Abstract: An envelope assembly including first and second plies 10, 70 respectively defining a front and back of an envelope along with an intermediate insert ply 40 having a message section 50 and an attachment section 52 with the message section 50 being connected by a small frangible tie 56 to the attaching section 52. A U-shaped glue line 84 secures the first and second plies 10, 70 together and one of the plies 10, 70 is provided with a tab 22 firmly secured to the attaching section 52. The ties 56 provide registration during manufacture and subsequent printing and yet are easily ruptured when the tab 22 is stripped from the form, taking the attachment section 52 with it to thereby free the message section 50 for ready removal from the envelope.

Abstract: There is provided a storage container for paste-like substances, for example mayonnaise, in the shape of a bag with collapsible walls mounted within a pump-operated dispensing unit. The wall of the bag includes a segmentally crimped tube tightly sealed at one extremity with a clamp which is part of a double clamping device with an intermediate transverse separation band. The clamp segment which faces the bag cavity may be detachable from the crimped section.

Abstract: A mailer assembly has a front ply secured to a back ply adjacent the marginal portions of the two plies, and an intermediate ply extends to the edges of one side of the two plies with a line of adhesive between the front ply and the intermediate ply and a line of adhesive between the intermediate ply and the back ply. The intermediate ply is free along the other side of the front and back plies which are secured by dots of adhesive along such other side. The front ply has a removable tab portion to expose the intermediate ply which is removable from the front and back plies along said one side thereof.

Abstract: A mailing piece for use in mass mailings including an envelope having insert material 26 within the envelope. An index mark 76 on the insert 26 are correlated with index openings 64, 66, 68 on the front 22 of the envelope so that, for example, the answers to questions disposed in areas 58, 60, 62 on the insert may be displayed to the recipient of the mailer through a window 56 in the front 22 of the envelope upon alignment of the index mark 76 with the index openings 64, 66 and 68 with such answers corresponding to questions located in areas 70, 72 and 74 associated with each index opening 64, 66 and 68.

Abstract: An envelope system is disclosed in which two or more pockets are utilized to receive contents. Each of the pockets have indicia thereon, the indicia of each pocket being at least partially identical with the indicia of all other pockets in a particular envelope system.

Abstract: A wrapped packet of papers including a separate title page, one or more separate table of content pages and a continuous strip of fan-folded, two-ply sequentially-numbered paper sheets. Both the separate sheets and the sheets present in the continuous strip possess punched out holes for fastening the sheets into ring or post binders.

Abstract: The front ply of the mailer is provided with a cutout window and a transparent patch over the window. The patch is provided with a CB coating while the underlying area of the insert ply is provided with a CF coating for chemically reacting with the first coating in response to an impact force from a stylus on the patch. Imaged information on the insert ply can be viewed through the transparent patch while being protected by the patch.

Abstract: A series of stuffed sealed envelope assemblies wherein the interior plies are completely discontinuous once every fold length but in which a plurality of form lengths are provided within each fold length, the intermediate plies only being partially discontinuous each form length.

Abstract: The business or other institution is provided with two complementary series of blank form parts. One of these contains one or more elements of a form of construction (multiple ply, window, glassine-patched window, glue spots, patches or strips) which would make it incompatable for use with today's commercially predominate non-impact printers. The other contains none of such elements and is suited for being run through a business computer-controlled non-impact printer for the purpose of printing of variable information thereon, and of being thereafter assembled and united increment for increment with form parts from the first series, using presently available assembling and uniting apparatus, whereupon the united forms may be successively severed into thus individualized communications and dispatched to their respective addresses.

Abstract: A label to be affixed to a container is disclosed. The label includes a longitudinal strip divided into two or more panels by one or more transverse fold lines. An end panel of the strip forms a front cover for the remaining panel or panels when the remaining panel or panels is or are folded behind the front cover panel. The front cover panel has a folded edge defined by the fold line between the front cover panel and the adjacent panel and a free outer edge which is opposite the folded edge and extends beyond the remaining panel or panels of the strip when folded. The extending part of the front cover panel has one or more holes, a support web for the longitudinal strip and a layer of pressure sensitive self-adhesive material which is adhered by the self-adhesive surface thereof over the front cover panel.

Abstract: For providing an improved mailer/return envelope/remittance stub assembled set in which the remittance stub and check may be inserted by the consumer in the return envelope without folding either of them, which return envelope and contents may be sorted and read, if desired, by automated machines, and as to the parts of which the business may use a combination if impact and non-impact printers to print variable information on the parts prior to assembly, and use a relatively inexpensive sealer for assembling the parts into sets, three parts are provided. Of these, Part 2 at one stage forms a first face of a mailer and at another a second face of a return envelope; Part 1 at that other stage forms the first face of the return envelope and the flap for sealing the open end of the return envelope; and Part 3 at the one stage forms the second face of the mailer and, at the other stage, forms the remittance stub.

Abstract: The recipient of a mailer, following pre-printed instructions, severs a marginal portion in order to separate a cover sheet, through a window of which the initial mail-to address label was visible, from a return envelope. The recipient then detaches a remittance document from the separated cover sheet and places it in the return envelope, e.g. together with a bank check or other form of payment, seals the return envelope and peels off the initial mail-to address label, thus exposing the pre-printed return mail to address. The peeled-off label is to be re-applied up in the upper left corner sender's return address position. The initial mail-to address label and the underlying return mail to address may be provided on the respective layers of a so-called piggyback label.

Abstract: A continuous business form assembly provides custom addressed, outgoing envelopes filled with contents sometimes including return envelopes. The assembly comprises at least four webs, one of which is a self-imaging web. The self-imaging web is positioned and adapted to provide custom addresses on itself visible through outgoing envelope windows.

Abstract: A continuous business form assembly comprises, first, a longitudinally continuously extending carrier web. The carrier web has a longitudinally spaced series of carrier form stubs thereon. The assembly comprises, second, a longitudinally spaced series of form sets attached to the carrier form stubs. The carrier web further includes spacer sheets alternating with the carrier form stubs. The spacer sheets provide leaders for printer feed tractors, for small quantity computer printer users.

Abstract: A carbon security system is provided for a customer using a credit card to get all of the carbons when the customer copy is taken. Security is achieved because all carbons are connected to the customer copy and are removed together with the customer copy. A set made up of the customer copy and all carbons may be folded over so that the carbons are left inside of the folded customer copy. A strip of adhesive attached to the top side or underside of the stub retains the folded set together. Thus, there results a very good way for the customer to retain the carbons without getting a mess on his or her hands and without risking fraudulent use of credit card data obtained from the carbons.

Abstract: A multi-part mailer form assembly comprises a series of superimposed continuous sheets each having spaced transverse tear lines for separating the sheets into individual multi-part forms. Opposite marginal edges of the assembly have superimposed pin feed perforations and the sheets are adhesively secured together along one marginal side edge and are separable from each other by means of tear lines. The front sheet is of paper and the rear sheet is of card and the intermediate sheets include at least one paper sheet with copy producing layers or means provided for reproducing information imprinted on the front sheet on the paper and card sheets. The sheets each have a designated address area in registry with corresponding designated address areas on all the other sheets.

Abstract: A continuous business form assembly of a plurality of webs is disclosed. Two webs form a series of envelopes. Other webs form envelope inserts substantially free and loose in the envelopes. The inserts are joined to the assembly through only abbreviated tear tabs which are behind envelope tear strips and joined to insert web attachment strips formed into the envelopes.

Abstract: A two-way mailing envelope for both first and return mailing is disclosed, which has top, bottom and side edges and comprises a pair of panels foldably connected to each other along one fold line extending along the bottom edge and folded over one another to form a first mailing envelope, first adhesive means adhesively fastening in superimposed relationship side edge portions of the panels, and first and second side tear strips severable along respective first and second tear lines and including the side edge portions. A first adhesive closure flap is foldably connected to the one panel along another fold line extending along the top edge, the first adhesive closure flap being foldable along the other fold line to seal the first mailing envelope.

Abstract: A continuous, filled envelope assembly includes continuous, envelope forming webs and laterally abbreviated insert webs. The insert webs are capable of accurate feeding with the envelope webs, and also adapted to be processed independently, and include a row of spaced feed holes of one web superimposed on a non-marginal row of spaced feed holes of an adjacent web.

Abstract: A two-way envelope has a front and rear surface formed of a single rectangular sheet folded upon itself about a transverse central foldline. The envelope comprises overlying front and rear return envelope panels, overlying front and rear data bearing panels, and front and rear transverse lines of separation parallel to the central transverse foldline and separating the return envelope panels from the data bearing panels. The transverse lines of separation are offset to define on one surface of the envelope a return envelope flap adjoining one of the return envelope panels by a line of weakness. Adhesive is disposed on the inner surface of the return envelope flap, and sealing means secures the three free edges of the two-way envelope about the central foldline except those portions of the edge coincident with the return envelope flap.

Abstract: Computerized correspondence form on which at least one part is designed to be folded so as to form an envelope and letter and consists of at least two sheets joined together along at least one side strip bordered inwards, on the envelope and letter, by respective preset tear lines of which the one on the envelope provides for greater weakening than the one on the letter; an adhesive strip being provided along each side edge on the back of the said part of the form.

Abstract: Envelopes and letter sheets are mounted on a continuous carrier in such a manner that they alternate and are continuously shingled. The envelope flaps are first affixed to the carrier sheet, with the envelopes in an open position and with their flap folds adjacent and parallel to infolds between carrier sheet panels. The letter sheets are then affixed to the same panels, with the free end of each sheet extending across both an outfold and the next infold. When the carrier sheet is fanfolded, each envelope closes over the top margin of the following letter sheet, and the lower margin of each letter sheet extends across the upper margin of the following envelope.

Abstract: A continuous business form assembly provides for printing internal and external information on a single web in one, single-sided printing operation. Label portions cut in the forms are foldable for the printing. Attachment sheets and adhesive return the label portions to sealed, label positions where label information is external to the forms.

Abstract: An improved business mailer having an insert wherein one end is free of the mailer and the opposite end is secured to an edge region thereof. The insert has a tear strip defined by at least one detachable edge adjacent its opposite secured end. The mailer has a tear tab portion secured to the tear strip whereby removal of the tear tab portion to open the mailer also removes the tear strip to release the insert. The mailer may also have a plurality of inserts containing information in which two folded inserts in connected superimposed relation are provided with information visible thereon from the front and rear. Withdrawal from the mailer of the insert having the information visible thereon from the front of the folded inserts causes the other insert to lag behind, slowly unfolding and reversing so that the business information formerly visible from the rear of the folded inserts is now noticeably visible from the front.

Abstract: A first class envelope adapted to be attached to a host piece of second, third or fourth class matter, and useful for sending first class matter at the lower postal rate for the host piece comprises a substantially conventional envelope assembly with a front face and a rear face. The rear face of the envelope is provided with detachable strips formed by perforated lines in the envelope material. The detachable strips are applied with adhesive for attachment of the envelope to its host piece. When the envelope is detached, the only residue that remains on the host piece is the detachable strips from the envelope.

Abstract: A module for postal transmission, particularly for confidential information such as bank statements and the like, according to the invention has at least four sections (13, 15, 17, 19; 313, 315, etc.) defined by parallel fold lines (7, 9, 11; 331, 332, etc.) for repeated folding; on one of the external sections (13; 313) of the module, in the fully-folded configuration, a window (F, F1) is provided for the address; the useful face of these sections is surrounded by a perimetrical strip for permanent sealing (23A, 23B, 23C; 623) to assure the inviolability of said face, while on the reverse side of it a non-permanent glueing (25B, 25C; 125B, 125C, etc.) is provided. With respect to the known cross-folding modules, the module of the invention has a larger useful surface available, assures a higher production rate and is more easily handled.

Abstract: Envelopes and letter sheets are mounted on a continuous carrier in such a manner that they alternate and are continuously shingled. The envelope flaps are first affixed to the carrier sheet, with the envelopes in an open position and with their flap folds adjacent and parallel to infolds between carrier sheet panels. The letter sheets are then affixed to the same panels, with the free end of each sheet extending across both an outfold and the next infold. When the carrier sheet is fanfolded, each envelope closes over the top margin of the following letter sheet, and the lower margin of each letter sheet extends across the upper margin of the following envelope.

Abstract: A deformable container for sections of developed photographic roll films and for prints of images on such film sections has a square or rectangular base sheet of paper, cardboard or the like and a cover sheet of paper or synthetic plastic material. The sheets overlie each other and are bonded to one another along three marginal sections and a median section to define a narrower film compartment and a wider print compartment. Both compartments are open at those ends which face the fourth marginal sections of the sheets. One or more fold lines are provided between the two compartments to allow for folding of one compartment over the other compartment. Several containers form a strip of coherent containers, and the containers of the strip can be formed with one or more rows of perforations to facilitate automatic transport in a photographic processing laboratory wherein the film sections and the prints are introduced into the respective compartments by automatic equipment.

Abstract: A continuous form paper has a plurality of sheets which are bifolded along perforated fold lines. At the top of each sheet and at the bottom of each sheet and in parallel with the fold lines are perforated tear lines. These tear lines create a pull tab when the sheets are bifolded into a stack. The pull tabs facilitate the separation of a relatively large stack of sheets into individual sheets by tearing along the perforated bottom tear line of a preceding sheet which is in parallel alignment with the top tear line of a following sheet.

Abstract: A display and storage pack, as for video game cartridges, is made of folded, flexible, sheet-form plastic. Side-by-side pockets are spaced along the length of the plastic by heat-sealed seams and hinge areas. The game cartridges have a substantial thickness, so the seams do not extend to the folded, bottom edges of the pockets but stop above such edges. The plastic then can accommodate the thickness of the cartridges without stretching or tearing. Cartridges are held firmly in the pockets by friction with the plastic, yet then can be easily inserted and removed. The pack is entirely flat when empty, and folds compactly, accordion-like, when entirely or partially filled. An elastic band affixed to a tab on one end of the pack holds it in its folded position. Handles allow carriage or hanging storage of the folded pack. When the pack is open the game cartridges are displayed for selection.

Abstract: A continuous business form for use in automated mailing systems including a single elongated ply having control punch margins on its longitudinal edges. Longitudinal lines of weakening are disposed inwardly of the control punch margins to define removable feed strips and a main panel. The main panel is divided by a plurality of cross lines of weakening into a mailing facilitating panel and a message bearing panel such that the mailing facilitating panel has a length that is a minor fraction of the length of the message bearing panel. Mailing facilitating devices, such as an envelope, a label, or a stencil, are carried by the mailing facilitating panel.

Abstract: This multiple ply assembly yields individual invoice/itinerary sheets and a traveler's ticket-holding folder with the invoice/itinerary information printed directly on the flap. Invoice/itinerary information entered on the outer ply is printed on the area corresponding in size and orientation on all plies. When this corresponding portion of the next to last ply is detached, yielding an additional invoice/itinerary sheet, the remainder of the next to last ply forms a pocket on one corner of the last ply by means of adhesive. The portion of the last ply corresponding in size and orientation to the outer ply forms the flap of a ticket-holding folder, of which the aforementioned pocket is a part.

Abstract: The continuous mailer assembly has mailer units in which one of the back or front plies is either completely severed from the adjacent ply or connected to the adjacent ply by a weak hinge connection. In either case, tenting is avoided when the mailer assembly is unfolded from a stacked condition.

Abstract: A business form assembly, and the method of forming the same, is described. The business form assembly includes superimposed front and back sheets with at least one of the sheets being provided on the surface thereof facing the other of the sheets with a dormant adhesive in the nature of a thermoplastic material which is rendered activatable by electromagnetic radiation. Sealing lines are formed between the sheets where the dormant adhesive is activated, the resulting sealing lines together defining a receiving compartment suitable for accepting a document for mailing or an object for storage. The sealing lines have generally negligible thicknesses and uniform widths along their lengths. Also described is the apparatus for making the business form assemblies. The mailing assemblies are suitable for manufacture either individually or as part of a continuous series or web of business form assemblies which can be processed through data processing or imprinting equipment prior to separation from each other.

Abstract: A number of bill paying envelopes for use in making periodic payments are removably affixed to a continuous prefolded web which carries the envelopes through a computer controlled printer wherein confidential account information is printed on the inside surface of the envelope flap, the web being subsequently folded to provide a flat booklet of said envelopes.

Abstract: A continuous business form assembly includes webs defining return envelopes within originating envelopes, where the webs of the originating envelopes are joined through openings in the other webs. The flaps of the return envelopes are formed of the material from which the openings are cut so that the flaps and openings are simultaneously created, paper waste is reduced and return envelope size increased.

Abstract: The mailer is made of three plies which define an outgoing envelope with a removable tab, a message ply and a return envelope. The back ply has a flat portion which folds over to seal the return mail envelope and is provided with remoistenable glue.

Abstract: The envelope assembly comprises a rectangular front panel and a complementary back panel which together form an envelope for initial use in the delivery of an insert. First and second tear lines are formed across the two panels, respectively. The first tear line, formed across the front panel, is spaced inwardly from one side of the envelope a distance greater than the corresponding separation between the second tear line and the one side of the envelope. An insert formed within the envelope is secured between the front and back panels along said one side. By pinching the envelope and exerting a pulling force on it, from its opposite sides, the envelope can be burst. This separates the insert and a removable portion of the envelope along the first and second tear lines. The separation between the first and second tear lines exposes a portion of the back panel that extends outwardly from the first tear line.

Abstract: The peel-back mailer has a front ply which can be peeled off to expose inserts and a return mail envelope. In addition, a tab portion on an intermediate ply is secured to the front ply so as to be simultaneously removed during peeling off of the front ply. The exposed flap on the back ply is foldable to seal the return envelope and carries adhesive for this purpose.

Abstract: A connected series of mailer units separable into individual units and foldable for mailing into a size small enough to avoid bending, tearing, etc., while including an information ply of a length approximating that of the outer envelope and having tear strip means affording removal of the information ply while the same is in folded condition.

Abstract: A method and form suitable for airline ticketing wherein interior plies are transversely cut while the exterior plies are only weakened so that advantageously handleable ticket assembly is readily developed by removing the top ply and a portion of the bottom ply to yield a ticket packet.

Abstract: The front and back plies of the continuous mailer assembly are secured together by a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive. This adhesive secures the plies together in a fixed permanent relation. When the assembly is unfolded from a zig zag stack, "tenting" is eliminated.

Abstract: A coextruded film having an integral tear path is provided such that the tear path has a thickness that is smaller than the overall thickness of the coextruded film, said product being formed by a method and on an apparatus that introduces an elongated void in at least one of the extrudates before being combined with other extrudates into the coextruded film, said elongated void accounting for the reduced thickness of the tear path.

Abstract: A multiple ply business form having at least a first ply, a second ply, and a third ply positioned intermediate the first and second plies, a plurality of said forms defining a manifold assembly. The upper and lower edge portions of the first and second plies are secured together, such as by glue, but are completely separate from the third or intermediate ply. The third ply is separate from the first and second plies so as to be readily removable from between the first and second plies. The third ply includes first and second side portions and a central portion which is completely severed or free from the first and second side portions when in the assembled condition. The central portion has upper and lower edges that are spaced inwardly and away from the securing glue for the upper and lower edge portions of the first and second plies. The side portions of the third ply and the lateral edge portions of the first and second plies are secured together, such as by glue.

Abstract: An envelope assembly for manufacture as a prestuffed, continuous form comprises two outer panels, a partition panel and an envelope flap on one of the panels. The panels having matching, glued together pin hole feed strips along sides, between which the flap extends, and line perforations for the removal of the pin hole feed strips. The partition panel is sealed along all four sides to one of the outer panels to provide a sealed, prestuffable compartment which may be opened by tear line perforations adjacent one pin hole feed strip, and has a glue line on the other side so that the compartment on the other side remains sealed when the sealed, prestuffable compartment is opened. The envelope assembly may be used as a certified mail assembly in which case the sealed compartment is used to contain a proof-of-delivery panel, for return to the mailer, which is removed with a portion of an outer panel for retention by the Post Office, while the remainder is handed to the addressee.

Abstract: A continuous form multiple ply ticket assembly wherein the plies interior of the top and bottom plies are captured in at least one control margin and are shorter in each ticket panel than the corresponding top and bottom ply ticket panels to provide a fold space, and at least one line of weakness in the top and bottom plies in the fold space extending transversely of each ticket panel generally aligned with one of the transverse edges of the assembly of interior plies.

Abstract: A carrier sheet for automated typing or printing equipment has secured thereto a combined envelope-letter sheet device for sequential or simultaneous printing of the necessary information on the envelope and letter sheet and avoidance of match-merge collation problems with respect to proper pairing of addressed envelope and letter.The envelope-letter sheet device includes a letter sheet extending from the rear sealed panel of the envelope to give a predetermined overlap of the letter sheet with the bottom of the envelope as required. The length of the envelope-letter sheet device can be tailored or adjustably predetermined by adjusting the amount of overlap. The overlap will cover the letterhead portion of the letter. The closure flap of the envelope may be left extended or is folded downwardly to reduce overall length before attachment of the device to the carrier sheet.

Abstract: A length of envelope material adapted for being fed to an envelope-forming machine in which the material comprises a succession of envelope units in an unbroken row wound in the form of a roll with a succession of windings. Each envelope unit has a transverse fold line dividing the unit into two halves along which separated units can be respectively folded to form respective envelopes. Each envelope unit has a window opening and a transparent cover on the opening. First strings of glue are provided on each unit for joining the halves thereof together after folding along the fold line. Further strings of glue join the transparent cover to the unit. The strings of glue and the transparent cover are of respective thicknesses to form a uniform elevation at one side of the material of each unit. The diameter of the roll in which the length of material is wound corresponds to the dimensional length of each unit and the thickness of the glue strings and covers so that the roll is substantially cylindrical.

Abstract: A method and form suitable for airline ticketing wherein interior plies are transversely cut while the exterior plies are only weakened so that advantageously handleable ticket assembly is readily developed by removing the top ply and a portion of the bottom ply to yield a ticket packet.

Abstract: A medical pouch comprised of two separate web materials, one web material being notched and cut at an openable pouch end and the second web, along a line aligned essentially with the cut line of the first web, being cut in the line portions overlying the unnotched portions of the first web and serrated in the line portions overlying the notched portions of the first web. The pouches are manufactured by a process including the steps of removing at least one notched zone from one of the webs prior to sealing the two webs together and then cutting through both webs along a transverse line passing through the center of the notched zone, such cutting occurring only in the line portions corresponding to the unnotched areas of the first web and simultaneously serrating the second web along a line essentially conforming to the aforementioned cut line only in the line portions corresponding to the notched zone of the first web.