EP0302796B1 - Enveloppe obtenue à partir d'une bande continue - Google Patents

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EP0302796B1
EP0302796B1 EP88402037A EP88402037A EP0302796B1 EP 0302796 B1 EP0302796 B1 EP 0302796B1 EP 88402037 A EP88402037 A EP 88402037A EP 88402037 A EP88402037 A EP 88402037A EP 0302796 B1 EP0302796 B1 EP 0302796B1
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Wilbur P. Hutchinson
Olivier Juteau
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Moore Business Forms Inc
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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
    • B42D5/00—Sheets united without binding to form pads or blocks
    • B42D5/02—Form sets
    • B42D5/023—Continuous form sets
    • B42D5/025—Mailer assemblies

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  • the present invention relates to a mailer obtained from a continuous web by cutting the latter into sheets of equal lengths, folding these sheets into panels of shorter length, and bonding these panels to one another.
  • US-A-1,803,704 involves a Z-fold configuration. It has a full length third flap, and requires side flaps for securing the mailer together.
  • US-A-3,152,800 also involves a Z-fold configuration. It not only has a full length third flap, but two additional longitudinal flaps as well.
  • FR-A-2,323,612 discloses a plurality of types of mailings with two panels (figures 3a, 3b; 4a, 4b; 5a, 5b; 6a, 6b; 7a, 7b) three panels (figures 10a, 10b; 11a, 11b) or four panels (figures 12a, 12b, 12c).
  • D2 provides a window 22, that is costly. This document does not disclose nor suggest the problem of saving paper and reducing the cost by this way.
  • US-A-3,652,007 discloses, figures 1-6, the preparation and use of a mailing enveloppe which initially has four panels of substiantially same length. After a first mailing, as first panel and a part of the opposite panel are teared off and disposed, the two other panels are used for forming a return envelope which is closed by the remaining part of the said opposite panel.
  • the teared-off panel and part of panel may bear advertising and an address, that means that they are poorly used. This document does not suggest to reduce the costs by saving paper.
  • the object of the invention is to reduce the cost of a mailer or envelope by the maximum saving of paper.
  • the invention provides a mailer obtained from a continuous web having front and rear surfaces, by cutting the latter along transverse cutting lines into sheets of equal length, folding these sheets along two transverse fold lines into three panels, namely a first middle panel, a second panel of the same length as the first one or slightly shorter longitudinally, and a third panel joined to the first panel on the opposite side to the second panel, said third panel being smaller longitudinally than the first panel, said first and second panels carrying a text area on their front surface, and said third panel carrying an address area on its front surface, the second panel having on its front face longitudinal lines of adhesion close to each of its longtitudinal edges, and a transverse line of adhesion along the cutting line which limits it, said second panel being folded onto and bonded to said first panel along said lines of adhesion, the first panel being joined to said third panel along a transverse folding line, said third panel having on its rear face longitudinal lines of adhesion close to each of its longitudinal edges, and a transverse line of adhesion close to
  • the longitudinal lines of adhesion on said continuous web are placed further inside than said drive perforations, so that the latter can be removed before despatch of the envelope.
  • the longitudinal lines of adhesion of the first and second panels consist of an adhesive material which adheres to itself through pressure and/or heating.
  • the mailer 10 is made up of a sheet of paper 12 having a top edge 14, a bottom edge 16, a side edge 18 and a side edge 20.
  • Detachable margins 22 with tractor holes (drive perforations) 24 therein may be used for handling in automated processing equipment.
  • the first step will be printing on the front surface (Fig. 1). Address information will be printed on a top area 26, while text information will be printed on a mid-area 28 and on a bottom area 30. This printing may be done by the computerized variable printing process if desired.
  • strips 32, 34 and 36 are placed along the borders of the front surface of the bottom area 30, as shown in Figure 1, for adhering on corresponding lines of adhesion 33, 35, 37 of the mid-area 28.
  • Strips 38 and 40 are placed at the sides of the rear surface of top area 26, as shown in Figure 2. Also, a strip of adhesive 41 may be placed (but not required) on the rear surface along the top edge.
  • the strips of adhesive adjacent the respective side edges may be placed anywhere along the edges so long as there will be adequate adhesive to properly seal the mailer when completed to satisfy users and postal authorities.
  • the adhesive may be intermittent, such as dots.
  • line of adhesion when used it is to be understood that such a line may carry a strip or dots of adhesive, but it may not carry any adhesive but be intended to adhere to an adhesive carried by a corresponding part of another panel.
  • lines of weakening (perforation lines) 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 are provided.
  • Figure 3 shows the mailer folded and ready for mailing.
  • the manner of folding is shown in Figure 4.
  • the directions of folding are shown by the arrows in Figure 4.
  • the mid-area, bottom area and top area correspond respectively to the first, second and third panels as above mentionned.
  • the top area 26 of the mailer is substantially of less height than the area 28 and 30 (which are of equal height).
  • the height of the top area need only be enough for receiving address information and meet postal specifications.
  • the envelope may be opened by the user tearing off the marginal regions.
  • the usual legend, "To Open Tear Along Dotted Line” may be printed along the vertical margins of the completed mailer, albeit in that case some printing would be necessary on the rear surface of the sheet 12.
  • the mailer 10 is constructed from a rectangular (or square) sheet of paper, with no need for special cutting to provide side flaps.
  • All of the adhesive strips lie along the edges of the sheets, rather than being on side flaps or the like.

Claims (2)

  1. Imprimé postal (10) obtenu à partir d'une bande continue présentant des surfaces frontale et arrière, en découpant cette bande le long de lignes de découpage transversales (14, 16), en feuilles (12) de longueur égale, en pliant ces feuilles, le long de deux lignes de pliage transversales (52, 54), en trois panneaux, à savoir un premier panneau central (28), un deuxième panneau (30) de même longueur que le premier ou légèrement plus court longitudinalement, et un troisième panneau (26) joint au premier panneau sur le côté opposé au deuxième panneau, ledit troisième panneau (26) étant plus étroit longitudinalement que le premier panneau (28),
       lesdits premier et deuxième panneaux portant une zone de texte sur leur surface frontale, et ledit troisième panneau portant une zone d'adresse sur sa surface frontale,
       le deuxième panneau ayant, sur sa face frontale, des lignes de collage longitudinales (32, 34) proches de chacune de ses arêtes longitudinales, et une ligne de collage transversale (36) le long de la ligne de découpage (16) qui le délimite, ledit deuxième panneau étant plié sur et collé audit premier panneau le long desdites lignes de collage, le premier panneau étant joint audit troisième panneau, le long d'une ligne de plage transversale (54),
       ledit troisième panneau comportant sur sa face arrière des lignes de collage longitudinales (38, 40) proches de chacune de ses arêtes longitudinales et une ligne de collage transversale (41) proche de la ligne de découpage (14) qui le délimite, la feuille pouvant être pliée en Z, pour placer la zone de texte scellée à l'intérieur et la zone d'adresse à l'extérieur de l'enveloppe,
       des lignes d'affaiblissement longitudinales (42, 44) étant constituées le long des arêtes de la feuille et à l'intérieur par rapport aux lignes adhésives longitudinales (32, 34) pour permettre que l'imprimé soit ouvert par l'utilisateur en détachant les régions marginales,
       des lignes d'affaiblissement transversales (46, 50) étant constituées respectivement, dans le premier et le deuxième panneaux (28, 30), parallèlement à la ligne de pliage (54) qui joint le premier et le troisième panneaux et à la ligne de découpage (16) qui délimite le deuxième panneau, la ligne d'affaiblissement (46) dans le deuxième panneau étant située à l'intérieur de la ligne de collage (36) adjacente correspondante, et une troisième ligne d'affaiblissement transversale (48), étant constituée dans le troisième panneau (26), la ligne de plage (54) étant à égale distance des lignes d'affaiblissement transversales (48,50), lesdites lignes d'affaiblissement transversales (46,48, 50) étant superposées après le plage en Z de la feuille selon ladite ligne de pliage (52) et (54).
  2. Un imprimé tel que revendiqué dans la revendication 1 et obtenu à partir d'une bande continue, pourvue sur ses marges de perforations d'entraînement (24),
       caractérisé en ce que les lignes de collage longitudinales (32-35, 38) sur ladite bande continue sont placées plus à l'intérieur que lesdites perforations d'entraînement, de manière à ce que ces dernières puissent être retirées avant l'expédition de l'enveloppe.
EP88402037A 1987-08-05 1988-08-04 Enveloppe obtenue à partir d'une bande continue Expired - Lifetime EP0302796B1 (fr)

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AT88402037T ATE93801T1 (de) 1987-08-05 1988-08-04 Aus einer papierbahn hergestellter briefumschlag.

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US8179287A 1987-08-05 1987-08-05
US81792 1987-08-05
FR8806427 1988-05-11
FR8806427A FR2631317B1 (fr) 1988-05-11 1988-05-11 Enveloppe obtenue a partir d'une bande continue

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US5174493A (en) * 1991-12-19 1992-12-29 Moore Business Forms, Inc. C and Z fold reply envelope
GB2269134A (en) * 1992-08-01 1994-02-02 Moore Business Forms Inc Continuous business forms forming C or Z folded mailers for PIN codes.
FI91139C (fi) * 1992-08-27 1994-05-25 Mail Systems Oy Menetelmä tietoja sisältävän paperiarkin taittoliimaamiseksi
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US1794223A (en) * 1927-06-21 1931-02-24 Zabek Walenty Combined letter sheet and envelope
EP0200456A2 (fr) * 1985-04-19 1986-11-05 Envelopments Pty. Ltd. Enveloppes

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US3652007A (en) * 1969-12-08 1972-03-28 Dominion Envelope Co Ltd Two-way mailing envelope
FR2323612A1 (fr) * 1975-09-09 1977-04-08 Herve Fils Papet Sentier Assemblage continu d'articles de correspondance postale
FR2400465A1 (fr) * 1977-08-19 1979-03-16 Gravez Genevieve Lettre enveloppe

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US1794223A (en) * 1927-06-21 1931-02-24 Zabek Walenty Combined letter sheet and envelope
EP0200456A2 (fr) * 1985-04-19 1986-11-05 Envelopments Pty. Ltd. Enveloppes

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