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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-06-04
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Granted: 1965-10-12
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Expires: 1983-06-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John T Chamberlain

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:22
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; B42D15/02; B42D15/04; B42D15/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 258 words
A MESSAGE COMMUNICATION FORM WHICH COMPRISES: (A) AN EDGE STRIP HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES SPACED APART LENGTHWISE THEREOF FOR COOPERATION WITH THE FEEDING MEANS OF A PRINTING MECHANISM; (B) AN OFFICE COPY SHEET DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID EDGE STRIP ALONG A LINE OF WEAKNESS ADJACENT ONE EDGE OF SAID SHEET; (C) A MAILING UNIT UNDERLYING SAID OFFICE COPY SHEET AND SECURED TO SAID EDGE STRIP, SAID MAILING UNIT INCLUDING: (1) A FIRST SHEET PROVIDED IN SPACED RELATION TO ALL FOUR OF ITS PERIPHERAL EDGES WITH LINES OF WEAKNESS, THE SHEET BEING DETACHABLY SECURED TO THE EDGE STRIP ALONG A FIRST OF SAID LINES OF WEAKNESS; (2) A TRANSFER SHEET UNDERLYING SAID FIRST SHEET AND BEING PERMANENTLY SECURED TO SAID EDGE STRIP ALONG ONE EDGE THEREOF; (3) A SECOND SHEET PROVIDED, IN SPACED RELATION TO ITS FOUR PERIPHERAL EDGES, WITH LINES OF WEAKNESS ALIGNED WITH THE LINES OF WEAKNESS IN SAID FIRST SHEET, THE SECOND SHEET BEING DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID EDGE STRIP ALONG ONE OF SAID LINES OF WEAKNESS CORRESPONDING TO SAID FIRST LINE OF WEAKNESS ALONG WHICH THE FIRST SHEET IS DETACHABLY SECURED THERETO, AND BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO THE CORRESPONDING SURFACES OF SAID FIRST SHEET BETWEEN THE OTHER THREE LINES OF WEAKNESS AND THE PERIPHERAL EDGES OF SAID SHEETS; THE FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS OF THE MAILING UNIT DEFINING, UPON SEPARATION OF THE OFFICE COPY SHEET, AND THE EDGE STRIP SECURED TO SAID TRANSFER SHEET, A MAILER COMPRISING AN ENVELOPE DEFINED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS ADHESIVELY SECURED TO ONE ANOTHER ALONG THREE SIDES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 258 words
A MESSAGE COMMUNICATION FORM WHICH COMPRISES: (A) AN EDGE STRIP HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES SPACED APART LENGTHWISE THEREOF FOR COOPERATION WITH THE FEEDING MEANS OF A PRINTING MECHANISM; (B) AN OFFICE COPY SHEET DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID EDGE STRIP ALONG A LINE OF WEAKNESS ADJACENT ONE EDGE OF SAID SHEET; (C) A MAILING UNIT UNDERLYING SAID OFFICE COPY SHEET AND SECURED TO SAID EDGE STRIP, SAID MAILING UNIT INCLUDING: (1) A FIRST SHEET PROVIDED IN SPACED RELATION TO ALL FOUR OF ITS PERIPHERAL EDGES WITH LINES OF WEAKNESS, THE SHEET BEING DETACHABLY SECURED TO THE EDGE STRIP ALONG A FIRST OF SAID LINES OF WEAKNESS; (2) A TRANSFER SHEET UNDERLYING SAID FIRST SHEET AND BEING PERMANENTLY SECURED TO SAID EDGE STRIP ALONG ONE EDGE THEREOF; (3) A SECOND SHEET PROVIDED, IN SPACED RELATION TO ITS FOUR PERIPHERAL EDGES, WITH LINES OF WEAKNESS ALIGNED WITH THE LINES OF WEAKNESS IN SAID FIRST SHEET, THE SECOND SHEET BEING DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID EDGE STRIP ALONG ONE OF SAID LINES OF WEAKNESS CORRESPONDING TO SAID FIRST LINE OF WEAKNESS ALONG WHICH THE FIRST SHEET IS DETACHABLY SECURED THERETO, AND BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO THE CORRESPONDING SURFACES OF SAID FIRST SHEET BETWEEN THE OTHER THREE LINES OF WEAKNESS AND THE PERIPHERAL EDGES OF SAID SHEETS; THE FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS OF THE MAILING UNIT DEFINING, UPON SEPARATION OF THE OFFICE COPY SHEET, AND THE EDGE STRIP SECURED TO SAID TRANSFER SHEET, A MAILER COMPRISING AN ENVELOPE DEFINED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS ADHESIVELY SECURED TO ONE ANOTHER ALONG THREE SIDES.

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