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Assignee: Curtis 1000 Inc
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Filing: 1964-01-28
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1984-01-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Frank X Mudd

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 17:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D27/00; B65D27/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 159 words
IN COMBINATION, AN ENVELOPE INCLUDING AN ENVELOPE BODY HAVING FRONT AND REAR PANELS, FLAPS FORMING EXTENSIONS FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF ONE OF SAID PANELS OF SAID ENVELOPE BODY, WEAKENDED LINES OF SEPARATION BETWEEN SAID ONE PANEL AND SAID EXTENSIONS, A DUPLICATE FORM ORIGINAL OVERLYING SAID ENVELOPE BODY AND GENERALLY COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH, FLANGES ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID FORM ORIGINAL OVERLYING SAID FLAPS AND SECURED IN FACE CONTACT THEREWITH, WEAKENED LINES OF SEPARATION SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDING WITH SAID FIRST WEAKENED LINES OF SEPARATION, AND A DUPLICATE FORM DUPLICATE OF SHEET MATERIAL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VISIBLE INDICIA ON SAID DUPLICATE WHEN DISCRETE AREAS THEREOF ARE SUBJECTED TO PRESSURE SUCH AS BY THAT PRODUCED BY A TYPEWRITER KEY OR PRINTING PLATE, THE PANEL OF SAID ENVELOPE BETWEEN SAID DUPLICATE FORM ORIGINAL AND SAID DUPLICATE FORM DUPLICATE INCLUDES A WINDOW THROUGH WHICH A PORTION OF THE DUPLICATE MAY BE VIEWED WHEN SAID FLAPS AND FLANGES ARE DETACHED FROM SAID ENVELOPE BODY AND ORIGINAL, RESPECTIVELY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 159 words
IN COMBINATION, AN ENVELOPE INCLUDING AN ENVELOPE BODY HAVING FRONT AND REAR PANELS, FLAPS FORMING EXTENSIONS FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF ONE OF SAID PANELS OF SAID ENVELOPE BODY, WEAKENDED LINES OF SEPARATION BETWEEN SAID ONE PANEL AND SAID EXTENSIONS, A DUPLICATE FORM ORIGINAL OVERLYING SAID ENVELOPE BODY AND GENERALLY COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH, FLANGES ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID FORM ORIGINAL OVERLYING SAID FLAPS AND SECURED IN FACE CONTACT THEREWITH, WEAKENED LINES OF SEPARATION SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDING WITH SAID FIRST WEAKENED LINES OF SEPARATION, AND A DUPLICATE FORM DUPLICATE OF SHEET MATERIAL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VISIBLE INDICIA ON SAID DUPLICATE WHEN DISCRETE AREAS THEREOF ARE SUBJECTED TO PRESSURE SUCH AS BY THAT PRODUCED BY A TYPEWRITER KEY OR PRINTING PLATE, THE PANEL OF SAID ENVELOPE BETWEEN SAID DUPLICATE FORM ORIGINAL AND SAID DUPLICATE FORM DUPLICATE INCLUDES A WINDOW THROUGH WHICH A PORTION OF THE DUPLICATE MAY BE VIEWED WHEN SAID FLAPS AND FLANGES ARE DETACHED FROM SAID ENVELOPE BODY AND ORIGINAL, RESPECTIVELY.

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