Continuous business form for automated mailing

Claim 2

A continuous business form for use in automated mailing systems or the like, comprising: a single elongated ply of paper having feeding means on at least one longitudinal edge; a longitudinal line of weakening adjacent said edge(s) but spaced therefrom sufficiently to accomodate the associated one of said feeding means to define a removable feed strip and a main panel; a plurality of cross lines of weakening extending across said ply to divide said main pane into alternating mailing facilitating panels and message bearing panels, with each said mailing facilitating panel having a length longitudinally of the ply that is a minor fraction of the length of each message bearing panel longitudinally of the web; and means secured to said mailing facilitating panels and cooperating therewith without substantially obstructing said message bearing panels to define mailing pieces for said message bearing panels.

Claim 3

A continuous business form for use in automated mailing systems or the like, comprising: an elongated ply of paper having feeding means on at least one longitudinal edge; a longitudinal line of weakening adjacent said edge(s) but spaced therefrom sufficiently to accomodate the associated one of said feeding means to define a removable feed strip and a main panel; a plurality of cross lines of weakening extending across said ply to divide said main panel into alternating mailing facilitating panels and message bearing panels, with each said mailing facilitating panel having a length longitudinally of the ply that is a minor fraction of the length of each message bearing panel longitudinally of the web; and mailing facilitating means removably secured to said mailing facilitating panels; said business form being characterized by the absence of a carrier web and further characterized by the majority of said message bearing panel being exposed for the printing of message indicia thereon.

Claim 4

A continuous business form for use in automated mailing systems or the like, comprising: an elongated ply of paper having feeding means on at least one longitudinal edge; a longitudinal line of weakening adjacent said edge(s) but spaced therefrom sufficiently to accomodate the associated one of said feeding means to define a removable feed strip and a main panel; a plurality of cross lines of weakening extending across said ply to divide said main panel into alternating mailing facilitating panels and message bearing panels, with each said mailing facilitating panel having a length longitudinally of the ply that is a minor fraction of the length of each message bearing panel longitudinally of the web; and mailing facilitating means removably secured to said mailing facilitating panels; said business form being characterized by the absence of a carrier web and further characterized by the majority of said message bearing panel being exposed for the printing of message indicia thereon.

Claim 5

The continuous business form of claim 2 wherein said lines of weakening are defined by perforations having alternating slits and ties of sufficiently short length as to cause said message bearing panel to have the visual appearance of a cut sheet.

Claim 6

A continuous business form for use in automated mailing systems or the like, comprising: a single elongated ply of paper having feeding means on at least one longitudinal edge; a longitudinal line of weakening adjacent said edge(s) but spaced therefrom sufficiently to accomodate the associated one of said feeding means to define a removable feed strip and a main panel; a plurality of cross lines of weakening extending across said ply to divide said main panel into alternating mailing facilitating panels and message bearing panels, with each said mailing facilitating panel having a length longitudinally of the ply that is a minor fraction of the length of each message bearing panel longitudinally of the web; and mailing facilitating means removably secured to said mailing facilitating panels in substantial non-obstructing relation to said message bearing panels; said lines of weakening being defined by alternating slits and ties wherein the ties have lengths no more than about 0.010 inches and are sufficient in number to provide a burst strength in the range of about 8-20 pounds per two lineal inches of length of the line of weakening.

Claim 7

A continuous business form for use in automated mailing systems or the like, comprising: a single elongated ply of paper having feeding means on at least one longitudinal edge; a longitudinal line of weakening adjacent said edge(s) but spaced therefrom sufficiently to accomodate the associated one of said feeding means to define a removable feed strip and a main panel; a plurality of cross lines of weakening extending across said ply to divide said main panel into alternating mailing facilitating panels and message bearing panels, with each said mailing facilitating panel having a length longitudinally of the ply that is a minor fraction of the length of each message bearing panel longitudinally of the web; and mailing facilitating means removably secured to said mailing facilitating panels in substantial non-obstructing relation to said message bearing panels; said lines of weakening being defined by alternating slits and ties wherein the ties have lengths no more than about 0.010 inches and are sufficient in number to provide a burst strength in the range of about 8-20 pounds per two lineal inches of length of the line of weakening.

Claim 8

A continuous business form for use in automated mailing systems or the like, comprising: a single elongated ply of paper having feeding means on at least one longitudinal edge; a longitudinal line of weakening adjacent said edge(s) but spaced therefrom sufficiently to accomodate the associated one of said feeding means to define a removable feed strip and a main panel; a plurality of cross lines of weakening extending across said ply to divide said main panel into alternating mailing facilitating panels and message bearing panels, with each said mailing facilitating panel having a length longitudinally of the ply that is a minor fraction of the length of each message bearing panel longitudinally of the web; and mailing facilitating means removably secured to said mailing facilitating panels in substantial non-obstructing relation to said message bearing panels so that said message bearing panels may be inscribed while attached to an adjacent mailing facilitating panel with said mailing facilitating means still secured thereto.

Claim 9

A continuous business form for use in automated mailing systems or the like, comprising: a single elongated ply of paper having feeding means on at least one longitudinal edge; a longitudinal line of weakening adjacent said edge(s) but spaced therefrom sufficiently to accomodate the associated one of said feeding means to define a removable feed strip and a main panel; a plurality of cross lines of weakening extending across said ply to divide said main panel into alternating mailing facilitating panels and message bearing panels, with each said mailing facilitating panel having a length longitudinally of the ply that is a minor fraction of the length of each message bearing panel longitudinally of the web; and mailing facilitating means removably secured to said mailing facilitating panels in substantial non-obstructing relation to said message bearing panels so that said message bearing panels may be inscribed while attached to an adjacent mailing facilitating panel with said mailing facilitating means still secured thereto.

Claim 10

The continuous business form of claim 5 wherein said mailing facilitating means includes an envelope.

Claim 11

The continuous business form of claim 5 wherein said mailing facilitating means includes a label.

Claim 12

The continuous business form of claim 5 wherein said mailing facilitating means includes a stencil.

Claim 13

The continuous business form of claim 5 wherein said mailing facilitating means is an envelope and said message bearing panel contains letterhead indicia.

Claim 14

The continuous business form of claim 9 wherein said envelope at least partially overlaps said letterhead indicia.