WO1985003688A1 - Dispositif d'expedition de documents - Google Patents

Dispositif d'expedition de documents Download PDF

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WO1985003688A1
WO1985003688A1 PCT/US1985/000227 US8500227W WO8503688A1 WO 1985003688 A1 WO1985003688 A1 WO 1985003688A1 US 8500227 W US8500227 W US 8500227W WO 8503688 A1 WO8503688 A1 WO 8503688A1
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Joseph L. Powell
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D27/00—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D27/06—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents with provisions for repeated re-use
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D27/00—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D27/04—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents with apertures or windows for viewing contents

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  • This invention relates to a document sending device or system for providing an integrated means for users to send and return documents or for providing for serially sending a document or a container to or among multiple addressees.
  • the device provides for the sending of documents on an inter-organization basis, intra- organization basis, or through the use of any form of delivery service or a postal system.
  • a shipper of goods may include an invoice which includes the address from which an item is shipped, and it may include a separate address to which payment is to be sent. It is desirable for prompt payment that the proper "pay to" address be used. Again, this places reliance on proper subsequent manual addressing which, due to human error, might not occur. For this reason senders often go to the expense of using preaddressed envelopes with prepaid postage, and then forego the inclusion of other materials simply to keep costs low.
  • the conventional "Memo from the desk of" becomes a working document among all addressees thereon.
  • a document sending device wherein a specific arrangement of addressee information on a conventional document is used and wherein a container for the document, such as an envelope, has appropriately arranged windows which will, respectively, register with differing addressee information locations upon selective reorientation of the document in the container.
  • the document container is an envelope having, respectively, windows on its front and back sides, which windows are in registration with each other.
  • First and second addressee information locations are positioned on the message bearing document so that a first addressee location will register with the first window and a second addressee location will register with the second window upon reorientation of the message bearing document in the container.
  • This arrangement can be used to accommodate a larger number of addressees.
  • the system described above lends itself to use in connection with documents to be sent through the mails through the use of envelopes having separately located windows to, respectively, register with the various addressee information locations.
  • the system of the invention can be used, as well, on items such as file folders, portfolios or the like, or by affixing an envelope constructed according to the invention on a package or the like.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a message bearing document and document container formed according to the principles of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the Figure 1 embodiment illustrating one side thereof following complete insertion of the document in the document container.
  • Figure 3 is a plan view illustrating the reverse side of the Figure 2 embodiment.
  • Figure 4 is a plan view of an alternative embodiment of the message bearing document used with the invention.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the system of the invention for use in transmitting documents through the mails.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrating its application in connection with file folders, proposal or report covers and the like.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of an additional alternative embodiment of the document container to be utilized with message bearing documents bearing more addressee information on both sides of the document.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view illustrating another application of the Figure 5 embodiment wherein one of the Figure 5 envelopes is affixed to a package.
  • Document container 10 is in the form of an envelope having in this case a sealable flap 14.
  • the envelope has, respectively, front and back sides 16a and 16b.
  • Flap 14 is arranged along an upper edge 17 of back side 16b.
  • Windows 18a and 18b are formed, respectively, in front side 16a and back side 16b. These windows are in alignment one with the other as to be in registration so that in effect, when no document is in the envelope, there is an unimpeded view through both sides of the envelope through these windows.
  • Message bearing document 12 can be of any desired form; it might be a memorandum, invoice, purchase order, conventional or inverted voucher check or a business letter or the like.
  • message bearing document will be considered an inter-office memorandum to be sent to a recipient and returned to the sender.
  • This document includes a first location for addressee information 20, and a second location 22 for other addressee information.
  • location 22 bears the address of the sender, while location 20 bears the address information for the recipient.
  • Figures 2 and 3 illustrate document 12 fully inserted in envelope 10 in the shown orientation.
  • addressee information location 20 is in registration with window 18a.
  • Figure 3 illustrates the back side of envelope 10 with the document 12 inserted as in Figure 2. This merely illustrates the fact that no address information will appear in window 18b with this orientation of the document.
  • address information appearing at location 22 will be seen through window 18b, and this information will be used in this case to return the document to the sender.
  • Addressee information locations 20 and 22 are arranged at like vertical positions and spaced horizontally to register with the respective envelope windows.
  • Figure 4 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the message bearing document 24.
  • document 24 were to be inserted into envelope 10 in its illustrated orientation addressee information location 26 would register with window 18a, and should the document Figure 5 illustrates a second alternative embodiment of the invention wherein the principles of the invention are utilized in connection with documents to be sent through the mails or any similar service where a sending fee is involved.
  • message bearing document 46 is shown as being an invoice having first and second addressee locations 48 and 50.
  • This document is intended to be folded along line 52 for insertion in either of envelopes 34 or 36.
  • First addressee location 48 is arranged on document 46 so that when it is folded along line 52 and placed in envelope 34 addressee location 48 will be in registration with window 40.
  • Second addressee information location 50 is arranged on document 46 so that when the document is placed in envelope 36 addressee information location 50 will be in registration with window 44.
  • one of envelopes 34 and 36 could be included with a packet sent in the other of the envelopes.
  • users of the system of the invention can be supplied with both forms of the envelope for either originating, returning or sending on such documents.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a third alternative embodiment of the invention simply illustrating that documents such as message bearing document 12 can be used in connection with a file folder or the like 56. Window 58 in this embodiment would then be in registration with addressee information location 22.
  • This embodiment of the invention merely illustrates the compatibility of the system of the invention with ordinary file folders or binders to eliminate the need for addressing word processing, computer output and other reports. It is contemplated, as well, that windows on front and back covers in an arrangement such, as shown in Figure 1 might be used.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another alternate embodiment of an envelope to be used with the system of the invention.
  • the envelope 60 having windows 62a and 62b with one exception is constructed similarly to envelope 10.
  • a divider 64 is added.
  • Divider 64 permits additional addressee or other information locations to be placed on a reverse side of a document, such as documents 12 and 24.
  • a document such as documents 12 and 24.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention showing that the invoice, or packing slip, can be placed in a weatherproof envelope 66 similar to Figure 5 for sending a shipment to an addressee by attaching it to package 68.
  • the addressee can use a copy of the originator's document and appropriate envelope if merchandise must be returned for any reason.
  • the envelope in Figure 1 could, likewise, be used for similar purposes.
  • Figure 2 could be the top lid of a carton and Figure 3 could be the bottom half of the carton with similar window so document with addressee information thereon can be placed on top of contents of carton, corner mount cuts inside carton lid and bottom, or outer ply of carton window pockets.
  • the system of the invention substantially eliminates the risk of inserting enclosures in a wrong envelope. Similarly, it eliminates recopying of addresses with the corresponding possibilities of mislabeling, transpositions or the like which will result in the document being sent to a wrong addressee. It is contemplated that through the use of the system of the invention productivity of clerical employees can be significantly increased. Moreover, these results are achieved without significantly increasing the cost and complexity of the packet of materials which must be sent.

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Abstract

Dans un système ou dispositif d'expédition de documents, le support (12) du message contient des emplacements spécifiques (20, 22) pour placer des informations concernant au moins un premier et un second destinataire. Une enveloppe ou conteneur de documents (10) reçoit le document de support du message et possède au moins une première et une seconde fenêtres (18a, 18b) formées respectivement dans les côtés opposés et les fenêtres sont en registre entre elles. Les emplacements des informations d'adresse sur le document sont tels que, avec une orientation et réorientation appropriées du document, chacun des emplacements d'information d'adresse est en registre avec l'une ou l'autre des fenêtres dans le conteneur de document. Le dispositif d'expédition de documents peut également être utilisé conjointement avec diverses formes de conteneurs, d'emballages d'expédition et autres pour faciliter le mouvement parmi une multitude de destinataires.
PCT/US1985/000227 1984-02-14 1985-02-13 Dispositif d'expedition de documents WO1985003688A1 (fr)

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US579,979 1984-02-14

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US1714824A (en) * 1926-07-19 1929-05-28 Eugene A Staples Device for facilitating filing or transmission of business papers, etc.
DE711690C (de) * 1940-04-12 1941-10-04 Papyrolinwerk Ketterer & Co K Brifumschlag
US2941711A (en) * 1957-05-10 1960-06-21 Biek George Window envelope and addressed filler sheet assembly
US3408908A (en) * 1967-07-17 1968-11-05 Tension Envelope Corp Apparatus for applying a plurality of patches to envelope blanks in an envelope making machine
US3899127A (en) * 1973-04-19 1975-08-12 Lars Paul Melander Article for postal conveyance, especially one allowing for a reply
US3955751A (en) * 1972-03-09 1976-05-11 Mayne David R Mailing device
FR2397339A1 (fr) * 1977-07-13 1979-02-09 Probst Henri Enveloppe pour la transmission de documents, tels que lettres, circulaires, imprimes publicitaires ou autres

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1714824A (en) * 1926-07-19 1929-05-28 Eugene A Staples Device for facilitating filing or transmission of business papers, etc.
DE711690C (de) * 1940-04-12 1941-10-04 Papyrolinwerk Ketterer & Co K Brifumschlag
US2941711A (en) * 1957-05-10 1960-06-21 Biek George Window envelope and addressed filler sheet assembly
US3408908A (en) * 1967-07-17 1968-11-05 Tension Envelope Corp Apparatus for applying a plurality of patches to envelope blanks in an envelope making machine
US3955751A (en) * 1972-03-09 1976-05-11 Mayne David R Mailing device
US3899127A (en) * 1973-04-19 1975-08-12 Lars Paul Melander Article for postal conveyance, especially one allowing for a reply
FR2397339A1 (fr) * 1977-07-13 1979-02-09 Probst Henri Enveloppe pour la transmission de documents, tels que lettres, circulaires, imprimes publicitaires ou autres

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2360763A (en) * 2000-02-24 2001-10-03 Lexmark Int Inc Sheet with margin for feeding through nip rollers

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