Envelope assembly

Abstract

A stuffed, sealed envelope assembly has superimposed front and back plies with insert material within the envelope removably attached thereto along at least one marginal edge of the insert. At least one cut line or a line of perforations is provided in only one of the envelope plies in the vicinity of another marginal edge of the insert to facilitate opening of the envelope for exposing the insert for extraction. An outline of a simulated flap is applied to the outer surface of the one envelope ply so as to overlie or be delimited by the cut line or the line of perforations. Other seam lines may be applied to the same outer surface so as to give the impression, together with the flap outline, of a folded-flap envelope construction which is capable of being opened for exposing the insert in a manner similar to that of a folded envelope. Alternatively, superimposed lines of perforations defining a removable tear strip are provided in the plies along a marginal edge thereof between such marginal edge and an edge of the insert material, lying adjacent thereto, other than the edge along which the insert material is connected to the plies. The envelope assembly is thus opened for exposing the insert upon removal of the tear strip similarly as in a folded-flap envelope construction.