Web of multipart tickets and method of making and using same

Claim 2

A web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising: a web of ticket material, a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips,spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web, at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, and an aperture at every intersection of two lines of heavy partial severing and the absence of any aperture at every intersection of a line of light partial severing and a line of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light parallel severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and from the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tack until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 3

A web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising: a web of ticket material, a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips,spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web, at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, and an aperture at every intersection of two lines of heavy partial severing and the absence of any aperture at every intersection of a line of light partial severing and a line of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light parallel severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and from the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tack until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 4

A web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising: a web of ticket material, a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips,spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web, at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, and an aperture at every intersection of two lines of heavy partial severing and the absence of any aperture at every intersection of a line of light partial severing and a line of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light parallel severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and from the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tack until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 5

A web of multipart tickets as defined in claim 1, wherein the transverse lines of heavy partial severing extend entirely across the web including the feed strips, all the feed holes being disposed between the transverse lines of heavy partial severing in the feed strips, only one part of each multipart ticket having an aperture by which the multipart ticket can be attached to merchandise, and the part having the aperture containing at Least some information different from the information contained by the other part or parts.

Claim 6

A web of multipart tickets as defined in claim 1, wherein the apertures are diamond shaped.

Claim 7

A web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising: a web of ticket material, a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips, spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web, at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, and a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light partial severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tact until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 8

A web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising: a web of ticket material, a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips, spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web, at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, and a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light partial severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tact until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 9

A web of multipart tickets as defined in claim 4, wherein the transverse lines of heavy partial severing extend entirely across the web including the feed strips, and all the feed holes are disposed between the transverse lines of heavy partial severing in the feed strips.

Claim 10

A web of multipart tickets as defined in claim 4, wherein only one part of each multipart ticket has an aperture by which the multipart ticket can be attached to merchandise, and the part having the aperture contains at least some information different from the information contained by the other part or parts.

Claim 11

Method of making a web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising the steps of: providing a web of ticket material, making a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips, cutting spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, making a plurality of spaced apart lines of heavy partial severing in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web, making at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, making a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, and cutting an aperture at every intersection of two lines of heavy partial severing, but providing no aperture at the intersection of any line of light partial severing and any line of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light partial severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and from the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tact until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 12

Method of making a web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising the steps of: providing a web of ticket material, making a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips, cutting spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, making a plurality of spaced apart lines of heavy partial severing in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web, making at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, making a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, and cutting an aperture at every intersection of two lines of heavy partial severing, but providing no aperture at the intersection of any line of light partial severing and any line of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light partial severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and from the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tact until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 13

Method of making a web of multipart tickets as defined in claim 7 and using the resultant web, further comprising the steps of: printing data on all the parts of all the tickets in a transverse row of multipart tickets, detaching the multipart ticketS from the remainder of the web of multipart tickets, applying the multipart tickets to merchandise, and subsequently removing one part of the ticket from the remaining part or parts.

Claim 14

Method of making a web of multipart tickets as defined in claim 7 and using the resultant web, further comprising the steps of: printing data on all the parts of all the tickets in a transverse row of multipart tickets, and detaching the multipart tickets from the remainder of the web of multipart tickets.

Claim 15

Method of making a web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising the steps of: providing a web of ticket material, making a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips, cutting spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, making a plurality of spaced apart lines of heavy partial severing in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web,making at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, making a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light partial severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and from the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tact until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 16

Method of making a web of multipart tickets on which data is capable of being printed on a high speed printer, comprising the steps of: providing a web of ticket material, making a line of heavy partial severing at each margin of the web but spaced apart from the respective side edge of the web to provide a pair of feed strips, cutting spaced apart feed holes in each feed strip extending in a longitudinal direction, making a plurality of spaced apart lines of heavy partial severing in a longitudinal direction in the web between the lines of heavy partial severing at the margins of the web,making at least one line of light partial severing extending longitudinally in the web between each of the longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing, making a plurality of spaced apart parallel lines of heavy partial severing extending in a transverse direction in the web, each ticket being bounded by an adjacent pair of longitudinal lines of heavy partial severing and an adjacent pair of transverse lines of heavy partial severing, the parts of the tickets being connected at the lines of light partial severing to provide multipart tickets which can be readily separated from the feed strip and from the other multipart tickets in the web, but because of the stronger connection between the parts of each multipart ticket the parts remain in tact until torn apart at the line or lines of light partial severing.

Claim 17

Method of making a web of multipart tickets as defined in claim 10 and using the resultant web, further comprising the steps of: printing data on all the parts of all the tickets in a transverse row of multipart tickets, detaching the multipart tickets from the remainder of the web of multipart tickets, applying the multipart tickets to merchandise, and subsequently removing one part of the ticket from the remaining part or parts.