System and envelope for mailing and return of an object through the post

Abstract

A foliaceous pre-cut blank has a rectangular back part and, joined thereto, at least one side flap, a bottom flap and a closing flap. A first fold line is located at the transition from the back part to the closing flap. The closing flap is divided into first and second sections by a second fold line running in parallel to the first fold line, the first section being located between the first and second fold lines. The blank is conveniently assembled into an envelope. A first adhesive strip seals the envelope for a first mailing, and a second adhesive strip can be used to seal the envelope for a return mailing.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to an envelope for postal dispatch and particularly to the design and use of an envelope for mailing through the post at least twice. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] With the increasing application of the Internet and the superseding of the conventional video tape by the DVD, the field of business of online video stores has established in Internet trade. The operators of such an online video store (“lenders”) usually provide a Web portal through which they offer CDs or DVDs on a loan basis. The CDs or DVDs are usually dispatched to the customers by post and are later sent back by the customers to the lender. Usually, the lenders provide pre-addressed and prepaid envelopes for this purpose. [0003] Due to the high customer transparency of the Internet, there is generally a high price pressure in Internet trade and specifically in the field of online video stores. To reduce costs it is therefore advantageous if the envelope...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides an envelope for mailing through the post at least twice, which reduces manufacturing and handling costs and which increases convenience for the user. The envelope does not have a perforation of the closing flap, which makes the manufacturing process more simple and which reduces manufacturing costs. The envelope is also suitable for storing the dispatch content, which further reduces the overall handling costs. Other aspects of the invention include the division of the closing flap, the simultaneous imprint of a dispatch address field onto the bottom flap and of a return dispatch address field on the second section of the closing flap, the adhesive strip on the second section of the closing flap, the selection of a closing flap length that almost reaches the entire height of the bottom flap, the adhesive strip on the second section of the closing flap that fixes the closing flap on the back part of the envelope, and the imprint of a data field or data fields onto the bottom flap with information on the content of the envelope, facilitating the processes necessary for storage."

Problems solved by technology

Due to the high customer transparency of the Internet, there is generally a high price pressure in Internet trade and specifically in the field of online video stores.

This increases the manufacturing complexity and therefore also the manufacturing costs.

Besides that, the perforation 108, 208 holds the risk to be torn off too easily or too difficultly.

The envelope would then have to be replaced, which increases the manufacturing costs.

In the worst case, the envelope becomes unemployable for the return dispatch.

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