CA2075214A1 - Reusable envelope with removable label - Google Patents
Reusable envelope with removable labelInfo
- Publication number
- CA2075214A1 CA2075214A1 CA 2075214 CA2075214A CA2075214A1 CA 2075214 A1 CA2075214 A1 CA 2075214A1 CA 2075214 CA2075214 CA 2075214 CA 2075214 A CA2075214 A CA 2075214A CA 2075214 A1 CA2075214 A1 CA 2075214A1
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- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- enclosure
- label
- envelope
- recyclable
- adhesive
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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- 239000000853 adhesive Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 16
- 230000001070 adhesive effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 16
- 239000004775 Tyvek Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 229920000690 Tyvek Polymers 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 229920001903 high density polyethylene Polymers 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000004700 high-density polyethylene Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000011230 binding agent Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 235000015112 vegetable and seed oil Nutrition 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000008158 vegetable oil Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920001684 low density polyethylene Polymers 0.000 claims 2
- 239000004702 low-density polyethylene Substances 0.000 claims 2
- VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ethene Chemical compound C=C VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 239000000835 fiber Substances 0.000 claims 1
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- 239000004826 Synthetic adhesive Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229920002522 Wood fibre Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 230000001627 detrimental effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000007613 environmental effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000013305 flexible fiber Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000005923 long-lasting effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000002699 waste material Substances 0.000 description 1
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- 239000002982 water resistant material Substances 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
- Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
- Y02W30/80—Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Y02W90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
- Y02W90/10—Bio-packaging, e.g. packing containers made from renewable resources or bio-plastics
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Abstract
- 8 -REUSABLE ENVELOPE WITH REMOVABLE LABEL ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An enclosure such as an envelope is made from a flexible, durable and recyclable material. A recyclable label is removably attached to the enclosure with an appropriate adhesive. Printed material on the label by way of a circulation list and the adhesive between the label and envelope are recyclable. The label may be removed when the circulation list is full and a new label attached again to the enclosure. SPECS/CAL1015.1&2
Description
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REUSABLE ENVELOPE WITH_REMOVABLE LABEL
INTRODUCTION
This invention relates to an extended life reusable and recyclable enclosure such as an envelope and, more particularly, to an extended life reusable and recyclable envelope of the type generally used in a commercial and business environment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Large business envelopes of the type in which documentary material to be circulated to various 15 addressees is inserted and which then are routed to ~ -consignees at various destinations are, o~ course3 well known in the business environment. A user will insert the documentation to be circulated into the envelope and manually write the name of the addressee to whom the documentary material is to be forwarded on the printed label portion of the envelope. Subsequently, the user will close the envelope by way of appending a flap to a releasable and reusable adhesive or, alternatively, by connecting a string closure. Such envelopes have been known for many years and have performed satisfactorily.
-Such envelopes suffer considerabledisadvantages from an environmental point of view. For example, when an envelope is torn or otherwise damaged, it is simply discarded thus adding a certain amount of waste material prematursly to the environment.
The prior art envelope may also be discarded when the circulation list on the envelope has been completed even though the envelope itself may well be in condition for further circulation. When such an envelope ~ . . . ..
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is discarded, the ink printed thereon itself may not be recyclable.
Thus, unnecessary wastage is created with present circulation type envelopes which is desirably avoided.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, there is provided an enclosure made from a durable and reusable flexible material, a label removably attached to said enclosure with an adhesive between said enclosure and said label and a printed material portion on said label. ~
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BR:[EF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with the use of drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic isometric view of an envelope with a removable label thereon according to the invention, one corner o~ the label being removed from the envelope for illustrative purposes; and Figure 2 is a rear view of the envelope of Figure 1.
DESCRIPTION OF S.PECIFIC EMBOD MEMT
Re~erring now to the drawings, an interoffice circulating business type enclosure, conveniently an envelope, is generally illustrated at 10. Such an envelope is intended to be made from a flexible durable, tear resistant, strong and long lasting synthetic and . ., ~
- 3 - 2~ ~14 racyclable material, conveniently a polymeric material such as a high density polyethylene t"HPDE"~. It is also conveniently watarproof and/or water resistant. One known material is a flexible fiber laminate sold under the trademark TYVEK. Likewise, the material can be a combination of TYVEK material and/or recycled TYVEK
material or other recycled material. The material should have an intended life span of anywhere from seven (7) to ten (10) years under normal usage. The size of the envelope or container is immaterial according to the benefits of the invention but a size which is conveniently 10 x 13 inches is a well known size and is used throughout the office environment.
The envelope 10 has a ~lap 11 connected thereto which folds over the end of the envelope 10 and is connected to the envelope by way of an attachment 15, conveniently string, adhesive or other material.
A label 13 is removably connected to the envelope 10. The label is made from a recyclable and reusable material such as wood fibre material without any chemicals or binders detrimental to the environment. The label 13 is removably attached to envelope 10 by way of a 25 gelatinous based substance or a synthetic adhesive 16 also -of a recyclable nature. Such an adhesive can be a repositional adhesive.
Any printed matter necessary ~or the envelope 10, such as a vacant circulation list, is printed on the label 13. Conveniently, the printed material will be a routing list 14 such as is illustrated in Figure 1 and as is well known. The printed material is made from a recyclable ink, conveniently vegetable oil based.
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OPERATION
The envelope 10 is circulated to a user whose name has been manually printed on ths routing list 14 of label 13. The flap 11 is connected to the envelope 10.
As the circulation of the envelope 10 takes place over time, the spaces within the routing list 14 increase until all vacant spaces are full.
At this point, the label 13 is removed from the envelope 10 by simply lifting one corner and separating the label 13 from the envelope 10, the adhesive 16 therebetween allowing such removal. The label 13 is then removed and can be recycled as all componPnts, including the adhesive, ink and paper are made from recyclable materials.
A new label 13 together with its attached adhesive is then removably mounted once again to the envelope 10 in a similar position to that of the ori~inal label 13. The envelope 10 is circulated as before with the new label 13 attached which again generally fills with the names of subsequent addressees until the label 13 is full whereupon the process of replacing the label 13 on the envelope 10 is again repeated.
In this way, the envelope 10 may be continuously reused for a substantial period of time and the only discarded portion is that of the label 13 itself which can conveniently be recycled because of the materials used for the label 13, the adhesive 16 and the ink used for the printed material on the label.
Many embodiments will readily occur to those 3~ skilled in the art to which $he invention relates. For example, the envelope 10 can be of many different shapes - 5 ~ ~ ~7~
and sizes wi~h and without closure flaps. The envelope 10 may also be made from a waterproof or water resistant material. Likewise, while the adhesive on the back of the label 13 is illustrated as completely covering the surface, the adhesive 16 may only be placed in a few locations such as intermittently about the periphery of the label 13.
While a specific embodiment of the invention has therefore been described, such description should be taXen as illustrative of the invention only and not as limiting its scope as defined in accordance with the accompanying claims.
REUSABLE ENVELOPE WITH_REMOVABLE LABEL
INTRODUCTION
This invention relates to an extended life reusable and recyclable enclosure such as an envelope and, more particularly, to an extended life reusable and recyclable envelope of the type generally used in a commercial and business environment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Large business envelopes of the type in which documentary material to be circulated to various 15 addressees is inserted and which then are routed to ~ -consignees at various destinations are, o~ course3 well known in the business environment. A user will insert the documentation to be circulated into the envelope and manually write the name of the addressee to whom the documentary material is to be forwarded on the printed label portion of the envelope. Subsequently, the user will close the envelope by way of appending a flap to a releasable and reusable adhesive or, alternatively, by connecting a string closure. Such envelopes have been known for many years and have performed satisfactorily.
-Such envelopes suffer considerabledisadvantages from an environmental point of view. For example, when an envelope is torn or otherwise damaged, it is simply discarded thus adding a certain amount of waste material prematursly to the environment.
The prior art envelope may also be discarded when the circulation list on the envelope has been completed even though the envelope itself may well be in condition for further circulation. When such an envelope ~ . . . ..
~.; ~ : "-' , . : ' ~7~
is discarded, the ink printed thereon itself may not be recyclable.
Thus, unnecessary wastage is created with present circulation type envelopes which is desirably avoided.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, there is provided an enclosure made from a durable and reusable flexible material, a label removably attached to said enclosure with an adhesive between said enclosure and said label and a printed material portion on said label. ~
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BR:[EF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with the use of drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic isometric view of an envelope with a removable label thereon according to the invention, one corner o~ the label being removed from the envelope for illustrative purposes; and Figure 2 is a rear view of the envelope of Figure 1.
DESCRIPTION OF S.PECIFIC EMBOD MEMT
Re~erring now to the drawings, an interoffice circulating business type enclosure, conveniently an envelope, is generally illustrated at 10. Such an envelope is intended to be made from a flexible durable, tear resistant, strong and long lasting synthetic and . ., ~
- 3 - 2~ ~14 racyclable material, conveniently a polymeric material such as a high density polyethylene t"HPDE"~. It is also conveniently watarproof and/or water resistant. One known material is a flexible fiber laminate sold under the trademark TYVEK. Likewise, the material can be a combination of TYVEK material and/or recycled TYVEK
material or other recycled material. The material should have an intended life span of anywhere from seven (7) to ten (10) years under normal usage. The size of the envelope or container is immaterial according to the benefits of the invention but a size which is conveniently 10 x 13 inches is a well known size and is used throughout the office environment.
The envelope 10 has a ~lap 11 connected thereto which folds over the end of the envelope 10 and is connected to the envelope by way of an attachment 15, conveniently string, adhesive or other material.
A label 13 is removably connected to the envelope 10. The label is made from a recyclable and reusable material such as wood fibre material without any chemicals or binders detrimental to the environment. The label 13 is removably attached to envelope 10 by way of a 25 gelatinous based substance or a synthetic adhesive 16 also -of a recyclable nature. Such an adhesive can be a repositional adhesive.
Any printed matter necessary ~or the envelope 10, such as a vacant circulation list, is printed on the label 13. Conveniently, the printed material will be a routing list 14 such as is illustrated in Figure 1 and as is well known. The printed material is made from a recyclable ink, conveniently vegetable oil based.
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. ' ' ' ~ ' . , 4 - ~7~
OPERATION
The envelope 10 is circulated to a user whose name has been manually printed on ths routing list 14 of label 13. The flap 11 is connected to the envelope 10.
As the circulation of the envelope 10 takes place over time, the spaces within the routing list 14 increase until all vacant spaces are full.
At this point, the label 13 is removed from the envelope 10 by simply lifting one corner and separating the label 13 from the envelope 10, the adhesive 16 therebetween allowing such removal. The label 13 is then removed and can be recycled as all componPnts, including the adhesive, ink and paper are made from recyclable materials.
A new label 13 together with its attached adhesive is then removably mounted once again to the envelope 10 in a similar position to that of the ori~inal label 13. The envelope 10 is circulated as before with the new label 13 attached which again generally fills with the names of subsequent addressees until the label 13 is full whereupon the process of replacing the label 13 on the envelope 10 is again repeated.
In this way, the envelope 10 may be continuously reused for a substantial period of time and the only discarded portion is that of the label 13 itself which can conveniently be recycled because of the materials used for the label 13, the adhesive 16 and the ink used for the printed material on the label.
Many embodiments will readily occur to those 3~ skilled in the art to which $he invention relates. For example, the envelope 10 can be of many different shapes - 5 ~ ~ ~7~
and sizes wi~h and without closure flaps. The envelope 10 may also be made from a waterproof or water resistant material. Likewise, while the adhesive on the back of the label 13 is illustrated as completely covering the surface, the adhesive 16 may only be placed in a few locations such as intermittently about the periphery of the label 13.
While a specific embodiment of the invention has therefore been described, such description should be taXen as illustrative of the invention only and not as limiting its scope as defined in accordance with the accompanying claims.
Claims (11)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An enclosure made from a durable and reusable flexible material, a label removably attached to said enclosure with an adhesive between said enclosure and said label and a printed material portion on said label.
2. An enclosure as in claim 1 wherein said enclosure is made from a recyclable material.
3. An enclosure as in claim 2 wherein said recyclable material is a man made fiber.
4. An enclosure as in claim 3 wherein said recyclable material is TYVEK.
5. An enclosure as in claim 3 wherein said label and said adhesive are recyclable.
6. An enclosure as in claim 5 wherein said adhesive is a gelatinous based substance.
7. An enclosure as in claim 3 wherein said label is made from a natural fiber material without binders or chemicals.
8. An enclosure as in claim 1 wherein said printed material portion on said label is a recyclable ink of vegetable oil base.
9. An enclosure as in claim 2 wherein said recyclable material is high density polyethylene ("HDPE") material.
10. An enclosure as in claim 2 wherein said recyclable material is a low density polyethylene ("LDPE") material.
11. An enclosure are in claim 2 wherein said recyclable material is polyfilm.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US90375392A | 1992-06-25 | 1992-06-25 | |
| US07/903,753 | 1992-06-25 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2075214A1 true CA2075214A1 (en) | 1993-12-26 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA 2075214 Abandoned CA2075214A1 (en) | 1992-06-25 | 1992-07-31 | Reusable envelope with removable label |
Country Status (1)
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| CA (1) | CA2075214A1 (en) |
Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7726548B2 (en) | 2004-02-25 | 2010-06-01 | Ecoenvelopes, Llc | Reusable envelope structures and methods |
| US7815099B2 (en) | 2005-04-05 | 2010-10-19 | Ecoenvelopes, Llc | Reusable envelope structures and methods |
| US8191763B2 (en) | 2006-08-18 | 2012-06-05 | Delavergne Carol A | Reusable envelopes |
| US8763891B1 (en) | 2004-02-25 | 2014-07-01 | Carol A. DeLaVergne | Reusable envelope structures and methods |
| US8875985B1 (en) | 2009-02-19 | 2014-11-04 | eco Envelopes, LLC. | Conversion envelopes |
| US9878825B1 (en) | 2015-06-02 | 2018-01-30 | Ecoenvelopes, Llc | Reusable top flap envelope with dual opposing seal flaps |
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1992
- 1992-07-31 CA CA 2075214 patent/CA2075214A1/en not_active Abandoned
Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7726548B2 (en) | 2004-02-25 | 2010-06-01 | Ecoenvelopes, Llc | Reusable envelope structures and methods |
| US8763891B1 (en) | 2004-02-25 | 2014-07-01 | Carol A. DeLaVergne | Reusable envelope structures and methods |
| US7815099B2 (en) | 2005-04-05 | 2010-10-19 | Ecoenvelopes, Llc | Reusable envelope structures and methods |
| US8191763B2 (en) | 2006-08-18 | 2012-06-05 | Delavergne Carol A | Reusable envelopes |
| US8875985B1 (en) | 2009-02-19 | 2014-11-04 | eco Envelopes, LLC. | Conversion envelopes |
| US9878825B1 (en) | 2015-06-02 | 2018-01-30 | Ecoenvelopes, Llc | Reusable top flap envelope with dual opposing seal flaps |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZDE | Discontinued | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20000731 |