Padded mailer

A padded mailer by Bubble Wrap

Padded mailers are padded envelopes used for packaging products for shipment. In the United Kingdom they are known as Jiffy bags after a famous manufacturer, the Jiffy Packaging Company.

Construction

Exterior

The exterior envelope can be made of a heavy paper, paperboard, corrugated fiberboard. or plastic film.

Padding

The padding material can be recycled newsprint, foam, bubble wrap, or other cushioning materials.

Closure

Many mailers have an integral flap that has a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a gummed (water-activated) adhesive, or tape to allow easy and secure closure.

References

Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, 2002, ISBN 1-930268-25-4
Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6

External links

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Containers

Aerosol spray Aluminium bottle Aluminum can Amphora Ampoule Antistatic bag Bag-in-box Barrel Biodegradable bag Blister pack Bottle Box Box wine Bulk box Carboy Carton Chub Clamshell Corrugated box design Crate Desiccator Drum Envelope Flagon Flexible intermediate bulk container Foam food container Folding carton Food storage container Growler Insulated shipping container Intermediate bulk container Jar Jerrycan Juicebox Keg Kōbako Multi-pack Padded mailer Pail Plastic bag Plastic bottle Pressure vessel Popcorn bag Nuclear flask Retort pouch Sachet Self-heating can Self-heating food packaging Shipping container Skin pack Spray bottle Square milk jug Tin can Tobacco pouch Tube Unit load Vial Wooden box

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Packaging

General topics	Active packaging Child-resistant packaging Disposable food packaging Food packaging Luxury packaging Modified atmosphere/modified humidity packaging Package pilferage Package testing Packaging engineering Pharmaceutical packaging Reusable packaging Shelf life Sustainable packaging Tamper-evident Tamper resistance Wrap rage

Containers	Aerosol Container Aluminium bottle Aluminum can Ampoule Antistatic bag Bag-in-box Bags and flexible containers Barrel Beer bottle Biodegradable bag Blister pack Boil-in-Bag Bottle Box Bulk box Carboy Carton Chub Clamshell Corrugated box design Crate Disposable cup Drum Envelope Flexible intermediate bulk container Foam food container Folding carton Growler Insulated shipping container Intermediate bulk container Jar Jerrycan Jug Juicebox Keg Multi-pack Oyster pail Packet (container) Padded mailer Pail Paper bag Paper sack Plastic bag Plastic bottle Popcorn bag Retort pouch Sachet Security bag Self-heating can Self-heating food packaging Shaker-style pantry box Shipping container Skin pack Spray bottle Tin can Tube Unit load Vial Wooden box

Materials and components	Adhesive Aluminium foil Bioplastic Biodegradable plastic BoPET Bubble wrap Bung Cellophane Closure Coated paper Coating Corrugated fiberboard Corrugated plastic Cushioning Desiccant Double seam Foam peanut Glass Hot-melt adhesive Kraft paper Label Linear low-density polyethylene Liquid packaging board Low-density polyethylene Metallised film Modified atmosphere Molded pulp Nonwoven fabric Overwrap Oxygen scavenger Packaging gas Pallet Paper Paper pallet Paperboard Plastic film Plastic pallet Plastic wrap Polyester Polyethylene Polypropylene Pressure-sensitive tape Screw cap Screw cap (wine) Security printing Security seal Shock detector Shock and vibration data logger Shrink wrap Slip sheet Staple (fastener) Strapping Stretch wrap Susceptor Tear tape Temperature data logger Time temperature indicator Tinplate Velostat

Processes	Aseptic processing Authentication Automatic identification and data capture Blow fill seal Blow molding Calendering Canning Coating Containerization Curtain Coating Die cutting Die forming (plastics) Electronic article surveillance Extrusion Extrusion coating Glass production Graphic design HACCP Hermetic seal Induction sealing Injection molding Laminating Laser cutting Molding Papermaking Plastic welding Plastics extrusion Printing Quality assurance Radio-frequency identification Roll slitting Shearing (manufacturing) Thermoforming Track and trace Vacuum forming Ultrasonic welding Vacuum packaging Verification and validation

Machinery	Barcode printer Barcode reader Bottling line Calender Can seamer Cartoning machine Case sealer Check weigher Conveyor system Extended core stretch wrapper Filler Heat gun Heat sealer Industrial robot Injection molding machine Label printer applicator Lineshaft roller conveyor Logistics automation Material handling equipment Mechanical brake stretch wrapper Multihead weigher Orbital stretch wrapping Palletizer Rotary wheel blow molding systems Shrink tunnel Staple gun Tape dispenser Turntable stretch wrapper Vertical form fill sealing machine

Environment, post-use	Biodegradation Environmental engineering Glass recycling Industrial ecology Life-cycle assessment Litter Paper recycling Plastic recycling Recycling Reusable packaging Reverse logistics Source reduction Sustainable packaging Waste management

Bags and flexible containers

Carried	Bayong Bindle Briefcase Dillybag Dromedary bag Handbag Haversack Medical bag Money bag Reusable shopping bag Shell purse Shopping bag String bag Tote bag Tucker bag

Worn	Backpack Bivouac sack Book bag Fanny pack Golf bag Lightweight Rucksack Medicine bag Messenger bag Randoseru Sabretache Satchel Sporran

Luggage	Battle bag Carpet bag Diaper bag Diplomatic bag / pouch Dopp bag Duffel bag Gig bag Gladstone bag Hobo Bag Holdall Norfolk case Portmanteau Saddlebag Suitcase Travel pack Trunk

Postal	Catcher pouch Mail bag Mail pouch Mail sack Mail satchel Padded mailer Mochila Portmanteau

Containers	Antistatic bag Bag-in-box Bin bag Bota bag Flexible intermediate bulk container Boil-in-Bag Mashk Milk bag Packet (container) Paper bag Parfleche Pipe bag Plastic bag Reusable shopping bag Sachet Security bag Shopping bag Thermal bag Tobacco pouch Zipper storage bag

Purses/Handbags	Bayong Birkin bag Coin purse Evening bag Handbag It Bag Kelly bag Messenger bag Minaudière Money bag Tote bag Wallet Wristlet

Other	Body bag Burn bag Dry bag Duluth pack Feedbag Gamow bag Gunny sack Sandbag Schultüte Sickness bag Sleeping bag Stuff sack

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