Integrated label mailer
AssigneeMoore Business Forms, Inc.
InventorSharon M. Murphy
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Abstract
An intermediate and a mailer-type business form are provided in which at least about 50% of a sheet forming the intermediate is of label stock. Portions of the release liner of the label stock are removed to edge seal the intermediate into a mailer by folding it about one or more fold lines, and the outgoing and return address indicia are reverse printed on the release sheet in alignment with removable (e.g. die cut) portions of the paper sheet, the addresses being exposed upon removal of the die cut label stock paper sheet portion at the reverse printed address portions. Other labels may also be die cut from the label stock.
Claims23
An intermediate of a mailer-type business form comprising:
- a substantially quadrate sheet of paper having first and second substantially parallel end edges, and third and fourth substantially parallel side edges, and first and second faces;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive covering an area of at least about 50% of said first face between said third and fourth edges, and from said second edge toward said first edges, in a substantially quadrate configuration;
- a release sheet having an inner face substantially covering said adhesive and having an outer face not engaging said adhesive;
- a first line of weakness substantially parallel to and adjacent said second edge, and second and third lines of weakness substantially parallel to and adjacent said third and fourth edges, respectively, to define tear-off edge portions in both said paper sheet and release sheet;
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- a first removable portion of said paper sheet closer to said second edge than said first edge and substantially completely within the area of said paper sheet covered by said adhesive and release sheet.
A mailer-type business form comprising:
- a substantially quadrate first ply substantially only of paper;
- a substantially quadrate second ply comprising a paper portion and a transparent or translucent release liner portion held together in face-to-face relationship by pressure sensitive adhesive;
- and edge portions of said adhesive uncovered by said release liner portion and holding said paper portion to said first ply at said edge portions;
- a first portion of said release liner uncovered by said paper portion and said adhesive but surrounded by said paper portion and adhesive of said second ply;
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- first address indicia on said release liner first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.