EP0230796A1 - Two-way envelope - Google Patents

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EP0230796A1
EP0230796A1 EP86401509A EP86401509A EP0230796A1 EP 0230796 A1 EP0230796 A1 EP 0230796A1 EP 86401509 A EP86401509 A EP 86401509A EP 86401509 A EP86401509 A EP 86401509A EP 0230796 A1 EP0230796 A1 EP 0230796A1
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Pascal Herbaut
Jacques Lapierre
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the invention relates to the structure of a window envelope reusable by the first recipient, for the return of documents.
  • a mail fold It is common for a mail fold to contain an envelope, known as a "return envelope” intended to be redirected by the recipient of the "one way envelope” for the delivery of a completed document (order form, request for information) or a payment voucher (payment of an invoice, a contribution, an insurance premium, a tax, etc.).
  • a return envelope intended to be redirected by the recipient of the "one way envelope” for the delivery of a completed document (order form, request for information) or a payment voucher (payment of an invoice, a contribution, an insurance premium, a tax, etc.).
  • the invention provides a window envelope, arranged in such a way that its opening leaves a return envelope with the same window in the hands of the recipient.
  • the envelope provided with a window arranged in a conventional manner, is remarkable in that its face and its back each have a transverse line of rupture, or line of perforations called "snap", in such a way that 'A sudden pull exerted in the height direction of the envelope determines the detachment of the upper part, the lower part then forming an open envelope provided with a window.
  • This arrangement firstly has the advantage of simplicity, but it is also advantageous in terms of cost price, thanks to the significant saving in paper, the return envelope being in some way cut in the envelope. go. Finally, if the return envelope is less high than the outward envelope, it has the same width as the latter, which makes it possible in particular to accommodate the document to be returned there, without having to fold it, at least in the direction of its width.
  • the sealing of the return envelope is obtained by any suitable means such as exfoliation of one of the edges of the opening, adhesive with protective strip, or other, when the breaking lines formed respectively on the back and the face of the go envelope overlap.
  • the breaking lines are offset with respect to each other, so that one of the walls of the return envelope is higher than the other, its projecting part then constituting a closure flap whose free edge comprises the sealing means.
  • the highest wall of the return envelope will generally be the face, that is to say that comprising the window, so that the closure tab folds down, in the traditional way, on the back of the envelope.
  • the return envelope is a T envelope (postage paid by the recipient)
  • the back of the envelope must be the highest, the tab then folds down on the face to reveal the T at the usual location of the franking, the latter being printed upside down and on the back of the forward envelope and therefore cannot cause any confusion.
  • each unit envelope of the set must have a window, which is not incompatible with most known mailers, but which is encountered more particularly on mailers in which the interior documents, or inserts, are free.
  • the example shown is that of an envelope detached from a continuous strip assembly and therefore sealed on its four sides, making it possible to obtain a return envelope with flap.
  • Figure 1 On the back of the envelope ( Figure 1) is indicated the mode of opening by "bursting" of two rupture lines, respectively 10, formed on the back of the envelope, and 11, formed on the face of said envelope .
  • the breaking lines 10 and 11 are offset so that after tearing off their upper parts (FIG. 2A), the two walls have unequal heights, in this example, the wall corresponding to the back is the highest.
  • the upper part detached from the face of the envelope is high enough so that with it disappears any trace 12 of postage and cancellation (Figure 2A).
  • the recipient can then remove the interior document or documents 13 a , 13 b and, at the same time, remove the coincidence of the window 14 with his address 15 (FIG. 2B), keeping in hand an open envelope 16 with a flap 17 formed here. by the part of the back comprised between lines 10 and 11. Later, by reintroducing into the envelope 16 the document 13 b to be returned, it displays the return address 18, readable through the window 14 (FIG. 2C).
  • the return envelope is sealed by folding the flap 17 on the face of the envelope, a strip 19 being provided along the line 10 and may be a scrub or an adhesive with protective film or a self-adhesive strip, intended for cooperate with a conjugate strip carried by the face of the envelope above the window 14, or any other means (FIG. 2D).
  • the return envelope is a T envelope.
  • the regulatory notices 20 are printed, upside down, on the back of the outward envelope, between line 10 and a line corresponding to line 11, of so as to appear on the face of the return envelope, at the usual postage location, when the flap 17 is folded (Figure 2D).
  • lines 10 and 11 can be reversed between the front and back of the outward envelope, the sealing of the return envelope then being carried out by folding the flap over the back of said envelope, which is the traditional method of closing an envelope, or one can provide lines 10 and 11 in superposition.
  • the bands intended to form the continuous assembly of envelopes, or this assembly itself can be subjected to longitudinal pulling on the collator and / or the uniting machine which follows it more or less strong, which would risk tearing the breaking lines if they were transverse in the direction of travel. This is particularly the case for the assembly obtained on the machine which is the subject of patent EP 0051099 in the name of the same holder. It is then necessary to provide an edition at 90 degrees.
  • the envelope assemblies according to the invention are particularly advantageous when a company or an administration sends messages centrally, but the returns of which are intended for several different addresses. With traditional mailers, you then have to either pre-print the return envelopes and insert them into the assembly, which is expensive and above all insecure, or edit a label on one of the inserts adhesive intended to be affixed on the return envelope, by the initial recipient.
  • the invention makes it possible to provide for the printing of the return address on the zone of the basic document to be returned which will be located directly opposite the window.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the construction of a window envelope which can be reused by the first addressee for returning documents. The window envelope has, both on its front and its back, a transverse tear line (10, 11) so that a sharp pull exerted in the direction of the top of the envelope detaches the upper part, the lower part then forming an open envelope (16) equipped with a window (14), whilst a convenient means (19) is provided for sealing this return envelope. <IMAGE>

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L'invention concerne la structure d'une enveloppe à fenêtre réutilisable par le premier destinataire, pour le retour de documents.The invention relates to the structure of a window envelope reusable by the first recipient, for the return of documents.

Il est fréquent qu'un pli postal renferme une enveloppe, dite "enveloppe retour" destinée à être réexpédiée par le destinataire de l'"enveloppe aller" pour l'acheminement d'un document complété (bon de commande, demande de renseignement) ou d'un titre de paiement (règlement d'une facture, d'une cotisation, d'une prime d'asurance, d'un impôt, etc.).It is common for a mail fold to contain an envelope, known as a "return envelope" intended to be redirected by the recipient of the "one way envelope" for the delivery of a completed document (order form, request for information) or a payment voucher (payment of an invoice, a contribution, an insurance premium, a tax, etc.).

L'invention propose une enveloppe aller à fenêtre, aménagée de façon telle que son ouverture laisse entre les mains du destinaire une enveloppe retour avec la même fenêtre.The invention provides a window envelope, arranged in such a way that its opening leaves a return envelope with the same window in the hands of the recipient.

Selon l'invention, l'enveloppe, munie d'une fenêtre disposée de façon classique, est remarquable en ce que sa face et son dos présentent chacun une ligne transversale de rupture, ou ligne de perforations dites "snap", de manière telle qu'une traction brusque exercée dans le sens de la hauteur de l'enveloppe détermine le détachement de la partie supérieure, la partie inférieure formant alors une enveloppe ouverte munie d'une fenêtre.According to the invention, the envelope, provided with a window arranged in a conventional manner, is remarkable in that its face and its back each have a transverse line of rupture, or line of perforations called "snap", in such a way that 'A sudden pull exerted in the height direction of the envelope determines the detachment of the upper part, the lower part then forming an open envelope provided with a window.

Il est clair que cette enveloppe prévue pour le retour est vierge de toute oblitération puisque celle-ci s'effectue toujours sur la zone supérieure qui a été arrachée lors de l'ouverture de l'enveloppe.It is clear that this envelope provided for the return is free of any cancellation since it always takes place on the upper zone which was torn off when the envelope was opened.

Il suffit alors que le document à retourner, questionnaire, bon de commande, fiche d'identification, etc. comporte l'adresse de la seconde destination en un emplacement venant en regard de la fenêtre.It then suffices that the document to be returned, questionnaire, order form, identification sheet, etc. contains the address of the second destination in a location next to the window.

Cette disposition présente tout d'abord l'avantage de la simplicité, mais elle est aussi avantageuse sur le plan du coût de revient, grâce à l'économie importante de papier, l'enveloppe retour étant en quelque sorte, taillé dans l'enveloppe aller. Enfin, si l'enveloppe retour est moins haute que l'enveloppe aller, elle présente la même largeur que cette dernière, ce qui permet d'y loger notamment le document à retourner, sans avoir à le plier, au moins dans le sens de sa largeur.This arrangement firstly has the advantage of simplicity, but it is also advantageous in terms of cost price, thanks to the significant saving in paper, the return envelope being in some way cut in the envelope. go. Finally, if the return envelope is less high than the outward envelope, it has the same width as the latter, which makes it possible in particular to accommodate the document to be returned there, without having to fold it, at least in the direction of its width.

Le scellement de l'enveloppe retour est obtenu par tout moyen convenable tel que gommage de l'un des bords de l'ouverture, adhésif avec bande de protection, ou autre, lorsque les lignes de rupture ménagées respectivement sur le dos et la face de l'enveloppe aller se superposent.The sealing of the return envelope is obtained by any suitable means such as exfoliation of one of the edges of the opening, adhesive with protective strip, or other, when the breaking lines formed respectively on the back and the face of the go envelope overlap.

Cependant, selon un mode préféré de réalisation, les lignes de rupture sont décalées l'une par rapport à l'autre, de manière telle que l'une des parois de l'enveloppe retour est plus haute que l'autre, sa partie débordante constituant alors un rabat de fermeture dont le bord libre comporte le moyen de scellement.However, according to a preferred embodiment, the breaking lines are offset with respect to each other, so that one of the walls of the return envelope is higher than the other, its projecting part then constituting a closure flap whose free edge comprises the sealing means.

Il faut noter que, dans ce cas, la paroi la plus haute de l'enveloppe retour sera généralement la face, c'est-à-dire celle comportant la fenêtre, de façon que la patte de fermeture se rabatte, de manière traditionnelle, sur le dos de l'enveloppe. Cependant, si l'enveloppe retour est une enveloppe T (port à la charge du destinataire), c'est le dos de l'enveloppe qui devra être le plus haut, la patte se rabattant alors sur la face pour faire apparaître le T à l'emplacement habituel de l'affranchissement, ce dernier étant imprimé à l'envers et sur le dos de l'enveloppe aller et ne pouvant ainsi entraîner une confusion quelconque.It should be noted that, in this case, the highest wall of the return envelope will generally be the face, that is to say that comprising the window, so that the closure tab folds down, in the traditional way, on the back of the envelope. However, if the return envelope is a T envelope (postage paid by the recipient), the back of the envelope must be the highest, the tab then folds down on the face to reveal the T at the usual location of the franking, the latter being printed upside down and on the back of the forward envelope and therefore cannot cause any confusion.

La seule contrainte pour que l'on puisse choisir la structure qui vient d'être décrite, est d'imposer une hauteur aussi faible que possible au rabat de l'enveloppe aller. Il en découle que cette structure peut s'appliquer à une enveloppe aller sans rabat, c'est-à-dire à une enveloppe scellée de fabrication, telle que celles assemblées en bande continue, utilisées pour la correspondance de masse, auxquelles on donne généralement la dénomination anglaise de "mailers".The only constraint so that one can choose the structure which has just been described, is to impose a height as low as possible on the flap of the forward envelope. It follows that this structure can be applied to a going envelope without flap, that is to say a sealed manufacturing envelope, such as those assembled in continuous strip, used for mass correspondence, which are generally given the English name for "mailers".

Il faut évidemment que chaque enveloppe unitaire de l'ensemble comporte une fenêtre, ce qui n'est pas incompatible avec la plupart des mailers connus, mais que l'on rencontre plus particulièrement sur les mailers dans lesquels les documents intérieurs, ou inserts, sont libres.Obviously, each unit envelope of the set must have a window, which is not incompatible with most known mailers, but which is encountered more particularly on mailers in which the interior documents, or inserts, are free.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre et qui se réfère aux dessins annexés dans lesquels:

  • - la figure 1 représente le dos d'une enveloppe aller, selon l'invention,
  • - les figures 2A à 2D montrent schématiquement, à plus petite échelle, les manipulations appliquées à l'enveloppe et aux documents qu'elle contient, par le premier destinataire,
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows and which refers to the accompanying drawings wherein:
  • FIG. 1 represents the back of a one-way envelope, according to the invention,
  • FIGS. 2A to 2D schematically show, on a smaller scale, the manipulations applied to the envelope and to the documents it contains, by the first recipient,

L'exemple représenté est celui d'une enveloppe détachée d'un assemblage en bande continue et par conséquent scellée sur ses quatre côtés, permettant d'obtenir une enveloppe retour avec rabat.The example shown is that of an envelope detached from a continuous strip assembly and therefore sealed on its four sides, making it possible to obtain a return envelope with flap.

Sur le dos de l'enveloppe (figure 1) est indiqué le mode d'ouverture par "éclatement" de deux lignes de rupture, respectivement 10, ménagée sur le dos de l'enveloppe, et 11, ménagée sur la face de ladite enveloppe. Les lignes de rupture 10 et 11 sont décalées de sorte qu'après arrachement de leurs parties supérieures (figure 2A), les deux parois présentent des hauteurs inégales, dans cet exemple, c'est la paroi correspondant au dos qui est la plus haute.On the back of the envelope (Figure 1) is indicated the mode of opening by "bursting" of two rupture lines, respectively 10, formed on the back of the envelope, and 11, formed on the face of said envelope . The breaking lines 10 and 11 are offset so that after tearing off their upper parts (FIG. 2A), the two walls have unequal heights, in this example, the wall corresponding to the back is the highest.

La partie supérieure détachée de la face de l'enveloppe est suffisamment haute pour qu'avec elle disparaisse toute trace 12 d'affranchissement et d'oblitération (figure 2A). Le destina­taire peut alors retirer le ou les documents intérieurs 13a, 13b et, en même temps, supprimer la coîncidence de la fenêtre 14 avec son adresse 15 (figure 2B), gardant en main une enveloppe ouverte 16 avec un rabat 17 constitué ici par la partie du dos comprise entre les lignes 10 et 11. Plus tard, en réintroduisant dans l'enveloppe 16 le document 13b à retourner, il affiche l'adresse de retour 18, lisible à travers la fenêtre 14 (figure 2C).The upper part detached from the face of the envelope is high enough so that with it disappears any trace 12 of postage and cancellation (Figure 2A). The recipient can then remove the interior document or documents 13 a , 13 b and, at the same time, remove the coincidence of the window 14 with his address 15 (FIG. 2B), keeping in hand an open envelope 16 with a flap 17 formed here. by the part of the back comprised between lines 10 and 11. Later, by reintroducing into the envelope 16 the document 13 b to be returned, it displays the return address 18, readable through the window 14 (FIG. 2C).

L'enveloppe retour est scellée en repliant le rabat 17 sur la face de l'enveloppe, une bande 19 étant prévue le long de la ligne 10 et pouvant être un gommage ou un adhésif avec film protecteur ou une bande auto-collante, destinée à coopérer avec une bande conjuguée portée par la face de l'enveloppe au-dessus de la fenêtre 14, ou tout autre moyen (figure 2D).The return envelope is sealed by folding the flap 17 on the face of the envelope, a strip 19 being provided along the line 10 and may be a scrub or an adhesive with protective film or a self-adhesive strip, intended for cooperate with a conjugate strip carried by the face of the envelope above the window 14, or any other means (FIG. 2D).

Dans l'exemple représenté, l'enveloppe retour est une enveloppe T. Les mentions règlementaires 20 sont imprimées, à l'envers, sur le dos de l'enveloppe aller, entre la ligne 10 et une ligne correspondant à la ligne 11, de manière à apparaître sur la face de l'enveloppe retour, à l'emplacement habituel de l'affranchissement, lorsque le rabat 17 est replié (figure 2D).In the example shown, the return envelope is a T envelope. The regulatory notices 20 are printed, upside down, on the back of the outward envelope, between line 10 and a line corresponding to line 11, of so as to appear on the face of the return envelope, at the usual postage location, when the flap 17 is folded (Figure 2D).

Lorsque l'enveloppe retour n'est pas une enveloppe T, les lignes 10 et 11 peuvent être inversées entre face et dos de l'enveloppe aller, le scellement de l'enveloppe retour s'effectuant alors en repliant le rabat sur le dos de ladite enveloppe, ce qui est le mode traditionnel de fermeture d'une enveloppe, ou encore on peut prévoir des lignes 10 et 11 en superposition.When the return envelope is not a T envelope, lines 10 and 11 can be reversed between the front and back of the outward envelope, the sealing of the return envelope then being carried out by folding the flap over the back of said envelope, which is the traditional method of closing an envelope, or one can provide lines 10 and 11 in superposition.

Parfois, les bandes destinées à former l'assemblage continu d'enveloppes, ou cet assemblage lui-même, peuvent être soumis sur l'assembleuse et/ou sur la machine de mise à l'unité qui lui fait suite, à des tractions longitudinales plus ou moins fortes, qui risqueraient d'entraîner l'arrachement des lignes de rupture si celles-ci étaient tranversales au sens de l'avancement. C'est notamment le cas de l'assemblage obtenu sur la machine faisant l'objet du brevet EP 0051099 au nom de la même titulaire. Il faut alors prévoir une édition à 90 degrés.Sometimes the bands intended to form the continuous assembly of envelopes, or this assembly itself, can be subjected to longitudinal pulling on the collator and / or the uniting machine which follows it more or less strong, which would risk tearing the breaking lines if they were transverse in the direction of travel. This is particularly the case for the assembly obtained on the machine which is the subject of patent EP 0051099 in the name of the same holder. It is then necessary to provide an edition at 90 degrees.

Les assemblages d'enveloppes selon l'invention sont particulièrement avantageux lorsqu'une société ou une administration émet des messages de façon centralisée, mais dont les retours sont destinés à plusieurs adresses différentes. Avec les mailers traditionnels, il faut alors, soit faire pré-imprimer les enveloppes retour et les insérer dans l'assemblage, ce qui est coûteux et surtout peu sûr, soit éditer par l'ordinateur, sur l'un des inserts, une étiquette adhésive destinée à être apposée sur l'enveloppe retour, par le destinataire initial. L'invention permet de prévoir l'impression de l'adresse retour sur la zone du document de base à retourner qui se trouvera directement en regard de la fenêtre.The envelope assemblies according to the invention are particularly advantageous when a company or an administration sends messages centrally, but the returns of which are intended for several different addresses. With traditional mailers, you then have to either pre-print the return envelopes and insert them into the assembly, which is expensive and above all insecure, or edit a label on one of the inserts adhesive intended to be affixed on the return envelope, by the initial recipient. The invention makes it possible to provide for the printing of the return address on the zone of the basic document to be returned which will be located directly opposite the window.

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1) Enveloppe postale avec rabat de faible hauteur ou fermée, de fabrication, sur ses quatre côtés et munie d'une fenêtre, caractérisée en ce que sa face et son dos présentent chacun une ligne transversale (10, 11) de rupture, de manière telle qu'une brusque traction exercée dans le sens de la hauteur de l'enveloppe détermine le détachement de la partie supérieure, la partie inférieure formant une enveloppe ouverte munie d'une fenêtre (14), tandis qu'un moyen convenable (19) est prévu pour le scellement de cette enveloppe.1) Postal envelope with flap of low height or closed, of manufacture, on its four sides and provided with a window, characterized in that its face and its back each have a transverse line (10, 11) of rupture, so such that a sudden pull exerted in the height direction of the envelope determines the detachment of the upper part, the lower part forming an open envelope provided with a window (14), while a suitable means (19) is provided for sealing this envelope. 2) Enveloppe postale selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les lignes de rupture se superposent, le moyen de scellement étant une bande gommée ou d'adhésif avec film protecteur, s'étendant le long de l'un des bords de l'ouverture.2) Postal envelope according to claim 1, characterized in that the rupture lines are superposed, the sealing means being a gummed strip or of adhesive with protective film, extending along one of the edges of the opening. 3) Enveloppe postale selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les lignes de rupture (10, 11) sont décalées l'une par rapport à l'autre, de manière telle que l'une des parois de l'enveloppe est plus haute que l'autre, sa partie débordante constituant un rabat (17) dont le bord libre comporte le moyen (19) de scellement.3) Postal envelope according to claim 1, characterized in that the rupture lines (10, 11) are offset with respect to each other, so that one of the walls of the envelope is higher that the other, its projecting part constituting a flap (17), the free edge of which includes the sealing means (19). 4) Enveloppe postale selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que le rabat (17) de l'enveloppe ouverte est rattaché au dos de cette dernière et que son verso comporte les mentions règlementaires (20) d'une lettre dont le port doit être payé par le destinataire.4) Postal envelope according to claim 3, characterized in that the flap (17) of the open envelope is attached to the back of the latter and that its back includes the regulatory information (20) of a letter whose port must be paid by the recipient. 5) Assemblage continu d'enveloppes scellées sur leurs quatre côtés, caractérisé en ce que chaque enveloppe unitaire présente une structure selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3.5) Continuous assembly of sealed envelopes on their four sides, characterized in that each unitary envelope has a structure according to one of claims 1 to 3.
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