Printed folder

Claim 2

A folder for distributing printed material plus a sealed packet, which folder comprises a single elongated sheet folded upon itself to provide a plurality of panels hingedly interconnected to one another, a first said panel being folded and connected along three edges thereof to a second said panel to thereby define a completely sealed packet the fourth edge of said packet being formed by a fold line along which said first and second panels are joined, said remaining panels including a third, a fourth and a fifth panel, said third and fourth panels being hinged together along a fold line, and said fourth and fifth panels being hinged together along another fold line, said fifth panel being connected by adhesive or the like to said third panel to maintain said sheet in folded condition and form a wrapper which surrounds all of said other panels; and a line of perforations extending through said third and fourth panels adjacent their common fold line which forms one edge of said folder, said line of perforations defining a tear strip separable from the remainder of said folder to transform said folder into a multipage booklet, all of the pages of which booklet are interconnected.

Claim 3

A folder in accordance with claim 1, wherein said sealed packet is formed at one end of said sheet.

Claim 4

A folder in accordance with claim 2 wherein said line of perforations defining said tear strip also is provided in said second panel.

Claim 5

A folder in accordance with claim 1, wherein said third panel is secured to another interior panel of said booklet by adhesive to maintain such panels in interconnected relation in said booklet after said tear strip is removed.

Claim 6

A folder in accordance with claim 4, wherein holes are provided in said third panel and in another panel located intermediate the ends of said sheet and wherein adhesive provided on said fifth panel of said folder penetrates through said holes to the interior of said folder and secures the panels to one another.

Claim 7

A folder in accordance with claim 1, wherein adhesive is applied to a central location in one of said first and second panels and wherein an item is carried by said adhesive within said sealed packet.

Claim 8

A folder for distributing printed material plus an envelope, which folder comprises a single elongated sheet folded upon itself to provide a plurality of panels hingedly interconnected to one another, a first said panel being folded and glued to a second said panel to thereby define an envelope pocket, said remaining panels including a third, a fourth and a fifth panel, said third and fourth panels being hinged together along a fold line, and said fourth and fifth panels being hinged together along another fold line, said fifth panels being connected by adhesive to said third panel to maintain said sheet in folded condition and form a wrapper which surrounds all of said other panels, a sixth said panel connected to said third panel and to said second panel, and a line of perforations extending through said third and fourth panels adjacent their common fold line which fold line forms one edge of said folder, said line of perforations defining a tear strip separable from the remainder of said folder to tramsform said folder into a multipage booklet, all of the pages of which booklet are interconnected, said envelope bEing hingedly attached to said multipage booklet by means of said connection between said second panel and said sixth panel.

Claim 9

A folder for distributing printed material plus an envelope, which folder comprises a single elongated sheet folded upon itself to provide a plurality of panels hingedly interconnected to one another, a first said panel being folded and glued to a second said panel to thereby define an envelope pocket, said remaining panels including a third, a fourth and a fifth panel, said third and fourth panels being hinged together along a fold line, and said fourth and fifth panels being hinged together along another fold line, said fifth panels being connected by adhesive to said third panel to maintain said sheet in folded condition and form a wrapper which surrounds all of said other panels, a sixth said panel connected to said third panel and to said second panel, and a line of perforations extending through said third and fourth panels adjacent their common fold line which fold line forms one edge of said folder, said line of perforations defining a tear strip separable from the remainder of said folder to tramsform said folder into a multipage booklet, all of the pages of which booklet are interconnected, said envelope bEing hingedly attached to said multipage booklet by means of said connection between said second panel and said sixth panel.

Claim 10

A folder in accordance with claim 7 wherein said single elongated sheet comprises only six panels and wherein said envelope is hingedly attached to the center sheet of said multipage booklet.

Claim 13

A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein said sheet is folded, then adhesive is applied along the three free edges of said one end panel and centrally thereof, then an item is deposited upon said central adhesive application, and then said sheet is again folded upon itself to form said packet.