JP2022174480A - envelope - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an envelope capable of being utilized for use other than mailing.SOLUTION: The envelope includes: a cylindrical upper half part 11; a bag-shaped lower half part 12 which is connected to the upper half part 11 via uncut first perforated lines 27, 28, 31 and has a cylindrical body part 36 and a bottom part 23 connected to the body part 36; a second front side piece 20 and a second rear side piece 21 which constitute the body part 36 and are cut off from the upper half part 11 when the first perforated lines 27, 28, 31 are cut; and a removable piece 30 which is connected to the second front side piece 20 via an uncut second perforated line 29 and is cut off from the upper half part 11 when the first perforated line 27 is cut.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to envelopes having perforation lines.

An example of an envelope with perforations is described in US Pat. The envelope described in Patent Document 1 is provided with tear lines and folding lines or perforations parallel to the bottom of the non-standard-size envelope on the front and back of the non-standard-size envelope. The fold lines or perforations and the bottom are such that the enclosed compartment forms a return envelope.

According to Patent Document 1, the recipient cuts out and separates the information on the front and back so that the recipient can reply without preparing a reply envelope when replying to an application for mailed or delivered goods, or a questionnaire form. It is described that a reply envelope can be sent back only by enclosing and sealing the object, and resources can be conserved by effectively reusing non-standard envelopes.

JP-A-2007-45521

The inventors of the present application have recognized the problem that the envelope described in Patent Document 1 does not take into consideration the use of the envelope for purposes other than mailing, and there is room for improvement in this respect.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide an envelope that can be used for purposes other than mailing.

The envelope of the present disclosure includes a cylindrical upper half, a bag-shaped bottom having a cylindrical body connected to the upper half through an unbroken first perforation line, and a bottom connected to the cylindrical body. a half portion, a first component piece and a second component piece that constitute the body portion and are separated from the upper half portion when the first cut line is broken, and an unbroken portion of the first component piece and a removable piece that is connected via a second tear line to the upper half and that separates from the upper half when the first tear line is broken.

According to the present disclosure, breaking the perforations allows the lower half to be used for non-mailing purposes.

(A) is a front view of an envelope with an unbroken perforation line, and (B) is a rear view of the envelope with an unbroken perforation line before being broken. (A) is a front view of the envelope with the perforation line broken, and (B) is a rear view of the envelope with the perforation line broken. (A) is a perspective view showing the process of putting a mask into the lower half, and (B) is a front view of the lower half containing the mask.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below based on the drawings. The configurations of the following embodiments are examples, and the present disclosure is not limited to the contents of the embodiments. The type and shape of the envelope of the present disclosure are not particularly limited, but here, a Japanese envelope (L-seam, horizontal-pasted) will be described as an example.

The material of the envelope 10 shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B) is paper, and may be any one of kraft paper, high-quality paper, Kent paper, matte coated paper, and the like. Envelope 10 has a top half 11 and a bottom half 12 . The upper half portion 11 has a cylindrical shape, and includes a first front piece 13 that is square when viewed from the front of the envelope 10, a first rear piece 14 which is square when viewed from the rear of the envelope 10, and a head (flap). ) 15 and a first margin piece 16 . The first front piece 13 and the first rear piece 14 are connected via a linear crease 17 .

The head 15 is connected to the first front piece 13 via a straight mouth muscle 18 . The first glue margin piece 16 is connected to the first front piece 13 via a linear crease 19 . The fold line 17 and the fold line 19 are parallel, and the first margin piece 16 is adhered to the inner surface of the first rear piece 14 with an adhesive. The fold lines 17 and 19 are provided along the vertical direction A1 of the envelope 10. As shown in FIG.

The lower half portion 12 has a bag shape, and includes a second front piece 20 that is square when viewed from the front of the envelope 10 , a second rear piece 21 which is square when viewed from the rear of the envelope 10 , and a second back piece 21 . It has a margin piece 22 and a bottom (buttock) 23 . The second front piece 20 and the second rear piece 21 are connected via a linear crease 24 . The second glue margin piece 22 is connected to the second front piece 20 via a linear crease 25 . The fold line 24 and the fold line 25 are parallel, and the second paste margin piece 22 is adhered to the inner surface of the second rear side piece 21 .

The bottom 23 is connected to the second front piece 20 via a straight fold 26 . The bottom portion 23 is adhered to the outer surface of the second rear piece 21 with an adhesive. The second front piece 20 , the second rear piece 21 and the second glue margin piece 22 constitute a cylindrical trunk portion 35 . The bottom portion 23 is connected to the trunk portion 35 and closes the end portion of the trunk portion 35 .

An upper half portion 11 and a lower half portion 12 of the envelope 10 are connected via perforations 27 , 28 and 31 . An unbroken tear line 27 is provided at the boundary between the first front piece 13 and the second front piece 20 . When the envelope 10 shown in FIG. 1A is viewed from the front, the tear line 27 is linear, and the fold line 26 and the tear line 27 are provided in parallel. Both ends of the tear line 27 are located at the fold lines 17,19 and the tear line 27 is substantially perpendicular to the fold lines 17,19.

The perforation line 27 is provided along the width direction A2 of the envelope 10 when the envelope 10 is viewed from the front. The width direction A2 of the envelope 10 is perpendicular to the top-to-bottom direction A1 of the envelope 10 . The perforation line 27 is provided between the approximate center of the envelope 10 in the vertical direction A1 and the fold line 26 . Further, a straight tear line 31 connected to the tear line 27 is provided, and an unbroken tear line 31 is provided between the first paste margin piece 16 and the second paste margin piece 22 .

Furthermore, a removable piece 30 is provided that is connected to the second front piece 20 via an unbroken perforation line 29 and to the first front piece 13 via an unbroken perforation line 27 . The perforation line 29 has a substantially half oval shape when the envelope 10 is viewed from the front, and both ends of the perforation line 29 are connected to the perforation line 27 . When the envelope 10 is viewed from the front, the removable piece 30 protrudes from the unbroken tear line 27 toward the second front piece 20 .

A perforation line 28 is provided at the boundary between the first rear piece 14 and the second rear piece 21 . In the rear view of the envelope 10 shown in FIG. The ends of the tear line 28 are located at the fold lines 24 and the tear line 28 is substantially perpendicular to the fold lines 17,19. Further, the unbroken perforation line 28 is provided along the width direction A2 of the envelope 10 when viewed from the back of the envelope 10 . The unbroken perforation line 28 is connected to the unbroken perforation line 27 , and the unbroken perforation line 28 is provided between the substantial center of the envelope 10 in the vertical direction A<b>1 and the fold line 26 .

In addition, the entire outer surface of the envelope 10 is subjected to an antibacterial treatment that suppresses the growth of bacteria. Antibacterial finishing is coating with an inorganic antibacterial agent, antibacterial varnish, or the like. Inorganic antibacterial agents are, for example, antibacterial agents containing silver and copper. Furthermore, the inner surface of the envelope 10 is subjected to antivirus processing to suppress the proliferation of viruses.

On the surface of the first front side piece 13 of the envelope 10, the address, that is, the address and name of the recipient of the envelope 10 is written (displayed). The address and name of the sender of the envelope 10 are written (displayed) on the surface of the second front piece 20 or the surface of the second rear piece 21 of the envelope 10 . After the sender has filled the envelope 10 with contents such as documents, the sender folds the crease 18 so that the head 15 approaches the first rear piece 14 and moves the head 15 to the first rear piece 14 . affix with adhesive. After that, the sender puts the envelope 10 into a postbox.

Next, an example of using the envelope 10 for purposes other than mailing will be described. Specifically, an example in which the lower half 12 is used as a mask storage container will be described. In this case, it does not matter whether the envelope 10 has been used. That is, it does not matter whether the head 15 is adhered to the first rear piece 14 or not. Here, for the sake of convenience, an example using an envelope 10 in which the head 15 is not adhered to the first rear piece 14 as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B will be described.

First, the user breaks the perforation lines 27, 28, 31 of the envelope 10 to separate the upper half 11 and the lower half 12 as shown in FIGS. 2(A) and 2(B). The upper half 11 is cylindrical and the lower half 12 is bag-shaped with a bottom 23 . In this state, removable piece 30 is connected to bottom half 12 . Furthermore, the cutting line 29 of the lower half portion 12 is broken, and the removable piece 30 is separated from the lower half portion 12 as shown in FIG. 3(A). Then, the notch 32 is formed in the edge 20A of the second front piece 20 of the lower half 12 .

Then, the user grasps the lower half part 12 with the first hand, places the thumb of the second hand at the position of the notch 32, and holds a part of the second rear piece 21 with the thumb and other fingers. Grasp and separate the second rear piece 21 from the second front piece 20 . Then, an opening 33 is formed in the lower half portion 12 by the edge 20A of the second front piece 20 and the edge 21A of the second rear piece 21 . Furthermore, the user can put the mask 34 through the opening 33 into the interior 36 of the lower half 12 as shown in FIG. 3(B). Mask 34 may be either unused or used. The mask 34 may be made of non-woven fabric, cloth, gauze, or the like. The mask 34 is rectangular in plan view, and is housed in an orientation in which the long sides 34A of the mask 34 and the folds 26 are substantially parallel when the mask 34 is housed in the interior 36 of the lower half 12. .

The outer surface of the lower half 12 of the present disclosure has an antimicrobial finish, and the inner surface of the lower half 12 has an antiviral finish. Therefore, the user can sanitarily store the mask 34 . Thus, the lower half 12 of the envelope 10 can be used for purposes other than mailing (postal business), that is, as a mask case.

The envelopes described in this embodiment are not limited to those described with reference to the drawings. For example, the removable piece may be connected to the second posterior piece via a tear line. The envelope 10 of the present disclosure also allows the positions of the tear lines 27 , 28 , 31 to vary in the direction along the fold lines 17 , 19 . Then, after the upper half portion 11 and the lower half portion 12 are separated, the depth W1 of the inside 36 of the lower half portion 12 shown in FIG. 3B can be adjusted. For example, the depth W1 can be adjusted so that the mask 34 can be accommodated in the interior 36 of the lower half 12 with the short sides 34B of the mask 34 and the folds 26 substantially parallel.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1(A), the second paste margin piece 22 and the removable piece 30 are provided at different positions in the width direction A2 of the envelope 10 . Therefore, when separating the removable piece 30 from the lower half 12, only the tear line 29 needs to be broken. Therefore, the workability of separating the removable piece 30 from the lower half portion 12 is good.

Furthermore, the envelope may be either a Japanese envelope or a Western envelope. Furthermore, in the case of a Japanese envelope, when viewed from the back of the envelope shown in FIG. It's okay. In either case, it is possible to provide the removable portion and the paste strip at different positions in the width direction of the envelope. Furthermore, the structure of the western envelope may be either barracuda-bonded or diamond-bonded.

An example of the technical meaning of the matters disclosed in the embodiments is as follows. Envelope 10 is an example of an envelope. The upper half 11 is an example of the upper half. The lower half 12 is an example of a lower half. Perforated lines 27, 28, and 31 are examples of first perforated lines. The trunk portion 35 is an example of a trunk portion. The bottom 23 is an example of a bottom. The second front piece 20 is an example of a first component piece. The second rear piece 21 is an example of a second component piece. The perforation line 29 is an example of a second perforation line. Removable piece 30 is an example of a removable piece. The second margin piece 22 is an example of a margin piece. The crease 25 is an example of a crease.

The envelope of the present disclosure can be used for envelopes having perforations, regardless of whether they are Japanese envelopes or Western envelopes.

10 Envelope 11 Upper half 12 Lower half 20 Second front piece 21 Second rear piece 23 Bottom 22 Second margin piece 25 Fold 27, 28 , 29, 31... Perforated line, 30... Removable piece, 35... Body part

An example of the technical meaning of the matters disclosed in the embodiments is as follows. Envelope 10 is an example of an envelope. The upper half 11 is an example of the upper half. The lower half 12 is an example of a lower half. Perforated lines 27, 28, and 31 are examples of first perforated lines. The trunk portion 35 is an example of a trunk portion. The bottom 23 is an example of a bottom. The second front piece 20 is an example of a first component piece. The second rear piece 21 is an example of a second component piece. The perforation line 29 is an example of a second perforation line. Removable piece 30 is an example of a removable piece. The second margin piece 22 is an example of a margin piece. The fold 26 is an example of a first fold, and the fold 25 is an example of a second fold.

Claims (3)

a cylindrical upper half;
a bag-shaped lower half portion connected to the upper half portion via an unbroken first cut line and having a cylindrical body portion and a bottom portion connected to the body portion;
a first component piece and a second component piece that constitute the body portion and are separated from the upper half portion when the first cut line is broken;
a removable piece that is connected to the first component piece via an unbroken second tear line and that is separated from the upper half when the first tear line is broken;
An envelope with In the envelope according to claim 1,
a paste margin piece connected to the first component piece through a fold perpendicular to the first cut line and adhered to the second component piece;
The envelope, wherein the removable piece and the paste margin piece are provided at different positions in a direction along the first perforation line. In the envelope according to claim 1 or 2,
The outer surface of the first component piece and the outer surface of the second component piece are antibacterially processed,
An envelope, wherein the outer surface of the first component piece and the inner surface of the second component piece are subjected to antiviral processing.

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