US 4,051,995 A · Stuffed envelope assembly

Abstract

A plurality of continuous plys are superposed to comprise the top and bottom panels of a mailing envelope having insert panels therebetween, and, in one modification, having a record panel overlying the top envelope panel. Each of the panels which collectively comprise the stuffed envelope assembly are of the same size, and means are provided for enabling the envelope to be opened concurrently with the removal of an upper edge of each of the insert panels thereby providing an access to the central, removable portion of the insert panels which portions are secured along their respective side and bottom edges to marginal portions of the insert panels, said marginal portions being fixedly secured to corresponding marginal portions of the envelope-defining panels.

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Dependent claims

A continuous assembly of record sheets and stuffed envelopes, which comprises

a plurality of overlying continuous plys,
longitudinal and transverse lines of weakening in each of said plys which subdivide them into similar sized record, front, insert and rear panels each of which have corresponding top, bottom and side edges with removable feed strips along their respective side edges,
another transverse line of weakening in spaced parallelism with the top edge of the insert, front and rear panels for defining a tear strip in and across the upper end of said panels,
other lines of weakening in the insert panels in spaced parallelism with the bottom and side edges thereof defining a central, removable portion,
means interconnecting the marginal portions of the front, insert and rear panels along the tear strips and outwardly of the central, removable portion of the insert panels for defining a stuffed envelope which is separable along the first mentioned transverse lines of weakening from adjoining envelopes of the continuous envelope assembly, and
other means interconnecting the feed strips of the record, front, insert and rear panels of the envelope assembly, the record panel per se being disposed in free, overlying, aligned but unattached relationship with the front panel of its respective stuffed envelope.

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A continuous assembly of top opening stuffed envelopes, which comprises,

a plurality of overlying continuous plys, longitudinal and transverse lines of weakening in each of said plys subdividing them into similar sized panels having corresponding top, bottom and side edges with feed strips along their respective side edges, said envelopes each being adapted to be opened along said top edges,
the top ply defining a record panel and the next lower and bottom ply defining front and rear envelope panels, and the panels of the other intermediate plys defining insert panels,
another transverse line of weakening in spaced parallellism with the top edges of the insert, front and rear envelope panels defining a tear strip in and across the upper end of each of the insert, front and rear envelope panels,
lines of weakening in each insert panel in spaced parallelism with the bottom and said side edges thereof defining a central, removable portion, said central, removable portions being circumscribed by outwardly disposed top, bottom and side marginal portions of each insert panel, wherein the top marginal portion comprises a tear strip, said central portions being connected to said insert panels along essentially the entire periphery of said central portions by said lines of weakening, so that all edges of said removable central portions are connected to said insert panels,
means fixedly interconnecting the marginal portions of the insert panels to one another and to the front and rear envelope panels for defining a sealed stuffed envelope which is separable along its upper and lower edges from adjoining stuffed envelopes of the continuous stuffed envelope assembly,
means interconnecting the feed strips of the record, insert, front and rear envelope panels of the envelope assembly, other means interconnecting the feed strips of the record panel to the feed strips of the insert, front and rear envelope panels, the record panel per se being disposed in free, overlying, aligned but unattached relationship with the front envelope panel of its respective stuffed envelope,
and wherein removal of the tear strips of a stuffed envelope exposes the upper edges of the central removable portion of the insert panels for separation of their respective connected side and bottom edges from corresponding side and bottom marginal portions of their respective insert panels, incident to removal of the central portions from the envelope.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description4,178 words

Summary1,949 words

#1. Field of the Invention

#The subject invention relates to business forms, and more particularly to a business form of the type which comprises a plurality of end-interconnected stuffed envelopes, each of which comprise one or more insert panels housed between the front and rear panels of an envelope, in which the insert panels are housed, and wherein a record panel is provided in overlying relationship with the upper envelope-defining panel. Removable feed strips are provided along and beyond the side edge of each of the panels which collectively comprise a stuffed envelope for facilitating use of the stuffed envelopes with modern business equipment by which suitable original indicia is impact applied to an upper record or envelope panel of each envelope assembly, said indicia being impact transferred to other panels of each assembly.

#After thus being processed each individual stuffed envelope may be severed from an adjoining stuffed envelope, concurrently with or after removal of the feed strips thereby providing a stuffed envelope ready for mailing.

Brief description of the drawings7 figures

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which a plurality of individual plys are collated for providing a stuffed envelope assembly embodying the teachings of the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which the assembly of FIG. 1 is utilized for providing a plurality of individual, ready to mail, stuffed envelopes.

#FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the envelope assembly after suitable indicia has been applied to the various panels thereof disclosing the structural details of the upper surface of each of the five panels of the five plys of FIG. 1

Detailed description2,038 words

#With particular reference to FIG. 1 the numerals 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 denote generally, a plurality of rolls of plys of paper, or the like, certain of which have been pre-printed or processed to contain suitable indicia, in a repetitive pattern, in each of a plurality of panels which are reproduced in each of said plys.

#Each of the plys 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 respectively are successively disposed in overlying relationship onto an endless conveyor 20 which, by way of example, includes means, such as upstanding pins 22 which engage and project through the alignment holes provided in feed strips F along each side edge of each of the plys, for thereby insuring accurate registry of the individual panels of each of the plys as they are advanced to the right in FIG. 1.

#After thus being collated the resultant structure may be suitably zig-zag folded, as at 24, for storage, if desired.

Facts

Application

05/636,809Filed 1 Dec 1975

Granted

4 Oct 1977

Term ended

4 Oct 1994

Estimated · how

Pre-1995 term; greater of 17 years from grant or 20 years from filing when eligible. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification2 codes

B42D 5/025
Continuous form sets: mailer assemblies
B42D
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