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Parcel shipping methods

  • US 7,013,589 B2
  • Filed: 11/15/2002
  • Issued: 03/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of shipping a parcel from a shipper located at a origin location to an intended recipient located at destination location, comprising:

  • a. at the origin location and in any order;

    i. creating a shipping package by packaging the parcel to be shipped in an individual reusable container that includes;

    1. a closable container body having an interior and a mouth communicating with the interior;

    2. a label panel includinga. owner address indicia corresponding to an address for an owner of the container, andb. an exposed transparent surface portion overlaying the owner address indicia so that the owner address indicia may be seen therethrough, said transparent surface portion formed of a release material;

    ii. placing a removable label onto the transparent surface portion, said removable label including1. a strip constructed of a selected strip material and having a first surface region provided with information corresponding to an address for the intended recipient of the parcel, and2. an opposed second surface region provided with a layer of a selected adhesive so that the opposed second surface region of said label can be secured to said exposed surface portion during shipment to the intended recipient, yet removed there from at the destination location without tearing the strip of material; and

    iii. delivering the shipping package to the destination location.

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