Continuous stationery assembly and methods of making binders, folder covers and the like from the assembly

Claim 2

An improved, continuous stationary assembly having an assembly length in a longitudinal direction and an assembly width in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction adapted to be passed longitudinally, in continuous form, through a print unit to have information applied thereto and also adapted to be readily made into a binder, folder cover and the like comprising: at least two continuous webs, superimposed one on top of the other, so that one web is a front web and the other web is a rear web; each of the webs having: two longitudinally extending side edges and a web width in the transverse direction defined between the two side edges, the web width of one of said webs matching said assembly width, two longitudinally extending side marginal portions each defined adjacent a side edge and extending longitudinally therealong, a longitudinally extending line of marginal feed apertures in one side marginal portion, a longitudinally extending line of tear off perforations adjacent said one side marginal portion and extending therealong disposed nearer the other side marginal portion than the line of marginal feed apertures; said front web and said rear web superimposed one on top of the other with the line of marginal feed apertures of the front web superimposed on top of the line of marginal feed apertures of the rear web and the line of tear off perforations of the front web superimposed on top of the line of tear of perforations of the rear web; a longitudinal extending line of adhesive being applied to and between the front and rear webs to secure the front and rear webs together, with the line of adhesive being disposed adjacent to the lines of tear off perforations and nearer the other side marginal portions than the lines of tear off perforations; and a longitudinally extending line of weakening in each of the front and rear webs, with the lines of weakening being disposed adjacent to the line of adhesive, nearer the other side marginal portions than the line of adhesive and being superimposed one on top of the other such that the rear web is foldable about and relative to the lines of weakening over the front web so as to form a binder, folder cover and the like and such that a longitudinal marginal portion of the webs, which is defined as the portions of the webs between the lines of weakening and the lines of tear off perforations and which contains the line of adhesive, constitutes a flap extending between the webs for supporting an insert sheet when the rear web is folded about the front web so as to form a binder, folder cover and the like.

Claim 3

The improved continuous stationary assembly according to claim 1 wherein the longitudinal marginal portion includes means for securing insert sheets to the supporting flap.

Claim 4

The improved continuous stationary assembly according to claim 1 wherein each of the webs further have transversely extending, longitudinally spaced lines of tear off perforations such that the webs are adapted to be easily divided in the longitudinal direction into binder lengths defined between said transversely extending, longitudinally spaced lines of tear off perforations.

Claim 5

The improved continuous stationery assembly according to claim 1 wherein one of the continuous webs has an additional web secured to it by longitudinal and transverse lines of adhesive so as to form a pocket between the additional and the one webs in each binder length of the assembly.

Claim 6

A continuous stationery assembly according to claim 1 wherein one of the webs bears, in each binder length, data of a personalized nature.

Claim 7

A continuous stationery assembly according to claim 1 further comprising: additional webs disposed between the front and rear webs having additional longitudinally extending lines of tear off perforations adjacent said line of adhesive and nearer the other side marginal portions of the front and rear webs than the line of adhesive such that said additional webs are detachable by perforation to provide detachable copy parts, and additional longitudinally extending lines of adhesive between the additional webs and the front and rear webs nearer the line of adhesive than the additional lines of tear off perforations.

Claim 8

An improved method of making a binder, folder cover and the like comprising the steps of: forming an improved, continuous stationary assembly having an assembly length in a longitudinal direction and an assembly width in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction and further having two continuous webs superimposed one on top of the other, so that one web is a front web and the other web is a rear web, each web having two longitudinally extending side edges and a web width in a transverse direction defined between the two side edges, the web width of one of said webs matching said assembly width, two longitudinally extending side marginal portions each defined adjacent a side edge and extending longitudinally therealong, a longitudinally extending line of marginal feed apertures in one side marginal portion, a longitudinally extending line of tear off perforations adjacent said one side marginal portion and extending therealong disposed nearer the other side marginal portion than the line of marginal feed apertures, said front web and said back web being superimposed one on top of the other with said lines of marginal feed apertures superimposed one on top of the other and said lines of tear off perforations superimposed one on top of the other; applying a longitudinally extending line of adhesive to and between the front and rear webs to secure the front and rear webs together, with the line of adhesive being disposed adjacent to the lines of tear off perforations; weakening each of the webs along a longitudinally extending line of weakening in each of the front and rear webs, with the lines of weakening being disposed parallel to and nearer the other side marginal portion than the line of adhesive and being superimposed one on top of the other such that the rear web is foldable about and relative to the lines of weakening over the front web so as to form a binder, folder cover and the like and such that a longitudinal marginal portion of the webs, which is defined as the portions of the webs between the lines of weakening and the lines of tear off perforations and which contains the line of adhesive, constitutes a flap extending between the front and rear webs for supporting an insert sheet when the rear web is folded about the front web so as to form a binder, folder cover and the like; perforating each of the webs along longitudinally spaced, transversely extending lines of tear off perforations so that the webs are adapted to be easily divided in the longitudinal direction into binder lengths; detaching the side marginal portions along the lines of tear off perforations; separating the webs in the continuous stationary assembly into binder lengths; and folding the rear web over the front web so as to form a binder, folder cover and the like.

Claim 9

An improved method of making a binder, folder cover and the like comprising the steps of: forming an improved, continuous stationary assembly having an assembly length in a longitudinal direction and an assembly width in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction and further having two continuous webs superimposed one on top of the other, so that one web is a front web and the other web is a rear web, each web having two longitudinally extending side edges and a web width in a transverse direction defined between the two side edges, the web width of one of said webs matching said assembly width, two longitudinally extending side marginal portions each defined adjacent a side edge and extending longitudinally therealong, a longitudinally extending line of marginal feed apertures in one side marginal portion, a longitudinally extending line of tear off perforations adjacent said one side marginal portion and extending therealong disposed nearer the other side marginal portion than the line of marginal feed apertures, said front web and said back web being superimposed one on top of the other with said lines of marginal feed apertures superimposed one on top of the other and said lines of tear off perforations superimposed one on top of the other; applying a longitudinally extending line of adhesive to and between the front and rear webs to secure the front and rear webs together, with the line of adhesive being disposed adjacent to the lines of tear off perforations; weakening each of the webs along a longitudinally extending line of weakening in each of the front and rear webs, with the lines of weakening being disposed parallel to and nearer the other side marginal portion than the line of adhesive and being superimposed one on top of the other such that the rear web is foldable about and relative to the lines of weakening over the front web so as to form a binder, folder cover and the like and such that a longitudinal marginal portion of the webs, which is defined as the portions of the webs between the lines of weakening and the lines of tear off perforations and which contains the line of adhesive, constitutes a flap extending between the front and rear webs for supporting an insert sheet when the rear web is folded about the front web so as to form a binder, folder cover and the like; perforating each of the webs along longitudinally spaced, transversely extending lines of tear off perforations so that the webs are adapted to be easily divided in the longitudinal direction into binder lengths; detaching the side marginal portions along the lines of tear off perforations; separating the webs in the continuous stationary assembly into binder lengths; and folding the rear web over the front web so as to form a binder, folder cover and the like.

Claim 10

The improved method according to claim 6 including the step of applying personalized data to at least one of the webs in the continuous stationery assembly in a print unit.