Mailer intermediate or business form
AssigneeThe Standard Register Company
InventorHugh B. Skees
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Abstract
A mailer or business form intermediate including a built-in two-ply card is provided. The mailer comprises a single substrate sheet divided into three or four panels. The two-ply card is fashioned from lines of weakness forming single card plies in two adjacent panels which when folded come into contact and are held together with adhesive to form the two-ply card. Additional adhesives are employed to seal the mailer. Alternative embodiments include four panels in a side-by-side arrangement or a business form embodiment wherein the additional adhesives are not employed.
Claims19
A business form or mailer intermediate comprising:
- a substrate sheet having first and second surfaces, first and second opposite parallel longitudinal edges, and first and second opposite end edges;
- at least first and second transverse fold lines formed in said substrate perpendicular to said parallel longitudinal edges, dividing said substrate into at least first, second, and third panels, said first fold line separating said first and second panels and said second fold line separating said second and third panels;
- lines of weakness disposed in said first and second panels thereby forming first and second plies, respectively, and;
- a first adhesive pattern provided on said second surface of at least one of said first and second plies so that when said substrate sheet is folded about said first fold line said second surfaces of said first and second plies lie in contact forming a two-ply card.
A business form or mailer intermediate comprising:
- a substrate sheet having first and second surfaces;
- first and second fold lines formed in said substrate dividing said substrate into first, second, third and fourth panels, said first fold line separating said first and second panels from said third and fourth panels and said second fold line separating said first and third panels from said second and fourth panels;
- lines of weakness disposed in two adjacent panels thereby forming first and second plies, respectively, and;
- a first adhesive pattern provided on said second surface of at least one of said first and second plies so that when said substrate sheet is folded about one of said first or second fold lines said first and second plies lie in contact and adhere forming a two-ply card.
A business form or mailer intermediate comprising:
- a substrate sheet having first and second surfaces, first and second opposite parallel longitudinal edges, and first and second opposite end edges;
- at least first and second transverse fold lines formed in said substrate perpendicular to said parallel longitudinal edges, dividing said substrate into at least first, second, and third panels, said first fold line separating said first and second panels and said second fold line separating said second and third panels;
- lines of weakness disposed in said first and second panels thereby forming first and second plies, respectively, said first and second plies bearing identification indicia;
- and,
- a first adhesive pattern provided on said second surface of at least one of said first and second plies so that when said substrate sheet is folded about said first fold line said second surfaces of said first and second plies lie in contact forming a two-ply card bearing said identification indicia.
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