Reusable envelope
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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 surface region, wherein said surface region is formed of a material which releasably holds an adhesively backed structure thereon located on said front panel and in a manner allowing the adhesively backed structure to be removed and a new adhesively backed structure to be applied;
wherein said front panel further includes a specialized area that allows postage to be permanently affixed to the reusable envelope for a fixed number of reuses;
the specialized area being made from a material omitting the releasable holding character and being sized for permanently holding postage thereon to allow postage to be successively permanently affixed for the fixed number of reuses of the envelope; and
said envelope having an opening into said open space, said opening including a resealable closure.
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A reusable envelope has one or more spaces thereon where address, return labels and/or 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.
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1. A reusable envelope, comprising in combination:
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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 surface region, wherein said surface region is formed of a material which releasably holds an adhesively backed structure thereon located on said front panel and in a manner allowing the adhesively backed structure to be removed and a new adhesively backed structure to be applied; wherein said front panel further includes a specialized area that allows postage to be permanently affixed to the reusable envelope for a fixed number of reuses;
the specialized area being made from a material omitting the releasable holding character and being sized for permanently holding postage thereon to allow postage to be successively permanently affixed for the fixed number of reuses of the envelope; andsaid envelope having an opening into said open space, said opening including a resealable closure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A reusable envelope, comprising in combination:
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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 surface region which is is formed of a material which releasably holds an adhesively backed structure thereon located on said front panel and in a manner allowing the adhesively backed structure to be removed and a new adhesively backed structure to be applied; wherein said surface region further includes a postage receiving area that allows postage to be permanently affixed to the reusable envelope for a fixed number of reuses;
the specialized area being configured such that the postage receiving area becomes a permanent layer upon contact with the postage on the postage receiving area; andsaid envelope having an opening into said open space, said opening including a resealable closure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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