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US4744508A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Continuous form mailer assembly

Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 1987-01-20
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Granted: 1988-05-17
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Expires: 2007-01-20
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Abstract

Abstract A mailer assembly has a front ply secured to a back ply adjacent the marginal portions of the two plies, and an intermediate ply extends to the edges of one side of the two plies with a line of adhesive between the front ply and the intermediate ply and a line of adhesive between the intermediate ply and the back ply. The intermediate ply is free along the other side of the front and back plies which are secured by dots of adhesive along such other side. The front ply has a removable tab portion to expose the intermediate ply which is removable from the front and back plies along said one side thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Terry J. Fowler
  • 👤 Jill H. Gehrhardt

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:09
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D5/00; B42D5/02; B42D5/023; B42D5/025; B42D5/026; B41; B41L; B41L1/00; B41L1/20; B41L1/26; B41L1/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 288 words
A mailer assembly comprising a front ply for receiving information thereon, said front ply including a body portion and a removable tab portion adjacent the body portion, said front ply having coated means for transferring information, a back ply connected to said front ply along the side, top and bottom edges thereof to provide a pocket between the front and back plies, said back ply including a body portion for receiving information thereon and including a side portion having printed use instructions thereon and exhibited after removal of the tab portion from the front ply, and an insert ply between the front and back plies and having coated means for transferring information onto said back ply, said front ply and said back ply each having a line of weakening at one side of the mailer assembly to define a marginal portion, and the front ply, the insert ply and the back ply each having a line of weakening at the other side of the mailer assembly to define a marginal portion, said insert ply being free of attachment to the front and back plies at one side thereof and extending to the edges of the front and back plies and being connected inwardly of the marginal portion at said other side of the mailer assembly with lines of adhesive positioned in offset manner to the front and back plies at the opposite side from said one side thereof, said insert ply having a line of weakening inwardly of the connection thereof with the back ply whereby the insert ply is removable with respect to the top and bottom plies, the side portion of said back ply being folded over the front ply for providing a return envelope assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 288 words
A mailer assembly comprising a front ply for receiving information thereon, said front ply including a body portion and a removable tab portion adjacent the body portion, said front ply having coated means for transferring information, a back ply connected to said front ply along the side, top and bottom edges thereof to provide a pocket between the front and back plies, said back ply including a body portion for receiving information thereon and including a side portion having printed use instructions thereon and exhibited after removal of the tab portion from the front ply, and an insert ply between the front and back plies and having coated means for transferring information onto said back ply, said front ply and said back ply each having a line of weakening at one side of the mailer assembly to define a marginal portion, and the front ply, the insert ply and the back ply each having a line of weakening at the other side of the mailer assembly to define a marginal portion, said insert ply being free of attachment to the front and back plies at one side thereof and extending to the edges of the front and back plies and being connected inwardly of the marginal portion at said other side of the mailer assembly with lines of adhesive positioned in offset manner to the front and back plies at the opposite side from said one side thereof, said insert ply having a line of weakening inwardly of the connection thereof with the back ply whereby the insert ply is removable with respect to the top and bottom plies, the side portion of said back ply being folded over the front ply for providing a return envelope assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
The mailer assembly of claim 1 wherein the coated means for transferring information comprises a coating on the back side of the front ply and a coating on the back side of the insert ply.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 50 words
The mailer assembly of claim 2 wherein the coating on the back side of the front ply substantially covers the body portion thereof and extends into the tab portion of the front ply, and the coating on the back side of the insert ply covers substantially the entire surface thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 57 words
The mailer assembly of claim 1 wherein the means for connecting the front ply to the back ply comprises a line of releaseable glue spots adjacent the marginal portion at one side of the mailer assembly and a line of interrupted adhesive adjacent each of the top and bottom edges of the respective front and back plies.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 70 words
The mailer assembly of claim 1 including a first line of adhesive inwardly of the one marginal portion at said other side of the mailer assembly for connecting the insert ply to the front ply and a second line of adhesive inwardly of the first line of adhesive and outwardly of the line of weakening enabling removal of the insert ply, for connecting the insert ply to the back ply.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 62 words
The mailer assembly of claim 1 wherein the front ply includes a line of weakening spaced from the one marginal portion enabling removal of the tab portion and the back ply includes a line of weakening closer to the said one marginal portion for enabling folding of the side portion of the back ply over the body portion of the front ply.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 26 words
The mailer assembly of claim 1 including a cover attached to the front ply and providing a record of the information contained in the mailer assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 101 words
The mailer assembly of claim 1 wherein the lines of weakening in the front ply, the insert ply and the back ply at said other side of the mailer assembly are aligned to define the marginal portion, and the line of weakening in the insert ply enabling removal thereof from the front and back plies is spaced from the aligned line of weakening in the insert ply, and the insert ply is secured to the front ply and to the back ply in offset manner by means of lines of adhesive positioned between the lines of weakening in the insert ply.

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