GB2193702A - Re-usable envelope - Google Patents
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- GB2193702A GB2193702A GB8616649A GB8616649A GB2193702A GB 2193702 A GB2193702 A GB 2193702A GB 8616649 A GB8616649 A GB 8616649A GB 8616649 A GB8616649 A GB 8616649A GB 2193702 A GB2193702 A GB 2193702A
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- 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
- B65D27/06—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents with provisions for repeated re-use
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
- Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
- Y02W30/80—Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging
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Abstract
A reversible, re-usable envelope has adhesive areas B, C with the adhesive being resealable, thus enabling the envelope to be opened, refolded, resealed, re-addressed and re-used. <IMAGE>
Description
**WARNING** start of DESC field may overlap end of CLMS **.
SPECIFICATION
A reversable, re-useable and/or self addressed envelope
DESCRIPTION
A re-useable envelope which can be reversed (turned inside out) and then used for a second time.
BASIC IDEA
At present envelopes are only used once and then destroyed. My idea is to be able to use one envelope TWICE. The way in which this would be obtained is by using any standard design envelope, and replacing the conventional adhesive (which produces a permanent bond) with a resealant adhesive, as shown in the attached diagram. This will allow the edges of the envelope to be peeled apart, after its first use, thus enabling it to be reversed and used for a second time.
METHOD OF USE After its initial use, the envelope would be unsealed from its original form by peeling along the edges (as shown in the attached diagram), opened into a flat position, then refolded in reverse (inside out) along its original fold lines, and resealed by pressing the edges of the now reversed envelope together, thus producing an envelope which offers a clean exterior onto which a new postal address may be written.
USES OF THE PROPOSED ENVELOPE
(1) As a conventional envelope with flap
sealed, for confidential use
(2) Initially as a non-sealed envelope, and
then secondly as a sealed envelope (as
in 1 above)
(3) To be used twice as non sealed envel
ope
(4) Both (2) and (3) above being used as
Stamped addressed envelopes.
ADVANTAGES
(1) Possible reduction in the amount of pa
per used to produce the same equiva
lent number of envelopes, by up to
50%
(2) This process could be applied to all
existing British and European standard
size envelopes
(3) Reduction in the- cost of envelopes to
the public
(4) Less storage space required throughout
the industry
(5) Less material and weight to transport
from manufacturers to wholesalers etc
(6) No redesigning within the industry and
no retooling to produce the proposed
product
CLAIMS
1. On arrival at its destination after its original use, the envelope is in a form such as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.
2. The envelope would then be unsealed along the edges of the flaps (A) in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and the contents of the envelope removed.
3. The remaining flaps (B and C) would then be separated by peeling the edges apart, and turned through 180 degrees, until the original envelope is totally unfolded and flat, with its original address face down re Figs. 4, 5 and 6.
4. To obtain the envelope in its re-usable form, the complete unfolded envelope is now turned over, so that the original address is now facing upwards.
5. The flaps with the resealable adhesive on the edges are now refolded in reverse order along the original fold lines, so that the adhesive edges are facing each other. These are then resealed by placing the edges together and applying pressure, thus making a new envelope in reverse from its original form, with the initial address consealed on the inside of the envelope, and presenting a completely new exterior where a new address may be written, or a pre-printed address is automatically shown.
Claims (5)
1. On arrival at its destination after its original use, the envelope is in a form such as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.
2. The envelope would then be unsealed along the edges of the flaps (A) in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and the contents of the envelope removed.
3. The remaining flaps (B and C) would then be separated by peeling the edges apart, and turned through 180 degrees, until the original envelope is totally unfolded and flat, with its original address face down re Figs. 4, 5 and 6.
4. To obtain the envelope in its re-usable form, the complete unfolded envelope is now turned over, so that the original address is now facing upwards.
5. The flaps with the resealable adhesive on the edges are now refolded in reverse order along the original fold lines, so that the adhesive edges are facing each other. These are then resealed by placing the edges together and applying pressure, thus making a new envelope in reverse from its original form, with the initial address consealed on the inside of the envelope, and presenting a completely new exterior where a new address may be written, or a pre-printed address is automatically shown.
**WARNING** end of CLMS field may overlap start of DESC **.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8616649A GB2193702B (en) | 1986-07-08 | 1986-07-08 | A reversable,re-usable envelope |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8616649A GB2193702B (en) | 1986-07-08 | 1986-07-08 | A reversable,re-usable envelope |
Publications (3)
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GB8616649D0 GB8616649D0 (en) | 1986-08-13 |
GB2193702A true GB2193702A (en) | 1988-02-17 |
GB2193702B GB2193702B (en) | 1990-08-08 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB8616649A Expired - Lifetime GB2193702B (en) | 1986-07-08 | 1986-07-08 | A reversable,re-usable envelope |
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GB (1) | GB2193702B (en) |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5400954A (en) * | 1993-03-18 | 1995-03-28 | Pci Paper Conversions, Inc. | Reversible-returnable envelope blank |
GB2290776A (en) * | 1994-06-17 | 1996-01-10 | Robert Cameron | Rectangular-faced enclosures |
JP2012086844A (en) * | 2010-10-15 | 2012-05-10 | Dainippon Printing Co Ltd | Envelope paper sheet and envelope |
Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4089419A (en) * | 1977-09-29 | 1978-05-16 | Yale Robert S | Reversible envelope |
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1986
- 1986-07-08 GB GB8616649A patent/GB2193702B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4089419A (en) * | 1977-09-29 | 1978-05-16 | Yale Robert S | Reversible envelope |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5400954A (en) * | 1993-03-18 | 1995-03-28 | Pci Paper Conversions, Inc. | Reversible-returnable envelope blank |
GB2290776A (en) * | 1994-06-17 | 1996-01-10 | Robert Cameron | Rectangular-faced enclosures |
GB2290776B (en) * | 1994-06-17 | 1999-03-17 | Robert Cameron | Rectangular-faced enclosures |
JP2012086844A (en) * | 2010-10-15 | 2012-05-10 | Dainippon Printing Co Ltd | Envelope paper sheet and envelope |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB2193702B (en) | 1990-08-08 |
GB8616649D0 (en) | 1986-08-13 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19940708 |