Delivery Pack

Abstract

To provide a delivery pack that is attached to a delivery article and used for delivery, to make it difficult to remove an enclosed document during delivery and to enable a recipient of a package to take out the enclosed document with a simple operation.SOLUTION: A front sheet 2 and an intermediate sheet 3 are adhered together via a pseudo adhesive layer 5 provided in a band shape along an entire peripheral edge part of the sheets, and a bag-shaped area with a closed periphery is provided between the opposing inner surfaces of both sheets. The adhesive layer is provided on a lower surface of the intermediate sheet 3, and a back sheet 4 is overlaid thereon for protecting, and a slit 8 is provided in a plane of the back sheet 4 with a depth extending from the lower surface of the back sheet 4 to an upper surface of the intermediate sheet 3 facing the bag-shaped area. A document is inserted through the slit 8, stored in the bag-shaped area, attached to a package and provided for delivery.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a delivery pack that stores documents related to the delivery of parcels, such as packing slips, delivery notes, receipts, and other vouchers, when delivering parcels, and is attached to the delivered items for use in delivery.

Background Art

[0002] When delivering a parcel, when delivering documents such as a packing slip and a delivery note of the item together with the item after packing the item, it is common to store the documents in a delivery pack made of a bag body, attach this to the outside of the parcel, and use it for delivery.

[0003] As a conventional delivery pack, for example, an adhesive layer is provided on the lower sheet of a bag body formed by overlapping sheet materials made of synthetic resin such as polyethylene, and a cut is formed in the bag body for storing documents. A breaking line such as a perforation is provided on the upper sheet of the bag body. The bag body storing the documents is attached to the parcel for delivery. When the recipient of the parcel receives the parcel, the upper sheet is broken along the breaking line to open the bag body, and the documents stored in the bag body can be taken out from the opening. There is a known configuration (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0004] Also, a bag body is formed by overlapping sheet materials made of synthetic resin such as polyethylene. An adhesive layer is provided on the back side of the bag body, and a chuck portion, which is a means for opening and closing the bag body, is provided on the front side of the bag body. The bag body storing the documents is attached to the parcel for delivery by operating the chuck portion. The recipient of the parcel operates the chuck portion to open the bag body, and there is a known configuration in which the documents stored in the bag body can be taken out. (See, for example, Patent Document 2).

[0005] Furthermore, a delivery pack is known in which one side of a rectangular synthetic resin sheet is folded back to the back by an appropriate width, and both side edges of the folded portion are joined to both side edges of the bottom surface of the sheet to form an inwardly opening pocket, an adhesive layer is provided on the bottom surface of this pocket and on the top surface of the other side of the sheet and covered with release paper, one end of the documents to be shipped with the package is inserted into the pocket, the other end of the documents is sandwiched between the other side of the sheet with the adhesive layer on the top surface and the bottom surface of the sheet, and the documents are held on the bottom of the sheet and used for delivery by peeling off the release paper from the folded side and the bottom surface of the pocket and attaching them to the package (see, for example, Patent Document 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3137588 Gazette [Patent Document 2] Utility Model Registration No. 3130324 Gazette [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2017-24283 [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] The packages being delivered are arranged in multiple rows and stacked in multiple layers within the delivery vehicle, and during delivery, the packages stacked above and below each other, as well as adjacent packages on the left and right, often rub against each other. To prevent the delivery pack from coming off the surface of the packages even when they rub against each other, the lower surface of the pack, which has an adhesive or tack layer, is attached to the top or side of the packages, and the pack is tightly fitted and secured so that it is flush with the surface of the packages. The delivery pack described in Reference Document 1 above can be opened by tearing the upper sheet along the tear line provided on the upper sheet. However, when the delivery pack is tightly adhered to the surface of the package as described above, opening the bag along the tear line does not widen the opening, making it difficult to remove the documents stored inside the bag. To quickly remove the documents, it is necessary to push a finger into the bag through the opening and tear the upper sheet, which presents a problem as it is an cumbersome process to remove the documents.

[0008] Furthermore, the delivery pack described in Reference 2 also has a zipper for opening and closing the bag, but as mentioned above, if the bag is tightly overlapped and fixed to the surface of the package, it is difficult to remove the documents from inside the bag even if the zipper is opened. Also, because this delivery pack can be opened and closed with a zipper, there is a risk that the documents inside the bag may be removed during delivery. If a third party opens the zipper and removes the documents during delivery, the zipper will not be damaged, so the recipient of the delivery package will not be able to determine whether the documents were not included because the sender forgot to put them in or because they were removed during delivery, which could lead to trouble with the sender. The fact that documents can be removed during delivery is also problematic because it compromises the confidentiality of information about the recipient of the delivery package.

[0009] Furthermore, the delivery pack described in Reference 3 lacks airtightness because the adhesive layers on both sides are attached to the surface of the package, and the documents are merely held in place by being sandwiched between the sheets attached to the package. In addition, if the documents are small, they are not held in place adequately by the sheets and tend to fall out during delivery. Moreover, when the sheet attached to the package is torn to remove the documents, the documents held underneath the sheet are also easily torn.

[0010] In view of the problems of the prior art, the present invention aims to provide a delivery pack that is attached to a delivery package for delivery, which allows for easy insertion of documents and attachment to the package, makes it difficult to remove the enclosed documents during delivery, ensures that the documents are securely fixed to the package for delivery, and allows the recipient of the delivery package to easily remove the enclosed documents. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] To solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention provides a delivery pack consisting of a bag that stores documents and is attached to a delivery package when delivering a package, The top and bottom overlapping outer sheet and the intermediate sheet are bonded together via a pseudo-adhesive layer that is provided in a strip along each other's edges, and a closed, bag-like region is provided between the opposing inner surfaces of the two sheets inside the pseudo-adhesive layer. An adhesive layer is provided on the lower surface of the intermediate sheet. this The adhesive layer is protected by an overlapping backing sheet, Within the bag-shaped region sealed with the aforementioned pseudo-adhesive layer The present invention is characterized by having a configuration in which a slit is provided that extends from the lower surface of the back sheet to the upper surface of the intermediate sheet facing the bag-shaped region.

[0012] In the delivery pack with the above configuration, documents can be inserted through a slit provided on the surface of the back sheet and stored in a bag-like area provided between the inner surfaces of the front sheet and the intermediate sheet. The back sheet can then be peeled from the intermediate sheet to expose the adhesive layer, and this can be attached integrally to the surface of the package for delivery along with the package. With the delivery pack attached to the package, the slit for inserting documents faces the surface of the package, and the bag-like area containing the documents is sealed. Therefore, there is no risk of the documents falling out during delivery, and since the opening for inserting documents is not exposed to the outside, it is difficult to induce attempts to remove the documents, allowing them to be safely delivered along with the package. Furthermore, since the outer sheet is bonded to the middle sheet via a pseudo-adhesive layer, the recipient of the delivered package can easily peel the outer sheet away from the middle sheet and take out the documents stored in the bag-like area. Unless the outer sheet is peeled away from the middle sheet, the enclosed documents cannot be removed. Therefore, if documents are removed during delivery, this fact can be identified from the state in which the outer sheet has peeled away.

[0013] In the above-described delivery pack, instead of bonding the front sheet and the intermediate sheet together with a pseudo-adhesive layer around their entire perimeter, a configuration may be used in which a portion of the perimeters of both sheets are bonded together with a strip-shaped adhesive layer along their respective edges, and the other perimeters are bonded together with a strip-shaped pseudo-adhesive layer along their respective edges. According to this, for example, if each sheet constituting the delivery pack is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the top and bottom overlapping front sheet and intermediate sheet are bonded together with a pseudo-adhesive layer on three sides and the remaining side with an adhesive layer to form a bag-like region between the opposing inner surfaces of the two sheets, then by rolling up the front sheet which is pseudo-bonded to the intermediate sheet along the three sides, it becomes possible to take out the documents stored in the bag-like region.

[0014] The front sheet of the delivery pack can be formed using plain paper or information paper. By using a slightly thick, high-quality paper with good stiffness that is compatible with various printers, such as thermal paper, inkjet paper, or LBP paper, information can be printed on the surface of the front sheet using the printer. A thin tack sheet can be used as the intermediate sheet. The back sheet is a release liner that protects the adhesive layer of the tack sheet. Each of the aforementioned sheets can be formed from sheet-like materials such as paper or various films. If made of paper, it is possible to reduce the environmental impact at every stage, from the manufacturing of the delivery pack to its disposal after use. Furthermore, considering that packages to which the delivery pack is attached may be carried or placed outdoors during delivery, it is preferable that the outer sheet and the middle sheet be made of water-resistant paper.

[0015] The pseudo-adhesive layer between the front sheet and the intermediate sheet can be formed by processing to form a varnish layer on the lower surface side of the front sheet and processing to form an adhesive layer on the upper surface side of the intermediate sheet. Alternatively, a peelable adhesive such as a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a heat-sensitive adhesive, or a rewet adhesive is used, and it is applied to an appropriate thickness by a known printing or coating method such as the flexo method or the gravure method, and bonded in a wet method, a thermocompression bonding method, or a pressure-sensitive method in a state where the adhesive is not dried. Moreover, as the adhesive layer provided on the lower surface side of the intermediate sheet, an acrylic adhesive, a natural rubber adhesive, a synthetic rubber adhesive, etc. can be used. If the adhesive layer is provided on the entire lower surface of the intermediate sheet, it can exhibit high fixing property when the delivery pack is attached to the luggage and be integrally fixed to the surface of the luggage. If the delivery pack can be firmly attached and fixed to the luggage, it may be one in which the adhesive layer is partially provided in the lower surface of the intermediate sheet.

Advantages of the Invention

[0016] According to the delivery pack of the present invention, the operation of enclosing documents and attaching them to luggage is easy, it is difficult to extract the enclosed documents during delivery, it can be surely fixed to the luggage and used for delivery, and the recipient of the delivered luggage can take out the enclosed documents with a simple operation.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0017] [Figure 1] It is an external view showing the members of one embodiment of the delivery pack of the present invention developed. [Figure 2] It is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of the delivery pack of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] It is a diagram for explaining the operation of storing documents in the delivery pack of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] It is a diagram showing the state where the delivery pack of FIG. 1 is attached to luggage. [Figure 5]It is a diagram for explaining an operation of taking out documents enclosed by rolling up the front sheet of the delivery pack in FIG. 4.

Embodiments for Carrying out the Invention

[0018] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view showing members of an embodiment of the delivery pack of the present invention in a developed state, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of this delivery pack.

[0019] As shown in both figures, the delivery pack 1 of this embodiment is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view by stacking three sheets, namely a front sheet 2, an intermediate sheet 3, and a back sheet 4, one on top of the other, and is configured to be able to enclose documents inside and attach them to the surface of the delivery load as described later.

[0020] Specifically, the front sheet 2 and the intermediate sheet 3 that overlap each other vertically are adhered via a pseudo-adhesive layer 4 provided in a band shape along the edges of their entire perimeters. A bag-shaped region 6 with a closed perimeter is provided between the opposing inner surfaces of both sheets 2 and 3 inside the portion where this pseudo-adhesive layer 5 is arranged. On the upper surfaces of both corners of one longitudinal side of the intermediate sheet 3, portions where no glue-killing process is applied or no adhesive is applied are provided at the edges. On both corner edges of the front sheet 2 facing this portion, a picking portion 2a serving as a peeling opening to be picked with fingertips is formed by printing and indicating in a triangular shape with coloring. Note that the portion serving as the peeling opening may be formed only at one corner edge of the front sheet 2.

[0021] Also, an adhesive layer 7 is provided on the entire lower surface of the intermediate sheet 3. The adhesive layer 7 is protected by overlapping the back sheet 4, and in the plane of this back sheet 4, from the lower surface of the back sheet 4 to the upper surface of the intermediate sheet 3 facing the bag-shaped region 6, that is, the depth that penetrates both the back sheet 4 and the intermediate sheet 3 The slit 8 is located within the bag-shaped region closed by the pseudo-adhesive layer. is provided, and appropriate documents can be stored in the bag-shaped portion 6 through this slit 8.

[0022] The delivery pack 1 configured in this manner can be used as follows. First, as shown in Figure 3, when a document D, such as a shipping label, is inserted into the slit 8 from the underside of the back sheet 4, the document D enters the bag-shaped area 6 located between the opposing inner surfaces of the front sheet 2 and the intermediate sheet 3. By pushing the document D further in, the entire document enters the bag-shaped area 6 and is stored inside it.

[0023] Once the documents D are placed in the bag-shaped area 6 of the delivery pack 1, the back sheet 4 is peeled off from the intermediate sheet 3 to expose the adhesive layer 7, and as shown in Figure 4, it is attached to the surface of the package L to be delivered. A delivery slip (not shown) is then attached to the package L, and the package is prepared for delivery to the recipient. The delivery pack 1 can be attached to either the top or side of the package L. With the delivery pack 1 attached to the package L, the slit 8, which is the insertion opening for the document D, faces the surface of the package L, and the bag-shaped area 8 in which the document D is stored is sealed. Therefore, there is no risk of the stored document D falling out during delivery, and since the opening for inserting the document D is not exposed to the outside, it is difficult to induce the act of removing the document D. Thus, the document D stored in the delivery pack 1 and attached to the package L can be safely delivered together with the package L.

[0024] Once the recipient receives the package L, they can grasp the tab 2a located at the corner of the front sheet 2 of the delivery pack 1 and pull it upward. As shown in Figure 5, the front sheet 2 can be easily peeled up from the middle sheet 3, opening the sealed bag-like area 6, and the recipient can take out the documents D stored in that area.

[0025] In the illustrated form of the delivery pack 1, a pseudo-adhesive layer 5 is provided along the four sides of the top and bottom overlapping front sheet 2 and intermediate sheet 3. However, even if three of the four sides are bonded with the pseudo-adhesive layer 5 and the remaining side is bonded with an adhesive layer, it is still possible to easily lift up the front sheet 2 to open the bag-like area 6.

[0026] The delivery pack of the present invention can be configured in any form other than that shown in the illustration. [Explanation of symbols]

[0027] 1 Delivery pack, 2 Front sheet, 3 Middle sheet, 4 Back sheet, 5 Pseudo-adhesive layer, 6 Bag-shaped area, 7 Adhesive layer, D Documents, L Luggage

Claims

1. In a delivery pack consisting of a bag that is used to store documents and attach to the delivery package when shipping a package, The top and bottom overlapping outer sheet and the intermediate sheet are bonded together via a pseudo-adhesive layer that is provided in a strip along each other's edges, and a closed, bag-like region is provided between the opposing inner surfaces of the two sheets inside the pseudo-adhesive layer. A delivery pack characterized in that an adhesive layer is provided on the lower surface of the intermediate sheet, this adhesive layer is protected by the overlapping back sheet, and a slit is provided within the bag-shaped region closed by the pseudo-adhesive layer, with a depth extending from the lower surface of the back sheet to the upper surface of the intermediate sheet facing the bag-shaped region.

2. The delivery pack according to claim 1, wherein, instead of bonding the entire circumference of the front sheet and the intermediate sheet with a pseudo-adhesive layer, a portion of the periphery of both sheets is bonded with an adhesive layer provided in a strip along each other's edges, and the other periphery is bonded with an adhesive layer provided in a strip along each other's edges.

3. The delivery pack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front sheet and the intermediate sheet are made of water-resistant paper.

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