Patent ID: 7549571

Claim:
A reusable envelope comprising: an enclosure having an interior with an access, the enclosure at least partially defined by first and second distinct panels and comprising: a first removable panel adjacent to an edge of the enclosure and extending substantially across the length of the enclosure proximal to the edge of the enclosure, the first removable panel including a return address region proximal to a first end of the first removable panel, a postage region proximal to a second end of the first removable panel and opposite the first end, and a central region positioned between the return address region and the postage region; a first underlying panel underneath the first removable panel, wherein at least a portion of the first underlying panel is exposed when the first removable panel or a portion thereof is removed; a second removable panel distinct from the first removable panel and corresponding to a second address region; a second underlying panel underneath the second removable panel. wherein at least a portion of the second underlying panel is exposed when the second removable panel or a portion thereof is removed; and a closure flap, distinct from the first and second removable panels, foldably overhanging the enclosure along a fold line for at least partially sealing the access to the interior, the closure flap comprising a first portion for securing the closure flap a first time and one or more additional portions for securing the closure flap one or more additional times wherein the first portion of the closure flap is separable from the one or more additional portions of the closure flap by a line of weakness.