WO1994012398A1 - Packaging for objects to be mailed - Google Patents

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WO1994012398A1
WO1994012398A1 PCT/FR1993/001151 FR9301151W WO9412398A1 WO 1994012398 A1 WO1994012398 A1 WO 1994012398A1 FR 9301151 W FR9301151 W FR 9301151W WO 9412398 A1 WO9412398 A1 WO 9412398A1
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Michel Chavanne
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • B65D5/4233—Cards, coupons, labels or the like formed separately from the container or lid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D27/00—Envelopes or like essentially-rectangular containers for postal or other purposes having no structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • B65D5/4216—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid

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  • the present invention relates to a packaging suitable for receiving an object, for example a letter, and constituting with it a package, for example a courier, intended to be dispatched or transported, being entrusted to a routing and / or distribution service.
  • a package for example a courier, intended to be dispatched or transported, being entrusted to a routing and / or distribution service.
  • a routing and / or distribution service for example a postal service, or a public or private courier service.
  • Object means everything that can be dispatched, in particular a letter
  • packaging means everything that is capable of packaging at least partially a said object, in particular a letter envelope, a sleeve of paper suitable for engagement on a folded newspaper, or a cardboard box or any other material.
  • an object when dispatched, it is placed in a suitable packaging, comprising on its outside face an area for the display or the writing of a destination, in particular an envelope if the object is a letter.
  • the object thus packaged constitutes a parcel on which is affixed a stamp, which was previously purchased from the service provider requested for the delivery both in France and abroad of said parcel, for example a postal service, depending on '' an established tariff. Gluing stamps is tedious, especially when it comes to shipping a large number of packages.
  • the present invention eliminates the systematic use of stamps, in general, both for individuals and for businesses, for all types of packages, letters or packages, and without requiring the use of a machine. particular.
  • packaging suitable for receiving an object and constituting with it a package intended to be transported both in France and abroad by a transport service; this packaging includes on its outside a zone for displaying or writing a destination or address.
  • This packaging also incorporates, on the one hand, a price material sign, visible or readable by the user, expressing or making it possible to determine the price for the delivery of the parcel by the transport service and, on the other hand, a material sign counterfeiting, signing the origin of the said packaging, the combination of the tariff sign and the counterfeiting sign conferring a monetary value on the said packaging.
  • the area for displaying or writing a destination or address can be, either a reserved area on the outside of the packaging, on which the user or the transport service writes a destination address of the package, or return a label on which the same destination address of the package is written or printed beforehand.
  • This address can be a readable or not readable writing of the user, and in particular a magnetic writing coded on a label comprising a magnetic support, this magnetic code being able to be written, erased and rewritten at will, for purposes of automatic sorting, for example , as described in document US-A-3,083,904 for example.
  • tariff material sign means a sign readable or understandable by the user, expressing or making it possible to determine the price of the routing or of the transport of the parcel by the transport service, according to a pre-established tariff of the latter.
  • This tariff material sign can be associated or combined with an additional tariff material sign, invisible to the user, for example a magnetic code on an appropriate medium, allowing automatic determination, for example by magnetic reading, of the price of 1 * routing or transport retained by the user according to the packaging he has chosen for the routing or transport of the object.
  • material sign of tampering is meant any tangible or tangible sign, which is very difficult or even impossible for a third party other than the manufacturer behind the packaging, and in the current state of the art , either to reproduce identically, or to modify or alter.
  • material sign of forgery is obtained by printing a drawing or a writing, obtained from on the one hand with a paper support impregnated with a precursor of a dye, and on the other hand with an ink comprising, in addition to a usual pigment, a developer of said dye, the whole making it possible to obtain printed signs, for example, characters printed with a colored halo.
  • the material tariff and tampering signs can be grouped on the packaging, according to a single sign comprising different zones, one of which is assigned to the tariff sign, and another to the tampering sign, to allow in particular automatic processing. of the parcel by the transport service, and in particular the postal service.
  • the present invention and in the case of private mail, for example, the traditional envelope to which a stamp is applied, can be eliminated and replaced by a watermarked envelope, with all the advantages attached to it, namely:
  • FIG. 1 represents an embodiment of the packaging according to the invention, in the form of an envelope, and
  • FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of a packaging according to the invention, in the form of a rectangular box.
  • Figures 1 and 2 each show a package 1 suitable for receiving an object 2, and constitute with it a package intended to be conveyed by a service of transport, this packaging incorporating on the one hand, a tariff material sign 3, visible or understandable to the user, expressing or making it possible to determine the price for the delivery of the parcel by the transport service and, on the other hand, a tamper-evident material sign 4, signing the origin of the packaging, the combination of the tariff sign and the tampering sign conferring a monetary value on said packaging.
  • An outer face of the packaging for example the front face, includes an area 5 for displaying a destination or an address.
  • the tariff sign represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 is, by way of example, a letter printed on the packaging, approximately at the location where it is usual to stick a stamp on known packaging.
  • a tariff accessible to the user of the packaging allows him to know the delivery price of the package, and therefore the purchase price of the packaging, to which each tariff sign corresponds.
  • "A" can correspond to the delivery price of a letter weighing less than 20 g within France
  • "B" can correspond to the delivery price of a package weighing less than 500 g inside France, etc.
  • the tariff sign is possibly an impression of a determined color, a tariff making it possible to associate a price with this color.
  • a tariff making it possible to associate a price with this color.
  • the envelopes on which a mark of yellow color is printed correspond to the price of a letter of less than 20 g inside France, other colors corresponding to other prices parcel delivery, including couriers.
  • the price sign can consist of the main color of the packaging, a price allowing a price to be associated with this color.
  • envelopes made of a yellow paper which correspond to the shipping price of a letter of less than 20 g inside France, so that it is not even necessary to print on the packaging a sign such as the capital letters shown in Figures 1 and 2, or such as a color mark as mentioned above.
  • the sign of tampering signifying the origin of the packaging is for example a watermark formed or integrated in the structure or material of the packaging.
  • a watermark being complicated or even impossible to produce or reproduce, this complicates and dissuades the manufacture and circulation of false packaging.
  • This watermark can possibly be replaced by any other known or unknown means of tampering, such as for example the insertion of a hologram, an optical reading means, an electronic or computer micro-circuit, etc.
  • the invention can be applied to any type of packaging, without limit of shape or dimension.
  • the packaging according to the invention constitutes an envelope capable of receiving in particular a letter.
  • this envelope has a flap II intended to be folded down to close the envelope, when a letter 2 is placed inside.
  • This envelope may in particular be made of paper, strong paper or cardboard.
  • a package according to the invention constitutes a rectangular box 1.
  • This box has a cover 21 intended to be folded down to close it when an object 2 is placed inside.
  • This box can in particular be made of cardboard or plastic, and optionally has an inner layer of foam or other material, intended to absorb shocks to protect the object 2 contained in box 1.
  • the combination of the tariff sign and the tampering sign gives the packaging a monetary value, in the sense that it:

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A packaging (1) for containing an object (2) and forming therewith a parcel to be mailed. The packaging combines a physical pricing symbol (3) enabling the cost of mailing the parcel to be seen directly or deduced, with a physical proof of origin symbol (4) indicating the origin of the parcel, so that the packaging has monetary value. The packaging may be used for mailing purposes.

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EMBALLAGE POUR OBJETS A EXPEDIER PAR LA POSTE PACKAGE FOR OBJECTS TO BE SHIPPED BY POST
La présente invention concerne un emballage apte à recevoir un objet, par exemple une lettre, et constituer avec lui un colis, par exemple un courrier, destiné à être expédié ou transporté, en étant confié à un service d'acheminement et/ou de distribution, par exemple un service postal, ou un service public ou privé de messagerie.The present invention relates to a packaging suitable for receiving an object, for example a letter, and constituting with it a package, for example a courier, intended to be dispatched or transported, being entrusted to a routing and / or distribution service. , for example a postal service, or a public or private courier service.
On entend par "objet" tout ce qui est susceptible d'être expédié, notamment une lettre, et on entend par "emballage" tout ce qui est susceptible d'emballer au moins partiellement un dit objet, notamment une enveloppe pour lettre, un manchon de papier apte à être engagé sur un journal plié, ou une boîte en carton ou en toute autre matière."Object" means everything that can be dispatched, in particular a letter, and "packaging" means everything that is capable of packaging at least partially a said object, in particular a letter envelope, a sleeve of paper suitable for engagement on a folded newspaper, or a cardboard box or any other material.
Habituellement, lorsqu'un objet est expédié, il est placé dans un emballage adéquat, comprenant sur sa face extérieure une zone pour l'affichage ou l'écriture d'une destination, notamment une enveloppe si l'objet est une lettre. L'objet ainsi emballé constitue un colis sur lequel est collé un timbre, qui a été préalablement acheté au prestataire de services sollicité pour l'acheminement tant en France qu'à l'étranger dudit colis, par exemple un service postal, en fonction d'un tarif établi. Le collage des timbres est fastidieux, surtout lorsqu'il s'agit d'expédier un grand nombre de colis.Usually, when an object is dispatched, it is placed in a suitable packaging, comprising on its outside face an area for the display or the writing of a destination, in particular an envelope if the object is a letter. The object thus packaged constitutes a parcel on which is affixed a stamp, which was previously purchased from the service provider requested for the delivery both in France and abroad of said parcel, for example a postal service, depending on '' an established tariff. Gluing stamps is tedious, especially when it comes to shipping a large number of packages.
De nombreuses solutions existent pour supprimer l'usage systématique des timbres.Many solutions exist to eliminate the systematic use of stamps.
En particulier, on connaît des machines dites "à affranchir", aptes à imprimer une vignette, faisant office de timbre, et comportant un compteur apte à cumuler la valeur monétaire des vignettes imprimées, afin de permettre au prestataire de services sollicité pour l'acheminement et la distribution des colis ainsi affranchis, de connaître le montant qu'il doit facturer à l'utilisateur d'une telle machine. Cette solution présente des inconvénients, dont celui, principal, de nécessiter l'utilisation d'une machine onéreuse ; c'est pourquoi, dans la pratique, cette solution n'est mise en oeuvre quasiment que par des entreprises, qui expédient régulièrement un grand nombre de colis.In particular, so-called "franking" machines are known, capable of printing a sticker, acting as a stamp, and comprising a counter capable of accumulating the monetary value of the printed stickers, in order to allow the service provider requested for the routing and the distribution of the parcels thus franked, to know the amount which it must invoice to the user of such a machine. This solution presents disadvantages, including the main one, requiring the use of an expensive machine; this is why, in practice, this solution is implemented almost only by companies, which regularly send a large number of packages.
On connaît également des enveloppes dites à "ne pas affranchir", souvent jointes à des courriers publicitaires d'une société, pour permettre aux destinataires de ces courriers d'y répondre sans avoir à payer de timbres. Ces enveloppes sont utilisées occasionnellement, dans les conditions d'un accord entre la société utilisatrice de ces enveloppes, et le prestataire de services d'acheminement et de distribution des courriers ou plis correspondants. Selon cette disposition, l'adresse de ladite société est imprimée sur les enveloppes à "ne pas affranchir". Cette société est à la fois le payeur et le destinataire prédéterminé de ces enveloppes. Il s'agit donc d'une solution exclusivement adaptée à des cas, convenus par avance, et faisant l'objet d'un accord préalable entre la société utilisatrice et le service d'acheminement.Also known as "do not frank" envelopes, often attached to advertising letters from a company, to allow the recipients of these letters to respond without having to pay for stamps. These envelopes are used occasionally, under the conditions of an agreement between the company using these envelopes, and the service provider of routing and distribution of correspondence or mail. According to this provision, the address of the said company is printed on the "not to be franked" envelopes. This company is both the payer and the predetermined recipient of these envelopes. It is therefore a solution exclusively adapted to cases, agreed in advance, and subject to a prior agreement between the user company and the routing service.
Au contraire, la présente invention permet de supprimer l'usage systématique des timbres, de manière générale, aussi bien pour des particuliers que pour des entreprises, pour tous types de colis, lettres ou paquets, et sans imposer l'emploi d'une machine particulière.On the contrary, the present invention eliminates the systematic use of stamps, in general, both for individuals and for businesses, for all types of packages, letters or packages, and without requiring the use of a machine. particular.
A cet effet, elle consiste en un emballage apte à recevoir un objet et constituer avec lui un colis destiné à être acheminé tant en France qu'à 1'étranger par un service de transport ; cet emballage comprend sur sa face extérieure une zone pour l'affichage ou l'écriture d'une destination ou adresse. Cet emballage incorpore, en outre, d'une part, un signe matériel tarifaire, visible ou lisible par l'utilisateur, exprimant ou permettant de déterminer le prix de l'acheminement du colis par le service de transport et, d'autre part, un signe matériel d'infalsification, signant l'origine dudit emballage, la combinaison du signe tarifaire et du signe d'infalsification conférant une valeur monétaire audit emballage. Conformément à l'invention, la zone pour l'affichage ou l'écriture d'une destination ou adresse peut être, soit une zone réservée sur la face extérieure de l'emballage, sur laquelle l'utilisateur ou le service de transport écrit une adresse de destination du colis, ou rapporte une étiquette sur laquelle est écrite ou imprimée préalablement cette même adresse de destination du colis. Cette adresse peut être une écriture lisible ou non de l'utilisateur, et notamment une écriture magnétique codée sur une étiquette comportant un support magnétique, ce code magnétique pouvant être écrit, effacé et réécrit à volonté, à des fins de tri automatique, par exemple, comme ceci est décrit dans le document US-A-3 083 904 par exemple.To this end, it consists of packaging suitable for receiving an object and constituting with it a package intended to be transported both in France and abroad by a transport service; this packaging includes on its outside a zone for displaying or writing a destination or address. This packaging also incorporates, on the one hand, a price material sign, visible or readable by the user, expressing or making it possible to determine the price for the delivery of the parcel by the transport service and, on the other hand, a material sign counterfeiting, signing the origin of the said packaging, the combination of the tariff sign and the counterfeiting sign conferring a monetary value on the said packaging. According to the invention, the area for displaying or writing a destination or address can be, either a reserved area on the outside of the packaging, on which the user or the transport service writes a destination address of the package, or return a label on which the same destination address of the package is written or printed beforehand. This address can be a readable or not readable writing of the user, and in particular a magnetic writing coded on a label comprising a magnetic support, this magnetic code being able to be written, erased and rewritten at will, for purposes of automatic sorting, for example , as described in document US-A-3,083,904 for example.
Par "signe matériel tarifaire", on entend un signe lisible ou compréhensible par l'utilisateur, exprimant ou permettant de déterminer le prix de 1'acheminement ou du transport du colis par le service de transport, selon un tarif préétabli de ce dernier. Ce signe matériel tarifaire peut être associé ou combiné à un signe matériel tarifaire annexe, invisible de l'utilisateur, par exemple un code magnétique sur un support approprié, permettant par voie automatique, par exemple par lecture magnétique, de déterminer le prix de 1*acheminement ou du transport retenu par l'utilisateur selon l'emballage qu'il a choisi pour l'acheminement ou transport de l'objet.By "tariff material sign" means a sign readable or understandable by the user, expressing or making it possible to determine the price of the routing or of the transport of the parcel by the transport service, according to a pre-established tariff of the latter. This tariff material sign can be associated or combined with an additional tariff material sign, invisible to the user, for example a magnetic code on an appropriate medium, allowing automatic determination, for example by magnetic reading, of the price of 1 * routing or transport retained by the user according to the packaging he has chosen for the routing or transport of the object.
Par "signe matériel d'infalsification", on entend tout signe matériel ou tangible, qu'il est très difficile voire impossible pour un tiers autre que le fabricant à l'origine de l'emballage, et en l'état actuel de la technique, soit de reproduire à l'identique, soit de modifier ou altérer. Aujourd'hui, bien des techniques d'infalsification sont disponibles, et on peut citer à titre d'exemple le document GB-A- 1 507 454, selon lequel le signe matériel d'infalsification est obtenu par impression d'un dessin ou d'une écriture, obtenu d'une part avec un support en papier imprégné avec un précurseur d'un colorant, et d'autre part avec une encre comprenant, outre un pigment usuel, un révélateur dudit colorant, le tout permettant d'obtenir des signes imprimés, par exemple, des caractères imprimés avec un halo coloré. Les signes matériels tarifaire et d'infalsification peuvent être regroupés sur l'emballage, selon un signe unique comportant différentes zones dont l'une est affectée au signe tarifaire, et une autre au signe d'infalsification, pour permettre notamment un traitement par voie automatique du colis par le service de transport, et notamment le service postal.By "material sign of tampering" is meant any tangible or tangible sign, which is very difficult or even impossible for a third party other than the manufacturer behind the packaging, and in the current state of the art , either to reproduce identically, or to modify or alter. Many techniques today are forged, and we can cite by way of example the document GB-A-1 507 454, according to which the material sign of forgery is obtained by printing a drawing or a writing, obtained from on the one hand with a paper support impregnated with a precursor of a dye, and on the other hand with an ink comprising, in addition to a usual pigment, a developer of said dye, the whole making it possible to obtain printed signs, for example, characters printed with a colored halo. The material tariff and tampering signs can be grouped on the packaging, according to a single sign comprising different zones, one of which is assigned to the tariff sign, and another to the tampering sign, to allow in particular automatic processing. of the parcel by the transport service, and in particular the postal service.
Grâce à la présente invention, et s'agissant par exemple du courrier des particuliers, la traditionnelle enveloppe sur laquelle on applique un timbre, peut être supprimée et remplacée par une enveloppe filigranée, avec tous les avantages qui s'y attachent, à savoir :Thanks to the present invention, and in the case of private mail, for example, the traditional envelope to which a stamp is applied, can be eliminated and replaced by a watermarked envelope, with all the advantages attached to it, namely:
- éviter d'acheter les timbres d'un côté, et les enveloppes de 1'autre,- avoid buying stamps on one side, and envelopes on the other,
- et supprimer la production et la distribution de timbres.- and eliminate the production and distribution of stamps.
L'invention est maintenant décrite, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en référence au dessin annexé dans lequel :The invention is now described, by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the appended drawing in which:
- la figure 1 représente une forme d'exécution de l'emballage selon l'invention, en forme d'enveloppe, etFIG. 1 represents an embodiment of the packaging according to the invention, in the form of an envelope, and
- la figure 2 représente une autre forme d'exécution d'un emballage selon l'invention, en forme de boîte parallélépipèdique.- Figure 2 shows another embodiment of a packaging according to the invention, in the form of a rectangular box.
Les figures 1 et 2 représentent chacune un emballage 1 apte à recevoir un objet 2, et constituer avec lui un colis destiné à être acheminé par un service de transport, cet emballage incorporant d'une part, un signe matériel tarifaire 3, visible ou compréhensible de l'utilisateur, exprimant ou permettant de déterminer le prix de l'acheminement du colis par le service de transport et, d'autre part, un signe matériel d'infalsification 4, signant l'origine de l'emballage, la combinaison du signe tarifaire et du signe d'infalsification conférant une valeur monétaire audit emballage. Une face extérieure de l'emballage, par exemple la face avant, comprend une zone 5 pour l'affichage d'une destination ou d'une adresse.Figures 1 and 2 each show a package 1 suitable for receiving an object 2, and constitute with it a package intended to be conveyed by a service of transport, this packaging incorporating on the one hand, a tariff material sign 3, visible or understandable to the user, expressing or making it possible to determine the price for the delivery of the parcel by the transport service and, on the other hand, a tamper-evident material sign 4, signing the origin of the packaging, the combination of the tariff sign and the tampering sign conferring a monetary value on said packaging. An outer face of the packaging, for example the front face, includes an area 5 for displaying a destination or an address.
Le signe tarifaire représenté sur les figures 1 et 2 est, à titre d'exemple, une lettre imprimée sur l'emballage, environ à l'emplacement où il est usuel de coller un timbre sur les emballages connus. Un tarif accessible à l'utilisateur de l'emballage, lui permet de connaître le prix d'acheminement du colis, et donc le prix d'achat de l'emballage, auquel correspond chaque signe tarifaire. Par exemple, "A" peut correspondre au prix d'acheminement d'une lettre de moins de 20 g à l'intérieur de la France, et "B" peut correspondre au prix d'acheminement d'un colis de moins de 500 g à l'intérieur de la France, etc.The tariff sign represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 is, by way of example, a letter printed on the packaging, approximately at the location where it is usual to stick a stamp on known packaging. A tariff accessible to the user of the packaging allows him to know the delivery price of the package, and therefore the purchase price of the packaging, to which each tariff sign corresponds. For example, "A" can correspond to the delivery price of a letter weighing less than 20 g within France, and "B" can correspond to the delivery price of a package weighing less than 500 g inside France, etc.
De manière simple, le signe tarifaire est éventuellement une impression d'une couleur déterminée, un tarif permettant d'associer un prix à cette couleur. Par exemple, il peut être établi que les enveloppes sur lesquelles est imprimée une marque de couleur jaune, correspondent au prix d'une lettre de moins de 20 g à l'intérieur de la France, d'autres couleurs correspondant à d'autres prix d'acheminement de colis, notamment courriers.In a simple way, the tariff sign is possibly an impression of a determined color, a tariff making it possible to associate a price with this color. For example, it can be established that the envelopes on which a mark of yellow color is printed, correspond to the price of a letter of less than 20 g inside France, other colors corresponding to other prices parcel delivery, including couriers.
De manière encore plus simple, le signe tarifaire peut être constitué par la couleur principale de l'emballage, un tarif permettant d'associer un prix à cette couleur. Dans ce cas, se sont par exemple les enveloppes constituées d'un papier de couleur jaune qui correspondent au prix d'expédition d'une lettre de moins de 20 g à l'intérieur de la France, si bien qu'il n'est pas même nécessaire d'imprimer sur l'emballage un signe tel que les lettres majuscules représentées sur les figures 1 et 2, ou tel qu'une marque de couleur comme cité plus haut.Even simpler, the price sign can consist of the main color of the packaging, a price allowing a price to be associated with this color. In this case, for example, envelopes made of a yellow paper which correspond to the shipping price of a letter of less than 20 g inside France, so that it is not even necessary to print on the packaging a sign such as the capital letters shown in Figures 1 and 2, or such as a color mark as mentioned above.
Comme représenté sur les figures 1 et 2, le signe d*infalsification signant l'origine de l'emballage est à titre d'exemple un filigrane ménagé ou intégré dans la structure ou matière de l'emballage. Un filigrane étant compliqué voire impossible à réaliser ou reproduire, ceci complique et dissuade la fabrication et mise en circulation de faux emballages. Ce filigrane peut éventuellement être remplacé par n'importe quel autre moyen connu ou non d'infalsification, tel que par exemple l'insertion d'un hologramme, un moyen de lecture optique, un micro-circuit électronique ou informatique, etc.As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the sign of tampering signifying the origin of the packaging is for example a watermark formed or integrated in the structure or material of the packaging. A watermark being complicated or even impossible to produce or reproduce, this complicates and dissuades the manufacture and circulation of false packaging. This watermark can possibly be replaced by any other known or unknown means of tampering, such as for example the insertion of a hologram, an optical reading means, an electronic or computer micro-circuit, etc.
L'invention peut s'appliquer à n'importe quel type d'emballage, sans limite de forme ou de dimension.The invention can be applied to any type of packaging, without limit of shape or dimension.
Selon la forme d'exécution représentée sur la figure 1, l'emballage selon l'invention constitue une enveloppe apte à recevoir notamment une- lettre. De manière connue, cette enveloppe présente un volet il destiné à être rabattu pour fermer l'enveloppe, lorsqu'une lettre 2 est placée à l'intérieur. Cette enveloppe peut être notamment en papier, en papier fort ou en carton.According to the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the packaging according to the invention constitutes an envelope capable of receiving in particular a letter. In known manner, this envelope has a flap II intended to be folded down to close the envelope, when a letter 2 is placed inside. This envelope may in particular be made of paper, strong paper or cardboard.
Selon la forme d'exécution représentée sur la figure 2, un emballage selon l'invention constitue une boîte parallélépipèdique 1. Cette boîte présente un couvercle 21 destiné à être rabattu pour la fermer lorsqu'un objet 2 est placé à l'intérieur. Cette boîte peut être notamment en carton ou en matière plastique, et présente éventuellement une couche intérieure de mousse ou autre matière, destinée à amortir les chocs pour protéger l'objet 2 contenu dans la boîte 1. La combinaison du signe tarifaire et du signe d'infalsification confère à l'emballage une valeur monétaire, au sens ou celui-ci :According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a package according to the invention constitutes a rectangular box 1. This box has a cover 21 intended to be folded down to close it when an object 2 is placed inside. This box can in particular be made of cardboard or plastic, and optionally has an inner layer of foam or other material, intended to absorb shocks to protect the object 2 contained in box 1. The combination of the tariff sign and the tampering sign gives the packaging a monetary value, in the sense that it:
- établit la valeur d'une prestation unitaire de transport ou service- establishes the value of a unitary transport or service
- peut être échangé contre ladite prestation- can be exchanged for said service
- peut être mis en réserve, en étant acheté préalablement à son utilisation ou "consommation"- can be put in reserve, being bought before its use or "consumption"
- sa valeur étant garantie par l'organisme ou société émetteur. - its value being guaranteed by the issuing body or company.

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REVENDICATIONS 1. Emballage (1) apte à recevoir un objet (2) et constituer avec lui un colis destiné à être acheminé par un service de transport, ledit emballage comprenant sur sa face extérieure une zone pour l'affichage d'une destination, notamment d'une adresse, caractérisé en ce qu'il incorpore, d'une part, un signe matériel tarifaire (3), visible de l'utilisateur, exprimant ou permettant de déterminer le prix de l'acheminement du colis par le service de transport et, d'autre part, un signe matériel d'infalsification (4), signant l'origine dudit emballage, la combinaison du signe tarifaire et du signe d'infalsification conférant une valeur monétaire audit emballage. CLAIMS 1. Packaging (1) capable of receiving an object (2) and constituting with it a package intended to be conveyed by a transport service, said packaging comprising on its outside face an area for displaying a destination, in particular an address, characterized in that it incorporates, on the one hand, a tariff material sign (3), visible to the user, expressing or making it possible to determine the price for the delivery of the parcel by the transport service and, on the other hand, a material sign of forgery (4), signing the origin of said packaging, the combination of the tariff sign and the sign of forgery conferring a monetary value on said packaging.
2. Emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le signe tarifaire (3) est une impression d'une couleur déterminée, permettant en liaison avec un tarif d'associer un prix à cette couleur.2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the tariff sign (3) is an impression of a specific color, allowing in connection with a tariff to associate a price with this color.
3. Emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le signe tarifaire est constitué par la couleur principale de l'emballage, permettant en liaison avec un tarif d'associer un prix à cette couleur.3. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the tariff sign is constituted by the main color of the packaging, making it possible in association with a tariff to associate a price with this color.
4. Emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le signe d'infalsification (4) est un filigrane intégré dans la structure de l'emballage.4. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the sign of tampering (4) is a watermark integrated into the structure of the packaging.
5. Emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il constitue une enveloppe apte à recevoir notamment une lettre.5. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that it constitutes an envelope suitable for receiving in particular a letter.
6. Emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il constitue une boîte parallélépipèdique, apte à recevoir un objet. 6. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that it constitutes a rectangular box, able to receive an object.
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