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Personalized envelope assembly for printed publication and method

Assignee: MOORE WALLACE USA LLC
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Filing: 1995-03-27
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Granted: 1997-01-07
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Expires: 2015-03-27
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Abstract

Abstract A signature equipped publication which has bound in to the interior thereof a personalized envelope assembly having at least one disc insert.

Inventors

  • 👤 Scott A. Stevens

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 13:50
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D1/00; B42D1/003; B42D1/004; B42D1/005; B42D1/007

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 192 words
A personalized letter product in combination with a mailable publication product, said personalized letter product comprising: a sealed envelope assembly having a pair of outer plies enclosing at least an information-bearing disc each of said other plies having top, bottom and side edges, at least one of said outer plies being equipped with printed indicia relating to a specific person, geographic area or demographic group, and means associated with one of said edges for binding said envelope assembly into the interior of said publication, said publication product comprising a plurality of signatures arranged in superposed relation, each of said signatures being rectangular and having upper, lower and side edges, one of side edges being a bound edge and the other side edge being a free edge, said envelope assembly edge means including a binding portion bound in between two adjacent signatures along said signature bound edge, and said publication product being equipped with printed indicia corresponding to the envelope assembly printed indicia, said envelope assembly having an edge equipped with means for opening said envelope assembly, said opening means including a line of weakness in at least one of said outer plies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 192 words
A personalized letter product in combination with a mailable publication product, said personalized letter product comprising: a sealed envelope assembly having a pair of outer plies enclosing at least an information-bearing disc each of said other plies having top, bottom and side edges, at least one of said outer plies being equipped with printed indicia relating to a specific person, geographic area or demographic group, and means associated with one of said edges for binding said envelope assembly into the interior of said publication, said publication product comprising a plurality of signatures arranged in superposed relation, each of said signatures being rectangular and having upper, lower and side edges, one of side edges being a bound edge and the other side edge being a free edge, said envelope assembly edge means including a binding portion bound in between two adjacent signatures along said signature bound edge, and said publication product being equipped with printed indicia corresponding to the envelope assembly printed indicia, said envelope assembly having an edge equipped with means for opening said envelope assembly, said opening means including a line of weakness in at least one of said outer plies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
The product of claim 1 in which said disc is a CD.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
The product of claim 2 in which said disc is a CD ROM.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The product of claim 1 in which said assembly includes an insert ply.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 12 words
The product of claim 4 in which said insert ply is personalized.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 18 words
The product of claim 1 in which said envelope assembly binding portion is saddle stitched in said publication.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
The product of claim 1 in which said envelope assembly binding portion is perfect bound in said publication.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
The product of claim 1 in which said assembly includes an insert ply, said insert ply including pocket means, said disc being removably mounted in said pocket means.

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