Reusable envelope

• US 9,302,818 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2014
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nicole Beadles, Robert Beadles
• Original Assignee: Nicole Beadles, Robert Beadles
• Inventors: Beadles, Robert, Beadles, Nicole
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US14/226,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20140284389A1
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/042 Foldable cards or sheets B42D15/045 and B42D15/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/045 Multi-part cards or sheets, i.e. combined with detachably mounted articles
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/047 with photographs or slides
• CPC Class Codes: B43L 1/00 Repeatedly-usable boards or tablets for writing or drawing drawing-boards B43L5/00
• CPC Class Codes: B43L 1/04 Blackboards wall mounting or suspension arrangements for blackboards or the like A47B97/001; easels or stands for blackboards A47B97/04
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2313/02 of hook-and-loop type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 27/04 with apertures or windows for viewing contents
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 27/06 with provisions for repeated re-use
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 27/12 Closures separate fasteners B42F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 27/14 using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. flaps
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/023 Adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/02 Forms or constructions layered products B32B
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0288 Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0297 including a machine-readable marking, e.g. a bar code digitally marked record carriers in general G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/78 using magnetic recording H04N5/91 takes precedence ; mechanical details in so far as non typical for television circuitry G11B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8211 the additional signal being a sound signal H04N9/835 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 30/80 Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging bio-packaging Y02W90/10

Abstract

The reusable envelope that may include a scannable tag can be scanned by a smartphone to access a data storage location through the internet where customizable video and audio greetings can be provided for viewing by a recipient of the reusable envelope and re-recording when the reusable envelope is to be reused. The reusable envelope has spaces thereon where address and return labels and postage can be removably placed or permanently affixed such as for finite number of shipments using a permanently affixed postage area, for example. The reusable envelope also includes a resealable closure allowing the interior of the envelope to be closed and reopened multiple times for multiple uses (shipments, receiving) or optionally to use a finite number of times by exposing the permanent adhesive to the flat and mating surface depending on user preference.

Claims

1. A reusable envelope,

comprising in combination:

a front planar panel and a rear planar panel;

said panels adjacent each other with an open space therebetween;

said open space sized to removably receive contents therein;

said front panel of said envelope including;

at least one first surface region having a releaseble holding character which readily releases adhesive backed structures, and

a second surface region made from a material omitting said releasable holding character and configured for permanently holding adhesive backed structures thereon to allow said adhesive backed structures to be successively permanently affixed for the fixed number of reuses of the envelope;

said envelope having an opening into said open space, said opening including a resealable closure;

wherein said envelope includes a flap adjacent said opening which pivots between an open orientation leaving said opening accessible and a closed orientation where said flap covers said opening and leaves said opening inaccessible; and

wherein said resealable closure comprises said flap adjacent said opening, said flap adapted to overlie said opening when in a closed orientation and reveal said opening for access through said opening when said flap is in an open orientation, said flap having a rear surface which has multiple separate stub regions coupled together through zones of weakness therebetween along which said stubs can be removed from each other, each said stub including a permanent adhesive thereon.

2. The envelope of claim 1 wherein said front panel of said envelope includes at least two of said first surface regions separated from one another and which are formed of a material which releasably holds separate adhesively backed structures thereon, the adhesively backed structures taken from the group of structures including postage, address labels and return labels, said at least three separate surface regions located on said front panel in standard mail processing locations specified for postage placement, address placement and return address placement.

3. The envelope of claim 2 wherein said second surface region is formed of a material which permanently holds adhesively backed structures thereon, the adhesively backed structures taken from the group of structures including postage, address labels and return labels, said at least three separate surface regions located on said front panel in standard mail processing locations specified for postage placement, address placement and return address placement.

4. The envelope of claim 3 wherein said second surface region is configured for permanently holding postage thereon to allow postage to be successively permanently affixed for a finite number of reuses of the envelope.

5. The envelope of claim 1, wherein said envelope has an area on the surface of the said envelope, wherein a scannable tag may be placed.

6. The envelope of claim 5, further comprising an area where the scannable tag is covered by at least a portion of at least one said adhesively backed structure to at least provide some privacy for said scannable tag.

7. The envelope of claim 6, wherein the user may remove the said adhesive backed structure to expose enough of the scannable tag such that the scannable tag is readable and links the user to the multimedia message previously recorded or uploaded.

8. A reusable package,

comprising in combination:

multiple panels;

said panels adjacent each other with an open space therebetween;

said open space sized to removably receive contents therein;

said panels to fold together to be closed;

a panel of said package including;

at least one first surface region having a releasable holding character which readily releases adhesive backed structures, and

a second surface region made from a material omitting said releasable holding character and configured for permanently holding adhesive backed structures thereon to allow said adhesive backed structures to be successively permanently affixed for the fixed number of reuses of the package;

said package having an opening into said open space, said opening including a resealable closure;

wherein said package includes a flap adjacent said opening which pivots between an open orientation leaving said opening accessible and a closed orientation where said flap covers said opening and leaves said opening inaccessible; and

wherein said resealable closure comprises said flap adjacent said opening, said flap adapted to overlie said opening when in a closed orientation and reveal said opening for access through said opening when said flap is in an open orientation, said flap having a rear surface which has multiple separate stub regions coupled together through zones of weakness therebetween along which said stubs can be removed from each other, each said stub including a permanent adhesive thereon.

9. The package of claim 8 wherein said front panel of said package includes at least two of said first surface regions separated from one another and which are formed of a material which releasably holds separate adhesively backed structures thereon, the adhesively backed structures taken from the group of structures including postage, address labels and return labels, said at least three separate surface regions located on said front panel in standard mail processing locations specified for postage placement, address placement and return address placement.

10. The package of claim 9 wherein said second region includes a surface region which is formed of a material which permanently holds adhesively backed structures thereon, the adhesively backed structures taken from the group of structures including postage, address labels and return labels, said at least three separate surface regions located on said front panel in standard mail processing locations specified for postage placement, address placement and return address placement.

11. The package of claim 10 wherein said second surface region is configured for permanently holding postage thereon to allow postage to be successively permanently affixed for a finite number of reuses of the envelope.

12. The package of claim 9, wherein said package has an area on the surface of the said package, wherein a scannable tag may be placed.

13. The package of claim 12, further comprising an area where the scannable tag is covered by at least a portion of at least one said adhesively backed structure to at least provide some privacy for said scannable tag.

14. The package of claim 13, wherein the user may remove the said adhesive backed structure to expose enough of the scannable tag such that the scannable tag is readable and links the user to the multimedia message previously recorded or uploaded.

15. A reusable shipping

label, comprising in combination:

a panel;

said panel of said shipping label including;

at least one first surface region having a releaseble holding character which readily releases adhesive backed structures, and

a second surface region made from a material omitting said releasable holding character and configured for permanently holding adhesive backed structures thereon to allow said adhesive backed structures to be successively permanently affixed for the fixed number of reuses of the envelope; and

wherein said shipping label has an area on the surface of the said shipping label, wherein a scannable tag may be placed.

16. The shipping label of claim 15 wherein said front panel of said shipping label includes at least two of said first surface regions separated from one another which are formed of a material which releasably holds separate adhesively backed structures thereon, the adhesively backed structures taken from the group of structures including postage, address labels and return labels, said at least three separate surface regions located on said front panel in standard mail processing locations specified for postage placement, address placement and return address placement.

17. The shipping label of claim 16 wherein said second surface region is formed of a material which permanently holds adhesively backed structures thereon, the adhesively backed structures taken from the group of structures including postage, address labels and return labels, said at least three separate surface regions located on said front panel in standard mail processing locations specified for postage placement, address placement and return address placement.

18. The shipping label of claim 17 wherein said second surface region is configured for permanently holding postage thereon to allow postage to be successively permanently affixed for a finite number of reuses of the envelope.

19. The shipping label of claim 15, further comprising an area where the scannable tag is covered by at least a portion of at least one said adhesively backed structure to at least provide some privacy for said scannable tag.

20. The shipping label of claim 19, wherein the user may remove the said adhesive backed structure to expose enough of the scannable tag such that the scannable tag is readable and links the user to the multimedia message previously recorded or uploaded.