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US 4,067,171 AGranted
Method of making multiple enclosure mailer
AssigneeKurt H. Volk, Inc.
InventorsEverett H. Herbert, Randolph S. Lyon, Jr., Kurt E. Volk, Jr., Robert W. Wassmer
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Abstract
Methods for preparing multiple separate personalized enclosures such as lettersheets, forms, return-mail applications and the like, contained in an envelope, which enclosures and envelope are prepared from two or more integral sheets.
Claims11
A method of preparing an envelope containing multiple separate enclosure sheets which comprises:
- a. mating in a superposed aligned configuration a first composite sheet consisting of:
- i. an envelope sheet defining a flap, a front panel and a rear panel, and integral therewith
- ii. a first enclosure sheet joined along a transverse line to said rear panel;
- and a second composite sheet containing integral second and third enclosure sheets;
- b. maintaining the mated configuration of the composite sheets by bonding means applied along a narrow segment adjacent to each, and lying between the opposite longitudinal edges of the superposed enclosure sheets;
- c. folding the bonded composite sheets to position the enclosure sheets between the front and rear panels of the envelope sheets;
- d. removing the bonded longitudinal edge segments while the sheets are in the folded configuration;
- e. bonding the longitudinal edges of the front and rear envelope panels to form an envelope pocket containing the enclosure sheets;
- and
- f. while the envelope flap is open, simultaneously separating the rear envelope panel from the first enclosure sheet, and the second from the third enclosure sheet, to thereby provide an envelope containing multiple separate enclosure sheets.
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A method of preparing an envelope containing multiple separate enclosure sheets which comprises:
- a. mating in a superposed aligned configuration a first composite sheet consisting of:
- i. an envelope sheet defining a flap, a front panel and a rear panel, and integral therewith
- ii. a first enclosure sheet joined along a transverse line to said rear panel,
- and a plurality of composite sheets each containing a pair of integral enclosure sheets:
- b. maintaining the mated configuration of the composite sheets by bonding means applied along a narrow segment adjacent to each, and lying between the opposite longitudinal edges of each of the superposed enclosure sheets;
- c. folding the bonded composite sheets to position the enclosure sheets between the front and rear panels of the envelope sheet;
- d. removing the bonded longitudinal edge segments while the sheets are in the folded configuration;
- e. bonding the longitudinal edges of the front and rear envelope panels to form an envelope pocket containing the enclosure sheets;
- and
- f. while the envelope flap is open, simultaneously separating the rear envelope panel from the first enclosure sheet, and the respective pairs of enclosures from the plurality of composite enclosure sheets, to thereby provide an envelope containing multiple separate enclosure sheets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.