Patent ID: 8113417

Claim:
An easy open envelope comprising: a front panel and a back panel hingedly connected to one edge of said front panel; a sealing flap hingedly connected to an opposite edge of said front panel at a fold line and having on an outer side of said sealing flap in one corner section thereof a legend or indicia indicating where to pull on said corner section of said sealing flap to open said envelope; and a strip of adhesive sealing material extending longitudinally, continuously across said envelope, but not in the area of said one corner section, said sealing flap having a line of perforations at said fold line extending parallel to said strip of adhesive, but not in said corner section and no string, cord or line member is provided in said envelope near or adjacent to said line of perforations or near or adjacent to said fold line, and no line of perforations extend in said sealing flap transverse to said fold line adjacent said corner section, whereby, once said sealing flap is sealed by said strip of adhesive material to said back panel, said sealed envelope easily can be opened, without the use of a string, cord or line member, by pulling on an edge of said corner section of said sealing flap having said legend or indicia to create an opening in said sealed envelope whereby a finger or tool can be inserted to open said envelope along said line of perforations.