TW201437101A - Envelope with flap for closing and mounting - Google Patents

Abstract

Envelopes comprising: (1) a body comprising a storage cavity and having an opening communicating with such storage cavity; (2) a flap having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment connected to the body at a first foldable connection and the second segment connected to the first segment at a second foldable connection; and (3) an adhesive member on the second segment; wherein the flap is adapted to be configured in: (i) a closed position in which the opening is substantially covered by the flap and the adhesive member secures the flap in such closed position; and (ii) a mounting position in which the flap does not cover the opening.

Description

Envelope with wings for closure and fixation

The present invention relates to envelopes having flaps, particularly envelopes having flaps adapted for dual purposes (i.e., enclosing the envelope and securing the envelope).

Envelopes and pouches for storage of paper, photographs, computer media, etc., with various configurations and characteristics, office mailing, postal mailing, etc., are known to us. U.S. Patent Nos. 3,310,225 (Hoblit), 3,856,198 (Daley), 4,180,168 (Hiersteiner), 4,549,658 (Sfikas), 4,565,317 (Kranz), 5,071,061 (Willis), 5,224,647 (Yanow) , No. 5,779,137 (Coffey), 5,845,772 (Cieplak), 6,402,015 (Collins), and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0134977 (O'Dwyer et al.) and 2007/0147712 (Ozdeger Donovan et al. An illustrative example is disclosed in ).

There is a need for envelopes that provide improved convenience and performance.

The present invention provides novel envelopes or pockets that provide greatly unexpected utility and convenience over previously known articles.

The inventive article of the invention is referred to herein as an envelope. It should be understood that particularly in embodiments having features optimized for certain uses, such items may also be referred to by other names such as pouches, packages, folders, and the like.

Briefly, an envelope of the present invention comprises: (1) a body comprising a storage cavity and having an opening in communication with such a storage cavity; (2) a flap having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment being in a a first foldable connection is coupled to the body, and the second segment is coupled to the first segment at a second foldable connection; and (3) an adhesive component positioned on the second segment; Wherein the flap is adapted to be configured to: (i) a closed position, wherein the opening is substantially covered by the flap, and the adhesive member secures the flap in such a closed position; (ii) a fixed position in which the flap does not cover the opening.

The envelope of the present invention provides an unexpected and yet unusable utility and convenience. Envelopes of the present invention can be used with a variety of items or articles, illustrative examples including writing instruments, written documents, sheets or paper pads, photographs, folded copies, credit cards, check books, and the like.

10‧‧‧Envelope

12‧‧‧Ontology

14‧‧‧Storage cavity

16‧‧‧ openings

18‧‧‧ wing

20‧‧‧First fragment

22‧‧‧second fragment

24‧‧‧First foldable connection

26‧‧‧Second foldable connection

28‧‧‧bonding parts/adhesive segments

30‧‧‧Vertical support

31‧‧‧ front panel

32‧‧‧ Back panel

33‧‧‧ edge

34‧‧‧ pores

35‧‧‧ edge

110‧‧‧Envelope

124‧‧‧First foldable connection

126‧‧‧Second foldable connection

The invention will be further explained with reference to the drawings in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the envelope of the present invention, wherein the flaps of the envelope are in the middle of their closed position and fixed position; Figure 2 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the envelope of FIG. 1 with the flap of the envelope in its closed position; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the envelope of FIG. 1 with the flap of the envelope in its fixed position and the envelope Fixed to the vertical support; Figure 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the envelope of the present invention, wherein the flap of the envelope is in the middle of its closed position and fixed position; Figure 5 is the envelope of Figure 4 a perspective view of an embodiment in which the flap of the envelope is in its closed position; and Figure 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the envelope of Figure 5 with the flap of the envelope in it The position is fixed and the envelope is fixed to the vertical support.

The figures are not to scale and are intended to be illustrative only and not limiting.

1 to 3 show an illustrative embodiment of the envelope of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 through 3, wherein the envelope 10 comprises: (1) a body 12 comprising a storage cavity 14 and having an opening 16, the opening 16 The storage cavity is in communication to permit insertion and removal of items (not shown); (2) a flap 18 having a first segment 20 and a second segment 22, the first segment being at the first foldable connection 24 Attached to the body, and the second segment is coupled to the first segment at the second foldable connection 26; and (3) the adhesive member 28 is located on the second segment.

The flap is adapted to be configured to: (i) a closed position (shown in Figure 2), wherein the opening is substantially covered by the flap, i.e., to secure any inclusions within the storage cavity, and The adhesive member secures the flap in such a closed position, i.e., releasably bonds the flap to the back panel; and (ii) a fixed position (shown in Figure 3) wherein the flap does not cover the opening. In the fixed position, the adhesive segments 28 are exposed to enable adhesion to vertical supports 30, such as walls, doors, cabinet dividers, and the like.

In a typical embodiment, the body includes two or more main panels (eg, front and back panels) that are joined to define a storage cavity, for example, two sheets of material joined at the edges. As used herein, the term back panel refers to the major or major side of the envelope to which the flap is fastened when the envelope is closed, and the term front panel refers to the opposite major or major side of the envelope, and the flap is The first foldable connection is connected to the front panel. In a typical use, use the front panel to record address information or other information on it. In FIG. 3, the back panel 32 is visible; according to this view, the front panel is shielded by the envelope 10 facing the vertical support 30. In Figure 1, portions of the front panel 31 are visible.

The envelope of the present invention may be constructed from a single piece of material that is suitably shaped and folded into the form described herein; or the envelope of the present invention may be made from two or more smaller pieces, the two Two or more smaller segments are attached or joined together to form an envelope of the present invention. The manner of attachment or bonding will depend, in part, on the nature of the material selected for use, for example, heat sealing, adhesive bonding, peg, stitching, and the like of the thermoplastic material.

Much depends on the desired performance of the resulting envelope, for example, in terms of durability, water repellency or impermeability, stiffness, weight, etc., the choice of suitable materials for forming the envelope of the present invention will be readily The technicians carried out. Illustrative examples of materials suitable for use in the envelopes of the present invention include paper, paperboard, polymeric films (e.g., polyolefins and polyesters), metal films, and combinations thereof.

The body can be substantially continuous, have one or more apertures or openings therein, or be open, such as a mesh, mesh or woven material, as desired. Partially depending on the intended purpose of the envelope, those skilled in the art will be able to easily select the appropriate material.

In an exemplary embodiment such as that shown in Figures 1 through 6, the two panels are directly connected, i.e., joined at their edges. If the two panels are made from a single sheet, the edges can be defined by the folds in the sheet. The front and rear panels can be attached or joined together when necessary. Referring to Figure 1, the envelope 10 has a substantially rectangular configuration in which the front and back panels are joined at an edge 33 to define a storage cavity 14, and the opening 16 permits access to the storage cavity. In some embodiments, the edge 35 of the back panel at the opening 16 is preferably contoured away from the tab 18 or a tab (not shown) extending from the edge 35 to facilitate opening the opening 16.

In order to enable the envelope to have a larger capacity, the main panel can be connected by one or more additional intermediate positioning side panels. In some examples, the side of the envelope may be provided with a gusset.

The connections between the main panels or between the main panel and the intermediate panel (if present) may be substantially continuous or discontinuous, as desired.

In some embodiments, at least a portion of the body is sufficiently transparent or translucent to permit inspection by the naked eye through the at least a portion to determine the presence of an item in the storage cavity and, in some instances, permit inspection of the item. In other embodiments, such as where more security or privacy is desired, the body is sufficiently opaque to prevent reading of the contents of the storage cavity.

In some embodiments, at least a portion of the body is writable. For example, at least a portion of the body can be used as a dry erase surface.

The envelope of the present invention comprises an adhesive member on a second segment of the flap.

The adhesive component can be a substantially continuous or unitary body, or it can comprise a plurality of segments, as desired. The adhesive member can be releasably coupled to the back side of the body of the envelope, thereby permitting the envelope to be repeatedly opened and sealed. When the flap is disposed in the fixed position, the adhesive member is preferably releasably coupled to a vertical support that supports both the envelope and its contents, such as an office, home or vehicle wall, filing cabinet, cabinet , refrigerator, window, door, etc. After removal from the vertical support, the envelope can be sealed by reconfiguring the flap back into its closed configuration. The adhesive member is preferably positioned to contact the back panel of the envelope when the flap is configured to be in its closed position without covering the opening or contacting the inner face of the front panel, thereby avoiding any Improper contact with the project.

Preferably, the strength of the second component of the adhesive member adhered to the airfoil is greater than the strength of the adhesive component adhered to the back side of the envelope or to the selected vertical wall, and the adhesive is preferably removed when removed. No residue is left on the surface that the bonding part has contacted. Suitable reusable or re-stickable materials can be readily selected from a wide variety of commercially available and other known materials by those skilled in the art. Illustrative examples of suitable bonding materials include polyoxynoxy adhesives, acrylic adhesives, for example, as disclosed in PCT Application No. WO 92/11332 (Kreckel et al.).

Envelopes of the present invention can be made from a single selected sheet of film material, or from two or more sheets of the same or different selected materials, as desired. The envelope of the present invention can be manufactured in a variety of sizes and configurations as needed. For example, in order to make several conventional office papers Keep it flat and the storage cavity should have the following width and length dimensions: at least 81⁄2×11吋 for US “letter” size files, at least 81⁄2×14吋 for US “legal” size files, and for US “books” size files for US At least 11 x 17 吋 and at least 210 x 297 mm for the A4 file. The envelope of the present invention can be made in a so-called "portrait" or "landscape" orientation in which the opening is selected to the size of the storage cavity and its orientation to the storage cavity. In some instances, in order to facilitate insertion of the item into the storage cavity and subsequent removal of the item from the storage cavity, in addition to configuring the opening only as the unattached edge of the front and back panels, the edge of the subject may also be cut off. The portion of the back panel at which it is visible, as seen in Figures 3 and 4.

The first foldable connection connecting the body to the first segment of the flap is, for example, selected from the group consisting of a crease (eg, a fold line or a score line) and a hinge. The second foldable connection connecting the second segment of the flap to the first segment of the flap is, for example, selected from the group consisting of a crease (eg, a fold line or a score line) and a hinge.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein when the envelope is in an open configuration, the first foldable connection and the second foldable connection are each in an open position, and when the envelope is in a closed configuration, The first foldable connection and the second foldable connection are each in a closed position. The second segment 22 is folded about the second foldable connection 26 toward the first segment 20, and then the flap 18 is folded about the first foldable connection 24 toward the body 12 to configure the envelope in a closed configuration.

4 through 6 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention in which the first foldable connection 124 is in an open position when the envelope 110 is in an open configuration (as in Figure 3) to be secured to the vertical support 30 and The second foldable connection 126 is in the closed position, and when the envelope is in the closed configuration (Fig. 5), the first foldable connection 124 is in the closed position and the second foldable connection 126 is in the open position.

In some embodiments as shown in Figures 1-3, the flaps 18 may have one or more apertures 34 therein to permit the envelope to be hung in a hangar (eg, a stake or stud) Sub) (not shown), such as where the weight of the envelope and contents exceeds the strength of the bond to the vertical surface.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, it should be understood that Such changes and modifications are to be understood as included within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

The complete disclosure of all patents, patent documents, and publications herein is incorporated by reference. The foregoing detailed description and examples have been presented for purposes of illustration You should not understand unnecessary restrictions from it. The invention is not limited to the exact details shown and described, which are obvious to those skilled in the art, which are included in the invention as defined by the scope of the claims.

10‧‧‧Envelope

12‧‧‧Ontology

14‧‧‧Storage cavity

16‧‧‧ openings

18‧‧‧ wing

20‧‧‧First fragment

22‧‧‧second fragment

24‧‧‧First foldable connection

26‧‧‧Second foldable connection

28‧‧‧bonding parts/adhesive segments

31‧‧‧ front panel

32‧‧‧ Back panel

33‧‧‧ edge

34‧‧‧ pores

35‧‧‧ edge

Claims (16)

An envelope comprising: (1) a body comprising a storage cavity and having an opening in communication with the storage cavity; (2) a flap having a first segment and a second segment, The first segment is coupled to the body at a first foldable connection and the second segment is coupled to the first segment at a second foldable connection; and (3) a bonding component located The second segment; wherein the flap is adapted to be configured to: (i) a closed position, wherein the opening is substantially covered by the tab, and the bonding member secures the tab thereto And (ii) a fixed position in which the flap does not cover the opening. The envelope of claim 1 wherein the body comprises two or more panels that are connected to define the storage cavity. Envelope of claim 2, wherein the two panels are directly connected. An envelope as claimed in claim 2, wherein the panel is joined at its edge. Envelope of claim 4, wherein such connections are substantially continuous. The envelope of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the body is sufficiently transparent or translucent to permit inspection by the naked eye through the at least one portion to determine the presence of an item in the storage cavity. The envelope of claim 1 wherein the body is sufficiently opaque to prevent reading of the contents of the storage cavity. An envelope as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the body is writable. The envelope of claim 8 wherein at least a portion of the body is operable as a dry erase surface. The envelope of claim 1 wherein the bonding member is substantially continuous. The envelope of claim 1, wherein the bonding component comprises two or more segments. The envelope of claim 1 wherein the first foldable connection is selected from the group consisting of a crease and a hinge. The envelope of claim 1 wherein the second foldable joint is selected from the group consisting of a crease and a hinge. The envelope of claim 1, wherein the first foldable connection and the second foldable connection are each in an open position when the envelope is in an open configuration, and the first when the envelope is in a closed configuration The foldable connection and the second foldable connection are each in a closed position. The envelope of claim 1 wherein the flap has a void therein. The envelope of claim 1, wherein when the envelope is in the open configuration, the first foldable connection is in an open position and the second foldable connection is in a closed position, and when the envelope is in a closed configuration, The first foldable connection is in a closed position and the second foldable connection is in an open position.