JPH07329982A - Note used in common as envelope - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a note which can be used in common as envelopes without necessity to especially prepare envelopes and which can rapidly and easily constitute a postal envelope. CONSTITUTION:A sealing flap 4 is provided at the inside of one 1 of covers 1, 2. The sealing flap 4 is constituted of two parallel perforation lines 4a, 4b, a folding line 4c positioned at the middle of the perforations 4a, 4b, a tab 4d for sticking at the edge. Sealing flaps 5, 6 are provided at both top and bottom of the cover paper. These sealing flaps 5, 6 are also constituted respectively of two parallel perforations lines 5a, 5b & 6a, 6b, folding lines 5c, 6c positioned at the middle of the perforations 5a, 5b & 6a, 6b, and tabs 5d, 6d for sticking at the edges.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an envelope / booklet in which a cover sheet can be directly used as an envelope.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when mailing a booklet in which a plurality of printed paper sheets are bound together with a cover, the booklet is put in an envelope and then mailed.

However, in the conventional method as described above, not only is it necessary to prepare an envelope, but also it takes extra time to put the booklet in the envelope, especially when a large amount is mailed such as direct mail. Had problems such as cost and time.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. The object of the present invention is to provide a postal mail quickly and easily without the need of specially preparing an envelope. An object of the present invention is to provide an envelope / booklet that can form an envelope.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An envelope-cum-booklet of the present invention is a booklet in which a plurality of printed sheets are bound together with a cover, and a flap is provided at the edge and top and bottom of one cover. Characterize. The sealing flap is
It is made up of perforations, fold lines and a margin. For example, two perforations are formed in parallel at appropriate intervals, and a folding line is provided in the middle of these perforations. In addition, a folding line is provided between one perforation and the edge, and the other cover and the edge and top and bottom edges of a plurality of paper sheets are positioned at a position corresponding to the perforation.
Form perforations. Further, it is characterized in that the top and bottom sealing flaps are provided in a portion approximately half the width of the booklet.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote covers, and a plurality of sheets 3 are saddle-stitched between them. In addition, as the binding processing of the paper sheet 3, a saddle stitch,
Any method such as perfect binding, side binding, and overed binding may be used.

A sealing flap 4 is provided on the front side of one of the covers 1 and 2 above. The sealing flap 4 has two parallel perforations 4a and 4b,
It is composed of a fold line 4c located in the middle of these perforations 4a and 4b, and a margin 4d of the edge portion.

Sealing flaps 5 and 6 are also provided on the top and bottom of the cover 1. These sealing flaps 5 and 6 also have two parallel perforations 5a, 5b and 6 respectively.
a, 6b and these perforations 5a, 5b and 6a,
It is composed of bending lines 5c and 6c located in the middle of 6b, and margins 5d and 6d of the edge portion.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front edge 2 and the top edge of the other cover 2 and the plurality of sheets 3 are in the same position as the inner perforations 4a, 5a and 6a in the closed state. Or, it is located slightly inward.

Since the envelope-cum-booklet of this embodiment is constructed as described above, first, as shown in FIG. 2, in order to construct a mail envelope, the booklet 3 and the other cover are formed. 2 in a state of being closed on the cover 1 side, and then, as shown in FIG. 3, the top and bottom sealing flaps 5 and 6 of the cover 1 on the cover 2 side along the folding lines 5c and 6c. After folding, the glue margins 5d and 6d are attached to the front side of the cover sheet 2.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4, the sealing flap 4 on the front edge of the cover sheet 1 is folded along the folding line 4c to the cover sheet 2 side, and the glue allowance 4d is placed on the front side of the cover sheet 2. paste. As shown in FIG. 6 (A), in the folded state of the sealing flap 4, the perforations 4a and 4b are substantially aligned. Sealing flaps 5 and 6 above
Similarly, the positions of the perforations 5a and 5b or 6a and 6b are substantially the same for the folding. The folding order of the sealing flaps 4, 5 and 6 is not limited to the above-mentioned procedure, and the sealing flap 4 on the fore edge side may be folded first and then the sealing flaps 5 and 6 on the top and bottom may be folded.

When the sealing is completed, the address is displayed on the front surface of either cover 1 or 2, and a stamp or a postal stamp is attached and mailed. To open the above mail, please refer to Figure 5.
, The perforations 4a, 4b and 5a, 5
Cut out along b and 6a, 6b. FIG. 6A shows the state before separation, and FIG. 6B shows the state after separation. When the front and top sealing flaps 4, 5, 6 are separated, a booklet as shown in FIG. 7 is obtained.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment, which is a cover sheet 1 '.
A sheet 3'is saddle-stitched between 2 and 2 ', and a sealing flap 4'is provided on the edge side of one of the covers 1'and 2'. The sealing flap 4 '
Comprises a perforation 4a ', a bending line 4c', and a margin 4d 'on the edge.

A sealing flap 5'on the top and bottom of the cover 1 '
And 6'are provided. These sealing flaps 5'and 6'also have perforations 5a 'and 6a', respectively.
, Bending lines 5c 'and 6c', and the margin of margin 5
It is composed of d'and 6d '.

The edge and top and bottom edges of the sheet 3'and the other cover 2'are the folding lines 4c 'of the cover 1',
It is located at the same position as 5c ', 6c', or slightly inward. In addition, the perforation 4 on the cover 1 '
Perforations a, b, and c are also formed inside the fore edge and top and bottom edges of the other cover sheet 2'and paper sheet 3'to match a ', 5a', and 6a '.

Since the envelope / booklet of the present embodiment is constructed as described above, first, as shown in FIG. The other cover 2'is overlapped on the side of the cover 1'in a closed state, and subsequently, as shown in FIG. 10, the top and bottom sealing flaps 5'and 6'of the cover 1'are connected to the folding lines 5c 'and 5'. 6
Fold it along the c'to the side of the cover sheet 2 ',
D'and 6d 'are attached to the front side of the cover sheet 2', and subsequently, the sealing flap 4'on the front edge side of the cover sheet 1 '.
Is folded on the cover sheet 2'side along the folding line 4c ', and the glue allowance 4d' is attached to the front side of the cover sheet 2 '. The folding order is not limited to the above.

As shown in FIG. 12A, when the sealing flap 4'is folded, the perforations 4a 'and the perforations a of each sheet 3' (including the other cover 2 ') are positioned. It almost agrees. Regarding the folding of the sealing flaps 5'and 6 ', similarly, the positions of the perforations 5a' and 5b 'and the corresponding perforations b and c are substantially the same.

To open the mail, as shown in FIG. 11, the perforations 4a ', 5a' and 6a 'are formed.
Cut out along. FIG. 12A shows the state before the separation, and FIG. 12B shows the state after the separation. When the front and top sealing flaps 4 ', 5', 6'are separated, the booklet shown in FIG. 13 is constructed.

FIG. 14 shows still another embodiment. In this embodiment, the top and bottom sealing flaps 5 "and 6" are used.
Is about half the width of the booklet. Therefore, after closing as shown in FIG. 15, the booklet is folded in half as shown in FIG. 16 to make it the size of a standard mail, and then the above-mentioned top-and-bottom sealing flaps 5 ″, 6 ″ and the front-side sealing The flaps 4 "are folded along the folding lines 5c", 6c ", 4c", and as shown in FIG.
The d "and 4d" are attached to the folded cover 1 "and sealed.

[0020]

【The invention's effect】

1) Sealing flaps are provided at the front edge and the top and bottom of the booklet to seal the booklet. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare an envelope specially, and the mail envelope can be constructed quickly and easily. 2) It is also possible to compose fixed-sized mail pieces.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an envelope / booklet of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the closed state of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a top and bottom sealing flaps folded in.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a small-sized sealing flap is folded.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view in the middle of cutting off the sealing flap.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state before and after separating the sealing flap.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-I of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the booklet after opening.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the envelope / booklet of the present invention.

9 is a perspective view of FIG. 8 in a closed state.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a top and bottom sealing flap in a folded state.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the sealing flap being cut off.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the sealing flap before and after being cut off, taken along the line Loro in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the booklet after opening.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of FIG. 14 in a closed state.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a booklet folded into a standard size.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the folded booklet of FIG. 16 sealed with a sealing flap.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1 ', 1 "cover 2, 2', 2" cover 3, 3 ', 3 "paper sheet 4, 4', 4" sealing flap 4a, 4a ', 4a "perforation 4b, 4b" perforation 4c 4c ', 4c "Folding line 4d, 4d', 4d" Glue allowance 5, 5 ', 5 "Sealing flap 5a, 5a', 5a" Perforation 5b, 5b "Perforation 5c, 5c ', 5c" Folding Bending lines 5d, 5d ', 5d "Folding margins 6, 6', 6" Sealing flaps 6a, 6a ', 6a "Perforations 6b, 6b" Perforations 6c, 6c', 6c "Bending lines 6d, 6d ', 6d ″ size allowance

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A booklet in which a plurality of printed sheets are bound together with a cover, wherein a flap is provided at the front edge and the top and bottom of one cover, which is also used as an envelope. 2. The envelope / booklet according to claim 1, wherein the sealing flap is composed of perforations, fold lines, and a margin of glue. 3. The envelope / booklet according to claim 2, wherein two perforations are formed in parallel at appropriate intervals, and a folding line is provided in the middle of these perforations. 4. A fold line is provided between one perforation and an edge, and the other cover and the edge and top and bottom edges of a plurality of paper sheets are aligned with the perforation. 3. An envelope / booklet according to claim 1, wherein perforations are formed at the position. 5. The top and bottom sealing flaps have a width of about 1 of a booklet.
The envelope / booklet according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the booklet is used as an envelope.