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Combination processing and mailing envelope

Assignee: Tension Envelope Corp
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Filing: 1965-06-08
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Granted: 1967-02-07
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Expires: 1985-06-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter L Hiersteiner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:55
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; B42D15/02; B42D15/04; B42D15/08; B65; B65D; B65D27/00; B65D27/12; B65D27/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 309 words
A PROCESSING AND MAILING ENVELOPE IN COMBINATION WITH AN ORDER FORM HAVING AN ORDER ON THE UPPER PORTION AND AN ADDRESS ON THE LOWER PORTION OF ONE FACE THEREOF AND PROVIDED WITH CUTOUTS IN OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES INTERMEDIATE SAID UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS, SAID ENVELOPE INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR PANELS CONNECTED TOGETHER ALONG THREE EDGES THEREOF TO PROVIDE A POCKET AND OPEN AT THE REMAINING EDGES TO PROVIDE AN INSERT OPENING TO SAID POCKET, A CLOSURE FLAP EXTENDING FROM ONE OF THE PANELS AT THE INSERT OPENING, SPACED APART STRIPES OF PRESSURE SEALING ADHESIVE ON THE OTHER OF SAID PANELS AND LOCATED AT SAID CUTOUTS TO CENTER THE ORDER FORM THEREBETWEEN, A TRANSPARENT STRIP TO EXTEND ACROSS THE ORDER FORM, SPOTS OF ADHESIVE TEMPORARILY FIXING THE STRIP TRANSVERSELY OF THE INNER FACE OF THE CLOSURE FLAP. STRIPES OF PRESSURE SEALING ADHESIVE ON ENDS OF SAID STRIP COMPLEMENTARY TO THE STRIPES OF PRESSURE SEALING ADHESIVE ON THE SAID OTHER PANEL, SAID CLOSURE FLAP HAVING A TRANSVERSE FOLD AT THE INSERT OPENING TO BRING SAID STRIP ACROSS THE ORDER FORM AT SAID CUTOUTS AND THE COMPLEMENTARY STRIPES OF PRESSURE SEALING ADHESIVE ON SAID STRIP INTO SEALING CONTACT WITH THE STRIPES OF PRESSURE SEALING ADHESIVE ON THE SAID OTHER PANEL TO LEAVE THE STRIP SEALED TO SAID OTHER PANEL FOR RETAINING THE ORDER FORM WHEN THE CLOSURE FLAP IS PULLED LOOSE FROM SAID ADHESIVE SPOTS TO UNCOVER THE INSERT OPENING FOR INSERTING ITEMS INTO THE POCKET AS SPECIFIED ON THE ORDER FORM AND WHICH ARE RETAINED IN SAID POCKET UPON REFOLDING OF THE CLOSURE FLAP ON ITS LINE OF FOLD IN COVERING RELATION WITH THE ORDER PORTION OF THE ORDER FORM, AND MEANS FOR SEALING THE CLOSURE FLAP IN SAID COVERING RELATION WITH THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ORDER FORM EXPOSED WHEREBY THE ADDRESS THEREON SERVES AS THE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE ENVELOPE.

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