Patent ID: 6559970
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B65D,B65H

Abstract:
A machineable envelope assembly, comprising:an envelope having a front panel, a rear panel and a foldable flap, the front and rear panels being secured together and having an open top so that a pocket is defined and contents can be inserted into and removed from the pocket through the open top, the foldable flap being foldable and securable to the rear panel to close the open top after the envelope has been passed through a printer or copier and a printing operation performed thereon; and a strip releasably attached to the envelope and extending out from the flap when lying out flat relative to the panels to define together with the envelope the machineable envelope assembly wherein the assembly when in a paper tray of the printer or copier uses both sides of the paper tray for alignment and does not skew during a feeding process of the printer or copier, the machineable envelope assembly having a rectangular perimeter, and the envelope and the strip each forming at least part of and together forming the entire rectangular perimeter; wherein the strip comprises a sheet which is folded over on itself to thereby define a two layer construction having a thickness more closely approximating the thickness of the front and rear panels.