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US 4,437,852 AGranted
Method of producing mailer with self contained reply envelope
AssigneeKurt H. Volk, Inc.
InventorsKurt E. Volk, Jr., Everett H. Herbert, John W. Stenner
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Abstract
Methods for manufacturing articles suitable for mailing, comprising an outer envelope containing at least one enclosure and a pre-formed return envelope, wherein the outer envelope, enclosure and pre-formed reply envelope are prepared from one or more integral sheets.
Claims19
A method for producing an article suitable for mailing that consists of an outer envelope containing a plurality of enclosure sheets and a preformed reply envelope, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) mating in a superposed aligned configuration a first composite sheet consisting of:
- i. an outer 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 consisting of:
- i. a second enclosure sheet, and integral therewith
- ii. a reply envelope sheet defining a flap, a front panel, and a rear panel, said reply envelope sheet joined along a transverse line to said second enclosure sheet;
- (b) folding the composite sheets to superpose the reply envelope rear panel with the reply envelope front panel;
- (c) bonding the longitudinal edges of the front and rear reply envelope panels to form a reply envelope pocket;
- (d) further folding the composite sheets to position the reply envelope, first enclosure sheet and second enclosure sheet between the front and rear panels of the outer envelope sheet;
- (e) bonding the longitudinal edges of the outer envelope front and rear panels to form an outer envelope pocket containing the reply envelope, first and second enclosure sheets;
- and
- (f) while the outer envelope flap is open, simultaneously separating the reply envelope from the second enclosure sheet, and the first enclosure sheet from the outer envelope rear panel, to thereby provide an envelope containing separate first and second enclosure sheets, and a separate preformed reply envelope.
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A method for producing an article suitable for mailing that consists of an outer envelope containing a plurality of enclosure sheets and a response device detachably connected to a preformed reply envelope, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) mating in a superposed aligned configuration a first composite sheet consisting of:
- i. an outer 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 consisting of:
- i. a second enclosure sheet, and integral therewith
- ii. a response device joined along a transverse line to said second enclosure sheet, and integral therewith
- iii. a reply envelope sheet defining a flap, a front panel, and a rear panel, said reply envelope sheet joined along a transverse line of perforations to said response device;
- (b) folding the composite sheets to superpose the reply envelope rear panel with the reply envelope front panel;
- (c) bonding the longitudinal edges of the front and rear reply envelope panels to form a reply envelope pocket;
- (d) further folding the composite sheets to position the reply envelope, response device, first enclosure sheet and second enclosure sheet between the front and rear panels of the outer envelope sheet;
- (e) bonding the longitudinal edges of the outer envelope front and rear panels to form an outer envelope pocket containing the response device, reply envelope, first and second enclosure sheets;
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- (f) while the outer envelope flap is open, simultaneously separating the response device from the second enclosure sheet, and the first enclosure sheet from the outer envelope rear panel, to thereby provide an outer envelope containing separate first and second enclosure sheets, and a separate reply envelope, with a response device detachably connected thereto.
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A method for producing from a single composite sheet an article suitable for mailing that consists of an outer envelope containing a response device detachably connected to a preformed reply envelope, the composite sheet consisting of:
- i. an outer envelope sheet defining a flap, a front panel and a rear panel, and integral therewith
- ii. a response device joined along a transverse line to said outer envelope rear panel, and integral therewith
- iii. a reply envelope sheet defining a reply envelope flap, a reply envelope front panel, and a reply envelope rear panel, said reply envelope sheet joined along a transverse line of perforations to said response device;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) folding the composite sheet to superpose the reply envelope rear panel with the reply envelope front panel;
- (b) bonding the longitudinal edges of the front and rear reply envelope panels to form a reply envelope pocket;
- (c) further folding the composite sheet to position the reply envelope and response device between the front and rear panels of the outer envelope sheet;
- (d) bonding the longitudinal edges of the outer envelope front and rear panels to form an outer envelope pocket containing the response device and the reply envelope;
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- (e) while the outer envelope flap is open, separating the response device from the outer envelope rear panel, to thereby provide an outer envelope containing a separate preformed reply envelope with a response device detachably connected thereto.
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