Stuffed envelope assembly

Claim 2

A continuous assembly of record sheets and stuffed envelopes, which comprises a plurality of overlying continuous plys, longitudinal and transverse lines of weakening in each of said plys which subdivide them into similar sized record, front, insert and rear panels each of which have corresponding top, bottom and side edges with removable feed strips along their respective side edges, another transverse line of weakening in spaced parallelism with the top edge of the insert, front and rear panels for defining a tear strip in and across the upper end of said panels, other lines of weakening in the insert panels in spaced parallelism with the bottom and side edges thereof defining a central, removable portion, means interconnecting the marginal portions of the front, insert and rear panels along the tear strips and outwardly of the central, removable portion of the insert panels for defining a stuffed envelope which is separable along the first mentioned transverse lines of weakening from adjoining envelopes of the continuous envelope assembly, and other means interconnecting the feed strips of the record, front, insert and rear panels of the envelope assembly, the record panel per se being disposed in free, overlying, aligned but unattached relationship with the front panel of its respective stuffed envelope.

Claim 3

An assembly as called for in claim 1, wherein the tear strip and bottom marginal portion of the insert panels are provided with a plurality of transversely aligned holes, a plurality of spots of adhesive on the upper surface of the tear strip and bottom marginal portion of the rear panel in alignment with said holes, whereby the adhesive is disposed in contacting relationship with the undersurface of portions of the tear strip and bottom marginal portions of the front panel through said holes for interconnecting the tear strips and bottom marginal portions of the front, insert and rear panels.

Claim 4

An assembly as called for in claim 2, wherein an adhesive stripe is applied to the upper surface of the side marginal portions of the rear and each insert panel for adherance to the lower surface of the side marginal portions of each superposed insert and front panel.

Claim 5

An assembly as called for in claim 1, wherein stripes of adhesive on the upper surface of the feed strips of the rear and insert panels permanently connect the lower surface of the feed strips of each superposed insert and front panel, and wherein other means releasably secure the feed strips of the record panel relative to the other feed strips of the panels of its stuffed envelope.

Claim 6

An assembly as called for in claim 4, wherein the feed strips of the record panels are releasably secured relative to the other feed strips by means of a crimp lock.

Claim 7

An assembly as called for in claim 1, wherein transfer means are provided on the undersurface of a between the record, front and insert panels for duplicating on the upper surface of the front and insert panels some or all of the indicia applied to the upper surface of the record panel.

Claim 8

A continuous assembly of top opening stuffed envelopes, which comprises, a plurality of overlying continuous plys, longitudinal and transverse lines of weakening in each of said plys subdividing them into similar sized panels having corresponding top, bottom and side edges with feed strips along their respective side edges, said envelopes each being adapted to be opened along said top edges, the top ply defining a record panel and the next lower and bottom ply defining front and rear envelope panels, and the panels of the other intermediate plys defining insert panels, another transverse line of weakening in spaced parallellism with the top edges of the insert, front and rear envelope panels defining a tear strip in and across the upper end of each of the insert, front and rear envelope panels, lines of weakening in each insert panel in spaced parallelism with the bottom and said side edges thereof defining a central, removable portion, said central, removable portions being circumscribed by outwardly disposed top, bottom and side marginal portions of each insert panel, wherein the top marginal portion comprises a tear strip, said central portions being connected to said insert panels along essentially the entire periphery of said central portions by said lines of weakening, so that all edges of said removable central portions are connected to said insert panels, means fixedly interconnecting the marginal portions of the insert panels to one another and to the front and rear envelope panels for defining a sealed stuffed envelope which is separable along its upper and lower edges from adjoining stuffed envelopes of the continuous stuffed envelope assembly, means interconnecting the feed strips of the record, insert, front and rear envelope panels of the envelope assembly, other means interconnecting the feed strips of the record panel to the feed strips of the insert, front and rear envelope panels, the record panel per se being disposed in free, overlying, aligned but unattached relationship with the front envelope panel of its respective stuffed envelope, and wherein removal of the tear strips of a stuffed envelope exposes the upper edges of the central removable portion of the insert panels for separation of their respective connected side and bottom edges from corresponding side and bottom marginal portions of their respective insert panels, incident to removal of the central portions from the envelope.

Claim 9

A continuous assembly of top opening stuffed envelopes, which comprises, a plurality of overlying continuous plys, longitudinal and transverse lines of weakening in each of said plys subdividing them into similar sized panels having corresponding top, bottom and side edges with feed strips along their respective side edges, said envelopes each being adapted to be opened along said top edges, the top ply defining a record panel and the next lower and bottom ply defining front and rear envelope panels, and the panels of the other intermediate plys defining insert panels, another transverse line of weakening in spaced parallellism with the top edges of the insert, front and rear envelope panels defining a tear strip in and across the upper end of each of the insert, front and rear envelope panels, lines of weakening in each insert panel in spaced parallelism with the bottom and said side edges thereof defining a central, removable portion, said central, removable portions being circumscribed by outwardly disposed top, bottom and side marginal portions of each insert panel, wherein the top marginal portion comprises a tear strip, said central portions being connected to said insert panels along essentially the entire periphery of said central portions by said lines of weakening, so that all edges of said removable central portions are connected to said insert panels, means fixedly interconnecting the marginal portions of the insert panels to one another and to the front and rear envelope panels for defining a sealed stuffed envelope which is separable along its upper and lower edges from adjoining stuffed envelopes of the continuous stuffed envelope assembly, means interconnecting the feed strips of the record, insert, front and rear envelope panels of the envelope assembly, other means interconnecting the feed strips of the record panel to the feed strips of the insert, front and rear envelope panels, the record panel per se being disposed in free, overlying, aligned but unattached relationship with the front envelope panel of its respective stuffed envelope, and wherein removal of the tear strips of a stuffed envelope exposes the upper edges of the central removable portion of the insert panels for separation of their respective connected side and bottom edges from corresponding side and bottom marginal portions of their respective insert panels, incident to removal of the central portions from the envelope.

Claim 10

An assembly as called for in claim 7, wherein the lines of weakening which define the central removable portion of each insert panel comprise elongate slits the adjacent ends of adjoining slits being spaced to define narrow, easily rupturable connector tabs between and by which the central portion is positively, though releasably interconnected to the marginal portions of its corresponding insert panel.

Claim 11

An assembly as called for in claim 7, wherein transfer means are provided on the underside of or between the front envelope panel and the insert panels for duplicating on the insert panels some or all of the indicia applied to the upper surface of the front envelope panel.

Claim 12

A stuffed envelope comprising, in combination, a record panel, a front envelope panel, one or more insert panels and a bottom envelope panel, wherein each of said panels are of the same overall size and include corresponding top, bottom and side edges, and wherein the side edges of each of said panels terminate in and are defined by removable feed strips, a transverse tear strip spanning the upper portion of the insert and envelope panels, each insert panel having lines of weakening in spaced parallelism with the bottom and side edges defining, with the tear strip, marginal portions which define and circumscribe a central, removable portion, means interconnecting the tear strips and marginal portions of the insert and envelope panels, and means interconnecting the feed strips of the record, envelope and insert panels to secure the record panel, per se, in overlying, aligned but unattached relationship with any portion of the front envelope panel.

Claim 13

A stuffed envelope comprising, in combination, a record panel, a front envelope panel, one or more insert panels and a bottom envelope panel, wherein each of said panels are of the same overall size and include corresponding top, bottom and side edges, and wherein the side edges of each of said panels terminate in and are defined by removable feed strips, a transverse tear strip spanning the upper portion of the insert and envelope panels, each insert panel having lines of weakening in spaced parallelism with the bottom and side edges defining, with the tear strip, marginal portions which define and circumscribe a central, removable portion, means interconnecting the tear strips and marginal portions of the insert and envelope panels, and means interconnecting the feed strips of the record, envelope and insert panels to secure the record panel, per se, in overlying, aligned but unattached relationship with any portion of the front envelope panel.