Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to an envelope for an aid allowance, and more particularly to a card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance, which is assembled in a card type with an improved cover structure so that aid allowance information may be conveniently and exactly checked. Background Art

[2] Generally, when a delightful or sorrowful matter occurs to a near person, people call on the person and give the person with a mental or material assistance by delivering an aid allowance to the person. It is one of old customs in Korea to deliver such an aid allowance. When delivering an aid allowance, a person generally writes a wording expressing his/her celebration or sorrow together with his/her name on a general envelope or puts a stamp expressing celebration or sorrow together with his/her name on a general envelope, and then puts an aid allowance therein and delivers it.

[3] Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0354764 discloses an envelope for an aid allowance. A wording or design expressing celebration or sorrow according to the nature of an event is printed on a body of the aid allowance envelope. By printing the design or wording related to the event, a user may express his/her celebration or sorrow.

[4] However, such an envelope on which just a design or wording is printed is not sufficient to give full sincerity of the user. In addition, in a crowded event place, it is not easy to check an aid allowance through a small slit formed in a box for containing envelopes. In addition, a person serving for receiving an aid allowance just checks the aid allowance solely, which may cause any trouble in delivering, storing and calculating aid allowances while aid allowances are delivered. Disclosure of Invention

Technical Problem

[5] The present invention is designed in consideration of the above problems, and therefore it is an object of the invention to provide an envelope for an aid allowance, which may allow a person to conveniently and exactly check aid allowance information such as its amount.

[6] Another object of the present invention is to provide an envelope for an aid allowance, which has an improved opening/closing structure so that an aid allowance may be easily input or output. Technical Solution

[7] In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance, which is used for putting an aid allowance therein, the envelope including a rectangular base giving a support surface for supporting an aid allowance put into the envelope; a cover extended from four sides of the base so as to selectively open or close the support surface; and a statement portion exposed outward when the cover is opened, the statement portion having an item and a blank for guiding a user to write aid allowance information including an aid allowance amount and a name of a person who gives the aid allowance.

[8] In the present invention, the statement portion may be formed on the support surface of the base.

[9] As an alternative, the card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance according to the present invention may further include an inside sheet attached on the support surface. The statement portion may be formed on the inside sheet.

[10] The cover preferably includes a first cover sheet extended from one side of the base and having a slit of a 'c' shape; and a second cover sheet extended from the opposite side of the base so as to be selectively folded toward the first cover sheet, a front end of the second cover sheet being inserted into the 'c'-shaped slit so that the second cover sheet is fixed thereto.

[11] Additionally, the card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance according to the present invention may further include a decorative portion prepared to an outer side of the second cover sheet or the base so that a wording expressing celebration or sorrow is coated thereon with gold leaf, silver leaf or ink.

[12] The decorative portion may be formed by die-pressing a design expressing celebration or sorrow on an outer surface of the second cover sheet or the base, or attaching a die-pressed design thereto. Brief Description of the Drawings

[13] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be more fully described in the following detailed description, taken accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

[14] FIG. 1 is a development view showing a card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[15] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an assembling process of the envelope of

FIG. 1;

[16] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a modification of a statement portion of the envelope of FIG. 1 ;

[17] FIG. 4 is a plane view showing a decorative portion provided to the card type fold- up envelope for an aid allowance according to a preferred embodiment of the present

invention; and

[18] FIG. 5 is a plane view showing a modification of FIG. 4.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[19] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to the description, it should be understood that the terms used in the specification and the appended claims should not be construed as limited to general and dictionary meanings, but interpreted based on the meanings and concepts corresponding to technical aspects of the present invention on the basis of the principle that the inventor is allowed to define terms appropriately for the best explanation. Therefore, the description proposed herein is just a preferable example for the purpose of illustrations only, not intended to limit the scope of the invention, so it should be understood that other equivalents and modifications could be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

[20] FIG. 1 is a development view showing a card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance according to one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance includes a base 10 giving a support surface for supporting an input aid allowance, a cover 11 forming an aid allowance receiving space together with the base 10 and selectively opening or closing the support surface, and a statement portion 20 prepared to the support surface so as to be exposed outward when the cover 11 is opened.

[21] The support surface of the base 10 has a rectangular shape with a size relatively greater than the aid allowance so that the input aid allowance may be sufficiently supported when being received in the envelope.

[22] The cover 11 includes cover sheets 1 Ia, 1 Ib, 1 Ic, 1 Id integrally extended from four sides of the base 10 and folded to form an aid allowance receiving space together with the base 10. That is to say, the cover 11 includes a first cover sheet 1 Ia and a second cover sheets 1 Ib, extended from both facing long sides of the base 10 and selectively folded. In addition, the cover 11 includes a third cover sheet l ie and a fourth cover sheet 1 Id, extended from both facing short sides of the base 10 with a relatively smaller width and then folded.

[23] Preferably, the first cover sheet 1 Ia has a slit of a 'c' shape. A portion surrounded by the slit forms a hook 12. The second cover sheet 1 Ib may be fixed to the first cover sheet 1 Ia by using the hook 12 (see a fixed state of FIG. 4). Specifically, the second cover sheet 1 Ib is folded toward the base 10 to cover the support surface, and then a front end of the second cover sheet 1 Ib is inserted into the hook 12, thereby fixing the second cover sheet 1 Ib.

[24] Here, a means for mutually fixing the cover sheets 1 Ia, 1 Ib, 1 Ic, 1 Id of the cover

11 is not limited to the above inserting structure using the 'c '-shaped slit, but various tools capable of closing and fixing the envelope such as Velcro, a knot and a double stick tape may be used.

[25] The statement portion 20 is formed on the support surface of the base 10 and exposed out when the cover 11 is opened. This statement portion 20 contains items and blanks for guiding a person who gives an aid allowance to write aid allowance information such as greetings, an aid allowance amount and a name of the person. For example, items such as "greetings", "amount" and "name" are printed on the statement portion 20, and blanks corresponding thereto are prepared.

[26] As an alternative, the statement portion 20 may be formed as an inside sheet as shown in FIG. 3. Here, the inside-sheet statement portion 20 has a size capable of being attached on the support surface of the base 10, and preferably it corresponds to an inside sheet 21 folded in halves to surround an aid allowance. The inside-sheet statement portion 20 is also configured so that items such as "greetings", "amount" and "name" are printed thereon, and blanks corresponding thereto are also prepared.

[27] According to the statement portion 20, a person who gives an aid allowance may sufficiently express his/her celebration or sorrow by writing, and it is also possible to prevent any accident such as a mistake in checking an aid allowance amount or inability of checking a person who gives the aid allowance.

[28] Meanwhile, the card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention may be further provided with a decorative portion 30 (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 4, the decorative portion 30 is formed in an outer side of the second cover sheet 1 Ib of the cover 11 and gives a common sign expressing the aid allowance envelope.

[29] For this purpose, the decorative portion 30 includes a wording portion 31 on which a wording such as "celebration of wedding" or "condolence" is coated using gold leaf, silver leaf or ink.

[30] In addition, the decorative portion 30 may further includes a design portion 32 formed by die -pressing a ribbon-shaped design or attaching a die-pressed design thereto so that the envelope for an aid allowance is decorated more beautifully and gracefully.

[31] The decorative portion 30 may be formed on the cover 11, and it is also possible that a wording portion 41 and a design portion 42 are provided to an outer side of the base 10 as shown in FIG. 5.

[32] The present invention has been described in detail. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will

become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description. Industrial Applicability

[33] According to the card type fold-up envelope for an aid allowance, greetings, a name of a person who gives an aid allowance, or an amount of an aid allowance may be written in a convenient way, thereby preventing any problematic accident such as a mistake in checking an aid allowance amount or inability of checking a person who gives the aid allowance. In addition, a person may express his/her celebration or sorrow in writing.

[34] Moreover, the envelope may be easily assembled and opened, thereby ensuring easy usage. Furthermore, the envelope is decorated to have a good appearance, so it may be kept for a long time as a memorial.