Patent ID: 6196447
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A coupon bearing envelope comprising an envelope body having an open throat portion formed between a front panel and a rear panel, said front and rear panels being connected together at their bottom edges and having substantially coextensive top edges and opposed side edges that are connected together by side closure flaps;a bangtail flap having a length and height that is substantially coextensive with the length and height of said rear panel; anda closure flap having a length that is substantially the same as the length of said bangtail flap and a height that is substantially less than the height of said bangtail flap;wherein said bangtail flap is foldably attached to the top edge of said rear panel along a first foldable attachment, and folded over about said first foldable attachment so as to lie exteriorly of and adjacent to said rear panel, and said closure flap is foldably attached to the top edge of said front panel along a second foldable attachment, and folded over about said second foldable attachment so as to partially overlap said bangtail flap and close the throat portion of said envelope body;and further wherein the two opposed side edges of said bangtail flap are adhered to the opposed side edges of said envelope body, and a detachable coupon element is formed in said bangtail flap in the region between the adhered side edges thereof and the region not overlapped by said closure flap.