Sealed envelope with removable insert

Claim 2

A continuous series of envelopes comprising superimposed plies forming the front and back portions of the envelopes, the said envelopes being delimited by transverse lines of weakening at spaced intervals along said superimposed plies to form at least one envelope having a cutout extending through the said front and back portions at one edge thereof, closure means disposed along the remaining edges of said one envelope for permanently securing its said front and back portions and forming a pocket within said envelope, at least one insert ply housed within the pocket and having a portion thereof extending into the cutout at said one edge, and releasable adhesive means temporarily securing said front and back portions along said one edge, whereby said portion of said insert ply extending into the cutout may be pulled away from said envelope to break the bond of said releasable adhesive means and remove said insert ply from said envelope.

Claim 3

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cutout is located at the approximate center of the said one edge.

Claim 4

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 which further includes a detachable strip along at least one edge of the envelopes to provide a feeding means for said series of envelopes through processing equipment and wherein the cutout is in an edge of said one envelope having a said detachable strip therealong.

Claim 5

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 which further includes a detachable strip along at least one edge of the envelopes to provide a feeding means for said series of envelopes through processing equipment, and wherein the cutout is in an edge of said one envelope not having a said detachable strip therealong.

Claim 6

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 wherein said insert ply is spaced from and free of said releasable adhesive means and said insert ply has a tab portion extending into the cutout.

Claim 7

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 wherein said insert ply has a tab member extending beyond said one edge.

Claim 8

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 wherein an edge of said insert ply is contiguous to said one edge and said releasable adhesive means engages said insert ply.

Claim 9

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 wherein an edge of said insert ply is contiguous to said one edge and said insert ply has a plurality of holes for said releasable adhesive means, whereby said releasable adhesive means temporarily secures said front and back portions to each other through the holes in the insert ply.

Claim 10

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 which further includes a carbon backing on said front portion of the envelopes, whereby indicia may be selectively printed on said insert ply.

Claim 11

A continuous series of envelopes in accordance with claim 1 wherein said portion of said insert ply extending into the cutout contains thereon instructions regarding the method of removing said insert ply from its envelope.

Claim 12

A continuous series of envelopes for use in processing equipment wherein differing material is to be selectively printed on each envelope and on an insert within each respective envelope, which comprises superimposed plies forming the front and back portions of said envelopes and having at the approximate center of one edge of each envelope a cutout extending through said portions, each of said envelopes being defined by transverse lines of weakening at spaced intervals along said superimposed plies, a detachable edge strip along at least one side of the series of envelopes and having means for feeding the series of envelopes through the processing equipment, adhesive means disposed along the remaining edges of each envelope for permanently securing said front and back portions to one another to form a pocket within each of said envelopes, at least one insert ply within the pocket adjacent said permanent adhesive means, a tab member extending from said insert ply into said cutout, said front portion containing reproducing means on the inner side for imparting indicia to said insert ply, and releasable adhesive means temporarily securing said front and back portions along said one edge of each of said envelopes so that said portion of said insert ply extending into the cutout may be pulled away from its respective envelope to break the bond of said releasable adhesive means and remove said insert ply from the envelope.

Claim 13

A continuous series of envelopes for use in processing equipment wherein differing material is to be selectively printed on each envelope and on an insert within each respective envelope, which comprises superimposed plies forming the front and back portions of said envelopes and having at the approximate center of one edge of each envelope a cutout extending through said portions, each of said envelopes being defined by transverse lines of weakening at spaced intervals along said superimposed plies, a detachable edge strip along at least one side of the series of envelopes and having means for feeding the series of envelopes through the processing equipment, adhesive means disposed along the remaining edges of each envelope for permanently securing said front and back portions to one another to form a pocket within each of said envelopes, at least one insert ply within the pocket adjacent said permanent adhesive means, a tab member extending from said insert ply into said cutout, said front portion containing reproducing means on the inner side for imparting indicia to said insert ply, and releasable adhesive means temporarily securing said front and back portions along said one edge of each of said envelopes so that said portion of said insert ply extending into the cutout may be pulled away from its respective envelope to break the bond of said releasable adhesive means and remove said insert ply from the envelope.

Claim 14

An envelope comprising a front ply, a back ply, closure means disposed along all but one edge of the envelope for permanently securing said front and back plies to one another and forming a pocket within the envelope, at least one insert ply housed within the pocket and having a gripping portion disposed adjacent the remaining edge of the envelope, and releasable means temporarily securing said front and back plies along said remaining edge, so that as said gripping portion of said insert ply is pulled away from the envelope said releasable means is caused to open releasing said insert ply from the envelope.

Claim 15

An envelope comprising a front ply, a back ply, closure means disposed along all but one edge of the envelope for permanently securing said front and back plies to one another and forming a pocket within the envelope, at least one insert ply housed within the pocket and having a gripping portion disposed adjacent the remaining edge of the envelope, and releasable means temporarily securing said front and back plies along said remaining edge, so that as said gripping portion of said insert ply is pulled away from the envelope said releasable means is caused to open releasing said insert ply from the envelope.

Claim 16

An envelope in accordance with claim 12 wherein said closure means comprises a permanent adhesive and said releasable means comprises a releasable adhesive.

Claim 17

An envelope in accordance with claim 13 wherein said insert ply is adhered to said front and back plies by means of said releasable adhesive and contains thereon a tab extending beyond said remaining edge of the envelope.

Claim 18

An envelope in accordance with claim 13 which further includes a cutout along said remaining edge extending through said front and back plies, and said gripping portion of said insert ply extends into the cutout.

Claim 19

An envelope in accordance with claim 15 wherein the cutout is located at the approximate center of said remaining edge, and said gripping portion comprises a tab extending into the cutout.

Claim 20

An envelope in accordance with claim 13 wherein said gripping portion comprises a tab member protruding beyond said remaining edge of the envelope.

Claim 21

An envelope in accordance with claim 12 which further includes a perforated portion in said front and back plies adjacent said remaining edge, and said gripping portion of said insert ply extends into said perforated portion, whereby said perforated portion may be grasped and pulled away from the envelope to cause said insert ply to open said releasable means thereby releasing said insert ply from the envelope.

Claim 22

An envelope in accordance with claim 12 wherein an edge of said insert ply is contiguous to said remaining edge, and which further includes a plurality of holes adjacent said remaining edge so that said releasable means secures said front and back plies through said holes.

Claim 23

An envelope in accordance with claim 12 which further includes an additional envelope releasably adhered to said back ply.

Claim 24

An envelope which comprises a front ply, a back ply, closure means for permanently securing a portion of said front and back plies, at least one insert ply housed between said front and back plies, said insert ply having a gripping portion exposed along one edge of said envElope, and releasable means temporarily securing said front and back plies along at least said one edge so that as said gripping portion of said insert ply is pulled away from the envelope said releasable means is caused to open releasing said insert ply from the envelope.

Claim 25

An envelope which comprises a front ply, a back ply, closure means for permanently securing a portion of said front and back plies, at least one insert ply housed between said front and back plies, said insert ply having a gripping portion exposed along one edge of said envElope, and releasable means temporarily securing said front and back plies along at least said one edge so that as said gripping portion of said insert ply is pulled away from the envelope said releasable means is caused to open releasing said insert ply from the envelope.

Claim 26

An envelope in accordance with claim 21 which further includes a cutout along said one edge extending through said front and back plies, and said gripping portion of said insert ply extends into the cutout.

Claim 27

An envelope in accordance with claim 22 wherein the cutout is located at the approximate center of said one edge, and said gripping portion comprises a tab extending into the cutout.