Patent ID: 7775420
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: B65D,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A reusable mailer useful for preventing the undesirable positioning during re-mailing thereof of at least one postal marking that may be made to the mailer during processing of the initial mailing thereof, the reusable mailer having a front panel and a rear panel, a first end having an opening, and a second end opposite to the first end and having a closure, the front and rear panels having respective first and second ends corresponding to the first and second ends of the mailer, respectively, each of the first ends of the front and rear panels terminating at a respective edge, the reusable mailer comprising: a perforation line formed in the front panel in spaced proximity with the edge of the front panel; a removable initial seal flap extending from said perforation line to the edge of the front panel, said initial seal flap being capable of covering the opening of the mailer and being sealable to the rear panel for the initial mailing of the mailer when the front panel is folded along said perforation line, and wherein said initial seal flap is removable from the mailer upon separating at said perforation line; a fold line disposed on the front panel in spaced proximity with said perforation line and between said perforation line and the second end of the front panel, wherein after said initial seal flap is removed from the mailer, the front panel is foldable along said fold line to form a re-seal flap that covers the opening of the mailer and is sealable to the rear panel for re-mailing the mailer; and a re-mail FIM graphic disposed upon the front panel adjacent to the second end of the front panel, wherein the second end of the mailer serves as the top of the mailer during the initial mailing and the re-mailing of the mailer, whereby during re-mailing of the mailer, any postal markings made during the initial mailing thereof to said initial seal flap will be removed from the mailer and any postal markings made during the initial mailing of the mailer to the front panel between said fold line and said perforation line will be located on said re-mail flap affixed to the rear panel.