EP1442897A1 - Envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal - Google Patents

Envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal Download PDF

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EP1442897A1
EP1442897A1 EP03425042A EP03425042A EP1442897A1 EP 1442897 A1 EP1442897 A1 EP 1442897A1 EP 03425042 A EP03425042 A EP 03425042A EP 03425042 A EP03425042 A EP 03425042A EP 1442897 A1 EP1442897 A1 EP 1442897A1
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Gabriele Alfonsi
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CARTIERE FEDRIGONI & C. S.R.L.
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Priority to MA27484A priority patent/MA26240A1/en
Priority to OA1200400023A priority patent/OA12568A/en
Priority to PL364618A priority patent/PL208681B1/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/03—Forms or constructions of security seals
    • G09F3/0305—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used
    • G09F3/0341—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used having label sealing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F7/00—Filing appliances without fastening means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F7/00—Filing appliances without fastening means
    • B42F7/02—Filing appliances comprising only one pocket or compartment, e.g. single gussetted pockets
    • 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
    • B65D27/12—Closures
    • B65D27/30—Closures with special means for indicating unauthorised opening
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/0291—Labels or tickets undergoing a change under particular conditions, e.g. heat, radiation, passage of time
    • G09F3/0292—Labels or tickets undergoing a change under particular conditions, e.g. heat, radiation, passage of time tamper indicating labels

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  • the present invention relates to an envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal.
  • the envelope has an openable flap, which in the closed position can be arranged below a fixed flap.
  • the aim of the invention is to solve the described problem, by providing an envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with a tamper-evident seal, that allows to give great assurances of security regarding the complete integrity of the envelope and of its content.
  • a particular object of the invention is to provide a containment envelope in which unauthorized opening can be verified easily by an automatic apparatus, which accordingly informs the buyer immediately of the fact that unauthorized opening has occurred.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a containment envelope that thanks to its particular constructive characteristics is capable of giving the greatest assurances of reliability and safety in use.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a containment envelope that can be obtained easily starting from commonly commercially available elements and materials and is also competitive from a merely economical standpoint.
  • an envelope particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal
  • an envelope-like containment body that forms a pouch for accommodating a plurality of sheets that can be closed by an openable flap that interacts with a fixed flap, characterized in that it comprises a tamper-evident seal that can be arranged on said openable flap and on said fixed flap and which cannot be restored once opened.
  • the envelope particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal, according to the invention, comprises an envelope-like containment body, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, which is advantageously made of paper-like material and forms internally a seat or pouch 2 that can be closed by an openable flap 3 that interacts with a fixed flap 4.
  • a plurality of drawing sheets can be accommodated removably within the seat 2.
  • the particular feature of the invention consists in that there is a tamper-evident seal, generally designated by the reference numeral 20, which is constituted by a self-adhesive label 21 that bears a code, for example a bar code 22.
  • the product identification code constituted for example by the bar code 22, being provided on the self-adhesive part of the label, is in practice destroyed, remaining partly connected to the label and partly connected to one of the flaps to which it had been applied; therefore, when the envelope is fraudulently closed again, it is not possible to restore completely the tamper-evident seal and accordingly the equipment provided at the cash registers to recognize the product on sale are unable to read the label and therefore it becomes evident also to the buyer that the package has been tampered with.
  • the high degree of security achieved is obtained by using particularly simple means, constituted as mentioned by a simple self-adhesive label that bears the product identification code.
  • the materials used, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions may be any according to requirements.

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Abstract

An envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal, comprising an envelope-like containment body (1) that forms a pouch (2) for accommodating a plurality of sheets (10) that can be closed by an openable flap (3) that interacts with a fixed flap (4). The particularity of the invention consists in that it comprises a tamper-evident seal (20) that bears a product identification code (22) and can be arranged on the openable flap (3) and on the fixed flap (4). The seal cannot be restored once opened.

Description

  • The present invention relates to an envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal.
  • As is known, one problem that is currently strongly felt in the distribution of commercial products placed in envelopes and the like relates to the assurance that the envelope has not been fraudulently or unintentionally opened, possibly tampering with its content.
  • Considering in particular the field of envelopes or folders that contain drawing sheets or the like, currently the envelope has an openable flap, which in the closed position can be arranged below a fixed flap.
  • With a packaging of this kind, therefore, currently it is not possible to detect whether the envelope has been opened fraudulently or unintentionally, and therefore it cannot be ruled out immediately that sheets have been removed from the envelope or that for example the sheets contained therein have been dirtied.
  • Application of pieces of adhesive tape in order to connect one another the fixed flap and the openable flap has been found to be unable to fully solve the problem, since any unauthorized opening cannot be easily detected visually and verified by the buyer.
  • The aim of the invention is to solve the described problem, by providing an envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with a tamper-evident seal, that allows to give great assurances of security regarding the complete integrity of the envelope and of its content.
  • Within this aim, a particular object of the invention is to provide a containment envelope in which unauthorized opening can be verified easily by an automatic apparatus, which accordingly informs the buyer immediately of the fact that unauthorized opening has occurred.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a containment envelope that thanks to its particular constructive characteristics is capable of giving the greatest assurances of reliability and safety in use.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a containment envelope that can be obtained easily starting from commonly commercially available elements and materials and is also competitive from a merely economical standpoint.
  • This aim and these and other objects that will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by an envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal, comprising an envelope-like containment body that forms a pouch for accommodating a plurality of sheets that can be closed by an openable flap that interacts with a fixed flap, characterized in that it comprises a tamper-evident seal that can be arranged on said openable flap and on said fixed flap and which cannot be restored once opened.
  • Further characteristics and advantages will become better apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of a containment envelope, illustrated only by way of non-limitative example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a containment envelope for drawing sheets that is intact and in the closed position;
  • Figure 2 is a schematic view of the step of the opening of the envelope;
  • Figure 3 is a view of the step of the extraction of the contained sheets;
  • Figure 4 is a view of the envelope in the fraudulently closed condition; and
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged-scale view of the detail of the tamper-evident seal after it has been tampered with.
  • With reference to the figures, the envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal, according to the invention, comprises an envelope-like containment body, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, which is advantageously made of paper-like material and forms internally a seat or pouch 2 that can be closed by an openable flap 3 that interacts with a fixed flap 4.
  • A plurality of drawing sheets, generally designated by the reference numeral 10, can be accommodated removably within the seat 2.
  • The particular feature of the invention consists in that there is a tamper-evident seal, generally designated by the reference numeral 20, which is constituted by a self-adhesive label 21 that bears a code, for example a bar code 22.
  • In the closed position, with the package intact, as shown in Figure 1, the bar code is perfectly readable by ordinary equipment provided at the point of sale.
  • Once opening occurs, the product identification code, constituted for example by the bar code 22, being provided on the self-adhesive part of the label, is in practice destroyed, remaining partly connected to the label and partly connected to one of the flaps to which it had been applied; therefore, when the envelope is fraudulently closed again, it is not possible to restore completely the tamper-evident seal and accordingly the equipment provided at the cash registers to recognize the product on sale are unable to read the label and therefore it becomes evident also to the buyer that the package has been tampered with.
  • From the above description it is evident that the invention achieves the intended aim and objects, and in particular the fact is stressed that the provision of a tamper-evident seal constituted by a self-adhesive label that bears the product identification code allows to make any tampering immediately detectable and does not allow fraudulent restoring of the initial conditions.
  • Furthermore, the high degree of security achieved is obtained by using particularly simple means, constituted as mentioned by a simple self-adhesive label that bears the product identification code.
  • The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims.
  • All the details may further be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
  • In practice, the materials used, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions, may be any according to requirements.
  • Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the scope of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.

Claims (5)

  1. An envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal, comprising an envelope-like containment body (1) that forms a pouch (2) for accommodating a plurality of sheets (10) that can be closed by an openable flap (3) that interacts with a fixed flap (4), characterized in that it comprises a tamper-evident seal (20) that can be arranged on said openable flap (3) and on said fixed flap (4) and cannot be restored once opened.
  2. The containment envelope according to claim 1, characterized in that said tamper-evident seal (20) bears the product identification code (22).
  3. The containment envelope according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said tamper-evident seal (20) is constituted by a self-adhesive label (21).
  4. The containment envelope according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said self-adhesive label (21) bears the product identification code (22) arranged at the adhesive layer so that it separates when it is detached from the flap (3) of the envelope-like containment body (1) to which it is applied.
  5. The containment envelope according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said product identification code is constituted by a bar code (22).
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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT03425042T ATE365647T1 (en) 2003-01-29 2003-01-29 ENVELOPE, ESPECIALLY FOR PAPER SHEETS AND SIMILAR, WITH FRAUD-PROOF CLOSURE
PT03425042T PT1442897E (en) 2003-01-29 2003-01-29 Envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal
DE60314591T DE60314591T2 (en) 2003-01-29 2003-01-29 envelope
EP03425042A EP1442897B1 (en) 2003-01-29 2003-01-29 Envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal
ES03425042T ES2287439T3 (en) 2003-01-29 2003-01-29 ENVELOPE, PARTICULARLY TO OBTAIN LEAVES AND SIMILAR, WITH CLOSURE OF HANDLING EVIDENCE.
TNP2004000004A TNSN04004A1 (en) 2003-01-29 2004-01-14 ENVELOPE INTENDED PARTICULARLY TO CONTAIN SHEETS AND THE LIKE, HAVING A SEAL OF INVIOLABILITY.
MA27484A MA26240A1 (en) 2003-01-29 2004-01-19 ENVELOPE IN PARTICULAR FOR CONTAINING SHEETS AND THE LIKE, HAVING A SEAL OF SECURITY
OA1200400023A OA12568A (en) 2003-01-29 2004-01-27 Envelope intended in particular for containing sheets and the like, having a seal of inviolability.
PL364618A PL208681B1 (en) 2003-01-29 2004-01-28 Envelope, mainly for sheets and similar products with guaranteed closing

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EP03425042A EP1442897B1 (en) 2003-01-29 2003-01-29 Envelope, particularly for containing sheets and the like, with tamper-evident seal

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EP1860038A1 (en) * 2006-05-23 2007-11-28 Britton Decoflex Ltd. Tamper evident security bag
FR2949588A1 (en) * 2009-09-03 2011-03-04 Advanced Track & Trace METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A PRODUCT AGAINST COUNTERFEIT
CH705359A1 (en) * 2011-08-15 2013-02-15 Ferag Ag Method and device for collecting flat objects.
CH705360A1 (en) * 2011-08-15 2013-02-15 Ferag Ag Method and device for collecting flat objects.

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US5077001A (en) * 1988-11-21 1991-12-31 Makowka Kenneth R Tamper-evident sealing system for envelope having special characteristics and method of making same
WO1993019445A1 (en) * 1992-03-16 1993-09-30 Trigon Industries Limited Information indicating device
EP1056066A2 (en) * 1999-05-27 2000-11-29 Arca Etichette S.p.A. Method for producing integrity protection devices for packages of commercial products in general, apparatus for carrying out the method, and product produced with the apparatus and the method
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US5077001A (en) * 1988-11-21 1991-12-31 Makowka Kenneth R Tamper-evident sealing system for envelope having special characteristics and method of making same
WO1993019445A1 (en) * 1992-03-16 1993-09-30 Trigon Industries Limited Information indicating device
US20010003396A1 (en) * 1996-01-30 2001-06-14 Nicholas Ernest Farren Tamper evident seal
EP1056066A2 (en) * 1999-05-27 2000-11-29 Arca Etichette S.p.A. Method for producing integrity protection devices for packages of commercial products in general, apparatus for carrying out the method, and product produced with the apparatus and the method

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EP1860038A1 (en) * 2006-05-23 2007-11-28 Britton Decoflex Ltd. Tamper evident security bag
FR2949588A1 (en) * 2009-09-03 2011-03-04 Advanced Track & Trace METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A PRODUCT AGAINST COUNTERFEIT
WO2011027080A1 (en) * 2009-09-03 2011-03-10 Advanced Track And Trace Method and device for protecting a product against counterfeiting
CH705359A1 (en) * 2011-08-15 2013-02-15 Ferag Ag Method and device for collecting flat objects.
CH705360A1 (en) * 2011-08-15 2013-02-15 Ferag Ag Method and device for collecting flat objects.

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PL364618A1 (en) 2004-08-09
DE60314591D1 (en) 2007-08-09
OA12568A (en) 2006-06-07
DE60314591T2 (en) 2008-03-20
ES2287439T3 (en) 2007-12-16
TNSN04004A1 (en) 2006-06-01
PL208681B1 (en) 2011-05-31
EP1442897B1 (en) 2007-06-27
ATE365647T1 (en) 2007-07-15
MA26240A1 (en) 2004-08-01

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