence sheet, in the standardized format so as to allow automatic sorting of mail. One of the faces, as in classic postcards, can be entirely decorated for example by a landscape while the other face is functional, that is to say that it carries the addresses, the stamp and the sealed flap which ensures the inviolability of correspondence as in a sealed letter.

En vue de son utilisation en entier postal, le pli selon l'invention peut porter un timbre imprimé et être distribué dans les bureaux de poste.With a view to its postal use, the fold according to the invention can carry a printed stamp and be distributed in post offices.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront au cours de la description qui va suivre d'un mode particulier de réalisation, donné uniquement à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en regard des dessins qui représentent :

  • La figure 1, le recto d'un pli selon l'invention;
  • la figure 2, un verso possible du pli;
  • la Figure 3, une vue du support d'écriture partiellement extrait de l'enveloppe;
  • la figure 4, la partie correspondance d'un pli selon l'invention.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear during the description which follows of a particular embodiment, given solely by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the drawings which represent:
  • Figure 1, the front of a fold according to the invention;
  • Figure 2, a possible back of the fold;
  • Figure 3, a view of the writing medium partially extracted from the envelope;
  • Figure 4, the correspondence part of a fold according to the invention.

Sur la figure 1, qui représente le recto d'un pli tel qu'il peut être expédié, on distingue sur la face recto 3 de l'enveloppe 4, le rabat 1 qui est fixé, dans l'exemple représenté, par un cachet 2 par exemple un cachet autoadhésif pouvant imiter un cachet de cire. L'enveloppe 4 comprend deux faces 3 et 5 qui sont collées, intérieurement sur deux ou trois côtés et dont le quatrième côté 6 est ouvert. Le recto 3 porte également un timbre-poste 7 qui peut être imprimé ou collé.In Figure 1, which shows the front of a fold as it can be shipped, there are on the front side 3 of the envelope 4, the flap 1 which is fixed, in the example shown, by a stamp 2 for example a self-adhesive seal that can imitate a wax seal. The envelope 4 comprises two faces 3 and 5 which are glued internally on two or three sides and whose fourth side 6 is open. The front 3 also carries a postage stamp 7 which can be printed or pasted.

Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, une fenêtre 8 est découpée dans la face recto 3 de sorte qu'une adresse écrite sur la feuille de correspondance 9 puisse être lue à travers cette fenêtre. La fenêtre peut être obturée par un volet transparent par exemple en cellophane. L'utilisateur est guidé par un cadre 11 imprimé sur la partie correspondance 9 et, le service des postes peut traiter ce courrier automatiquement. Dans l'enveloppe 4 et en regard de la fenêtre 8 est prévue une zone 11a qui peut apparaître en grisé ou en couleur. Il est ainsi créé un espace supplémentaire de communication directe qui peut servir à l'inscription d'un post-scriptum ou de toute autre information importante. Cet espace est bien entendu masqué par le support d'écriture 9 lorsque le pli est fermé, mais il apparaît immédiatement dès que le pli est ouvert.In the embodiment shown, a window 8 is cut out on the front side 3 so that an address written on the correspondence sheet 9 can be read through this window. The window can be closed with a transparent shutter, for example made of cellophane. The user is guided by a frame 11 printed on the correspondence part 9 and, the postal service can process this mail automatically. In the envelope 4 and opposite the window 8 is provided an area 11a which may appear grayed out or colored. This creates additional direct communication space which can be used for writing a postscript or any other important information. This space is of course hidden by the writing medium 9 when the fold is closed, but it appears immediately as soon as the fold is open.

Le verso 5 de l'enveloppe, représenté sur la figure 2, peut être illustré par des vues ou dessins quelconques, comme une carte postale.The back 5 of the envelope, shown in Figure 2, can be illustrated by any views or drawings, such as a postcard.

La figure 3 représente le pli lors de l'ouverture. Le cachet 2 a été brisé et une partie 2a est restée collée sur le recto 3. La partie correspondance 9 constituée par une feuille pouvant être pliée en deux ou en quatre est glissée à travers le bord ouvert 6. La correspondance peut alors être lue après dépliage éventuel de la feuille 9. Comme indiqué précédemment le cadre 11 imprimé sur la partie correspondance permet de centrer l'adresse dans la fenêtre.Figure 3 shows the fold during opening. The stamp 2 was broken and a part 2a remained stuck on the front 3. The correspondence part 9 consisting of a sheet that can be folded in half or in four is slid through the open edge 6. The correspondence can then be read after possible unfolding of the sheet 9. As indicated above, the frame 11 printed on the correspondence part makes it possible to center the address in the window.

Il est possible de prévoir, au niveau du cachet 2, dans le verso 3 une fente 10 permettant, après lecture de la lettre, de refermer le pli, par insertion de l'extrêmité avant de la patte ou rabat 1, de manière à ce que le contenu reste protégé après une première ouverture.It is possible to provide, at the stamp 2, in the back 3 a slot 10 allowing, after reading the letter, to close the fold, by inserting the front end of the tab or flap 1, so that that the content remains protected after a first opening.

On distingue également sur la figure 3 un cadre 11 qui est imprimé sur la feuille 9 permettant d'inscrire l'adresse du destinataire qui sera lue à travers la fenêtre 8. Cette adresse se trouve automatiquement positionnée en face de la fenêtre par la fermeture du cachet.We also distinguish in Figure 3 a frame 11 which is printed on the sheet 9 for entering the address of the recipient which will be read through the window 8. This address is automatically positioned in front of the window by closing the stamp.

La figure 4 représente partiellement une feuille de correspondance destinée à être incluse dans l'enveloppe 4 et qui, dans l'exemple représenté comprend deux volets 9 et 9a. Une ligne 12 est prépliée pour séparer les deux volets. Deux autre volets pourraient être prévus qui seraient repliés autour du bord supérieur des volets 9 et 9a.FIG. 4 partially represents a correspondence sheet intended to be included in the envelope 4 and which, in the example shown comprises two parts 9 and 9a. A line 12 is pre-folded to separate the two components. Two other flaps could be provided which would be folded around the upper edge of flaps 9 and 9a.

Le bord ouvert 6 peut être l'un des grands bords de l'enveloppe rectangulaire 4 mais l'emplacement réglementaire du timbre doit rester accessible. De même la fermeture du pli peut être obtenue par tout autre moyen de préencollage traditionnel tel qu'une bande autocollante ou non.The open edge 6 can be one of the large edges of the rectangular envelope 4 but the regulatory location of the stamp must remain accessible. Likewise, the closure of the fold can be obtained by any other traditional pre-gluing means such as an adhesive strip or not.

La présente invention permet une présentation originale du courrier qui est très pratique pour l'utilisateur car regroupant les avantages de la carte postale et de la lettre sans en avoir les inconvénients, l'ouverture d'un tel pli étant particulièrement aisée.The present invention allows an original presentation of the mail which is very practical for the user since it combines the advantages of the postcard and the letter without having the disadvantages, the opening of such a fold being particularly easy.

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  1. Postal item comprising an open envelope (4), a sheet (9) constituting a writing medium made of paper, card or the like and closure means consisting of a flap (1) including an adhesive zone (2), the stamp, the address and the closure means being grouped on the same face (3) of the envelope (4) characterised in that the flap (1) is integral with the writing sheet (9).
  2. Postal item according to claim 1 characterised in that a window (8) is cut out in one of the face (3) of the envelope (4).
  3. Postal item according to claim 1 or 2 characterised in that one (5) of the faces of the envelope is decorated.
  4. Postal item according to any preceding claims characterised in that a slot (10) is provided in the face (3) of the envelope for insertion of the end of the flap (1).
  5. Postal item according to claim 2 characterised in that a zone (11) for receiving the address is printed on the sheet (9).
  6. Postal item according to any preceding claims characterised in that the sheet (9) comprises many panels, the surface of which being sensibly corresponding to the surface of the envelope, at least one panel being integral with the flap (1).
  7. Postal item according to any preceding claims characterised in that the adhesive zone (2) of the flap (1) represents a seal.
  8. Postal item according to any preceding claims characterised in that the inside face of the envelope (4) includes an additional zone (11a) in register the window (8) for communication purposes.
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