JPH034038B2 - - Google Patents

Abstract

A continuous business form assembly provides for printing internal and external information on a single web in one, single-sided printing operation. Label portions cut in the forms are foldable for the printing. Attachment sheets and adhesive return the label portions to sealed, label positions where label information is external to the forms.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to continuous business forms, particularly of the type forming envelope mailings with punched windows.

Envelope mailings are formed from one continuous web printed on one side in a single printing operation. Such mail pieces have a punched window through which the printed recipient address can be seen. This type of envelope mailing is limited in its usefulness and wastes postage as it cannot accommodate inserts.
The insert blocks the window so that envelope mailings are generally printed on the outside in two or more printing operations, which are more expensive to print, or at the cost and use of carbon in a single operation. Ru.

The object of the invention is to obtain an improved continuous office format for envelope mailings, in which all printing is carried out on one side of one web for clear, textual printing of all information. It can be achieved in one printing operation, and envelope mailings include advertising inserts, return envelopes,
Adapted to insert webs for postcards, etc.

In its main aspect, the invention includes a continuous web having a series of continuous business forms thereon. Each office form has a label part and a remaining part other than the label part. The web has a first side and an opposite second side. The label portion has a label surface formed on the first side of the web. The label portion has a label backside formed on the second side of the web. The residual portion has a residual surface formed on the second side of the web and a residual back surface formed on the first side of the web. Thereby, a label surface and a residual surface are formed oppositely on the first and second sides of the web.

Each of the label sections is partially cut from the office form along the label edge. These can be folded along the fold line into the printing position. In this position, the back side of the label faces the remaining back side. The label surface is exposed along with the remaining surface on the second side of the web for simultaneous printing in one printing operation on the second side of the web.

After the label portion is printed, it can also be folded along the fold line to the label display position. In this labeling position, the label surface is returned to be exposed on the first side of the web opposite the residual surface and serves as a business form label.

Envelope mail items are formed from such a format so that the label portion becomes the address portion. Such mailings are printed in one printing operation on one side of one web. However, because of the features of the format, insert webs or sheets can be used within the mail piece without obstructing the address of the mail piece.

Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1-9, a preferred continuous office form is indicated generally at 12. Another suitable serial office format is shown in Figure 10 as a whole.
4. The form 14 shown in FIG. 10 is the presently commercially preferred embodiment of the invention. As can be seen, form 14 is constructed similarly to form 12. Therefore, to aid clarity and brevity, form 14 will be described in dependence on the description of form 12.

Referring to FIG. 1, form 12 has a continuous web 16 extending along its longitudinal side edges 2.
It has a continuous series of edge pin feed holes 18, 20 extending longitudinally along the edges 2, 24. a longitudinally extending edge hole line 26 near the feed holes 18, 20;
28 forms edge feed zones 30, 32 in which the feed holes 18, 20 are located. Referring to FIG. 3, web 16 has a first side 31 and an opposite or reverse second side 33. Referring to FIG.

Between the perforation lines 26, 28 the web 16 carries a series of continuous forms 34. Each form 34 extends longitudinally between two of a series of longitudinally spaced laterally extending perforation lines 36. Each form 34 has an envelope spine 38 and an envelope front 40 separated from each other by a transverse fold line 41. Form 34 is web 16
a surface 42 formed on the first side 31 of the web 16 and a back surface formed on the second side 33 of the web 16. Surface 42 is formed to extend across front 40 and back 38 of the envelope other than at label portion 44 . By definition, the label side of label portion 44 is on second side 33 of web 16. The label back side of label portion 44 is on first side 31 of web 16 .

The hole lines 46 and 48 that are not on the edge are the hole line 2 on the edge side.
It extends longitudinally across form 34 near 6,28. The horizontal perforation lines 50 and 52 form a pair between the perforation lines 46 and 48 that are not on the edge side of the form 34, and the perforation lines 50 and 52 are arranged near and equidistant from the horizontal perforation line 36 on the form body 34.
extends across.

First envelope forming, adhesive strip 54 is placed on face 42, above envelope face front 40, between perforation lines 26, 46, at fold line 41.
and the hole line 36. second envelope formation;
Adhesive strip 56 is placed on face 42, above envelope face front 40, between perforation lines 28, 48, and between fold line 41 and the same perforation line 36. Third envelope forming, adhesive strip 58 is placed on face 42, above envelope face front 40, perforation line 36, 46, 4
It is placed between 8.52.

The label part 44 is the envelope front part 40 in the form 34.
This is the address side. The label portion 44 is located on the front portion 40, between lines 46, 48 and between lines 41 and 52, and between two laterally spaced shorter longitudinal cuts 62, 64 and at the end. Short transversely extending cuts 60 are formed on three sides in the front section 40 by short transversely extending cuts 60 joined in place. Label portion 44 therefore forms a flap within envelope front 40. Referring to FIG. 4, by way of example, label portion 44 may be folded about a fold line 66 forming a fourth side thereof. The height dimension of label portion 44 is from fold line 66 to the edge proximate cut 60;
The width dimension is the lateral dimension between the edges along the cuts 62, 64 in which the desired information is to be printed on the label surface. You can modify the type if you wish.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the adhesive sheet 68
is adhered to each label portion 44 on the label back and sides 31 of the web. Sheet 68 is larger than label portion 44. Sheet 68 extends longitudinally from fold line 66 to a height greater than the height of label portion 44, as shown in FIGS. The sheet extends laterally wider than the width of the label portion 44.

Sheet 68 is adapted to restrict folding of label portion 44 between the extreme positions shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. The label portion 44 is restricted by the sheet 68 from being folded through the opening 70 that it forms in the direction of the side 31 of the web.

Sheet 68 also allows for the attachment of label portions 44 at desired locations, such as the label display locations shown in FIG. 2, when desired. The actual installation is the first step.
This is accomplished by a U-shaped adhesive strip 72 on form 34 that extends around flap-shaped label portion 44, as shown.

When so configured, continuous format 12 is used as follows. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the label portion 44 is folded into the printing position, where the back of the label and the sheet 68 are attached to the side 42 of the form 34.
adjacent to. Desired information, such as display information 74, 76, is printed on the form label surface in a single, one-sided printing operation.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the label portion 44
is returned to the labeling position manually or automatically.
The adhesive in band 72 is thereby activated. sheet 68
is adhered to envelope front 40 of form 34 by band 72. This adhesive attaches label portion 40 to envelope front 40 at the labeling location and seals opening 70.

Each form 34 is then separated from form body 12, folded, and sealed with adhesive strips 54, 56, 58 to create an envelope 80 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
Information 76 appears on the outside of envelope 80. For this reason, insert material (not shown) can be contained within the envelope 80 while not obscuring the information.

The second format 14 is similarly constructed and used.
In form 14, form 34 of web 16 is laterally separated into an envelope front 82 and a back 84 by a longitudinal fold line 86. The insertion web 88 is located at the rear part 84
and together with the rear part 84 form a return envelope. A removable band 90 on the front 82 near the fold line 86 provides an envelope flap area 9 of the envelope front 82 to provide a sealable flap for return envelopes.
It overlaps the adhesive strip (not shown) in 2.

It should be noted that the term "remaining portion" within the scope of the claims refers to the portion of the format excluding the label portion.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a first plan view of a part of a preferred first continuous business form according to the present invention at a stage of construction;
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3--3 in Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a second plan view of the format shown in Figure 1 at the second stage of construction; The third plan view of the format, Figure 5 is line 5-5 in Figure 4.
6 is a fourth plan view of the form of FIG. 1 at a fourth stage of construction; FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is a first preferred embodiment. A drawing of the completed shape of the example, Fig. 9 is the line 9- of Fig. 8.
9 is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a portion of a second preferred continuous business form at a stage of construction corresponding to that of FIG. 12, 14... Continuous format, 16... Web,
18, 20... Supply hole, 22, 24... Side edge, 2
6, 28... Hole line, 30... Supply band, 31... First side part, 32... Supply band, 33... Second side part, 3
4... Format, 36... Hole line, 38... Back, 40
...Front part, 41...Fold line, 42...Surface, 44...
... Label part, 46, 48, 50, 52 ... Perforation line, 54, 56, 58 ... Adhesive band, 60, 62,
64... cut, 66... fold line, 68... sheet, 70... opening, 72... band, 74,76...
Information, 80... Envelope, 82... Front, 84... Rear, 86... Fold line, 88... Insert web, 90
...Obi, 92...Area.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A continuous business form body having a continuous web having a series of continuous business forms, each of the business forms having a label part and a remaining part other than the label part, and the web having a first part. a side portion and an opposite second side portion, the label portion having a label surface formed on the first side portion and a label back surface formed on the second side portion; The section has a residual surface formed on the second side of the web and a residual back surface formed on the first side of the web, such that the label surface and the residual surface are formed on the first side of the web. formed oppositely on first and second sides, further comprising: each of said label portions being partially cut from said office form to form a label edge that can be folded into a printing position along a fold line; In the printing position, the back side of the label faces the residual portion, and the label side faces the residual portion on the second side of the web for simultaneous printing of the label side and the residual side on the second side of the web. exposed with a residual surface, and each of said label portions can also be folded along said fold line after printing to a labeling position, in which said labeling surface is folded along said web opposite said residual surface. a continuous office form returned to be exposed on said first side of said office form to serve as a label for said office form. 2. The continuous office work format according to claim 1, further comprising a series of adhesive sheets, each of the adhesive sheets being affixed to the back side of the label of the label portion, and the label display of the label portion A continuous office form adapted to attach said label portion to said residual portion when in position. 3. The continuous business form according to claim 2, wherein the label part is an address part for printing address information at the same time as printing the second side of the web. 4. The continuous office form according to claim 2, wherein the label portion has a label height from the fold line to a first portion of the label edge, and a label width perpendicular to the label height, The adhesive sheet has a sheet height that extends from the fold line beyond the label height and a sheet width that is greater than the label width, such that the adhesive sheet extends the label portion along all of the label edges to the remainder. A continuous office form body adapted to be attached to a section to seal said label edge.