JP2013173562A - Envelope, seal, and its usage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an envelope which allows a user to know the history of sealing and unsealing and does not limit an address at reuse, a seal, and its usage.SOLUTION: An envelope is formed of an envelope body equipped with a window for reading address information and sender information, and a flap seal formed by lamination of two or more sheets. The flap seal is provided with a plurality of perforations. In sealing, one piece of a pasteboard for release of a flap seal underlayer sheet is cut and teared off into a strip shape partially and in stages along the perforations, and then an adhesive surface of a middle layer sheet shaped roughly the same as the strip shape appears and it sticks to the rear of the envelope and they are sealed. In opening, one piece of a flap seal upper layer sheet shaped roughly the same as the strip of the middle layer sheet stuck to the rear of the envelope is cut and teared off partially and in stages, whereby they are opened. In the trace of opening, the middle layer sheet stuck to the envelope leaves a strip-shaped mark and a nonadhesive surface remains on the surface side. There are provided such a configuration of an envelope and a flap seal, and usage thereof.

Description

The present invention relates to an envelope in which the history of sealing and unsealing can be distinguished, and further relates to a method of using a combination of an envelope and a seal for improving the number of times of use.

Envelopes that can be reciprocated have been proposed in consideration of environmental considerations and promotion of effective use of resources.

JP2008-302970 Patent 2002-010966

However, in the reciprocating envelopes described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the number of times the envelope is used is limited to one reciprocation, and the destination and return destination are also limited. The present invention improves the convenience so that the basic function of the envelope is not lost even after being used twice, and the envelope can be easily and repeatedly used after the third time without limiting the destination. It was.

In addition, convenience has been improved so that the history of the envelope being sealed or opened can be determined and the remaining number of times the envelope has been used can also be determined.

The envelope of the present invention comprises an envelope body provided with a window for reading destination information and sender information on the upper surface and a flap seal provided on the upper surface of the back surface of the envelope body. The upper end portion of the envelope body and the upper end portion of the flap seal are joined to each other. Configured.

The flap seal is formed by laminating a plurality of sheets, and a plurality of cut lines are provided in substantially parallel lines with respect to the upper end of the flap seal in the sheets of each layer constituting the flap seal.

First, details of the upper surface and the lower surface of each layer sheet constituting the flap seal will be described in the order of the lower layer, the middle layer, and the upper layer.
The lower layer sheet is a release mount sheet, the lower surface is a non-adhesive surface, and the upper surface is a surface that is temporarily or pseudo bonded to the lower surface of the middle layer sheet one layer above the lower layer sheet. The lower surface of the middle layer sheet is an adhesive surface and is a surface that is in close contact with the back surface of the envelope body during sealing. The upper surface of the middle layer sheet is a surface that temporarily or artificially adheres to the lower surface of the upper layer sheet one layer above the middle layer sheet, and the upper layer sheet that is temporarily or pseudo bonded to the upper surface of the middle layer sheet is peeled off. Processing is performed to prevent re-adhesion.
The lower surface of the upper layer sheet is a surface that temporarily or artificially adheres to the upper surface of the middle layer sheet one layer below the upper layer sheet, and after being peeled once, a process for preventing re-adhesion is applied. The upper surface consists of a non-sticky surface.

Next, the details of a plurality of cut lines provided in each layer of the sheet constituting the flap seal will be described. The lower layer sheet is provided with a plurality of slit cut lines substantially parallel to the upper end of the flap seal, and the middle layer sheet is also provided with a plurality of slit cut lines similar to the above. The upper sheet is provided with a plurality of perforated cut lines that are substantially parallel lines as described above.

Further, in the middle layer sheet of the flap seal, the adhesive surface on the lower surface of the middle layer sheet is closely attached to the back surface of the envelope body when sealed, and the temporary or pseudo adhesive surface on the upper surface of the middle layer sheet is opened when opened. In order to peel off and separate from the upper layer sheet on one layer of the middle layer sheet, a part of the middle layer sheet is cut off along the cut line of the slit and remains as a band-shaped mark on the envelope body side.

According to the present invention configured as described above, when sealing the main envelope, first, a piece of the peeling mount sheet, which is the lower layer sheet of the flap sheet, is cut into a strip shape along the cut line, and the middle layer that appears in the strip shape The adhesive side of the sheet comes into close contact with the back side of the envelope body and seals. At the time of opening, one piece of the upper layer sheet of the flap seal is easily cut off neatly along a cut line and opened. And since the middle layer sheet | seat closely_contact | adhered with an envelope main body becomes strip | belt shape and remains in an envelope main body, when sealing and opening this envelope, an envelope main body is not damaged.

In addition, after the person who received the envelope opens the envelope and removes the contents of the envelope, the paper on which the next address and sender information are written is sealed so that the address information and sender information on the envelope body can be seen from the reading window. However, since it is only necessary to enclose and seal and send it, it can be repeatedly reused as an envelope without being restricted in destination.

In addition, when the envelope is opened, the upper sheet of the flap seal is cut off from the envelope body, the middle sheet of the flap seal remains on the envelope body, and how many times the envelope can be used again. Can be determined.

As described above, the envelope, the seal and the method of use of the present invention can be provided to solve the above problems.

According to the present invention, an envelope that was disposable once or twice can be easily reused many times. Moreover, not only the envelope remains but also the number of times it has been opened and the remaining number of times it can be used can be easily understood, so resources can be used effectively and eco-consciousness can be improved.
Furthermore, since only one piece of the flap seal is peeled off before the maximum number of times the envelope has been used, a significant reduction in dust can be realized. For example, it is possible to reduce costs and garbage when using this envelope for in-house flights that go between branches of group companies. It is also possible to share a single envelope as a shared resource.

It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the envelope and flap seal which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. One Embodiment of the flap seal which concerns on this invention is shown, (C) is a front view, (D) is a front view which shows a back surface. The back surface of the envelope of one Embodiment concerning this invention is shown, (E) is the state which lowered the flap seal, (F) is a front view which shows the state which raised the flap seal. It is the elements on larger scale which show the structure of one Embodiment of the flap seal which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows when the envelope which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is opened 3rd time. It is a figure which shows the suitable example at the time of sticking stamps, such as a stamp, and sending them in the envelope which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1A shows a state where an envelope body 10 and a flap seal 20 constituting an envelope according to an embodiment of the present invention are separated. A destination information reading window 11 and a sender information reading window 12 are provided on the surface of the envelope body 10, and a piece of the release mount sheet 42 of the flap seal 20 is cut off as shown in FIG. 1A and the upper end 13 of the envelope body. And the adhesive surface 22 of the flap seal are joined to form the envelope of FIG.

FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of a flap seal according to the present invention, wherein (C) is a front view and (D) is a front view showing a back surface. As shown in FIG. 4C, the flap seal surface has a plurality of perforated cut lines 21 formed in a substantially parallel line, and as shown in FIG. A plurality are provided in the shape.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing an outline of a flap seal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the flap seal 20 is formed by laminating a plurality of sheets, the lower layer sheet 42 is a release mount sheet, the lower surface 42b of the lower layer sheet 42 is a non-adhesive surface, and the upper surface 42a of the lower layer sheet 42 is This is a surface that is temporarily or pseudo bonded to the lower surface 41b of the middle layer sheet 41 that is one layer above the lower layer sheet. The lower surface 41b of the middle layer sheet 41 is an adhesive surface that is in close contact with the back surface of the envelope body 10 during sealing. The upper surface 41a of the middle layer sheet 41 is a surface that temporarily or pseudo-adheres to the lower surface 40b of the upper layer sheet 40 that is one level higher than the middle layer sheet 41, and is further temporarily or pseudo bonded to the upper surface 41a of the middle layer sheet 41. It is a surface that prevents re-adhesion after the combined upper layer sheet 40 is peeled off.
The lower surface 40b of the upper layer sheet 40 is a surface that is temporarily or pseudo-adhered to the upper surface 41a one layer below the upper layer sheet, and is a surface that prevents re-adhesion after being peeled once. The upper surface 40a of the upper layer sheet Consists of non-sticky surfaces.

FIG. 4 shows the back surface of an envelope according to an embodiment of the present invention. (E) is the state which raised the flap seal, (F) is a front view which shows the state which lowered the flap seal.
When sealing the envelope, a piece of the lower layer sheet 42 of the flap seal 20 is stripped along a slit-like cut line 23 as shown in FIG. 5E, and the lower surface 41b of the middle layer sheet and the back surface of the envelope body What is necessary is just to stick the flap seal 20 down so that it may closely_contact | adhere.
When opening the envelope, a piece of the upper layer sheet 40 of the flap seal 20 may be cut off in a strip shape along the perforation line 21 as shown in FIG. When opened, the upper surface 41a of the middle sheet 41 of the flap seal 20 appears and remains as a trace while being in close contact with the envelope body.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a case where the envelope according to the embodiment of the present invention is opened for the third time.
For example, as shown in the figure, the history of opening can be easily determined by leaving a mark opened as a word on the upper surface 41a of the middle layer sheet 41 as shown in FIG. Further, the remaining number of times the envelope is used can also be determined by writing a number such as 44 on the upper surface 40a of the upper layer sheet 40 of the flap seal 20.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications, additions, substitutions, expansions, reductions, etc. to the above-described embodiment are allowed within the scope of the same and equivalent technical idea. Is.
For example, the envelope material, size, shape, number of uses, and method of joining with the flap seal are not limited, and the flap seal is also sized, shaped, number of times used, with a cut line, or with a cut line Note that the number of lines and the number of layers of sheets that make up the flap seal are not limited.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example when a stamp such as a stamp is pasted and used in an envelope according to an embodiment of the present invention.
When the stamp 51 is pasted and used on this envelope, for example, a commercially available re-peelable seal 50 is slightly shifted up and down as shown in FIG. Affixing a stamp 51 on the seal affixed to the uppermost surface pushes a postmark 52 on the same seal as the stamp 51, and a detachable seal 50 with the stamp and a postmark as shown in FIG. If it is peeled off from the lower left corner, the postmark 52 is also peeled off together with the stamp 51, so that the envelope is not damaged or soiled. Therefore, the person who receives this envelope can easily reuse it. It can be used in various envelope sizes as shown in (G) and (H).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the envelope main body at the time of opening, sealing, postage stamping and stamping of stamps and the like, which are factors that hinder reuse in the conventional envelope Anyone can easily re-use the envelope. Furthermore, while the opening history remains on a part of the back surface of the envelope body, the remaining number of uses can be known, and one envelope can be shared like a baton connecting eco relays. Such effective use of paper resources can help reduce costs and waste and protect forests.

The present invention provides an envelope and a seal that can be reused many times repeatedly while improving the convenience and durability while taking advantage of the advantages of a conventional envelope, and a method for using the same.

Furthermore, since envelopes are more likely to come and go between a large number of unspecified people, they can be used as new advertising and promotional media, for example, by placing corporate advertisements on the envelope surface or seals. It can also be used as a novelty.
In addition, since it can be reused as an envelope after opening, it can also be used as an envelope for increasing the opening rate of DM.

In addition, since the opening history can be known, confidential documents can be used for circulation only by a limited number of people.

Therefore, the present application has wide applicability in the stationery industry, publishing, education, advertising, manufacturing, and the like.

10 Envelope body
11 Destination information reading window
12 Sender information reading window
13 Upper edge of the envelope body

20 flap seal
21 Perforated cut line
22 Joint part of envelope body with flap 13 in flap seal
23 Slit cut line

40 Upper sheet of flap seal 20
40a Upper surface of upper sheet of flap seal 20
40b Lower surface of upper sheet of flap seal 20
41 Middle layer sheet of flap seal 20
41a Upper surface of the middle sheet of the flap seal 20
41b Lower surface of the middle-layer sheet of the flap seal 20
42 Sheet for release mount under flap seal 20
42a Top surface of the peeling mount sheet below the flap seal 20
42b The bottom surface of the peeling mount sheet below the flap seal 20
43 An example of an unopened trace
44 An example of how many times can be sealed and opened

50 Removable seal
51 stamps
52 Postmark stamp

60 Envelopes within standard sizes

Claims (4)

An envelope body is composed of an envelope body and a flap seal, and a transparent window is formed on the surface of the envelope body, and a member flap seal that seals and opens the envelope body is formed on the back surface of the envelope body. An envelope, wherein the flap seal is partially and stepwise cut along a plurality of cut lines provided on the flap seal, and can be sealed and opened multiple times. 2. An envelope according to claim 1, wherein the envelope can be sealed and opened a plurality of times, and the history remains. The flap seal according to claim 1, wherein the envelope can be sealed and opened a plurality of times, and the history remains. A method of use by a combination of an envelope and a seal according to any one of claims 1 to 3.