Abstract: A business form construction containing a removable label is provided. The construction includes a substrate having a window therein, a liner ply adhered to the substrate which covers the window, and at least one label which is adhered to the liner ply. The liner ply is adhered to the substrate by a pressure sensitive adhesive which is on either the periphery of the liner ply or on the periphery of the window of the substrate. The label may be adhered to the liner ply by a pressure sensitive adhesive or a releaseable adhesive. A preferred method of making the construction includes die-cutting a window in the substrate, applying a pattern of adhesive on the substrate around the periphery of the window, and placing the liner ply carrying the label on the substrate.

Abstract: A multipart form and label combination is provided which may be printed on both sides with variable and nonvariable information. The combination includes a face ply and a bottom ply, each of which include a pressure sensitive adhesive and a release agent coated on respective portions of their second surfaces. The face ply and bottom ply are adhered to one another such that a portion of the adhesive-coated surface of each ply is coextensive with the release agent-coated surface of the other ply. Each ply also includes a label portion which is removable from the combination. In a preferred embodiment, the multipart form and label combination is used as a packing list incorporating shipping and return labels.

Abstract: An envelope intermediate having an integral mail-back piece is provided. The intermediate is formed form a single sheet of substrate material divided into four panels by fold lines. A first and second ply is provided in two adjacent panels so that when the intermediate is folded, a mail-back piece is created. The mail-back piece may be either a two-ply card or envelope. Provisions for a removable partition are also included.

Abstract: A tuck label construction which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, is capable of being printed by a wide variety of conventional automated printing devices, and which can be printed with automated control systems such as bar codes is provided. In one form, the label includes a face ply having first and second major surfaces and a liner ply having first and second major surfaces. The first surface of the face ply includes an adhesive thereon which is adhered to the first surface of the liner ply, and the first surface of the liner ply contains a release agent thereon. Each of the face and liner plies includes a pair of end panels having center panels therebetween, with the end panels on the face ply being defined by lines of weakness between the end panels and the center panel on the face ply, and the end panels on the liner ply being Separated from the center panel on the liner ply.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a multiple-ply label form is provided which includes a plurality of readily removable elements for use in facilitating business operations, such as package shipment. The removable elements include at least one adhesive backed element securable elsewhere by means of the adhesive, and a single-ply and/or multiple-ply element readily separable from the balance of the label form. The adhesive backed element may have one or more plies. Mailing information or other indicia may be applied on each element as desired. The single-ply and/or multiple-ply element may have an adhesive free backing for filing, mailing or other applications related to the business employing the label form.

Abstract: A business form or mailer intermediate having a built-in laminated portion is provided. The form or mailer includes a base ply provided on or in one panel and a film ply provided in a second panel. When the form or mailer is folded about a fold line, the film ply adheres to the base ply with a laminating adhesive. The base ply to be laminated may be a card or label.

Abstract: A security coating for business documents printed using noncontact as well as impact printing devices is provided which enhances the adhesion of toner particles and/or ink to a document substrate. Other security features may be also be added to the coating to provide a dual-function coating which also provides visible evidence of tampering, either by the application of solvents, mechanical abrasion, heat, or when pressure is applied.

Abstract: The present invention is an envelope sheet capable of being automatically printed and formed into a standard business envelope using a high-speed separate sheet printer in line with high-speed separate sheet folding and pressure sealing equipment. The present envelope sheet comprises a front panel connected to a back panel along a bottom fold line, to a closing flap along a top fold line, to a left-side flap along a left-side fold line and to a right-side flat along a right-side fold line. The front panel, back panel, closing flap and both side flaps each have an upper surface and a lower surface. The back panel is adhered to the left-side and right-side flaps with a latent adhesive sandwiched therebetween. The present invention also includes a method and apparatus for automatically printing and forming an envelope from the present envelope sheet, as well as automatically stuffing the envelope while it is being formed.

Abstract: A form having detachable labels and a wristband is provided. The form includes a face ply adhered to a liner ply by a pressure sensitive adhesive. The face ply includes a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion is die cut to form a wristband and the second portion is die cut to form a series of detachable labels. The form may be printed in a single pass through a printer to provide the wristband and labels with correlating printed indicia.

Abstract: A window-containing mailer is provided which is suitable for use in nonimpact printers using heated fuser rolls. A heat and moisture resistant adhesive which resists picking at temperatures encountered in the fusing rolls secures a transparent polymeric film or glassine patch to the mailer substrate. The adhesive may be either a crosslinkable aqueous-based latex or emulsion or a radiation curable composition.

Abstract: A multipart form and label combination is provided which may be printed in a single pass through a printer. The combination includes a face ply which may be printed with nonvariable and variable indicia, a film ply, and an optional intermediate liner ply. The combination also includes first, second or third removable portions such as, for example, a label, receipt or postcard. In a preferred embodiment, the multipart form and label combination is used as an inspection form.

Abstract: A mailer or business form intermediate including a built-in reply envelope. The mailer comprises a single substrate sheet divided into four panels. At least three of the four panels are of substantially the same longitudinal dimension. The reply envelope is fashioned from the second and third panels upon folding. A closure flap for the reply envelope is also included. The mailer also contains provisions for including a number of partitions for labels or statements, a two-ply card, or a window for addresses.

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.

Abstract: Multiple ply labels include removable single ply portions for use in facilitating package shipment operations. Two-ply and a three-ply embodiments are disclosed with release material being applied to portions of a second or bottom ply which are overlain by tab portions of a first or top ply having adhesive applied to the underside of the tab portions and around the periphery of the top and bottom plies to adhere the plies to one another to assemble the labels. The tab portions are preferably formed by die cuts; however, lines of weakness created for example by creasing or lines of perforations can be used to make the tab portions readily separable from the top ply. Card portions are also formed by lines of perforations or other lines of weakness in the top ply with the card portions being formed clear of any adhesive coating such that they are free of adhesive for filing, mailing or other applications related to the package shipment operations.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a multiple-ply label form is provided which includes a plurality of readily removable elements for use in facilitating business operations, such as package shipment. The removable elements include at least one adhesive backed element securable elsewhere by means of the adhesive, and a single-ply and/or multiple-ply element readily separable from the balance of the label form. The adhesive backed element may have one or more plies. Mailing information or other indicia may be applied on each element as desired. The single-ply and/or multiple-ply element may have an adhesive free backing for filing, mailing or other applications related to the business employing the label form.

Abstract: A business record such as a form, tag, label or the like is provided in which different selected colored areas may be activated in a single pass through a printer. In one embodiment, coatings of initially colorless color formers and color developers are coated on selected areas of a substrate surface. The color formers and color developers combine upon exposure to an imaging force, such as heat or pressure, to form different colored visible areas on the sheet. In an alternative embodiment, the coatings of color formers and color developers are self-contained coatings having pressure-rupturable microcapsules containing either the color formers or said color developers.

Abstract: A construction for a laminated card or label is provided including a transparent film having a pressure sensitive adhesive on one surface thereof and liner stock having first and second major surfaces. The first surface has a release coating adhered to the pressure sensitive adhesive on the film. Variable information may be printed on the second surface of the liner stock within the die cut area, and the die cut card removed from the transparent film and replaced printed side down onto the adhesive surface of the film, thereby laminating the card to the film. The card is then peeled away from remainder of the construction at the die cut around the film and folded with the indicia facing outward to laminate the sides the card together. The printed surfaces of the card are direct contact with the adhesive, thus preventing tampering of the card.

Abstract: A tri-fold label or business form is provided. The tri-fold label includes a label ply and a liner ply, both having respective first and second sides. Through a series of die cuts and lines of perforations, first, second, and intermediate panels may be defined on the label ply. An additional panel, one or more side panels, and a removable tab may also be provided. The liner ply remains adhered to portions of the label when folded and applied to a surface to facilitate removal of various panels of the label.

Abstract: A web or sheet product is provided which is coated on at least a portion of its surface with a bond-enabling material for adhering toner particles, on the surface of the sheet. The sheet product can be used as a mailer or confidential form which is sealed using toner particles as the adhesive. The bond-enabling material may be a polymer which is coated on the sheet as a liquid and then cured to form a film on the surface of the sheet. The bond-enabling material is resistant to melting or degrading when exposed to temperatures used for fusing toner particles, and additionally may act as a tie coat to enhance the adhesion of toner particles to the surface of the sheet. The bond-enabling material may be coated on the peripheral edges of the sheet, and toner particles are printed over the bond-enabling material on the peripheral edges of the sheet. The sheet is folded and sealed by the application of heat and pressure to the edges of the sheet.

Abstract: Multiple ply labels include removable single ply portions for use in facilitating package shipment operations. Two-ply and a three-ply embodiments are disclosed with release material being applied to portions of a second or bottom ply which are overlain by tab portions of a first or top ply having adhesive applied to the underside of the tab portions and around the periphery of the top and bottom plies to adhere the plies to one another to assemble the labels. The tab portions are preferably formed by die cuts; however, lines of weakness created for example by creasing or lines of perforations can be used to make the tab portions readily separable from the top ply. Card portions are also formed by lines of perforations or other lines of weakness in the top ply with the card portions being formed clear of any adhesive coating such that they are free of adhesive for filing, mailing or other applications related to the package shipment operations.