Document holder with preprinted locating aid

A reusable document holder for printing on inserted checks and like pliant documents especially adapted for use in a computer printer of friction or pin drive type which feeds the checks through in a given feed direction, which comprises:

• (a) a strong, flexible polyester support film having a thickness ranging from about 0.003 inch (3 mils) to about 0.007 inch (7 mils);
• (b) a plurality of vertically spaced attachment areas of predetermined shape on said support film for attachment of different checks of similar shape but that may vary in thickness and rigidity in said respective areas, the spacing of the attachment areas defining successive printing positions;
• (c) means provided in said attachment areas for attaching and supporting the checks in said respective areas on said support film, said attaching and supporting means comprising a plurality of essentially diagonally disposed straps, at least one at each of the corners of said attachment areas, said straps formed by cutting said support material for insertion of said check beneath said straps in the respective attachment areas;
• (d) a flap provided along the leading edge of each of said attachment areas, said flap formed by slitting said support material, for insertion of the top edge of said check beneath the flap in each of said attachment areas said support film including printed matter thereon corresponding to the pattern of a check in areas other than said straps and said flap, to aid in locating said straps and said flap for insertion of a check in proper position;
• (e) aligned tractor feed holes along opposite edges of said plastic support film for receiving the pins of a tractor feed mechanism on said computer printer, for loading and alignment of said support film in said computer printer, and feeding said document holder in the feed direction;
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• (f) line-up marks on said document holder prior to the leading attachment area to ensure proper initial loading and alignment of said support film in the computer printer, such that printed entries will properly be positioned on the subsequently printed checks.