US5553774A
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Pressure seal C-folded mailer
Assignee: Moore North America Inc
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Filing: 1995-02-27
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Granted: 1996-09-10
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Expires: 2015-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A C-fold mailer comprises first, second and third panels foldable about a first foldline with the first and second panels in registration one with the other and a second foldline with the third panel overlying the back side of the first panel. Lines of cohesive are formed along the lateral margins and the first foldline of the first and second panels to adhere the panels one to the other, forming a return envelope. The first panel has a return flap with rewettable adhesive. A third panel has segments of cohesive adjacent its distal edge for registration and adherence to corresponding segments of adhesive.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Goodno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:15
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D5/00; B42D5/02; B42D5/023; B42D5/025; B42D5/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A mailer with integral return envelope comprising: an elongated sheet having first, second and third panels spaced longitudinally one from the other along said sheet and connected to one another along first and second longitudinally spaced, laterally extending foldlines between said first and second panels and said second and third panels, respectively; lines of pressure seal adhesive applied along longitudinally extending lateral margins of said first and second panels and along laterally extending adjoining margins of said first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline, said adhesive applied on one face of said sheet; said first and second panels being folded about said first foldline into registry with one another with said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive adhered to one another along opposite laterally spaced margins thereof and said laterally extending lines of adhesive adjacent margins of the first and second panels adhered to one another to form a return envelope for said mailer with an opening therefor adjacent said second foldline; a first pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said third panel along said one face of said sheet and adjacent an end margin of said sheet and said third panel; a second pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said first panel on a face of said sheet opposite said one face and adjacent said first foldline; said third panel being folded about said second foldline to register with and overlie said first panel along the opposite face of said sheet with said first and second patterns of adhesive registering with and adhering to one another to form a completed mailer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
267 words
A mailer with integral return envelope comprising: an elongated sheet having first, second and third panels spaced longitudinally one from the other along said sheet and connected to one another along first and second longitudinally spaced, laterally extending foldlines between said first and second panels and said second and third panels, respectively; lines of pressure seal adhesive applied along longitudinally extending lateral margins of said first and second panels and along laterally extending adjoining margins of said first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline, said adhesive applied on one face of said sheet; said first and second panels being folded about said first foldline into registry with one another with said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive adhered to one another along opposite laterally spaced margins thereof and said laterally extending lines of adhesive adjacent margins of the first and second panels adhered to one another to form a return envelope for said mailer with an opening therefor adjacent said second foldline; a first pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said third panel along said one face of said sheet and adjacent an end margin of said sheet and said third panel; a second pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said first panel on a face of said sheet opposite said one face and adjacent said first foldline; said third panel being folded about said second foldline to register with and overlie said first panel along the opposite face of said sheet with said first and second patterns of adhesive registering with and adhering to one another to form a completed mailer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
A mailer according to claim 1 wherein said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive extend from said first foldline along the lateral margins of said first and second panels and terminate short of end edges of said first and second panels, one of said first and second panels having a laterally extending foldline between the end terminations of said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive and a laterally extending edge of said one panel remote from the first foldline forming a return envelope flap, and adhesive applied along said flap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A mailer according to claim 2 including a laterally extending line of perforations along another of said one of said first and second panels between the end terminations of said lines of adhesive and the laterally extending edge of said other panel remote from the first foldline to define a second flap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A mailer according to claim 3 wherein said lines of adhesive along laterally extending adjoining margins of the first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline are substantially continuous between said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A mailer according to claim 1 wherein the lateral margins of said first and third panels overlie one another in the mailer and are unsecured to one another substantially throughout their longitudinal extent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A mailer according to claim 1 wherein the third panel includes a line of perforations extending laterally between opposite longitudinal edges of said panel inset from said second foldline and the end edge of said third panel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A mailer according to claim 1 including a die-cut window in one of said first and second panels for displaying address information placed on another of said first and second panels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A mailer according to claim 1 wherein said lines of adhesive along laterally extending adjoining margins of the first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline are substantially continuous between said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
276 words
A mailer with integral return envelope comprising: a sheet having first, second and third panels spaced one from the other along said sheet and connected to one another along first and second spaced foldlines extending generally parallel to one another between said first and second panels and said second and third panels, respectively; generally parallel lines of pressure seal adhesive along margins of said first and second panels and extending generally normal to said first foldline, lines of pressure seal adhesive along adjoining margins of said first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline, said adhesive applied on one face of said sheet; said first and second panels being folded about said first foldline into registry with one another with said generally parallel lines of adhesive adhered to one another along opposite margins of said first and second panels, said line of adhesive along adjoining margins of the first and second panels adhered to one another to form a return envelope for said mailer with an opening therefor adjacent said second foldline; a first pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said third panel along said one face of said sheet and adjacent an edge of said sheet and said third panel; a second pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said first panel on a face of said sheet opposite said one face and adjacent said first foldline; said third panel being folded about said second foldline to register with and overlie said first panel along the opposite face of said sheet with said first and second patterns of adhesive registering with and adhering to one another to form a completed mailer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
276 words
A mailer with integral return envelope comprising: a sheet having first, second and third panels spaced one from the other along said sheet and connected to one another along first and second spaced foldlines extending generally parallel to one another between said first and second panels and said second and third panels, respectively; generally parallel lines of pressure seal adhesive along margins of said first and second panels and extending generally normal to said first foldline, lines of pressure seal adhesive along adjoining margins of said first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline, said adhesive applied on one face of said sheet; said first and second panels being folded about said first foldline into registry with one another with said generally parallel lines of adhesive adhered to one another along opposite margins of said first and second panels, said line of adhesive along adjoining margins of the first and second panels adhered to one another to form a return envelope for said mailer with an opening therefor adjacent said second foldline; a first pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said third panel along said one face of said sheet and adjacent an edge of said sheet and said third panel; a second pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said first panel on a face of said sheet opposite said one face and adjacent said first foldline; said third panel being folded about said second foldline to register with and overlie said first panel along the opposite face of said sheet with said first and second patterns of adhesive registering with and adhering to one another to form a completed mailer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
84 words
A mailer according to claim 9 wherein said parallel lines of adhesive extend from said first foldline along opposite margins of said first and second panels and terminate short of edges of said first and second panels parallel to said foldlines, one of said first and second panels having a foldline between the end terminations of said parallel lines of adhesive and an edge of said one panel remote from the first foldline forming a return envelope flap, and adhesive applied along said flap.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
A mailer according to claim 10 including a line of perforations along another of said one of said first and second panels between the end terminations of said lines of adhesive and an edge of said other panel remote from the first foldline to define a second flap.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
A mailer according to claim 11 wherein said lines of adhesive along laterally extending adjoining margins of the first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline are substantially continuous between said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A mailer according to claim 9 wherein margins of said first and third panels normal to said foldlines overlie one another in the mailer and are unsecured to one another substantially throughout their extent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mailer according to claim 9 wherein the third panel includes a line of perforations extending between opposite margins of said third panel spaced from said second foldline and an edge of said third panel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
A mailer according to claim 9 including a die-cut window in one of said first and second panels for displaying address information placed on another of said first and second panels.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
A mailer according to claim 9 wherein said lines of adhesive along laterally extending adjoining margins of the first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline are substantially continuous between said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
292 words
A continuous single-ply web of paper separable along transverse lines of perforations into plural elongated sheets for forming discrete mailers, each said sheet including first, second and third panels spaced longitudinally one from the other along said sheet and connected to one another along first and second longitudinally spaced, laterally extending foldlines between said first and second panels and said second and third panels, respectively; lines of pressure seal adhesive applied along longitudinally extending lateral margins of said first and second panels and along laterally extending adjoining margins of said first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline, said adhesive applied on one face of said sheet; said first and second panels being foldable about said first foldline into registry with one another with said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive located within said sheet for registration with one another along opposite laterally spaced margins thereof and said laterally extending lines of adhesive adjacent margins of the first and second panels located within said sheet for registration with one another for forming a return envelope for said mailer with an opening therefor adjacent said second foldline; a first pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said third panel along said one face of said sheet and adjacent an end margin of said sheet and said third panel; a second pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said first panel on a face of said sheet opposite said one face and adjacent said first foldline; said third panel being foldable about said second foldline to register with and overlie said first panel along the opposite face of said sheet with said first and second patterns of adhesive located within said sheet for registration with one another to form a completed mailer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
292 words
A continuous single-ply web of paper separable along transverse lines of perforations into plural elongated sheets for forming discrete mailers, each said sheet including first, second and third panels spaced longitudinally one from the other along said sheet and connected to one another along first and second longitudinally spaced, laterally extending foldlines between said first and second panels and said second and third panels, respectively; lines of pressure seal adhesive applied along longitudinally extending lateral margins of said first and second panels and along laterally extending adjoining margins of said first and second panels on opposite sides of said first foldline, said adhesive applied on one face of said sheet; said first and second panels being foldable about said first foldline into registry with one another with said longitudinally extending lines of adhesive located within said sheet for registration with one another along opposite laterally spaced margins thereof and said laterally extending lines of adhesive adjacent margins of the first and second panels located within said sheet for registration with one another for forming a return envelope for said mailer with an opening therefor adjacent said second foldline; a first pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said third panel along said one face of said sheet and adjacent an end margin of said sheet and said third panel; a second pattern of pressure seal adhesive applied to said first panel on a face of said sheet opposite said one face and adjacent said first foldline; said third panel being foldable about said second foldline to register with and overlie said first panel along the opposite face of said sheet with said first and second patterns of adhesive located within said sheet for registration with one another to form a completed mailer.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1999-09-10 | 2000-03-11 | 2000-09-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-09-10 | 2004-03-11 | 2004-09-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-09-10 | 2008-03-11 | 2008-09-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |