WO2011010708A1

WO2011010708A1 - Envelope and method for producing the same

Info

Publication number: WO2011010708A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/062385
Authority: WO
Inventors: 丈巨吉原; 美雪吉原
Original assignee: Yoshihara Takenori; Yoshihara Miyuki
Priority date: 2009-07-22
Filing date: 2010-07-22
Publication date: 2011-01-27
Also published as: JP2012224339A

Abstract

Provided is a mailing envelope which makes full use of the advantages of conventional mailing envelopes in terms of the basic envelope shape and opening method (compatible with the conventional opening method and sizes of writing paper enclosed inside envelopes), which has improved convenience and durability of the envelope body, and which can be reused many times, with the idea of people sharing envelopes from hereon; also provided is a method for producing the mailing envelope. An envelope (10) in which it is possible to seal a document having a document side address information surface on which address information is entered, wherein the envelope is made from a material having prescribed transparency in an area of the envelope side address information surface adjacent to the document side address information surface corresponding to at least the section where the address information is entered, and an opening (30) which is large enough to affix a postage stamp and to stamp a cancellation mark is provided on the envelope side address information surface.

Description

Envelope and method for manufacturing envelope

The present invention relates to, for example, a mail envelope and a reciprocating mail envelope, and more particularly to a reusable mail envelope and a mail envelope manufacturing method.

From the viewpoint of environmental considerations, convenience, reusability, and durability, postal envelopes that can be used multiple times have been proposed that have postage stamps, postage stamps, and sender and recipient fields.

JP 2003-212244 A

However, in the postal envelope described in Patent Document 1, since the viewing window of the sender field and the recipient field is provided through the designated place, the place where the name of the sender and the recipient is written on the stationery is also limited. In addition, the size of characters is limited in accordance with the size of the viewing window, which is inconvenient.

In addition, a postmarking non-stick band for preventing fouling by a postmark stamp is provided at the periphery of the stamp sticking postmark hole to improve repeated use, but it is possible to improve the repeated use of a postmark non-stick band. Since it is only the peripheral part and is the same as a general mail envelope except for the peripheral part, it cannot be said that the device for repetitive usability as the whole envelope is provided. The present invention has been made to solve such problems in the prior art.

The fundamental purpose of the present invention is to reduce envelope waste and contribute to environmental problems. Therefore, the conventional basic envelope shape and method of opening are based on the convenience of the envelope body while taking advantage of the advantages of conventional postal envelopes (conveniently according to the size of the notepaper sealed in the envelope and how to open it). And improve durability and solve problems. Still another object is to provide a postal envelope and a postal envelope manufacturing method that can be used any number of times.

In order to achieve such an object, an envelope according to claim 1 of the present invention is an envelope capable of sealing a envelope having an envelope-side destination information surface on which address information is written, and the envelope includes the envelope-side address information surface. A portion corresponding to at least the portion where the destination information is written on the envelope-side destination information surface in contact with the envelope-side destination information surface is made of a material having a certain transparency, which is sufficient for pasting and postmarking a postage stamp on the envelope-side destination information surface. An opening having a large size is configured.

The sealed address information side means, for example, the surface on which the address is written when the address of the mailed item is written on the back side of the sealed letter. In the past, mailings were usually written or printed on a separate sheet from the sealed letter and address information. Or, use a so-called envelope with a window on which a destination is printed, and seal it so that the address is printed on the window (made of transparent or translucent material). It was customary to do. In contrast, in the present application, the destination is described or printed on the back side of the sealed letter.

According to the present invention configured as described above, since the surface (or a part thereof) on which the address information of the envelope is described is formed of a transparent (semi-transparent) material, the address information is printed on the envelope itself. And can be reused. Furthermore, since the envelope-side destination information surface is provided with an opening having a size sufficient for sticking and postmarking a postage stamp, it is not only suitable for affairs such as stamping or postmarking, but also the size of the opening. This is convenient for holding the contents, waterproofing, preventing tampering, preventing unexpected removal, etc. In this case, the place where the address is written on the stationery or the like and the size of the character are not excessively limited. Moreover, since it is excellent in durability and waterproofness as a whole as compared with a conventional paper envelope, it is possible to improve the reusability of the envelope as a whole. In other words, the basic envelope shape and method of opening are based on the advantages of conventional postal envelopes (according to the size of the letter paper and the way of opening). Improves durability and can be used any number of times. In this regard, in the case of a conventional envelope with a window, it is impossible to reuse the envelope itself as an envelope that can be circulated in the postal administration because of the structure in which a stamp is affixed and postmarked on the envelope.

The postal envelope of the present invention can achieve the object of the present invention even if only the address side is transparent (translucent). You may comprise with a raw material.

In the above configuration, as in claim 2, the envelope may be formed with a notch for enclosing the sealed letter and a knob part framed by the notch. By providing the cut portion, it can be used as a guide when enclosing the envelope in the envelope, which is more convenient for enclosing. If a knob is provided, the envelope can be easily opened using the knob, and after sealing, for example, it can be used for sealing by folding the envelope. According to one embodiment, such a cut portion is cut in a horizontal line in accordance with the size of the sealing tag, and both ends thereof are formed in a small circular shape.

Further, in the above-described configuration, as in the third to fifth aspects, at least one of the corner of the envelope, the corner of the opening, and the corner of the knob portion can be configured to be edged in a substantially arc shape. In this case, “bordered in a substantially arc shape” means that the tip end is an arc or a section having a gentle curve, or an acute protrusion is traumatic to an obtuse protrusion or human skin. This refers to making a slice of a shape / structure that is not given (the shape, structure, etc. are not particularly limited). With such a configuration, it is possible to eliminate at least one of the sharp corner of the envelope, the sharp corner of the opening, and the sharp corner of the knob, which can be used to prevent an unexpected injury of the user.

Further, in the above configuration, as in claim 6, a substantially circular defect portion may be provided at both ends or one end of the cut portion. The phrase “a substantially circular defective portion is provided at both ends or one end of the cut portion” means that, for example, a circular defective portion (opening portion) is provided at the end portion of the cut portion. Since both ends of the cut portion of the envelope main body are raised from the tear and the durability of the envelope main body may be lowered, by providing a defective portion here, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the roll-up and the deterioration of the durability. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent injuries due to the sharp tip of the end shape.

Also, the stamp postmarking opening can be an opening of a size that allows a plurality of stamps to be pasted as a countermeasure when a plurality of stamps must be pasted. Or it can also be set as the structure which penetrated the some opening for postmarks.

Further, in the above configuration, as in claim 7, the envelope may be configured such that gussets are formed on the side surface and / or the bottom surface. By forming the gusset, the recycling envelope according to the present application can be realized even when a thicker content is sent.

In order to achieve the above object, an envelope manufacturing method according to claim 9 of the present invention cuts a mount into a developed shape of the envelope and corresponds to at least a destination information description portion of the envelope on the cut mount. A portion is formed of a material having a certain transparency, and an opening having a size sufficient to attach and postmark a postage stamp is punched out on the cut mount.

According to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to punch out a single sheet by cutting the mount into the shape of an envelope development. By forming a portion corresponding to at least the destination information description part of the envelope on the cut mount with a material having a certain transparency, the address display surface of the reusable envelope can be easily obtained by a planar operation in manufacturing. Can be generated. By punching an opening that is large enough to attach and postmark a postage stamp on the cut mount, the envelope form that can be used in postal services is realized by an operation that is easy to automate, such as planar punching. be able to.

In the above configuration, as in claim 10, the mount is formed by punching a notch for enclosing a sealed letter and a knob framed by the notch, and the corner of the envelope, At least one of the corner of the opening and the corner of the knob may be formed with a substantially arc-shaped border, and a substantially circular defect may be provided at both ends or one end of the notch. it can.

In carrying out the present invention, it is preferable that the sealing part is folded in a valley and sealed between the knob parts. In this case, there is a possibility that the overlap of the sealing part and the knob part protrudes and the hooking may occur. However, by depressing the envelope of the part where the sealing part and the envelope overlap as in claim 8 by the thickness of the material by pressing or the like. You can avoid getting caught. In addition, as embodiment of the technical idea which concerns on this invention, it is not limited to the aspect which puts a sealing part between knob parts and seals.

According to such a configuration, the cut portion and the knob portion can be formed by a planarly easy method of punching. Further, if at least one of the corner of the envelope, the corner of the opening, and the corner of the knob is formed with a substantially arc-shaped rim, for example, by punching, the safety measure can be realized by an easy work such as planar punching work. Can do. Furthermore, with respect to the penetration of the substantially circular defect at both ends or one end of the cut portion, it is possible to realize the prevention of the occurrence of wrinkles and the prevention of the deterioration of durability by an easy work such as planar punching work.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a method for producing a postal envelope accurately, efficiently and inexpensively utilizing an envelope of a material having durability and waterproofness.

According to the present invention, the basic envelope shape and method of opening are further improved by taking advantage of the advantages of conventional postal envelopes (conveniently according to the size of the letter paper sealed in the envelope and the method of opening), and the envelope body. Therefore, it is possible to realize an envelope that can be used any number of times, and to realize a method that is easy to implement as a method for manufacturing such an envelope.

It is a front view which shows the outline of the surface and back surface of the opening state of the postal envelope with a postmark stamp opening which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows an example in which the sealing part of the mail envelope with a postmark stamp opening which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention comprised the protrusion shape. It is a front view which shows the outline of the front surface and back surface of the closing state of the postal envelope with a postmark stamp opening which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which closed the sealing part which comprised the protrusion shape in the postal envelope with a stamp postmark opening which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows an example which sealed the address-written notepaper in the mail envelope with a stamp postmark opening which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. In a mail envelope with a postmark stamp opening concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is a front view showing the state where an addressed notepaper was closed with a seal part which formed a protruding shape. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a three-dimensional view of FIGS. 1 and 3 in a postal envelope with a postmark stamp opening according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the outline of the surface and back surface of the opening state of the postal envelope with a postmark stamp opening which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an envelope of the same configuration as in FIG. 1, and is a view showing an embodiment when the envelope portion 200 where the sealing portion 40 and the envelope 20 overlap is depressed. In the envelope which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the aspect at the time of denting the envelope part 200 of the part which the sealing part 40 and the envelope 20 overlap.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an outline of a postal envelope with a postmark stamp opening according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, it is assumed that the postmark stamp opening is preferably one, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the figure, (A) represents the front surface of the envelope, and (B) represents the back surface (the surface facing the postmark opening surface). The envelope size shown in the figure is an example. For example, the size of the envelope is 0 to 8, the length of 3, 4, 40, etc. or any other size. Technical ideas can be applied.

As schematically shown on the left side of the figure, in the envelope 10 for postmarks with stamp postmark holes, the envelope body portion 20 is formed of a transparent (semi-transparent) material at least partially or entirely on the surface thereof. The envelope 10 has a sealing portion 40 having an adhesive portion 50, a postmark stamp opening 30 large enough to attach a postage stamp and a postmark, and a surface opposite to the surface having a postmark stamp opening (this figure). In this case, a cut portion 80 formed on the back surface of the envelope) and a knob portion 70 framed by the cut portion 80 are provided. The postmark opening 30 in the figure is located at the upper left with respect to the center of the envelope body, but is not limited to this position. Further, the opening 30 is not limited to a single opening as shown in the figure, and a plurality of openings 30 may be provided depending on the situation. The portions of the envelope body 20 other than those described above are preferably made of a material that is more waterproof and durable than a paper envelope. Further, in the figure, the sealing portion 40 is taken as an example of a shape that forms a mountain silhouette, but is not limited to such a shape. Any shape can be used as long as the sealed state can be maintained.

In the same figure, as shown at 100, for the purpose of preventing injury due to the sharp corner of the envelope, the corner of the envelope body, the corner of the stamp postmarking opening, the corner of the knob portion are formed so as to be edged in an arc shape. Is preferred. In addition, since both ends of the incision in the envelope main body may be rolled up or transmitted from the tear, it is desirable to construct a substantially circular defect at both ends of the cut as a countermeasure. .

2A and 2B are plan views showing an envelope according to another embodiment of the present application, in which FIG. 2A shows the front surface of the envelope, and FIG. 2B shows the back surface thereof (the surface facing the postmarking opening surface). . As shown in the figure, the end of the sealing part 41 has a protruding shape 110, and a notch part 120 and an adhesive part 130 are provided at the center of the knob part 71. In addition, preferably, the cut portion 120 is configured by penetrating a substantially circular defect portion at both ends. The both ends of the cut portion are raised from the tear, and the durability of the envelope body may be lowered. However, by providing the circle 90, prevention of the occurrence of the raising and prevention of deterioration of the durability can be achieved. As shown in the figure, it is also preferable that the protruding shape 110 is formed in an arc shape. In this way, by taking an arc-shaped or gently curved section, or a section with a shape / structure (no particular limitation on shape, structure, etc.) that does not cause trauma to human skin, Since it is possible to eliminate sharp corners that may damage the human body, especially the fingertips and palms, it is possible to prevent unexpected injury of the user.

Next, the operation and operation of the postal envelope 1 with a postmark stamp hole configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the sealing part 40 is bent and inserted into the cutting part 80 and closed in that state. First, the sealing part 40 is bent about 180 degrees into a valley fold through the broken line LI-II. Then, due to the physical integrity, the adhesive portion 50 of the sealing portion 40 is inevitably stuck to the knob portion 70 (135) so that a closed state is obtained. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of FIGS. 1 and 3 as viewed three-dimensionally.

As an adhesive for adhering the sealing part 40 and the adhesive part 50, for example, “Plit Hitsukishi (trademark)” or the like may be applied and pasted, and peeling and adhesion may be repeated a plurality of times.

FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the envelope according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 in a closed state. As the operation up to the closing, first, the sealing portion 40 is bent 180 degrees into a valley fold with the fold line LIII-IV as a fold line. Next, the protruding shape 110 is inserted into the notch 120 from below the knob 70 (140). In this state, a closed state is obtained by bonding (145) to the bonding portion 130. As an adhesive for bonding the protruding shape 110 and the bonding portion 130, for example, the above-mentioned Plit Tsuki insect (trademark) or the like can be used, and peeling and bonding can be repeated a plurality of times.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the addressed notepaper 155 is actually sealed. As the operation so far, first, as described above, for example, a stationery or the like whose address is already written is inserted into the opening 60 of the mail envelope 10 in the open state in FIG. Next, when the sealing part 40 is bent into a valley fold by approximately 180 degrees using the folding line LI-II as a folding line, the adhesive part 50 of the sealing part 40 adheres to the knob part 70 (135). A sufficient space for sticking the stamp 150 to the postmark opening 30 is secured, and the address 160 can be sufficiently visually confirmed. After that, a stamp for a predetermined stamp amount is pasted on the back side of the sealed letter (the surface on which the address is written) through the postmark opening 30. If this state is reached and the post is posted, the post office that collected the postal item will post the postmark on the back of the sealed letter (not the postmark on the envelope) via the postmark opening, and will reach the recipient and receive it. One can also reuse the envelope. It is also an object of the present invention that this series of systems is repeated.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state where the addressed notepaper 155 is actually sealed in the envelope of FIG. As the operation up to this point, first, a stationery or the like with a general address is inserted into the opening 60 of the mail envelope 10 in the open state in FIG. Next, the sealing part 41 is bent 180 degrees into a valley fold with the folding line LIII-IV as a folding line, and the protruding shape 110 is inserted into the notch part 120 from below the knob part 70 (140). (145) to be in a closed state.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the postal envelope 10 with a postmark stamp hole, the envelope body 20 is transparent (translucent), the sealing part 40 having the adhesive part 50, the application of the postage stamp, A stamp postmarking opening 30 sufficient to perform postmarking, and a notch 80 and a knob 70 framed by the notch 80 are provided on the surface opposite to the surface having the stamp postmarking opening 30. As a result, the seal sealing work, the stamp pasting work, and the postmarking and stamping work are smoothly performed. In addition, the envelope with a sealed letter that has been used once and delivered to the destination can be reused because it is not stamped on the surface. In the above example, the postmark opening 30 is located on the upper left side with respect to the center of the envelope body, but is not limited to this position. In addition, the basic envelope shape and opening method take advantage of the advantages of conventional envelopes (according to the size of the letter paper sealed in the envelope and how to open it), It becomes possible to provide a postal envelope and a postal envelope manufacturing method that can improve durability and can be used any number of times. By doing in this way, the future envelope, which is the philosophy of the present invention, can be shared by everyone, thereby realizing ecology and improving the waste of resources that a large amount of envelopes are disposable.

In addition, as a method of bonding the sealing part 40 and the knob part 70, that is, as a sealing method, for example, a snap button is used to fasten the sealing part and the knob part, and a method using a hook-and-loop fastener (trademark) is used. You may do it.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of a horizontal envelope having the same configuration as FIG. The present invention can be applied to a horizontal envelope with the same configuration as the vertical envelope of FIG. 1 only by making the sealing portion 40 and the adhesive portion 50 horizontally long. Although details are omitted, a projecting-shaped sealing portion as shown in FIG. 2 can also be applied to a horizontal envelope. As described above, the present invention can be applied regardless of the difference in the shape and size of the vertical and horizontal envelopes.

FIG. 9 shows an envelope having the same configuration as that in FIG. 1, and is an embodiment in which the envelope portion 200 where the sealing portion 40 and the envelope 20 overlap is depressed. By doing in this way, since the part which a sealing part and an envelope overlap does not protrude, a catching accident can be reduced. The cut surface on the back surface is not limited to the inverted U-shape, and any shape of the cut surface on the back surface may be used as shown in FIG. 10 as an example.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and allows various modifications, additions, substitutions, expansions, reductions, etc., to the above-described embodiment within the scope of the same and equivalent technical idea. is there. For example, the shape related to the cut surface on the back surface is not limited to the inverted U-shape. Further, what has been described above is merely an example of an embodiment for realizing the technical idea of the present application, and the technical idea of the present application can be applied to other embodiments. For example, as described above, an adhesive bonding method and a snap button method have been described as methods for fastening the envelope body and the sealing portion. However, the mechanism does not exclude other fastening methods and possibilities of adhesion methods. As long as the opening / closing operation of the sealing part is a mechanism for opening / closing the stationery and a mechanism for closing the lid part and the envelope body, they are included in the scope of the technical idea of the present application. Further, after the sealing portion is fastened, it is possible to put a security seal that leaves an opening mark once the sealing portion is opened to maintain communication security. In the above description, it is noted that some parts are omitted for the sake of explanation, and the dimensions are merely conceptual and may not always be accurate.

The envelope shape and method of opening improve the convenience and durability, while taking advantage of the advantages of conventional envelopes for envelopes (there is no need to forcibly change the contents of envelopes, that is, postal items and methods of opening). In addition to providing recyclable postal envelopes that can be used again, taking advantage of the fact that the envelopes are transparent (at least on the side where the address is written), for example, by printing corporate advertisements on stationery, It can also be used as an advertisement / propagation medium.

Furthermore, by preparing various color variations and shapes, it is also possible to serve as greeting cards according to the season.

For example, if you receive a postal envelope in which the envelope itself is colored translucent pink and printed with cherry blossom petals as a spring greeting card, you can feel the season more, and a new greeting form for the sender and recipient's milestones , Enabling the creation of communication.

Therefore, this application has wide applicability in the stationery industry, tourism, education, publishing, food industries, manufacturing industries, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Postal envelope 20 Envelope main body 30 Stamp postmark opening 40, 41 Sealing part 50 Adhesion part 60

Opening part

70, 71 Knob part 80 Notch part 90 The defect | deletion part 100 penetrated by substantially circle shape The corner 110 edged in circular arc shape Protruding shape part 120 Notch part 130 Adhering part 135 Adhering part of adhesive part 50 of the sealing part and sticking part 140 of the knob part 70 Inserting the protruding shape 110 from the lower part of the knob part 70 into the notch part 120 145 Adhering with the adhesive part 130 150 Stamp 155 Addressed notepaper 160 Address 200 Envelope part depression 210 where seal part and envelope overlap Security seal LI-II Valley fold line LIII-IV Valley fold line

Claims

In an envelope capable of sealing a envelope having a destination-side address information surface on which address information is written, the envelope includes:
The portion corresponding to at least the portion where the destination information is described on the envelope side destination information surface in contact with the envelope side destination information surface is made of a material having a certain transparency,
An envelope having an opening large enough to attach and postmark a postage stamp to the envelope side destination information surface.
The envelope according to claim 1, wherein the envelope is formed with a notch for enclosing the envelope and a knob part framed by the notch.
The envelope according to claim 1, wherein corners of the envelope are edged in a substantially arc shape.
The envelope according to claim 1, wherein the corners of the opening are bordered in a substantially arc shape.
The envelope according to claim 2, wherein the corners of the knob are trimmed in a substantially arc shape.
3. An envelope according to claim 2, wherein a substantially circular defective portion is provided through both ends or one end of the cut portion.
The envelope according to claim 1, wherein a gusset is formed on a side surface and / or a bottom surface of the envelope.
In the envelope according to the present invention, the envelope body portion where the seal portion and the envelope overlap is recessed at the same thickness as the material thickness of the seal portion.
Cut the mount into the shape of the envelope development,
Forming a portion corresponding to at least a destination information description portion of the sealed letter in the cut mount by a material having a certain transparency,
A method of manufacturing an envelope, comprising: punching an opening having a size sufficient to attach and postmark a postage stamp on the cut mount.
The mount is formed by punching a notch for enclosing a sealed letter, and a knob framed by the notch,
At least one of the corner of the envelope, the corner of the opening, and the corner of the knob is formed with a substantially arc-shaped edging,
The envelope manufacturing method according to claim 8, wherein a substantially circular defective portion is provided at both ends or one end of the cut portion.