FR2615794A1 - CONTINUOUS PAPER STRIP FOR MECANOGRAPHIC COMPILATION, DIVIDED INTO CONVERTIBLE CLUSTERS IN CLOSED WORN PLANS, AND COMPRISING A MODULE FOR PAYMENT TO A POSTAL CURRENT ACCOUNT AND A RESPONSE MODULE - Google Patents

Abstract

Continuous strip of paper or the like provided with drive perforations 2, for mechanical compilation. The strip is divided into segments 3, each of them folding into three parts 3a, 3b, 3c. The first part 3a forms the outer wall covering the closed fold; the third part 3c forms a pre-printed and pre-filled module for payment to a postal current account, while on half of the first part 3a which will form the back of the fold, once the closure has been made, and on half corresponding part of part 3b, an element 11 is delimited by lines provided for the tear 19a, 19b, 19c, suitable for constituting a reply letter from the recipient to the sender or to another recipient.

Description

The present invention relates to a

  paper web or similar material, to be divided into segments along transverse and longitudinal cutting or tearing lines, each segment being intended to form a fold, consisting of three following parts, intended to fold-form a fold folded and in which the first part will serve

  cover element of the folded fold, replacing a

  the third part forms a payment module to a postal account, pre-filled and personalized, while, on one half of the first part and on the neighboring half of the second part, it is possible to detach a piece-sheet

  prepared to form a fold-answer.

  There are already known continuous bands of

  pier or similar material, provided along the longitudinal edges

  dinners of perforations of training and divided into segments

  longitudinal or trans- verse cutting or tearing lines

versales.

  In early band models for

  mechanization, the band segments were

  in order to best form payment modules or

  similar, pre-stamped and pre-filled, which were used

  especially by the major public service management bodies, for example, gas, water, electricity, or telephone network management organizations, to

  personalized payment slips to a postal checking account.

  It happened, however, that these modules were folded with. precision, to be introduced into envelopes, preferably with transparent windows for

  avoid writing the address on the envelope.

  However, this procedure was expensive,

  slow and unsatisfactory because it suffices for a lack of precision

  folding and wrapping to prevent reading of the internal address, visible through the transparent window. In Italian patents N 1021151 and

  It has been proposed to make a continuous strip of

  pier for computer-generated compilation, said strip was divided by transverse lines of separation into segments -2- comprising two parts of different heights, separated by a transverse line of folding and tearing, so as to obtain, for each segment, a fold, of which the first part fulfilled the function of covering element, while the second, of appreciably smaller dimensions, provided the payment module according to the prescribed dimensions

  by postal standards. The decrease in the length of the

  xth portion forming the pouring module relative to the first for forming the cover element according to a

  function of replacing the envelope was obtained in de-

  staining along the edges of the strip of elongate windows corresponding to each of the second segment portions, in

  the purpose of obtaining said payment module.

  The same patents referred to above provided for

  on the band, and corresponding to the different band segments, bands on which was applied adhesive means, known per se, or an adhesive capable of exerting its bonding function, only if it is brought into contact with a zone also lined with adhesive. Said adhesive was not only of a non-permanent type, thus making it possible to obtain a

  folded, but still it allowed-the opening for con-

  thus giving the possibility of taking advantage of a franking

  at a reduced rate, specifically the pre-payment

seen for unfilled prints.

  In addition, the configuration of each segment and the particular layout and distribution of the strips or areas lined with adhesive resulted in a closed fold.

  on all sides, thus conforming to international standards

of the U.P.U.

  The present invention perfects the principle

  which is the basis of the patents cited to give

  employment and additional benefits.

  In a continuous strip of paper or

  similar material of the type used for mechanical operations

  Transcription graphs, the invention provides for detaching tape segments longer than that provided in the cited patents, measured longitudinally to the tape, so as to detach, on said tape segments -3-

  three successive parts or fragments which, folded from the

  suitable, allow to obtain a fold presenting the

  same dimensions as the folds forming the object of the cited patents.

  In each band segment, the first part still has, but

  not exclusively, the function of constituting the walls of cou-

  fold closed folds; the second and the third part have a

  less than the length of the first part, length

  surée transversely to the band.

  This shorter length is obtained by

  staining, in correspondence with each segment and on the

  cross-sections respectively of the second and third

  parts, a pair of windows according to specific criteria

  the continuous band will present now

  intervals on each side two successive windows cor-

  responding to each segment, instead of just one.

  In each band segment, the third part is intended to constitute the payment module

  pre-filled, for a payment in a postal current account.

  On the other hand, the first and second parts of the segment are not. only partly used, because the second half of the first part, precisely that which

  is intended to form the back of the folded fold and the adjacent half

  of the second part, form an available sheet element which can be separated from the web segment along tear lines, which element is intended to constitute itself

  closed-response fold that is closed but can be opened and

  will make a service user provide information

  to the service provider organization, or to another

  nataire, or that can be used for other purposes. The back of the first half of the first half and the back and the front of the first half of the second half may be

  used by the service management body to provide

  n communications or pre-printed information, applicable to all users, or to make insertions

  advertising or other, concerning the service.

  The characteristics described as well as the other features of the present invention will be better

  understood from the following description of a form of

  1A and 1B respectively represent the two opposite faces of a continuous strip length of paper. FIGS. 2A and 2B show on an enlarged scale the detail of FIG. one of the band segments subject to the

Figures 1A and 1B.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B represent the two opposite faces of the band segment after folding of the third fragment or the third part,

  FIG. 4 shows the sectional section in cross section.

  versale during the folding operations for training

  closed fold can however be opened for control.

  Figures 5A and 5B show the band segment after folding along the lines provided for folding, which

  develop transversely to the band.

  FIGS. 6A and 6B show the front and back of the fold after the closure and FIG. 7 shows the front of the fold after opening by the user and after the latter has detached the third part intended to constitute a module of account. postal current, whereas the sheet element intended to form a fold-answer to

  the service provider organization is about to be

  task. In the embodiment shown

  and with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the continuous strip of

  pier 1 comprises a front or front face and a pos-

  front or back lb. The band 1 is provided, along its longitudinal edges, with perforations 2 (indicated only in FIGS. 2A, 2B) which serve to drive the strip 1, step by step, on the printers of the data which concern each user or recipient of the detached fold of the band. Longitudinal cutting lines 4 (FIG. 1A, 2A, 2B) delimit the

  central part of the band for the formation of a

  three segments of tape, each intended to form a fold, seg-

  which can be separated from one another by means of tear lines 5 (FIGS. 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B)

  According to the present invention, each of the segments

  3 can be divided and folded along two transverse lines 6 and 7 with respect to the strip 1, in three

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  Parts 3a, 3b, 3c (FIGS. 2A, 2B). On said lines 6 and 7, the line 7 is a tear line while the line 6 is a simple fold line whose object is indicated below. The part 3c of each band segment 3 is intended for example to forming a current counter module (FIG. 2A), of conventional dimensions and characteristics, so that on the face 1A (FIG. 2A) of part 3c will be reproduced the frames and legends that are usually found on these modules, and on the back, the usual indications of postal administration, except of course the personalized data which will be affixed at the time of the mechanical preparation of the mailings. As a result, said part 3c has a height H and

  a length L regulations. The second part 3b has the

  mention H 'x L, with H' = H + D, while the first part

  tie 3a has a height equal to H '+ D and a length L + 2D, with D = width of the bands where is applied the adhesive for

the closure of the fold made.

  It follows that the longitudinal lines

  4 for separation and detachment of the edges of strip 1

  may be distant from each other by a value equal to L + 2D,

  what is the width of the portion of band 1 that is intended

  formed to form the band segments 3 to obtain the folds.

  In order to obtain the particular length

  Part 3b and 3c of each band segment 3, making the widest possible use of the solution presented in the cited patents, in close proximity to each of the lines 4 and to the axis XX of the strip 1, are cut out a pair of longitudinal windows 8 on the sides of part 3b and

  a pair of windows 9 on the sides of part 3c, the dif-

  the fact that the windows 9 are longer than the windows 8 (measuring parallel to the axis XX), and it is necessary to take into account all of the two transverse edges of the postcurrent module 21 which will be formed by the part 3c, edges that must be perfectly

  rectilinear lines to allow automatic optical reading

  personal data placed on the module, by optical reader, which is made by the postal

recovery.

  Windows 8 are shorter in order to -6-

  to allow formation, between them and the marginal portions

  band 1 and the central part used for

  jets of the invention, link tongues 10 which are created in order not to weaken the band too much, or

  make it fit to withstand the demands of

  on her during the phases of advance, strike and

segment separation.

  Said tongues also have the function of serving as lateral guiding means, during and after the

  phase of detachment of the segments and before the phase of

  if the said phases take place successively on the same line.

  Referring to FIGS. 1A and 2A, it is

  just noted that the mechanographic compilation is done on the only side of the band. Considering each segment 3

  of the strip (according to the embodiment shown,

  the left half of part 3a), this one is

  to receive the address of the recipient or user

  indicated by yz), the right half of part 3a is intended, as well as the right part of part 3b (fig.lA and 2A) to

  provide a tape element, intended to be transformed into folds

  response, indicated generally by 11.

  For this purpose, on the right half of Part 3b (Figures 1A and 2A) will be printed the address v-w of the recipient of the fold-reply and, at the time of the compilation, will be transported to the appropriate location, the

  name and address of the recipient or user yz, as an

  editor of said fold-answer. The left half of the band

  part 3b can be used for the mechanical compilation of

  graphical data concerning and of interest to the destination

  who will be able to keep them for the record and the left half of part 3a, once

  Part 3c and Part 11 used for folding

reply.

  The back side lb of the left half of the parts 3a and 3b and the right half of the part 3a can be used in some way) for example

  for the printing of legends or advice given by the

  the organization that manages the service and / or advertising.

  7- Part 3c concerns the traditional postal current account module, the transcription of which will be done according to

  the prescriptions. Therefore, in a single crossing of

  From, it will be possible to fill in the personalized mailing for each of the recipients or users including all the data

  necessary given the particular purpose of the fold.

  The particular closure system provided in the present invention is now described below. As has been said above, the object is to be able to achieve by mechanized operations:

  (a) a fold closed on all sides prepared by means of

  mechanized by the body that manages a service, enclosed fold with the dimensions expected to be able to benefit from the lowest franking rates,

  (b) a fold that can be opened and closed easily,

  to allow the body administering the postal service to check that the envelope does not contain any private information.

  and therefore can benefit from postage-rate franking

duit, reserved for printed matter.

  c) to allow the recipient to detach immediately on the receipt, a second fold-reply, already provided with the address,

  which can be closed non-permanently, and therefore

  the same characteristics as the previous one, which can serve

  for different purposes, such as providing the

  data organization on the meter (s) of the user; of-

  to order publications or information on the services managed by the organization or by affiliated bodies; provide

  details of the payments made and not accounted for

  by the body or other similar objects to which

can serve as working folds.

  In order to have folds closed, but which can be opened and then closed, the invention uses, as in the case of the cited patents, an adhesive, known per se, which has the property of constituting a sticky medium only between two leaf fragments bearing the same adhesive. However this adhesive is of non permanent type, and therefore the fold can be

  opened easily after being closed to allow

  controlling its contents by forcibly separating the edges glued together, edges that can be adhered again - 8 -

by exerting pressure on them.

  Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, then 2A and 2B, it can be noted that on the face 1a of the strip 1, said adhesive is applied only on the part 3b, corresponding to a transverse strip 12 adjacent to the line 6 (FIG. figure

  1A and 2A) on a height D of said strip 12, an internal strip

  broken near the ends and the center line X-X for the reasons given below:

  On the opposite side lb of band 1 (

  1B and 2B) and corresponding to the portion 3a of the strip and adjacent to the line 5, a strip of adhesive is applied, which on the left of the strip of FIG. 1A or 2A (but on the right 1B or 2B) has a width D, while in the remaining half 13b it has a width 2D. An adhesive strip 14 of width D is taken on the adjacent face lb of line X-X in the right half of part 3a of FIGS. 1A and 2A or on the left of FIGS.

  Figures 1B and 2B. Still in Part 3a along the line

  Longitudinal axis 4 an adhesive strip 15a is taken on the left in FIGS. 1A and 2A (and on the right in FIGS.

  2B) of width D, while on the side of the other line 4,

  water 15b has the width 2D. However, 16 and 17 are not

  continuous strips of adhesive, but they are interrupted by

  These broken lines of adhesive vary between one segment 3 and the next, either in their length or in their position, for practical purposes. Indeed, the continuous strip 1 is prepared for the mechanographical compilation in the form of an accordion fold along the tear lines 5, so that with some

  number of segments, we get a packet. Thanks to this arrangement

  of the adhesive, a superposition of adhesive strips and their mutual bonding in the

  16 and 17 of the face lb of a segment 3 and the bands corresponding to

  weights of the face lb of the next segment 3; more precisely,

  in a segment 3 the empty spaces of bands 16 and 17 cor-

  the portions of strips 16 and 17 lined with adhesive of the following segment (FIG. 1B) are laid down. Finally, in the right-hand half of FIGS. 1A, 2A and therefore the left-hand half of FIGS. 1B, 2B, a strip 18 is provided. with adhesive, neighbor of the line of

tear 7.

  A prepared tear line, indicated generously

  nineteen by 19, defines the leaf element of each segment

  3, intended to form the fold-response 11, line which comprises a longitudinal path 19a which follows the axis X-X and passes through the parts 3a and 3b, a path 19b in the part 3a, parallel

  at route 19a, as an extension of the edge of Part 3b,

  course that separates in two halves, longitudinally, the strip of adhesive 15b and a course 19c which runs along the line

  median of the strip 13 of 2D height.

  In this way, following the lines of de-

  7, 19b, 19c and 19a, one can obtain from the strip 1, for each segment 3, a rectangular fragment, provided with an adhesive peripheral strip on the face lb to form,

  by folding along the line 6, the fold-answer 11.

  It is obvious that in the case of the fold of the present invention it is also possible to apply the precautions of the cited patents, with the adaptations required by the case, and more specifically: 1) at the lower ends K of the strips 15a and b and ends of the transverse strip 12, there is no adhesive, to form gripping edges 20, to facilitate the opening of the closed fold (5A, 5B) 2) the two lines 13a, 13b are deprived of adhesive in the zone K "near the line XX, the strip 12 is devoid of adhesive in the central zone KV, and the strips of adhesive 15b and 17, as well as 14,16, are devoid of adhesive in K "'and Kiv, either in the regions immediately adjacent to the fold line 6, to create air passages which could be trapped between each of the segments 3 in the folding operations, in order to facilitate rapid closure and perfect of

every fold.

  Description is made now of the way

  whose fold is obtained, closed starting from a segment 3 of band (fig.2A, 2B) After all the mailings for the different users have been compiled, on the face of the band continues

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  who will already have pre-printed v-w address on segment 3a

  and the frameworks of the module on part 3b, as well as any

  communicating the organism to the users, a cutting machine cuts the band 1 along the two longitudinal cutting lines 4, eliminating the portions corresponding to the edge of the band and

  including the perforations 2. Then the segments 3 are de-

  stained one after the other, using the tear lines

  5. In each of the segments 3, the part 3c is folded along the line 7 so as to put the two faces of the front of the parts 3b and 3c side by side (see FIG. 4). part 3b, the parts 3b and 3c are superimposed on part 3a. For this purpose, the assembly 3b and 3c is folded along the fold line 6. Then, the assembly thus obtained is folded along the median line X-X, which is replaced by a planned tear line, 19a only

  opposite the two parts 3a, 3b, while it is a

  simple folding pattern with regard to the fragment formed of the part

  3c. Before this folding, the whole is as it is represented

  shown in Figures 5A-5B. The face la (fig.5A) being outside, we have the part 3a, whose left part contains the address yz of the user or the recipient, while in the other half, the face of this part is empty. Inside (Fig.5B), we see the face 16 of the part 3a of the module 21. As can be seen better from Fig.5B, on the transverse edges and on the now upper side of the part 3a, an adhesive strip protrudes, of width D, formed from strips 15a, 15b, 13b, 13a, of part 3a, while the lower edge of the assembly carries substantially in the same plane the strip trimmed with adhesive 12 detached on the face of

  the second part 3b. Then, after folding the whole assembly

  turn of the median line X-X, one obtains a closed fold on three sides thanks to the presence of the adhesive and, on the fourth side, the closure is ensured by the edge of fold (fig.6A, 6B)

  According to a measure already reported, the

  Means adhesive strips 15a, 15b and 12 are left without adhesive K 'so as to form gripping edges K,

  to facilitate the opening of the fold (fig.5A).

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  On arrival, the fold is opened by the

  receiver who pulls the edges to separate them, so that they take up the arrangement shown in Figures 5A, 5B. Then the recipient unfolds the parts 3a, 3b, 3c to put them in the arrangement of Figures 2A, 2B, after detaching the delivery module 21 by tearing along the tear line 7. It then detaches the fold-response 11 (Fig.7), staggering it along the broken line 19a, 19c and 19b by being the external surplus parts of the strips 13B and 15b, as well as the tongue 10, which is provided with a

tear line 20.

  After that, it is possible to complete the reply form 11 with the requested information, to close it and it can be returned to the sender or a new

  addressee, whose address is pre-printed in v-w.

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Claims (6)

  1. Continuous strip of paper or similar material   lair (1) provided with perforations (2) for adjusting and driving   a strip divided by transverse tear lines (5) into segments (3) each comprising separate parts and   foldable on each other by means of trans-   bending and / or tearing versales, and foldable thereafter   along the longitudinal centerline of the strip, for-   sea a fold folded on all sides and with perimeter bands   with the edges of the strip in contact with the adhesive layer and in which the first part is intended to form half the address-bearing recto and half the reverse side of the strip; closed fold, characterized by the fact   that the two planned tear lines (5) divide the ban-   from (1) into segments (3), divided in turn into three parts (3a, 3b, 3c) which follow each other longitudinally in the band (1) and of which the first part (3a) and the second part (3b) are separated by a fold line (6), parallel to the line (5), while the second and third parts (3b and 3c) are connected by a tear line (7), parallel to the lines (5 and 6), and wherein the third part has a height H and the second part a height H '= H + D ,, and a length L, while the first part has a height H' + D or else H + 2D, and a length L + 2D, where D is the width   bandages with self-adhesive non-permeable means   nent, and in which the longitudinal center line X-X of the strip is formed of a line provided for folding, replaced   by a line provided for tearing (19a) in the area   pouring the parts (3a, 3b) into the strip (1) of the longitudinal lines   tudinal cutting (4) being provided to delimit a part   band centers of width L + 2D, while corresponding   at parts (3b and 3c), on the inner side of said lines (4), pairs of windows (8) are cut in part (3b), and pairs of windows (9) corresponding to part (3c), windows of width D, on the face (la) or recto of the strip (1) intended for mechanographic inscription, an adhesive strip (12) being thus formed in the vicinity of the line (6) of each segment (3) and applied on the part 24615794   -] 3- (3b), the second half of the parts (3a and 3b) being intended   to form a fragment of a tape intended to compose a pli-re-   (11) included in the original fold, while on the   to (lb) of the ball (1) are applied on the part (3a) an adhesive strip (13a) of height 1) in the first step   which is not touched by the element (11) to form the fold   response and a bandeanu (13b) of height 21) applied on half   remaining, an adhesive strip (15a) of width 1), applied in   sitialadjaoeiLteA line (4) in the first half of the part (3b), while in the other half the adhesive strip (15b) is adjacent to the other line (4) and has a height 21), in half of the part (3b) intended to form the fold-response (11i) along the window (8), along the tear line (7) and along the line XX being cut from the corresponding adhesive strips (17). , 18 and 16) of height D. 2. Continuous strip according to claim 1 wherein the windows (9) extend longitudinally over a length slightly greater than the height Il of the portion (3c) so as to delimit completely straight transverse edges for the portion (3c). , while the length of the windows (8) is a little less than the height Il of the part (3b), so as to reserve on the band (1) tongues (10) of reinforcement and guidance and which separate each small window (8) of the following window (9), the tongue (10) adjacent to the portion of the band for forming the fold-response (11) being provided with a tear line (2a) 3. The tape of claim 1 wherein a tear line (19c) is cut along the line   median of the adhesive strip (13b) and, similarly, a line of   chisel (19b) is cut along the median line dlu   of adhesive water (15b) in alignment with the inner edge of the subsequent window (8) 4. The tape of claim 1, wherein the adhesive strips (16 and 17) are discontinuous and separated by gaps of adhesive, distributed so that, on two segments (3) consecutive, the. adhesive-filled spaces of the first correspond to the adhesive-free spaces of the second and vice versa. 26 15794   5. Sheet divided (3) divided as it is provided in the revellndicationis IA 3, Ia que: ompo | loe tloiss successive parts (3a, 3h, 3er), (1P hautel rerpeet i vomorllt 11 + 2Dl, Il 'Il + D and II and L-3-1 L-2 dilo In patie (3n) and.   L in the parts t 31, and 3c), in the 11th, ilar; disPx ini-   superimposed parts of the parts (3a, 31)) a foil   Rectangular (11) is disconnected by means of a plethora of   (19a, 19c, 19b), in order to reduce their folds, the parts (3a, 3b) are separated by means of a raniSversat   (6) of folding, and the parts (3b el: 3c) by means of folding.   (7), an adhesive strip is applied on the face (nla) of the segment (3), on the face (la) of the surface of the (3) (the   the band, in the position adjacent to the folding ligand (6),   say that on the face (l)) of the back side are applied: on a me-   part of (3a) a transverse strip of adhesive (13a) (the width D and on the other half it will form the response module, an adhesive strip (13b) (width 2D, uii strip longitudinal adlhé.sif (15a) on said first half of the ply (3a)   adjacent to the longitudinal edge of the latter and on the   the second half (the part (3a) is a solid band (14) adjacent to the longitudinal fold line (X-X) of the segment (3) and of width D, whereas, in the same position adjacent to the opposite longitudinal edge, is provided band idhl.isif (15b) of width2D, and on the second part (31) dlui segment (3) uni   adhesive strip (16) in continuation of the strip (14), a bait-   adhesive water (18) - of width (D)) adjacent to the discharge line   (7) being limited to half of the part (3a) intended for   contribute to the formation of the fold (11) as well as the banideau adhé   sif (17) of width (D) in prolostgemenit of the half-load the banner (151)).