US1520685A - Envelope - Google Patents

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Dec, 30, 1924.

M. P. AL'rscHuL.

ENVEIJQIRF:

Filed May 13, 1922 Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON P. .ALTSCHUL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T`O` THE STANDARD ENVELOPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, .A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ENVELOPE.

Application filed May 13, 1922.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, MILTON P. AL'rsoHUL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Envelopes, of which the following is al full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to mailing envelopes and has for its object to provide an improved envelope which may be mailed under one address and then re-mailed to the sender or other party under another address. F or this purpose the envelope is provided on the back thereof with the address of the party to whom it is to be sent to first, and the front or face of the envelope is provided with the address of the sender or other party to whom it is to be remailed. This envelope is then enclosed in a window envelope with the address on the back showing therethrough.

For a more detailed description of the invention reference may be had to the accompanying drawing wherein Fig l is a front elevation of the envelope enclosed in a window envelope and ready for mailing, Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the enevelope removed from the window envelope; and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof.

In practicing my invention I provide an envelope which has the rear face 2 thereof provided with the name and address of the party to whom the letter is to be initially sent. This name and address which is indicated at 3 is so positioned thereon that it will occupy an area which coincides with the transparent portion #i of the window envelope 5 and in order to easily locate such area I may place a guide line 6 thereon enclosing the same. At a point removed from suoli area I print the word From7 so that it will be invisible when the envelope l is enclosed in the window envelope.

The front face 7 of envelope l is provided with the name and address of the sender or other party to whom the envelope is to be returned. This name and address which is indicated at 8 may be located on the face of the envelope in the usual place for such information. The left hand portion 9 of the face 7 is reserved for printing which may convey a message, advertisement or other information. In the present instance I have Serial No. 560,609.

shown as an example, certain wording thereon for use between two business houses.

In operation the letter originates at the company of John Doe, who for convenience may have the face 7 of the envelope printed as shown in large quantities, and the rear of the envelope printed with the guide line 6 and the word Fronr These envelopes then have the name and address of the parties to. whom they are to be sent placed in the area enclosed by guide line 6. Each envelope is then placed in a window envelope 5 with the last mentioned name and address showing through the window 4 and the letter is then mailed. The A. B. Smith Company receiving this letter finds directions in the left hand portion 9 of envelope l and merely aiiiXes the proper stamp and mails the envelope. The address 3 which served as the iii-st mailing address then becomes the return address. The A. B. Smith Company may enclose samples for The John Doe Company in envelope l, in which case The John Doe Company can supply the necessary information as to how their products can be used profitably by The A. B. Smith Company. If no samples are enclosed and the envelope is returned empty, The John Doe Company' sends a representative to call and explain how they can cooperate with The A. B. Smith Company.

It will thus be apparent that the Smith Company is not required to write a letter or address an envelope as suoli is furnished by The John Doe Company.

lhile I have shown my invention applied to ordinary envelopes for letters, it will be obvious that it may be applied to other types of envelopes, cartons, etc., and the term envelope used in the appended claims is intended to cover such other enclosures.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. The combination of two` envelopes, one placed within the. other, the inner envelope having a different addressA on each face thereof, and the outer envelope having a transparent window therein, the address on one face of said inner envelope being adapted to register with said transparent window.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an envelope having the address of one party on the front face thereof and `the address of a second party lOnthe rear- -aee thereof, said last inentioned'address being 'so loeated on the back of the envelope as to coincidewithl the transparent portion of `aV window envelope when placed therein.

3. The combination of two envelopes, one placed within the other, the inner envelope having the address of one party on the front face thereof and the address of a second party on the rear face, and the outer envelope having a transparent Window therein, the address of said second party on the rear face of said inner envelope being adapted to register with said transparent wlndowv.-

.flhe combination Withetwo. envelopes, oneplaced Withinthe other, the d inner envelope having the address of the sender on the front face thereot1 and having printed matter thereon in a. spacereinoved from said address, the rear face' of said envelope hav ing the address of the party to Whoin it is to. be sent, and the outer envelope having a transparent Window, the address on the rear face of said inner envelope being adapted to register with said transparent Window.- v

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiix my signature.

MILTON P. vALTSCHUL.l

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