Two-way mailing item and continuous form assembly thereof

Claim 2

A two-way mailing item comprising a generally rectangular envelope having a sealing panel and at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel, said sealing panel when said envelope is in its normal attitude having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope, said first portion of said sealing panel including a postage area, releasable means releasably securing said first portion of said sealing panel to one of said at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel to at least aid in holding said sealing panel closed during the first mailing of said item, said releasable means being such as to enable said first portion of said sealing panel to be lifted from the underlying panel to which it is secured by said releasable means to break the bond provided by said releasable means, and manually activatable adhesive means between said sealing panel and one of said at least one other underlying panel, said activatable adhesive means being in an inactive condition so as to provide no bond between said sealing panel and any other panel but being activatable for use in subsequently securing said sealing panel and one of said at least one other underlying panel to one another during the second mailing of said item, said sealing panel including a first line of weakening between said first portion thereof and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel after said first portion is released from the underlying panel to which it is secured by said releasable means to remove said first portion from said item and to thereby expose during said second mailing a corresponding portion of one of said at least one other panel.

Claim 3

A two-way mailing item as defined in claim 1 further characterized by said sealing panel including a second portion located at the upper left-hand corner of said envelope when said envelope is in its normal attitude, and releasable means releasably securing said second portion of said sealing panel to one of said at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel to aid in holding said sealing panel closed during the first mailing of said item, said sealing panel including a second line of weakening between said second portion of said sealing panel and the remainder of said sealing panel to enable said second portion to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel subsequent to said first mailing and prior to said second mailing.

Claim 4

A two-way mailing item as defined in claim 1 further characterized by said envelope including four tabs, two of said tabs extending outwardly from one end of said envelope adjacent respective ones of the two corners of said envelopes at said one end and the other two of said tabs extending outwardly from the other end of said envelope adjacent respective ones of the two corners of said Envelope at said other end, each of said tabs being connected with the remainder of said envelope by a line of weakening enabling it to be torn from said remainder of said envelope.

Claim 5

A two-way mailing item comprising an envelope having a rectangular rear panel with two side edges and two end edges, a first other panel connected with said rear panel along a first fold line defining one of said side edges, a second other panel connected with said rear panel along a second fold line defining the other of said side edges, said two other panels being folded along said two fold lines into overlying relationship with said rear panel so as to comprise an inner panel overlying said rear panel and an outer panel immediately overlying said inner panel, said outer panel having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope when said envelope is in its normal attitude, said first portion of said outer panel including a postage area and said inner panel including another postage area directly underlying said first portion of said outer panel, means releasably securing said first portion of said outer panel to said inner panel to at least aid in holding said inner and outer panels to one another during the first mailing of said item, and manually activatable adhesive means between said inner and outer panels for use in subsequently securing them to one another during the second mailing of said item, said outer panel including a line of weakening between said first portion and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said outer panel to expose said postage area of said inner panel, one of said inner and outer panels also including a window, and an insert in said envelope having a first address area appearing through said window.

Claim 6

A two-way mailing item comprising an envelope having a rectangular rear panel with two side edges and two end edges, a first other panel connected with said rear panel along a first fold line defining one of said side edges, a second other panel connected with said rear panel along a second fold line defining the other of said side edges, said two other panels being folded along said two fold lines into overlying relationship with said rear panel so as to comprise an inner panel overlying said rear panel and an outer panel immediately overlying said inner panel, said outer panel having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope when said envelope is in its normal attitude, said first portion of said outer panel including a postage area and said inner panel including another postage area directly underlying said first portion of said outer panel, means releasably securing said first portion of said outer panel to said inner panel to at least aid in holding said inner and outer panels to one another during the first mailing of said item, and manually activatable adhesive means between said inner and outer panels for use in subsequently securing them to one another during the second mailing of said item, said outer panel including a line of weakening between said first portion and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said outer panel to expose said postage area of said inner panel, one of said inner and outer panels also including a window, and an insert in said envelope having a first address area appearing through said window.

Claim 7

A two-way mailing item as defined in claim 4 further characterized by said outer panel also including a second portion located at the upper left-hand corner of said envelope when said envelope is in its normal attitude, and means releasably securing said second portion of said outer panel to said inner panel to aid in holding said inner and outer panels to one another during said first mailing, said outer panel including a second line of weakening between said second portion and the remainder of said outer panel to enable said second portion to be torn from said remainder of said outer panel subsequent to said first mailing and prior to said second mailing.

Claim 8

A two-way mailing item as defined in claim 5 further characterized by said outer panel having an edge extending between said first and second portions thereof generally parallel to said two fold lines, and said first and second portion both extending beyond said edge in the direction away from the fold line by which said outer panel is connected to said rear panel.

Claim 9

A two-way mailing item as defined in claim 4 further characterized by said insert having a pressure sensitive face enabling information to be entered onto it by typing through said envelope.

Claim 10

A two-way mailing item comprising an envelope having a rectangular rear panel with upper and lower side edges and two end edges, two end flaps connected with said rear panel along respective ones of said two end edges and folded along fold lines defining said two end edges into overlying relation with said rear panel, said two end flaps partially overlapping one another and being bonded to one another to form an intermediate panel, a front panel connected with said rear panel along said lower side edge and folded along a fold line defining said lower side edge into overlying relation with said intermediate panel, means bonding said first panel to said intermediate panel along a line adjacent said lower side edge, a sealing panel connected with said rear panel along said upper side edge and folded along a fold line defining said upper side edge into overlying relation with said front panel, said sealing panel having a free edge located intermediate said upPer and lower side edges and also having two end portions located at opposite ends thereof, means releasably securing said two end portions of said sealing panel to said front panel, said front panel including a line of weakening extending thereacross parallel to said lower edge and located above said bonding means whereby the upper portion of said front panel above said line of weakening may be torn from said envelope after said sealing panel is released therefrom, said front panel including a first address area located between said free edge of said sealing panel and said line of weakening, said sealing panel including two lines of weakening connecting said two end portions thereof to the remainder thereof whereby said two end portions may be torn from said sealing panel after said sealing panel is released from said front panel, and a quantity of manually activatable adhesive on said sealing panel for use in subsequently sealing said sealing panel to said intermediate panel after said upper portion of said front panel is removed from said envelope, said intermediate panel having a second address area which is exposed upon removal of said upper portion of said front panel.

Claim 11

A two-way mailing item comprising an envelope having a rectangular rear panel with upper and lower side edges and two end edges, two end flaps connected with said rear panel along respective ones of said two end edges and folded along fold lines defining said two end edges into overlying relation with said rear panel, said two end flaps partially overlapping one another and being bonded to one another to form an intermediate panel, a front panel connected with said rear panel along said lower side edge and folded along a fold line defining said lower side edge into overlying relation with said intermediate panel, means bonding said first panel to said intermediate panel along a line adjacent said lower side edge, a sealing panel connected with said rear panel along said upper side edge and folded along a fold line defining said upper side edge into overlying relation with said front panel, said sealing panel having a free edge located intermediate said upPer and lower side edges and also having two end portions located at opposite ends thereof, means releasably securing said two end portions of said sealing panel to said front panel, said front panel including a line of weakening extending thereacross parallel to said lower edge and located above said bonding means whereby the upper portion of said front panel above said line of weakening may be torn from said envelope after said sealing panel is released therefrom, said front panel including a first address area located between said free edge of said sealing panel and said line of weakening, said sealing panel including two lines of weakening connecting said two end portions thereof to the remainder thereof whereby said two end portions may be torn from said sealing panel after said sealing panel is released from said front panel, and a quantity of manually activatable adhesive on said sealing panel for use in subsequently sealing said sealing panel to said intermediate panel after said upper portion of said front panel is removed from said envelope, said intermediate panel having a second address area which is exposed upon removal of said upper portion of said front panel.

Claim 12

A two-way mailing item comprising a generally rectangular envelope having a sealing panel and at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel, said sealing panel having two end portions spaced from one another and located respectively adjacent the upper right-hand corner and the upper left-hand corner of said envelope when said envelope is in its normal attitude, spots of adhesive between said two end portions of said sealing panel and the immediately underlying one of said at least one other panel sealing said two end portions to said at least one other panel, said adhesive and the size of said spots thereof being such as to releasably hold said sealing panel closed relative to said immediately underlying panel while allowing said two end portions of said sealing panel to be subsequently lifted from said immediately underlying panel to break the bond provided by said spots of adhesive, said sealing panel including lines of weakening between said two end portions thereof and the remainder thereof enabling said two end portions to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel after said sealing panel is opened by breaking the bond provided by said spots of adhesive, and a manually activatable adhesive on said sealing panel between said two end portions thereof, said manually activatable adhesive being in an inactive condition so as to provide no bond between said sealing panel and any other panel but being manually activatable for use in subsequently holding said remainder of said sealing panel closed relative to one of said at least one underlying panel.

Claim 13

A two-way mailing item comprising a generally rectangular envelope having a sealing panel and at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel, said sealing panel having two end portions spaced from one another and located respectively adjacent the upper right-hand corner and the upper left-hand corner of said envelope when said envelope is in its normal attitude, spots of adhesive between said two end portions of said sealing panel and the immediately underlying one of said at least one other panel sealing said two end portions to said at least one other panel, said adhesive and the size of said spots thereof being such as to releasably hold said sealing panel closed relative to said immediately underlying panel while allowing said two end portions of said sealing panel to be subsequently lifted from said immediately underlying panel to break the bond provided by said spots of adhesive, said sealing panel including lines of weakening between said two end portions thereof and the remainder thereof enabling said two end portions to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel after said sealing panel is opened by breaking the bond provided by said spots of adhesive, and a manually activatable adhesive on said sealing panel between said two end portions thereof, said manually activatable adhesive being in an inactive condition so as to provide no bond between said sealing panel and any other panel but being manually activatable for use in subsequently holding said remainder of said sealing panel closed relative to one of said at least one underlying panel.

Claim 14

A two-way mailing item comprising a generally rectangular envelope including a sealing panel and one other panel underlying said sealing panel, said sealing panel when said envelope is in its normal attitude having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope, said first portion of said sealing panel including a postage area, means releasably securing said first portion of said sealing panel to said one other panel to at least aid in holding said sealing panel closed during the first mailing of said item, manually activatable adhesive means between said sealing panel and said one other panel for use in subsequently securing said sealing panel and said one other panel to one another during the second mailing of said item, said sealing panel including a first line of weakening between said first portion thereof and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel to expose during said second mailing a corresponding portion of said one other panel, one of said panels having a window, and an insert contained in said envelope, said insert having a first address area registered with said window, and said insert also having a second address area initIally out of registry iwth said window and capable of being brought into registry with said window upon opening of said envelope by removing said insert from said envelope and then replacing it in said envelope in a different condition.

Claim 15

A two-way mailing item comprising a generally rectangular envelope including a sealing panel and one other panel underlying said sealing panel, said sealing panel when said envelope is in its normal attitude having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope, said first portion of said sealing panel including a postage area, means releasably securing said first portion of said sealing panel to said one other panel to at least aid in holding said sealing panel closed during the first mailing of said item, manually activatable adhesive means between said sealing panel and said one other panel for use in subsequently securing said sealing panel and said one other panel to one another during the second mailing of said item, said sealing panel including a first line of weakening between said first portion thereof and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel to expose during said second mailing a corresponding portion of said one other panel, one of said panels having a window, and an insert contained in said envelope, said insert having a first address area registered with said window, and said insert also having a second address area initIally out of registry iwth said window and capable of being brought into registry with said window upon opening of said envelope by removing said insert from said envelope and then replacing it in said envelope in a different condition.

Claim 16

A two-way mailing item as defined in claim 10 further characterized by said panel having said window being said sealing panel.

Claim 17

A two-way mailing item as defined in claim 10 further characterized by said insert having a pressure sensitive face whereby information may be entered onto said insert while it is in said envelope by typing through said envelope.

Claim 18

A two-way mailing item as defined in claim 11 further characterized by said insert having a pressure sensitive face whereby information may be entered onto said insert while it is in said envelope by typing through said envelope.

Claim 19

A two-way mailing item comprising a generally rectangular envelope including a sealing panel, a first panel underlying said sealing panel, and a second panel underlying said first panel, said sealing panel when said envelope is in its normal attitude having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope, said first portion of said sealing panel including a postage area, means releasably securing said first portion of said sealing panel to said first panel to at least aid in holding said sealing panel closed during the first mailing of said item, said sealing panel including a first line of weakening between said first portion thereof and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel to enable the exposure during said second mailing of a corresponding portion of said second panel, said first panel having a first address area for use during said first mailing of said item and said second panel having a second address area for use during said second mailing of said item, said first panel being connected to the remainder of said envelope by a line of weakening enabling it to be torn from said remainder of said envelope to expose said second panel for said second mailing, and manually activatable adhesive means between said sealing panel and said second panel for use in subsequently securing said sealing panel and said second panel to one another during said second mailing of said item.

Claim 20

A two-way mailing item comprising a generally rectangular envelope including a sealing panel, a first panel underlying said sealing panel, and a second panel underlying said first panel, said sealing panel when said envelope is in its normal attitude having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope, said first portion of said sealing panel including a postage area, means releasably securing said first portion of said sealing panel to said first panel to at least aid in holding said sealing panel closed during the first mailing of said item, said sealing panel including a first line of weakening between said first portion thereof and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel to enable the exposure during said second mailing of a corresponding portion of said second panel, said first panel having a first address area for use during said first mailing of said item and said second panel having a second address area for use during said second mailing of said item, said first panel being connected to the remainder of said envelope by a line of weakening enabling it to be torn from said remainder of said envelope to expose said second panel for said second mailing, and manually activatable adhesive means between said sealing panel and said second panel for use in subsequently securing said sealing panel and said second panel to one another during said second mailing of said item.

Claim 21

A continuous form assembly comprising an elongated carrier sheet, a plurality of two-way mailing items, each of said items comprising a generally rectangular envelope having a sealing panel and at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel, said sealing panel when said envelope is in its normal attitude having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope, said first portion of said sealing panel including a postage area, releasable means releasably securing said first portion of said sealing panel to one of said at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel to at least aid in holding said sealing panel closed during the first mailing of said item, said releasable means being such as to enable said first portion of said sealing panel to be lifted from the underlying panel to which it is secured by said releasable means to break the bond provided by said releasable means, manually activatable adhesive means between said sealing panel and one of said at least one other underlying panel, said activatable adhesive means being in an inactive condition so as to provide no bond between said sealing panel and any other panel but being activatable for use in subsequently securing said sealing panel and one of said at least one other underlying panel to one another during the second mailing of said item, said sealing panel including a first line of weakening between said first portion thereof and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel after said first portion is released from the underlying panel to which it is secured by said releasable means to remove said first portiOn from said item and to thereby expose during said second mailing a corresponding portion of one of said at least one other panel, four tabs, two of said tabs extending outwardly from one end of said envelope adjacent respective ones of the two corners of said envelope at said one end and the other two of said tabs extending outwardly from the other end of said envelope adjacent respective ones of the two corners of said envelope at said other end, each of said tabs being connected with the remainder of said envelope by a line of weakening enabling it to be torn from said remainder of said envelope, and means securing said tabs of said envelope of said two-way mailing items to said carrier sheet for holding said items to said carrier sheet and whereby each of said envelopes may be removed from said carrier sheet by tearing along the lines of weakening connecting its tabs to the remainder of said envelope.

Claim 22

A continuous form assembly comprising an elongated carrier sheet, a plurality of two-way mailing items, each of said items comprising a generally rectangular envelope having a sealing panel and at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel, said sealing panel when said envelope is in its normal attitude having a first portion located at the upper right-hand corner of said envelope, said first portion of said sealing panel including a postage area, releasable means releasably securing said first portion of said sealing panel to one of said at least one other panel underlying said sealing panel to at least aid in holding said sealing panel closed during the first mailing of said item, said releasable means being such as to enable said first portion of said sealing panel to be lifted from the underlying panel to which it is secured by said releasable means to break the bond provided by said releasable means, manually activatable adhesive means between said sealing panel and one of said at least one other underlying panel, said activatable adhesive means being in an inactive condition so as to provide no bond between said sealing panel and any other panel but being activatable for use in subsequently securing said sealing panel and one of said at least one other underlying panel to one another during the second mailing of said item, said sealing panel including a first line of weakening between said first portion thereof and the remainder thereof to enable said first portion to be torn from said remainder of said sealing panel after said first portion is released from the underlying panel to which it is secured by said releasable means to remove said first portiOn from said item and to thereby expose during said second mailing a corresponding portion of one of said at least one other panel, four tabs, two of said tabs extending outwardly from one end of said envelope adjacent respective ones of the two corners of said envelope at said one end and the other two of said tabs extending outwardly from the other end of said envelope adjacent respective ones of the two corners of said envelope at said other end, each of said tabs being connected with the remainder of said envelope by a line of weakening enabling it to be torn from said remainder of said envelope, and means securing said tabs of said envelope of said two-way mailing items to said carrier sheet for holding said items to said carrier sheet and whereby each of said envelopes may be removed from said carrier sheet by tearing along the lines of weakening connecting its tabs to the remainder of said envelope.

Claim 23

A continuous form assembly as defined in claim 15 further characterized by said plurality of two-way mailing items being arranged in two rows extending along the length of said carrier sheet with the envelopes of one row of said items being laterally aligned with the envelopes of the other row of said items.

Claim 24

A continuous form assembly as defined in claim 15 further characterized by said at least one other panel of each of said envelopes comprising a single panel and one of said sealing panel and said single panel having a window, an insert contained in each of said envelopes and having a first address area registered with said window, said envelopes being arranged on said carrier sheet with their windows adjacent one face of said carrier sheet, and means for transferring written impressions made on the other face of said carrier sheet to said first address areas of said inserts.

Claim 25

A continuous form envelope assembly as defined in claim 11 further characterized by said means for transferring impressions comprising a plurality of spot carbon areas on said one face of said carrier sheet each registered with a respective one of said envelope windows.

Claim 26

A continuous form assembly as defined in claim 17 further characterized by said means for transferring impressions comprising a pressure sensitive coating on each of said inserts covering said first address area thereof.

Claim 27

A continuous assembly as defined in claim 19 further characterized by said pressure sensitive coating on each of said inserts extending beyond the bounds of said first address area thereof so that impressions made on said other face of said carrier sheet may be transferred to portions of each insert located out of registry with its associated window.