Abstract: A two-way mailer is constructed of top and bottom plies which form an outgoing and a return envelope, at least one insert ply secured between the top and bottom plies and a control ply overlying the top ply. The top ply bears the MAIL TO and the RETURN addresses for the outgoing envelope. The top ply also includes a die-cut removable pull tab. The insert ply includes a stationary portion adhered to the top ply around the outer perimeter of the pull tab. A section of the stationary portion located behind the pull tab bears the MAIL TO address for the return envelope. Removing the pull tab exposes the section and the MAIL TO address for the return envelope. With as few as three total plies, this two-way mailer can be consistently printed on an impact printer without any paper jams.

Abstract: A two-ply construction in a product transmittal package having a removable compartment for the product in which removal is facilitated by lines of perforations in one ply in alignment with a cooperating slot in the other ply, so that rupture of the perforations and not also the construction material of a ply is all that is necessary to separate the compartment from the package.

Abstract: A reusable, returnable envelope is disclosed, which has a removable front cover sheet and a resealable closure flap. A primary envelope body has a front wall, a back wall, and a sealable closure flap. A tear-away front cover sheet is secured over the face of the front wall and carries a first address. After removal of the cover sheet, the front wall is exposed, which forms an address area and can be provided with a pre-printed return address. The closure flap includes at least two adhesive areas separated by at least one tear strip element and at least one guide strip associated therewith. On the first use of the envelope, the closure flap is opened without destruction by pulling on the tear strip, severing the original flap across its width and forming a new, shorter closure flap. The envelope is readied for its second use by removal of the front cover sheet and resealing of the closure flap using the second adhesive area.

Abstract: A remailable postcard includes a front side and a back side. The front side would be used in the initial mailing to indicate the original addressee and contain the necessary postage. The back side would have the portion indicating the address of the return addressee. In addition, return postage would be provided on the back side. The return addressee portion would be at least partially covered by a removable label or flap. The card also contains a tear off strip along the edge having the original postage. When the original addressee wishes to return the card the label or flap would be removed to expose the return addressee information and the tear off strip would be detached to remove the original postage. The back side of the card would then contain the necessary postal information to permit the card to be remailed.

Abstract: A C-fold simple mailer is provided which may be processed on a laser (or other non-impact) printer. Pressure sensitive adhesive is utilized to form the mailer, and integral return envelope. C-folding and sealing are effected after printing of variable data on the form. In one construction variable data is printed on both faces of the form utilizing a duplex sheet feed laser printer, while in a second construction a simplex continuous laser printer is utilized and variable data--including the outgoing addressee address indicia--is printed on only one face. In the second construction a die cut window is provided so that the outgoing address information is visible from the exterior of the mailer.

Abstract: A mailer type business form, an intermediate for the form, and a method of making the form are provided. The mailer type business form is constructed from a single ply sheet of paper and a small panel (less than one-quarter the size of the sheet) which cooperates with a quadrant of the sheet to provide a return envelope. The sheet is folded along orthogonal fold lines to provide four plies, a fifth ply being provided by the panel which cooperates with one of the plies to form the return envelope. The mailer is constructed by positively guiding the panel (preferably utilizing a tractor hole strip along one edge) into contact with predetermined adhesive strips on the single ply sheet, and then subsequently folding the sheet along the orthogonal fold lines.

Abstract: A business form has a first ply and a second ply with an insert ply therebetween. The insert ply has a cutout portion along the upper edge of a certain dimension and a cutout portion along the lower edge of a lesser dimension than the cutout portion along the upper edge, the upper cutout portion accommodating adhesive for sealing a return envelope of a mailer that uses the same ply for the back of the outgoing mailer and for the back of the return envelope.

Abstract: A two-way envelope includes front and back panels having a portion removable to open the two-way envelope with the other portion forming a reply envelope having an end closure flap for closing the reply envelope. The two-way envelope is preprinted with a reply address, a bar code corresponding to the reply address and an identification code indicating the presence of the bar code. After the two-way envelope is opened and the replay envelope closed, the reply envelope includes the reply address, bar code and identification code but not the outgoing address of the two-way envelope.

Abstract: A direct and return mailing unit comprises a unitary sheet having at least three panels. Two of the panels are end panels and there is at least one intermediate panel. A fold line connects each set of adjacent panels together. One of the end panels is of multi-layer construction to form a reply envelope. One of the intermediate panels has original addressee information and postage on its front face. The reply envelope end panel has return addressee information and postage on one of its faces. All of the panels are folded against each other to provide a folded assembly of the size of the intermediate panel having the original addressee information invisible, while the return addressee information is concealed.

Abstract: A continuous mailer type business form includes a top ply, a single or multiple part insert ply, and a return envelope. The return envelope comprises first and second plies secured along three edges, with a fourth edge open, and one of the first and second plies is adapted to be folded over the open edge to close it. The second ply comprises marginal areas of adhesive adjacent at least one edge with tear off perforations disposed within the marginal areas of adhesive. The marginal areas of adhesive connect the first and second plies on one side of the perforations, and the second and top plies on the opposite side of the perforations. The insert and first plies are unconnected to the top ply by the marginal areas of adhesive. The marginal areas of adhesive may comprise longitudinally spaced diagonal strips, with the width of the marginal areas of adhesive approximately the same on the opposite sides of the perforations.