Method of producing a printed mailer form

Claim 1

A method of producing a mailer having variable information thereon comprising advancing a stream of elongated forms into a computer printer, each said form being rectangular, windowless and continuous throughout its entire area and having two short sides and two long sides, said advancing being parallel to said long sides applying variable information at longitudinally spaced-apart areas on one face only of each form to provide addressee information in one area and message information in a second area, applying adhesive to a portion of each form adjacent said long sides, each said form being longitudinally perforated inwardly of each area of adhesive application to provide tear-off stubs at each form long side, folding each form on itself parallel to said short sides at least three times to provide four panels with one panel separating the message information area from the addressee information area, said folding being effective to dispose the message information interiorly and the addressee information exteriorly of the folded form,

Claim 2

A method of producing a mailer having variable information thereon comprising advancing a stream of elongated forms into a computer printer, each said form being rectangular, windowless and continuous throughout its entire area and having two short sides and two long sides, said advancing being parallel to said long sides applying variable information at longitudinally spaced-apart areas on one face only of each form to provide addressee information in one area and message information in a second area, applying adhesive to a portion of each form adjacent said long sides, each said form being longitudinally perforated inwardly of each area of adhesive application to provide tear-off stubs at each form long side, folding each form on itself parallel to said short sides at least three times to provide four panels with one panel separating the message information area from the addressee information area, said folding being effective to dispose the message information interiorly and the addressee information exteriorly of the folded form,

Claim 6

A method of developing a mailer with computer entered information comprising: advancing a continuous web comprising a continuous series of windowless mailers each having a plurality of panels through a computer printer, and printing the computer entered information on at least some of the spaced apart panels on the front surface of the mailer, and bursting the series of mailers into individual mailers, and applying adhesive in at least a portion of the length of the longitudinal edges of the mailer, said mailer being adapted to be longitudinally perforated adjacent said longitudinal edges and inboard of the adhesive to provide removal stubs, making a first fold perpendicular to said longitudinal edge to place a message panel with the computer printed side facing outwardly, underlying the next adjacent panel forming the envelope back, making a second fold between a successive adjacent panel which forms the envelope front and the panel with the envelope back such that the message panel is covered by the envelope front panel, and so that the message panel is between the envelope front and back panels and the envelope front panel has the computer entered addressee information facing outwardly, and making a third fold between a still further adjacent panel which forms the envelope flap and the panel forming the envelope front so that the envelope flap overlies the envelope back to secure the confidentiality of the message panel inside the envelope.

Claim 7

A method of developing a mailer with computer entered information comprising: advancing a continuous web comprising a continuous series of windowless mailers each having a plurality of panels through a computer printer, and printing the computer entered information on at least some of the spaced apart panels on the front surface of the mailer, and bursting the series of mailers into individual mailers, and applying adhesive in at least a portion of the length of the longitudinal edges of the mailer, said mailer being adapted to be longitudinally perforated adjacent said longitudinal edges and inboard of the adhesive to provide removal stubs, making a first fold perpendicular to said longitudinal edge to place a message panel with the computer printed side facing outwardly, underlying the next adjacent panel forming the envelope back, making a second fold between a successive adjacent panel which forms the envelope front and the panel with the envelope back such that the message panel is covered by the envelope front panel, and so that the message panel is between the envelope front and back panels and the envelope front panel has the computer entered addressee information facing outwardly, and making a third fold between a still further adjacent panel which forms the envelope flap and the panel forming the envelope front so that the envelope flap overlies the envelope back to secure the confidentiality of the message panel inside the envelope.

Claim 19

A method of producing a mailer having variable information thereon comprising advancing a stream of elongated forms into a computer printer, each said form being rectangular, windowless and continuous throughout its entire area and having two short sides and two long sides, said advancing being parallel to said long sides, applying variable information at longitudinally spaced-apart areas on one face only of each form to provide addressee information in one area and message information in a second area, each said form being longitudinally perforated inwardly of each area of adhesive application to provide tear-off stubs at each form long side, folding each form on itself parallel to said short sides two times to provide three panels with one panel separating the message information area from the addressee information area, said folding being effective to dispose the message information interiorly and the addressee information exteriorly of the folded form, and folding each form on itself a third time to provide a fourth panel adjacent the panel carrying the addressee information, said fourth panel constituting an envelope flap overlying said separating panel to secure the confidentiality of the message panel inside the envelope.

Claim 20

A method of producing a mailer having variable information thereon comprising advancing a stream of elongated forms into a computer printer, each said form being rectangular, windowless and continuous throughout its entire area and having two short sides and two long sides, said advancing being parallel to said long sides, applying variable information at longitudinally spaced-apart areas on one face only of each form to provide addressee information in one area and message information in a second area, each said form being longitudinally perforated inwardly of each area of adhesive application to provide tear-off stubs at each form long side, folding each form on itself parallel to said short sides two times to provide three panels with one panel separating the message information area from the addressee information area, said folding being effective to dispose the message information interiorly and the addressee information exteriorly of the folded form, and folding each form on itself a third time to provide a fourth panel adjacent the panel carrying the addressee information, said fourth panel constituting an envelope flap overlying said separating panel to secure the confidentiality of the message panel inside the envelope.