Continuous business forms/intermediates

Claim 2

A business form intermediate comprising: a sheet having first and second opposite faces, parallel first and second edges, and parallel third and fourth edges perpendicular to said first and second edges; first and second fold lines parallel to said first and second edges, and dividing said sheet, and each face thereof, into first, second, and third panels, said first panel bordered by said first edge and first fold line, and said second panel between said first and third panels; one of said second and third panels having an outgoing address area formed thereon; one of said first and second panels having a patch, with inner and outer surfaces, adhesively secured to said first face thereof, said patch having an outer surface with masking means associated therewith, and transfer means provided between said patch inner surface and said first or second panel first face; and adhesive patterns associated with said panels for holding said business form in a Z-fold configuration when folded about said first and second fold lines to provide said first panel first face covered by said second panel first face so that said patch is not visible from the exterior of a formed mailer, but so that said outgoing address area is visible from the exterior of a formed mailer.

Claim 3

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 1 wherein said outgoing address area is formed on said first face of said third panel.

Claim 4

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 2 wherein said adhesive patterns comprise cooperating adhesive patterns formed on said first panel first face and said second panel first face, and said second and third panels second faces, respectively.

Claim 5

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 3 wherein the adhesive of said adhesive patterns comprises pressure seal adhesive.

Claim 6

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 2 further comprising a window in said third panel adjacent said outgoing address area.

Claim 7

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 5 wherein said patch is provided on said first panel first face; and further comprising means for forming a reply mailer from said second and third panels including a reply address area on said second panel first face in alignment with said window when a reply mailer is formed, and activatable adhesive means provided on said second panel first face for holding said second and third panel first faces together when a reply mailer is formed.

Claim 8

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 6 further comprising an outgoing return address area formed on said second panel second face in alignment with said window if said second and third panels are folded about said second fold line to bring the second faces of said second and third mailers into face-to-face contact with each other.

Claim 9

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 6 further comprising lines of weakness disposed adjacent and parallel to at least some of said first through fourth edges and first and second fold lines, for allowing ready opening of the mailer formed by Z-folding, with the panels thereof adhesively secured to each other; said activatable adhesive comprising strips of adhesive disposed adjacent, and inside of, said lines of weakness.

Claim 10

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 2 further comprising masking indicia provided on said first and second panel second faces for minimizing the transparency and translucency of said first and second panels.

Claim 11

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 1 wherein said first panel has said patch, further comprising indicia describing the utilization of a PIN number imaged on said first panel first face adjacent said patch.

Claim 12

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 1 in continuous format, with like sheets connected along said first and second edges thereof by lines of weakness.

Claim 13

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 1 further comprising lines of weakness disposed adjacent and parallel to at least some of said first through fourth edges and first and second fold lines, for allowing ready opening of a mailer formed by Z-folding of the intermediate with the panels thereof adhesively secured to each other.

Claim 14

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 1 wherein said transfer means comprises CB and CF coatings on said patch and a portion of said first panel first face.

Claim 15

A mailer type business form comprising: a quadrate sheet having first, second and third panels, each with a first face and a second face, Z-folded about fold lines so that said third panel second face engages said second panel second face and said first panel first face engages said second panel first face, to define first through fourth edges of each panel; one of said second and third panels having an outgoing address area formed thereon; one of said first and second panels having a patch, with inner and outer surfaces, adhesively secured to said first face thereof, said patch having an outer surface with masking means associated therewith, and transfer means provided between said patch inner surface and said first panel first face; and adhesive patterns holding said panels together in said Z-folded configuration, with said first faces of said first and second panels in face-to-face engagement with each other.

Claim 16

A mailer type business form comprising: a quadrate sheet having first, second and third panels, each with a first face and a second face, Z-folded about fold lines so that said third panel second face engages said second panel second face and said first panel first face engages said second panel first face, to define first through fourth edges of each panel; one of said second and third panels having an outgoing address area formed thereon; one of said first and second panels having a patch, with inner and outer surfaces, adhesively secured to said first face thereof, said patch having an outer surface with masking means associated therewith, and transfer means provided between said patch inner surface and said first panel first face; and adhesive patterns holding said panels together in said Z-folded configuration, with said first faces of said first and second panels in face-to-face engagement with each other.

Claim 17

A business form as recited in claim 14 wherein said third panel has said outgoing address area formed on said first face thereof.

Claim 18

A business form as recited in claim 15 further Comprising masking indicia provided on said first and second panel second faces for minimizing the transparency and translucency thereof.

Claim 19

A business form as recited in claim 14 wherein said transfer means comprises CB and CF coatings on said patch and a portion of said first panel first face.

Claim 20

A business form as recited in claim 14 further comprising outgoing address indicia in said outgoing address area, and a PIN number on said first panel first face covered by said patch.

Claim 21

A business form as recited in claim 14 wherein said patch is on said first face of said first panel; and wherein said outgoing address area is formed on said first face of said third panel; and further comprising a window formed in said third panel adjacent said outgoing address area and overlying an outgoing return address provided on said second face of said second panel and visible through said window.

Claim 22

A business form as recited in claim 14 wherein said patch is on said first face of said first panel; and wherein said outgoing address area is formed on said first face of said third panel; and further comprising means for forming said business form into a reply mailer, comprising lines of weakness disposed adjacent and parallel to at least some of said first through fourth edges, for allowing ready opening of said mailer type business form, a window formed in said third panel adjacent said outgoing address area, reply address indica formed on said second panel first face in alignment with said window when the reply mailer is constructed, and activatable adhesive provided on said second panel first face for sealing said second and third panels together with the first faces thereof in face-to-face contact when the reply mailer is constructed.

Claim 23

A mailer type business form comprising: a quadrate sheet having first, second and third panels, each with a first face and a second face, Z-folded about fold lines so that said third panel second face engages said second panel second face and said first panel first face engages said second panel first face, to define first through fourth edges of each panel; said first face of said third panel having an outgoing address area formed thereon with an outgoing address therein; adhesive patterns holding said panels together in said Z-folded configuration, with said first faces of said first and second panels in face-to-face engagement with each other; and means for forming said business form into a reply mailer, comprising lines of weakness disposed adjacent and parallel to at least some of said first through fourth edges, for allowing ready opening of said mailer type business form, a window formed in said third panel adjacent said outgoing address area, reply address indica formed on said second panel first face in alignment with said window when the reply mailer is constructed, and activatable adhesive provided on said second panel first face for sealing said second and third panels together with the first faces thereof in face-to-face contact when the reply mailer is constructed.

Claim 24

A mailer type business form comprising: a quadrate sheet having first, second and third panels, each with a first face and a second face, Z-folded about fold lines so that said third panel second face engages said second panel second face and said first panel first face engages said second panel first face, to define first through fourth edges of each panel; said first face of said third panel having an outgoing address area formed thereon with an outgoing address therein; adhesive patterns holding said panels together in said Z-folded configuration, with said first faces of said first and second panels in face-to-face engagement with each other; and means for forming said business form into a reply mailer, comprising lines of weakness disposed adjacent and parallel to at least some of said first through fourth edges, for allowing ready opening of said mailer type business form, a window formed in said third panel adjacent said outgoing address area, reply address indica formed on said second panel first face in alignment with said window when the reply mailer is constructed, and activatable adhesive provided on said second panel first face for sealing said second and third panels together with the first faces thereof in face-to-face contact when the reply mailer is constructed.

Claim 25

A business form intermediate comprising: a sheet having first and second opposite faces, parallel first and second edges, and parallel third and fourth edges perpendicular to said first and second edges; first and second fold lines parallel to said first and second edges, and dividing said sheet into first, second, and third panels, said first panel bordered by said first edge and first fold line, and said second panel between said first and third panels; said first face of said third panel having an outgoing address area formed thereon; adhesive patterns associated with said panels for holding said business form in a Z-fold configuration when folded about said first and second fold lines to provide said first panel first surface covered by said second panel first face so that said patch is not visible from the exterior of a formed mailer, but so that said outgoing address area is visible from the exterior of a formed mailer a window in said third panel adjacent said outgoing address area; means for forming a reply mailer from said second and third panels including a reply address area on said second panel first face in alignment with said window when a reply mailer is formed, and activatable adhesive means provided on said second panel first face for holding said second and third panel first faces together when a reply mailer is formed.

Claim 26

A business form intermediate comprising: a sheet having first and second opposite faces, parallel first and second edges, and parallel third and fourth edges perpendicular to said first and second edges; first and second fold lines parallel to said first and second edges, and dividing said sheet into first, second, and third panels, said first panel bordered by said first edge and first fold line, and said second panel between said first and third panels; said first face of said third panel having an outgoing address area formed thereon; adhesive patterns associated with said panels for holding said business form in a Z-fold configuration when folded about said first and second fold lines to provide said first panel first surface covered by said second panel first face so that said patch is not visible from the exterior of a formed mailer, but so that said outgoing address area is visible from the exterior of a formed mailer a window in said third panel adjacent said outgoing address area; means for forming a reply mailer from said second and third panels including a reply address area on said second panel first face in alignment with said window when a reply mailer is formed, and activatable adhesive means provided on said second panel first face for holding said second and third panel first faces together when a reply mailer is formed.

Claim 27

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 22 further comprising an outgoing return address area formed on said second panel second face in alignment with said window if said second and third panels are folded about said second fold line to bring the second faces of said second and third mailers into face-to-face contact with each other.

Claim 28

A business form intermediate as recited in claim 23 further comprising lines of weakness disposed adjacent and parallel to at least some of said first through fourth edges and first and second fold lines, for allowing ready opening of the mailer formed by Z-folding, with the panels thereof adhesively secured to each other; said activatable adhesive comprising strips of adhesive disposed adjacent, and inside of, said lines of weakness.