CA1190262A - Continuous form assembly of mailer sets - Google Patents

Continuous form assembly of mailer sets

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CA1190262A
CA1190262A CA000391534A CA391534A CA1190262A CA 1190262 A CA1190262 A CA 1190262A CA 000391534 A CA000391534 A CA 000391534A CA 391534 A CA391534 A CA 391534A CA 1190262 A CA1190262 A CA 1190262A
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Leo H. Miller
James M. Turner
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Unisys Corp
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Burroughs Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; 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
    • B42D5/00Sheets united without binding to form pads or blocks
    • B42D5/02Form sets
    • B42D5/023Continuous form sets
    • B42D5/025Mailer assemblies

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A CONTINUOUS FORM ASSEMBLY OF MAILER SETS

A continuous form mailer set assembly is provided in which the interior plies of each mailer set are extended into both line hole stubs. The interior plies associated with each mailer set are completely separate one from another and there is no continuous stub on either side of the interior plies. Thus, only the two outside plies are glued together where the form is folded and this eliminates the tenting problem.
Both sides of all of the interior plies have slots punched through them and the glue lines are put down so that when the form is assembled the glue bleeds through the corresponding holes of the interior plies to maintain their registration.

Description

TITLE r~
CONTINUOUS FORM ASSEMBLY OF MAILER SETS
Back~round of the Invention A. Field of the Invention This invention relates to continllous business forms and more particularly to multiple-ply continuous mailer set assemblies.
B~ Prior Art .
Many prior ar~ assemblies in this field experiencea problems of.~tenting~O This phenomena is so namecl because when the zig-zay stack, into which the forms are initially folded, is unfolded, a tent like pea~ appears at each old line, This tent-like peak is caused by th2 longitudinal movement of the various plies, one to another, as the forms are originally folded.
The relative movement, in turn, is caused by slippage between the ~o~.ls at the fold before the glue dries.
A further problem was caused by ~he use of excessive glue. This came about as the result of the use of a glue line between each of the multiple plies. This excessive use of glue caused stiffness in the stub portion of the assembly and thereby made the forrns difficult to feed through automatic printing equipment.
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U.S. Patents #3,104,799 and #3,339,827, both issued to Donald J. Steidinger and assigned to Uarco, Incorporated and U.S.
Patent #3,554,43a issued to E~nund G. Van Malderghem and assigned to Moore susiness Forms, Inc. lllustrate examples of the continu-ous business form art. In all of these patents, the interior pliesare contained b~ gluing between each of the plies. The gluing may be done in either the left or right hand s~ubs. The plies are held in proper registration by leaving a stub continuous in either the left or the right hand stub. As mentioned earlier, it is this multiplicity of glue layers as w~ll as this continuous stub which causes both the stiffness in the stub and the tenting pro-blems.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a unique and simple continuous form, mailer set assembly which solves not only the stub ~tiffness problem but the tenting problem as well. This solution is achieved while still maintaining the registration of the internal plies.
According to the present invention there is provided a continuous form mailer set assembly comprising a continuous face ply, a continuous back plyv and a plurality of packets of one or more interior plies, where said packets of interior plies are in~
dividually separate and positioned longitudinally between said face ply and said back ply~ where each of said packets of interior plies is attached between said face ply and said back ply along both of its longitudinal edges to permit sald face ply and said back ply to be transversely folded between successive ones of said plurality of packets of interior plies with only said face ply and said back ply included in the fold, and where said back ply comprises a pair of single glue lines, one along each of the longitudinal edges of the assembly said assembly being character-ized by each of said packets of one or more interior plies compris-ing a corresponding pair of series of punched slots along its long-itudinal edges, directly adjacent to said glue llnes for the glue from each of said longitudinal glue lines to bleed through said punched slots to join said back ply, said one or more interior plies and said face ply together, said face ply further comprising a pair of single longitudinal glue lines, one along each of the longitudinal edges of said assembly adjacent to said punched slots for the glue from said longitudinal glue lines on the said face ply to bleed through sald slo-ts to meet with the glue bleeding ~ 3~
through said slots from the longitudinal glue lines on said back ply whereby the amount of glue ln each of said ylue lines can be reduced to prevent lateral seepage of said glue between the plies.
An embodiment of the present invention ~ill now be describad with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 illustrates a prior art continuous form showing the continuous stub characteristics, the single side registration and the multiple glue lines, Figure 2 illustrates an e~bodiment of the present invention showing the double side registration, the lack of a continuous stub and the reduction in glue lines.
The following detailed description will be more easily comprehended when it is read with reference to the foregoing draw-ings in which like referonce characters symbolize corresponding parts.
Figure 1 illustrates the prior art continuous form 10 which in~ludes the top sheet 12 and the bottom sheet 14. Sand-wiched between these two sheets 12 and 14 is a plurality of in-terior plies 16. Between each of the interior plies is a glueline 18. As is shown, there is a plurality of glue lines 18 equal to one less than the plurality of interior plies 16.
Further, there are continuous stubs 20 connecting successive groups of these interior plies 16.
It is believed readily apparent that significant problems will exist when this continuous form 10 is zig-zag folded at the fold lines. Thus, as the number of interior plies 16 is increased, the thickness of the continuous stub 20 increases.
This increase in thickness prevents a smooth folding of the form 10 at the fold lines. Since the glue used is usually not dry at the time of folding, there is a relative shift of the interior plies one to another and this results in the tenting problem previously discussed. This problem is well known in the art to which this invention relates.
Further, as the number of interior plies increases the number of glue lines 18 which exist between the individual interior plies also increases. This increase in the plurality of glue lines stiffens the edge of the form and this results in decreased flexi-bility. Consequently, the form does not adapt to automatic printing equipment as easily as it might.
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In summary, in prior art the interior plies are con-tained by gluing between each ply in either the left or right stub. The plies are held in register by leaving a stub con-tinuous on either ~he left or right side. Thls type of con-struction has several problems. The glue line is put downbetween each ply in the continuous stub, which is a major con-tributor to tenting (slippage be-tween the forms at the fold before the glue dries). Gluing between each ply also leaves an excessive amount of glue in that stub causing stiffness in the stub which makes the forms difficult to feedthrough auto-matic printing equipment.
The ~onstruction shown in Figure 2 eliminates problems while still maintaining the registration of the internal plies.
Figure 2 shows an exploded view of a typical mailer set 40 showing the interior plies 36 extending into both line hold stubs 54. It should be noted that there is no continuous stub on either side of the interior plies; they are completely separ ated from each other. This means that there are only two plies glued together where the form is folded at the folding lines, which eliminates the tenting problem.
Slots 34 are punched through all the interior plies 36 on both ends thereof, a short distance toward the center of the form from each line hole stub perforations 48. Two glue lines 38 are applied to both the back of the face ply 42 a~d on the face of the back ply 44. The glue lines 38 are put down so that when the form 40 is assembled, these glue lines fall under-neath and above the punched slots 34 in the interior plies 36.
This allows the glue to bleed through the slots 34, sealing both of the ends of the outer plies 42, 44 of the mailer 40 together.
Because there are only two glue lines on each mailer, no matter how many interior plies there are, the resulting stubs 56, 58 are much more flexible and easier to feed throuyh automatic printing equipment.
The mailer set is opened by removing the tear off stub 56 at the tear off perforation 50. This perforation 50 is on all plies, face, back and all interior plies. The interior plies are then grasped at the thumb point 60 and snapped out breaking loose at the snap perforation 52.

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It will be seen that the described embodiment provides a continuous mailer set form whose multiple interior pl~es are contained on both longitudinal sides of the assembly. The interior plies axe contained by the use of a single bead of glue on either side of the assembly and the interior plies each have a series of corresponding holes along either of their longitu-dinal sides.
There is described a continuous business mailer set form whose multiple interior plies are glued together via a single glue bead longitudinally passing adjacent to and bleeding ~hrough a series of punched holes in all of said interior plies.
In the preferred er~odiment of this invention, a contin-uous mailer set form assembly is provided which comprises a plurality of interior plies within each mailer set. The multi-plicity of interior plies in each mailer set are attached betweena front and a back longitudinally continuous sheet at both their left and their right hand edges. A series of holes are punched entirely through the plurality of interior plies along their right and left edges parallel to the longitudinal path of the continuous form. A left and right hand glue line runs adjacent to the series of punched hvles such that the glue bleeds through the holes of the interior plies to permanently attach the inter-ior plies. As the continuous form is folded in a zig-zag manner, the only material included at the successive folds are the front and back sheet. Further, the interior plies are all glued via a longitudinal pair of single glue lines rather than the suGcessive layers of interior plies and glue lines. The result-ing configuration provides a unique continuous mailer set assembly having improved tenting characteristics and increased flexibility through a reduction in glue lines. This improvement is accom plished while maintaining interior ply registration.
It will be understood from the foregoing description that various modifications and changes may be made in the preferred ernbodiment of the present invention without departing from its true spirit. It is intended that this descriptlon is for purposes of illuskration only and should not be construed in a limiting sense. The scope of this invention should be limited only by the language of the following claims.

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Claims (9)

The embodiment of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:-
1. A continuous form mailer set assembly comprising a continuous face ply, a continuous back ply, and a plurality of packets of one or more interior plies, where said packets of interior plies are individually separate and positioned longi-tudinally between said face ply and said back ply, where each of said packets of interior plies is attached between said face ply and said back ply along both of its longitudinal edges to permit said face ply and said back ply to be transversely folded between successive ones of said plurality of packets of interior plies with only said face ply and said back ply included is the fold, and where said back ply comprises a pair of single glue lines, one along each of the longitudinal pages of the assembly said assembly being characterised by each of said packets of one or more interior plies comprising a corresponding pair of series of punched slots along its longitudinal edges, directly adjacent to said glue lines for the glue from each of said longitudinal glue lines to bleed through said punched slots to join said back ply, said one or more interior plies and said face ply together, said face ply further comprising a pair of single longitudinal glue lines, one along each of the longitudinal edges of said assembly adjacent to said punched slots for the glue from said longitud-inal glue lines on the said face ply to bleed through said slots to meet with the glue bleeding through said slots from the longi-tudinal glue lines of said back ply whereby the amount of glue in each of said glue lines can be reduced to prevent lateral seepage of said glue between the plies.
2. A continuous form mailer set assembly according to claim 1 including a plurality of glue spots positioned transversely on one or the other of said continuous face ply or said continu-ous back ply between said packets of one or more interior plies spaced equally of each side of the fold line such that said con-tinuous face ply is directly joined to said continuous back ply on both sides of the fold line.
3. A continuous form mailer set assembly according to claim 1 including a plurality of line holes positioned along each longitudinal edge of said assembly for use in the automatic processing of the assembly.
4. A continuous form mailer set assembly according to claim 3 including a pair of perforation lines just inboard of said plurality of line holes.
5. A continuous form mailer set assembly according to claim 4 including a single tear-off perforation line positioned further inboard than one of the pair of perforation lines and perforating entirely through said assembly along that line.
6. A continuous form mailer set assembly according to claim 5 wherein said one or more interior plies comprises a snap perforation line on the opposite side of said assembly to said tear-off perforation line, said snap perforation line only per-forating said one or more interior plies in said each one of said packets.
7. A continuous form mailer set assembly comprising a front and a back continuous sheet, successive, individually separate packets of interior ply sheets positioned longitudinally along and between said front and back continuous sheets, each of said packets including at least four of said interior ply sheets, and each of said packets being attached between said front and back continuous sheets along both of its longitudinal edges, the attachment accomplished by a first pair of glue lines positioned along the two longitudinal edges of the back of the front contin-uous sheet, a second pair of glue lines positioned along the two longitudinal edges of the front of the back continuous sheet coincident with said first pair of glue lines, each one of said packets having a pair of lines of punched slots along its two longitudinal edges coincident with said first and said second pairs of glue lines, each of said punched slots passing through every interior ply sheet in that said one of said packets, whereby the glue from each of the first and second pairs of glue lines bleeds through the coincident line of punched slots such that the glue from each one of the pairs of glue lines bleeds into the glue from the other pair of glue lines to thereby join together with a pair of continuous glue seals each of the two longitudinal edges of the front and back continuous sheet inner surfaces coin-cident with the two corresponding lines of said punched slots and an area of each of said interior ply sheets immediately adjacent to each of the punched slots.
8. The continuous form mailer set assembly in accordance with claim 7 wherein each of said continuous glue seals also face-to-face directly attaches each of said outer continuous sheets with the opposed surface of the interior ply sheet ad-jacent to each of said outer continuous sheets at points between each of said slots in the corresponding line of punched slots and further face-to-face directly attaches the longitudinal edges of the front and back continuous sheets at points between each of said packets.
9. A continuous form mailer set assembly according to claim 2 including a plurality of line holes positioned along each longitudinal edge of said assembly for use in the automatic processing of the assembly.
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