US1768164A - Envelope - Google Patents

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June 24, 1930. N. sTERNHl-:IMER 1,768,164

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ATTO R N EY WITNESS WV Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES NATHAN STERNHEIMER. F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ENVELOPE Application led December 28, 1928. Serial No. 329,013.

This invention relates to a remailing envelope of the single pocket type.

An object of the invention is the provislon of an envelope of the single pockettype having its opposite ends open and Wlth a sealing flap projecting from one end. of the wall of the envelope with the liaps disposed in opposite directions, the envelope belng adapted to be folded upon itself With one flap being insertable in the opposite ad]acent end of the envelope for mailing printed matlntter, the other flap being employed for sealing the envelope and likewise securing the free ends of the envelope together when the envelope is remailed as first class matter. A further object of the invention is the provision of a remailing envelope of the smgle pocket type in which one Wall of the envelope is provided with indicia for malling purposes to a sendee, while the other Wall has indicia for returning the envelope properlyv sealed to the sender. the remaining portions of the Walls of the envelope having an instructional indicia for folding and returning the envelope together Wlth lts contents, and an order blank which is normally folded inwardly when the same is being remailed.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in connection With the accompanying drawings, nevertheless; it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure being susceptible of such changes and modifications as shall define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of an envelope folded for mailing purposes,

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section similar to Fig. 2, showing the envelope folded and sealed for its return to the sender,

Figure 4 is a 50 shown in Figs. 1

plan view of the envelope to 3 inclusive,

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical section taken on the iine 5-5 of Fig. 4,

Figure 6 is a plan view of a modied'form of a foldable envelope,

Figure 7 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6,

Figure 8 is a transverse vertical section of the envelope folded and when mailed by the sender.

Referring more particularly to the draw` ings, 10 designates one Wall of the envelope having flanges 1l which are sealed in any approved manner to the inner face of a second Wall 12. Both Walls are substantially co-extensive in length and width. However, the Wall l0 has the extensions and ianges 1l for the purpose of securing the Wall l2 to the Wall 10. i

Vall l2 has a flap 13 which is provided with a scaling material on its opposite face and adjacent its outer edge for a purpose which will be presently explained. The wall 10 has a iap 14 projecting from that end of the Wall which is opposite to the end of the Wall 12 Where the Hap 13 is located. A portion of the fiap is provided with sealing material 15 for a purpose which will be presently explained.

The Wall 12, together with the ange 11, are provided with a dotted lines, as shown at 20, and provided With indicia at 21 stating that the envelopewhen returned is to be folded along the dotted line 20, so that the free ends of the envelope Willbe in close association. The dotted line 22 indicates the place Where the Hap 14 is adapted to be either torn olf or folded Within the opposite end of the envelope When the envelope is folded along the line 20 for return to the sender.

Indicia, as shown at 30, is provided on one-half of the Wall l2 which represents the name and address of the initial sender of the envelope. Indicia with blank spaces, as shown at 31, are provided on this portion of the wall 12 which is adapted to be filled in With the name and address of the sendee which is also shown at 32 on a portion of the outer face of the wall 10. A portion of this space is also employed for giving the name and address of the original sender of the envelope as shown at 33.

When vthe envelope is first sent out it is folded along the line 20 with the two portions of the walls 10' and 12 being slig tly s aced from each other. .At this time the a s 13 and 14 are folded into the open en of one portion of the envelope, shown in Fig. 2. This insertion of the fiaps will maintain the envelope in proper position and alsoprevent the contents of the same from being discharged from the envelope while being mailed, as second or third class mail. When the envelope is returned to the sender it is folded in the opposite di rection and the flap 14 may be either torn off or folded within one end of the envelope, while the flap 13 has sealing material moistened and secured to the outer face of the wall 12 so that -the envelope is sealed and In?I be forwarded as first class mail.

eferring more particularly to Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, it will be seen that similar construction is employed in which a pair ofI walls 40 and -41 of the envelope are spaced from each other with the wall 40 being provided with flanges 42 secured to the outer face of the wall 41 adjacent the longitudinal edges.

In this case the wall 41 only has a flap 43 leaving both ends of the envelope normally open.y Said flap is provided with sealing material as indicated at 44 which is adapted to be moistened and placed in contact with the outer face of the wall 41 and at a point on the wall which is oppo-` site to that where the iange 43 is attached. Oner wall of the envelope, as shown at 45, is provided with indicia, which is supplied by the sender and which includes the name and address of the sendee. The remaining portion of the wall 40 is printed with an order blank, as shown at 46. The face 10 of the envelope shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, also is provided with an order blank which may be filled in by the sendee.

The printed matter which is forwarded by the sender is placed in the open ended 4envelope and the envelope is folded along 50j the line as indicated at 47 in such a manner that the name of the sendee appears upon one face of the folded envelope. A Hap; 43 is then inserted within the opposite open end, as shown in Fig. 8, whereby the envelope is sufficiently retained in condition to prevent loss of material placed therein.

When the envelope is being returned to thev sender the material 44 is moistened and the flap 43 is folded upon one face of the wall 41 and secured thereto so that when the lenvelope is being returned it is capable of carrying rst class matter.

It will be noted by this construction that a very simple and efficient envelope is employed which may be used for remailing pur oses after having been employed for sen 'ng out matter rated less than first class. The use of the opposite walls of the envelope for carrying printed matter will very effectually revent the loss of the address and name o the sendee when vremailed, since it frequently happens that the sendee fails to place his address or name upon the order blank or upon the envelope. In this manner it will be easy to locate the sendee by referring to the original address placed upon the envelope when it was forwarded from the mailing house.

I claim A. remailing envelope of the single pocket type formed of two sheets of paper, each sheet having a sealing flap projectlng from one end, one of the sheets being provided with a ange ooextensive with each side edge and projecting laterally therefrom, the ianges being sealed to a face of the other sheet, the Hap on one sheet extendin from one end of the envelope while the a on the other end of the sheet extending rom the opposite end of the envelope, the envelope being foldable on a line which is intermediate the ends thereof, one of the flaps being employed for sealing the adjacent ends of the envelope in folded condition for first class mailing purposes, the other flap being insertable in the opposite open end for temporarily retaining the adjacent ends of the envelope in position when the envelope is folded for mailing printed matter.

NATHAN STERNHEIMER.

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