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EP0558836A1
EP0558836A1 EP92301767A EP92301767A EP0558836A1 EP 0558836 A1 EP0558836 A1 EP 0558836A1 EP 92301767 A EP92301767 A EP 92301767A EP 92301767 A EP92301767 A EP 92301767A EP 0558836 A1 EP0558836 A1 EP 0558836A1
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fold line
mailer
adhesive patterns
sheet
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Philip Jones
Julie Ann Zarth
Donald Taylor
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Moore Business Forms Inc
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Priority claimed from AU83555/91A external-priority patent/AU651130B2/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
    • B42D15/04—Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets
    • B42D15/08—Letter-cards or letter-sheets, i.e. cards or sheets each of which is to be folded with the message inside and to serve as its own envelope for mailing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D5/00—Sheets united without binding to form pads or blocks
    • B42D5/02—Form sets
    • B42D5/023—Continuous form sets
    • B42D5/025—Mailer assemblies
    • B42D5/026—Mailer assemblies with return letter or return card

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  • the invention relates to the field of mailers in which, static (generic), variable and personalised correspondence destined for a plurality of customers or recipients can be prepared in a central location for mailing.
  • Such mailer forms have been developed including information about the sender and step-by-step instructions as to how the nominated recipient is to respond to the letter.
  • variable information is applied to the document by computer controlled printing apparatus.
  • the form or series of parts of the forms can be fed through a printer or printers for printing variable information and then a collator and assembly for creating an assembled communication.
  • Such printing methods usually utilise non-impact printing.
  • United States Patent No. 4927027 relates to a two part mailer with a windowed envelope made from a single ply sheet provided with an insert.
  • the present invention provides a mailer constructed from a single ply sheet of paper optionally international A3 sheet for divisional folding into a relative plurality of parts including an address sheet, a personalised letter and optionally a personalised return sheet and/or envelope or like information sheet or form for completion and return to the sender, wherein the printing is performed prior to said division and/or folding, said sheet including pressure activatable adhesive positioned at selected locations to allow sealing of said mailer after said printing operation and/or folding and/or divison to form an envelope, the mailer including perforations or the like separate areas for detachment or separation of portions and/or opening of the sealed envelope.
  • the invention provides a mailer intermediate comprising: a single sheet of paper having a quadrate configuration with a pair of longitudinal edges, first and second side edges, and first and second faces; a centre fold line essentially bisecting said longitudinal edges and extending therebetween essentially perpendicular thereto; a longitudinal fold line essentially bisecting said side edges and extending therebetween essentially perpendicular thereto; means defining lines of weakness spaced from each of said edges and fold lines to define marginal portions and four quadrate main panels, said main panels essentially identical size; a first plurality of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns disposed in said marginal portions on said second face along said side edges, longitudinal edges, and longitudinal fold lines; and a second plurality of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns disposed in said marginal portions on said first face in said marginal portions along said first side edge, and half of each of said longitudinal edges adjacent said first side edge, and adjacent said centre fold line in the marginal portion closest to said first side edge.
  • the invention provides a mailer intermediate comprising: a single sheet of paper having a quadrate configuration with a pair of longitudinal edges, first and second side edges, and first and second faces; a centre fold line essentially bisecting said longitudinal edges and extending therebetween essentially perpendicular thereto; first and second longitudinal fold lines essentially trisecting said side edges and extending therebetween essentially perpendicular thereto, and parallel to each other and said longitudinal edges to define six quadrate main panels, said main panels of essentially identical size, including four end panels, and two centre panels; means defining lines of weakness spaced from each of said edges and said centre fold line to define marginal portions; a first plurality of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns disposed in said marginal portions adjacent said side edges and one of said longitudinal edges on said second face; a second plurality of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns disposed on said first face in said marginal portions along said first side edge, and adjacent said centre fold line in the marginal portion closest to said first side edge; and a third plurality of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns disposed on said first face in
  • the folded sheet forms A5 size or standard letter size sheets, which when re-opened by an addressee forms a letter and/or other information and optionally together with a detachable questionnaire or form.
  • the envelope appears as an A5 size sheet adapted to be unfolded by the addressee to reveal an A4 size letter which in turn may be unfolded to form an A3 size information sheet on the back thereof.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show printing of material on each side with the sheet 10 broken into four equi-sized quarters to form four A5 sheets as shown, A, B, C and D.
  • the A3 sheet is printed with material as desired, as shown, and includes adhesive strips 11 and lines of perforations 12 located on the marginal areas of the sheet.
  • the adhesive strips 11 are located in lines along the marginal edges to form squared C-shaped formations symmetrically about the centre fold line, whilst the perforations 12 extend on the inward side of the marginal boundaries to allow subsequent "opening" of the letter by the recipient by tearing along selected lines of perforations.
  • Figure 2 shows the other side of the A3 sheet and the provision of additional lines of adhesive strips 11 for attachment of the face 13 after folding as shown by arrows 16. This folding is performed after folding of the front sheet about arrows 15 shown in Figure 1.
  • the first fold line is 17 and the second fold line is 18 to form an A5 size "envelope" with enclosed letter or like information for the addressee.
  • the strips of adhesive on one face are matched to contact similarly placed strips on an abutting face after folding.
  • the adhesive is of the type selectively activatable by pressure after the printing procedures have been completed. That is the adhesive is of the type that will not be activated during the printing procedure but will be activated subsequent to the folding of the sheet to form the mailer construction. That is the adhesive is unaffected by heat generated during a printing operation and is only activated by the application of pressure to the adhesive after formation of the business form by folding of the sheet as previously described.
  • a substantial permanent set of the adhesive can be selectively achieved at the appropriate stage during generation of the business form thus enabling printing of the necessary information going to make up the form at a convenient stage prior to cutting and folding of the sheet. In other words the printing can be conveniently carried out on the single ply sheet of paper prior to further folding and cutting etc. of the business form.
  • the pressure is preferably applied only to the adhesive patterns in the marginal areas.
  • Figures 3 and 4 relate to a similar principle except that the open letter is an A4 format rather than the double folded format of Figures 1 and 2. This can be achieved by having no tear off perforation lines adjacent the fold lines.
  • the sheet is adapted to be folded six ways about a central fold line 17 and two longitudinal fold lines which trisect the mailer (apart from the marginal edges) to form text or like panels A, B, C, D, E and F (see Figure 5); and the front and back of the envelope on further panels G, H, I, J, K and L (see Figure 6).
  • This arrangement is a further extension of the quarter folds of Figures 1 and 2.
  • the sheet is folded first about the central transverse fold line 17, then about the longitudinal fold line to bring panels L and J together, then about the longitudinal fold line to bring panels K and H together, so that panel I forms the mailer front and panel G the mailer back.
  • Lines of weakness spaced from each of the edges and the centre fold line define marginal portions.
  • a first plurality of pressure sensitive adhesive panels are disposed on the marginal portions adjacent the side edges and one of the longitudinal edges on the second face (Figure 5); a second plurality of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns are disposed on the first face ( Figure 6) on the marginal portions along a first side edge, and adjacent the centre fold line in the marginal portion closest to the first side edge; a third plurality of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns is disposed on the first face in the marginal portions along the second side edge and adjacent the centre fold line in the marginal portion closest to the second side edge in Panel K.
  • Panel K also has adhesive adjacent the fold line adjacent panel I to contact adhesive in the longitudinal marginal portion adjacent panel H.

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AU207390 1990-08-31
AU83555/91A AU651130B2 (en) 1990-08-31 1991-09-02 Matched mailer form

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WO1995011808A1 (en) * 1993-10-25 1995-05-04 478336 B.C. Ltd. Doing Business As Top Mailers Folded single sheet mailer

Citations (9)

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FR2161337A5 (de) * 1971-11-23 1973-07-06 Chaouat Georges
EP0049661A1 (de) * 1980-10-02 1982-04-14 Jean-Paul Chambre Verfahren zur kontinuierlichen Herstellung von durch Datenverarbeitungsanlagen mit personenbezüglichen Informationen versehenen Briefkarten und nach diesem Verfahren hergestellte Briefkarten
US4375868A (en) * 1980-06-26 1983-03-08 Slotar Allan H Mailing device
GB2168681A (en) * 1984-11-24 1986-06-25 Michael Hermbusche Letter-card and envelope
EP0228081A2 (de) * 1985-12-27 1987-07-08 Günter Baumann Brief für Werbezwecke
AU6954387A (en) 1986-02-28 1987-09-03 Moore Business Forms, Inc. Two part mailer with return envelope
US4784317A (en) * 1987-06-17 1988-11-15 Avery International Corporation One piece mailer for laser printer
US4927027A (en) 1987-06-05 1990-05-22 Lever Brothers Company Reclosable carton
GB2225748A (en) * 1988-11-08 1990-06-13 Kenrick & Jefferson Ltd Continuous stationery assembly

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2161337A5 (de) * 1971-11-23 1973-07-06 Chaouat Georges
US4375868A (en) * 1980-06-26 1983-03-08 Slotar Allan H Mailing device
EP0049661A1 (de) * 1980-10-02 1982-04-14 Jean-Paul Chambre Verfahren zur kontinuierlichen Herstellung von durch Datenverarbeitungsanlagen mit personenbezüglichen Informationen versehenen Briefkarten und nach diesem Verfahren hergestellte Briefkarten
GB2168681A (en) * 1984-11-24 1986-06-25 Michael Hermbusche Letter-card and envelope
EP0228081A2 (de) * 1985-12-27 1987-07-08 Günter Baumann Brief für Werbezwecke
AU6954387A (en) 1986-02-28 1987-09-03 Moore Business Forms, Inc. Two part mailer with return envelope
US4927027A (en) 1987-06-05 1990-05-22 Lever Brothers Company Reclosable carton
US4784317A (en) * 1987-06-17 1988-11-15 Avery International Corporation One piece mailer for laser printer
US4784317B1 (en) * 1987-06-17 1995-10-31 Avery International Corp One piece mailer for laser printer
GB2225748A (en) * 1988-11-08 1990-06-13 Kenrick & Jefferson Ltd Continuous stationery assembly

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1995011808A1 (en) * 1993-10-25 1995-05-04 478336 B.C. Ltd. Doing Business As Top Mailers Folded single sheet mailer
AU690146B2 (en) * 1993-10-25 1998-04-23 478336 B.C. Ltd. Doing Business As Top Mailers Folded single sheet mailer

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