摘要 |
<p>A REUSABLE ENVELOPE COMPRISES A FRONT SECTION (10) HAVING AN ELONGATED OPENING; A TEMPORARY STRIP (15) ENCLOSING THE ELONGATED OPENING AND PROVIDING A SECURE SEAL AROUND THE ELONGATED OPENING DURING A FIRST USE AND EASILY REMOVABLE TO EXPOSE SAID ELONGATED OPENING DURING A SUBSEQUENT USE; A REAR SECTION (20) CONNECTED TO FRONT SECTION (10); A PAIR OF SIDE FLAPS (42, 44) EXTENDING FROM EACH SIDE OF FRONT SECTION (10) SO THAT SAID FRONT SECTION (10), REAR SECTION (20) AND SIDE FLAPS (42, 44) FORM AN ENVELOPE POUCH; AN OUTER FLAP (50) CONNECTED TO FRONT SECTION (10), AND ABLE TO ENCLOSE THE SAID ENVELOPE POUCH DURING SAID FIRST USE; AN INNER FLAP (30) CONNECTED TO REAR SECTION (20) SO THAT IT RESIDES WITHIN THE ENVELOPE POUCH DURING FIRST USE, AND ABLE TO SLIDE THROUGH THE ELONGATED OPENING AND COVER ANY UNDESIRABLE MARKINGS SUCH AS A DESTINATION ADDRESS, STAMPS OR POSTAL MARKINGS ON FRONT SECTION (10) DURING SUBSEQUENT USE. THE MOST ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWING:</p> |