GB1564988A

GB1564988A - Printing strip for facilitating the printing of forms and a method for printing the same

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Publication number: GB1564988A
Application number: GB1272777A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: BARTSCH VERLAG
Current assignee: BARTSCH VERLAG
Priority date: 1977-03-25
Filing date: 1977-03-25
Publication date: 1980-04-16

Description

(54) A PRINTING STRIP FOR FACILITATING THE PRINTING OF FORMS AND A METHOD FOR PRINTING THE SAME (71) We, BARTSCH VERLAG KG, of 8-10 Alte-Land-Strasse, D-8012 Munich Ottobhrunn, Germany (Fed. Rep.); a German company, do hereby declare the invention for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:: This invention relates to a printing strip comprising a set of forms consisting of a plurality of booklet-like superimposed indi vidual sheets with copying properties and at least one binding margin which holds the individual sheets together through a perforated connection, said set of forms being secured by its binding margin to a con tinuous carrier web or strip to pefmit the mechanical printing thereof, as well as a method for mechanically printing and bind ing said set of forms.

Such a set of forms which is known from German Offenlegungschrift 2430 964 is held together on its one narrow and one broad side by a binding margin respectively to which the individual sheets of the set of forms are secured through a perforated con nection. The individual sets of forms are cemented with the binding margin extending across the broad side of the form set to a continuous web which is provided on its longitudinal sides with a perforation respec tively so that it can be automatically trans ported through a mechanical printer as used, for example, as the output device of a computer.The known set of forms is also used advantageously as a booklet of airplane tickets, the individual airplane tickets of each booklet, which have copying properties, ,being printed simultaneously by a mech -anical printer with the required information such as the name of the passenger, the places and times of departure and arrival and other data.The mechanical printer is controlled by a computer supplying the corresponding .fnformation. Underneath the set of forms secured to the continuous web, there is another sheets which is secured to the continuous web and which has such a length that it overlaps the leading edge of the next respective set of forms during transport of the continuous web through the printer, thereby supposedly preventing disruptions of transport due to the relatively high leading edge of the set of forms.After the set of forms has been printed, it is removed from the continuous web by tearing the perforated connection with the binding margin extending across the broad side and is provided with an envelope having a cover and backing sheet subsequently or even prior to its separation from the continuous web so that the individual sheets of the set of forms is -now bound to form a type of booklet as is known from the conventional airplane ticket booklets.

According to the present invention there is provided a printing strip for facilitating the printing of forms comprising a continuous carrier web or strip carrying -a plurality of sets of forms with each set comprising a plurality of superimposed individual sheets with copying properties and at least one binding margin for holding the individual sheets together through an elongate perforated connection to form a booklet, said booklet having a long side and a narrow side and being secured by its binding margin to said strip and adapted to be mechanically filled-in, a cover sheet member and a rear backing sheet member for each said booklet being provided by said endless strip per se and each said cover sheet member upon separation from the main body of the continuous strip being foldable to a position on top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets so that after the set of forms has been filled-in, said cover sheet member can be folded over onto the top of the uppermost one of said individual sheet.

In this first embodiment the continuous web required to transport the set of forms through a mechanical printer is also used as an envelope for the set of forms by folding one portion of the continuous web about one edge of the set of forms so that the non folded portion of the continuous web forms the rear backing sheet and the portion folded about the sited edge forms the cover sheet of the envelope.

In accordance with a first embodiment, one portion of the continuous web located between adjacent sets of forms can be folded about a broad side of the set of forms so that this portion of the continuous web adjacent the respective set of forms constitutes the envelope cover sheet, while the portion of the continuous web located directly beneath the set of forms constitutes the rear backing cover.

Also according to the present invention there is provided a printing strip for facilitating the printing of forms comprising a continuous carrier web or strip carrying a plurality of sets of forms with each set comprising a plurality of superimposed individual sheets with copying properties and at least one binding margin for holding the individual sheets together through an elongate perforated connection to form a booklet said booklet having a long side and a narrow side and being secured by its binding margin to said strip adapted to be mechanically filled-in, a cover sheet member and a rear backing sheet member for each said booklet being provided by said endless strip and one additional individual sheet immediately adjacent said endless strip and each said cover sheet member upon separation from the main body of the continuous strip being foldable to a position on top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets so that after the set of forms has been filled-in, said cover sheet member can be folded over on to the top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets.

In accordance with an embodiment of the second mentioned printing strip the continuous web has a multi-layered design, i.e.

the continuous web consists of a plurality of superimposed sheets so that, after the longitudinal edge of the continuous web preferably provided with a perforation has been separated the respective lower sheets of the continuous web are then folded about a narrow side of the set of forms opposite the separated longitudinal side and form the cover sheet and other sheets printed, for example, with additional information such as the conditions when using airplane tickets, depending upon the number of layers in the continuous web.

Even in the case of the first mentioned embodiment. in which an adiacent portion of the continuous web can be folded towardR the front around the broad side of the set of forms, the continuous web can of course have a multi-layered design so that even here other sheets printed with conditions for example. are included and bound in the envelope cover for the set of forms.

Still further according to the present invention, there is provided a printing strip for facilitating the printing of forms comprising a continuous carrier web or strip carrying a plurality of sets of forms with each set comprising a plurality of superimposed individual sheets with copying properties and at least one binding margin for holding the individual sheets together through an elongate perforated connection to form a booklet, said booklet having a long side and a narrow side and being secured by its binding margin to said strip adapted to be mechanically filled-in, a cover sheet member and a rear backing sheet member for each said booklet being provided by two of said individual sheets of said booklet; and each said cover sheet member upon separation from the main body of the continuous strip being foldable to a position on top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets so that, after the set of forms has been filledin, said cover sheet member can be folded over on to the top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets.

In accordance with an embodiment of the third mentioned arrangement, two other sheets are provided beneath the last individual sheet of the set of forms to be printed which are thicker than the individual sheets and which form the rear backing sheet and the front cover of an envelope for the set of forms. After the individual sheets have been printed and the set of forms separated from the continuous web, the undermost one of the other sheets which forms the front cover is folded upwardly onto the uppermost individual sheet so that the set of forms is thus enclosed in the envelope cover.Thus, although the set of forms still to be printed is already provided with the rear backing and front cover sheets which form the envelope cover, the individual sheets are printed by a mechanical printer directly or through a transfer sheet without having to do this through the cover sheet of the envelope. Printing the individual sheets through the cover sheet is practically impossible, since the cover sheet is damaged by the types of the printer or the copied impression on the individual sheets to be printed is illegible.

According to the present invention there is provided a method for mechanically printing and binding a booklet in a cover comprising a cover sheet member and a rear binding sheet member, said booklet consisting of a plurality of individual sheets having copying properties and interconnected by means of a common binding margin, a plurality of booklets being secured to one side of a continuous strip between transverse perforations and transported through a mechanical printer, comprising the improvement wherein after printing said con tinuous strip is severed about one of said transverse perforations and wherein one portion of at least one of the continuous strips and said booklet is folded about the narrow side of the booklet in order to form a booklet cover sheet member, said cover sheet member being positioned directly beneath said booklet prior to said folding.

Finally, according to the present invention there is provided a method for mechanically printing a booklet comprising a plurality of individual sheets having copying properties and interconnected by means of a common binding margin, a plurality of booklets being secured to one side of a continuous strip, transported through a mechanical printer and being separated from said continuous strip after printing, comprising the improvement wherein a rear backing sheet member and a cover sheet member forming a booklet cover for the booklet are provided directly under the individual sheets in the booklet and wherein, after the individual sheets have been printed, the cover sheet member is folded onto the top of the uppermost individual sheet.

The invention will now be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a section of a continuous web supporting sets of forms to be printed; Fig. 2 is an already printed set of formes comprising the associated parts of the continuous web; Fig. 3 is a section of the endless belt supporting the sets of forms to be printed in another embodiment; and Flg. 4 is a schematic view of a set of forms removed from the web in Fig. 3.

Figure 1 shows a portion of a continuous web I which is provided in a manner known per se with perforation holes 2 on its longitudinal edges, by means of which the web is transported through a mechanical printer, for example. Sets of forms 3 and 31 are secured to the web 1. Only two sets of forms are visible in the section illustrated here. Each set of forms 3 has a binding margin 4 on its narrow left side which holds the individual sheets of the set of forms together. Another binding margin 5 is also provided on the narrow right side of the sets of forms 3, by means of which the individual sheets are held together and with which the set of forms, as is also the case with the left binding margin 4, is secured So the web by cementing, for example.

Parallel to the right longitudinal edge of the endless belt 1 there is provided a separating perforation 6 which extends through both the web and the sets of forms 3. In the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1, a specific area 7 of the web 1 remains empty between two adjacent sets of form 3 and 31 respectively which is defined by perforations or a fold which extends transversely to the direction of transport of the web 1.

After the sets of forms have been printed in a mechanical printer, through which the continuous web 1 has been passed, the lower set of forms 3, for example, together with the empty area 7 of the web 1 adjacent to it is removed from the rest of the web 1 by tearing the perforation 6 as well as the other perforations 8 and 9. The adjacent portion 7 of the web is thereafter folded about the fold line 10 on to the top of the set of forms 3, thereby forming an envelope cover for the set of forms 3 which is formed by the underlayer of the set of forms as the rear backing sheet and by the free portion 7 of the web as the cover sheet. The left perforation 9 on the side can, alternatively, be formed as a paper fold instead of perforation.

Fig. 2 shows another embodiment of the set of forms. The set of forms 3 in this case is only connected with the immediately adjacent portions of the web 1, while the rest of the web is not illustrated. The part of the web and of the set of forms 3 shown in Fig. 2 can be obtained, for example, by separating the set of forms 3 together with the associated parts of the web 1 along the fold 10 shown in Fig. 1. Parts corresponding to parts shown in Fig. 1 are also designated by the same reference numerals in Fig. 2.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, a multi-layered web 1 is used which consists in this case of a total of three superimposed sheets or web 11, 12 and 13. After printing the set of forms 3 and separating the part of the web shown in Fig. 2 together with the set of forms from the rest of the web, the lower sheets 12 and 13 of the web are folded about the left side perforation 9 in a forward direction in the manner indicated by the arrow, thereby producing an envelope for the set of forms 3 which is formed from the uppermost sheet 11 as the rear backing sheet and the middle sheet 12 of the lower sheets as the cover sheet, while the lowermost sheet 13 of the web 1 forms an additional page in the booklet on which optional information can be printed such as, for example, the usual conditions for the use of airplane tickets.Before and after the lower sheets 12 and 13 of the web 1 are folded forward, the right edge portion of both the web as well as of the right marginal part of the set of forms is separated along the continuous perforation 6 so that in this manner a conventional airplane ticket cover consisting of a cover and a backing sheet as well as an arbitrary number of additional pages for additional information formed by other sheets of the web.

The web 1 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 can of course have a multi-layered design as well so that additional pages are formed within the envelope cover also when the free portion of the web is folded towards the front.

Another embodiment is shown in Fig. 3 in which the sets of forms 311 are located on the continuous web 1 such that the letters of a common column are respectively printed simultaneously in all lines of the individual sheets to be printed by the printer. A cylinder printing machine is employed in this case for example. The essential difference in this embodiment of the set of forms 311 is that the rear backing sheet 111 and the cover sheet 131 forming the envelope are already provided in the set of forms itself beneath the last individual sheet to be printed of the individual sheets 14, as is shown in more detail in Fig. 4. The rear backing sheet 111 and the cover sheet 131 are preferably thicker than the individual sheets to be printed as is shown schematically in Fig. 4.

Between the bottommost individual sheets 14 to be printed and the rear backing sheet 11'. other additional sheets 15 are provided which serve as information sheets bearing the conditions of an airplane ticket booklet for example. Two such additional sheets 15, which serve as information sheets, are also provided under the cover sheet 131 as well.

As Fig. 3 shows. the set of forms 311 is also provided with two binding margins 4 and 5 on its narrow sides. The binding margin 5 holds the individual sheets 14, the additiollal sheets 15 the rear backing sheet 11' and the cover sheet 131 together in the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 4.

After the individual sheets have been printed, the set of forms 311 is again separated from the continuous web 1. The binding margin 5 is thereafter separated from the set of forms 311 and the cover sheet 131 as well as the additional sheets 15 under it are folded forward about the binding margin 4 on to the uppermost sheet of the individual sheets 14. The set of forms is thus enclosed in the envelope cover.

This embodiment of the set of forms 311 can of course also be secured to a continuous web 1 as is shown in Fig. 1. The set of forms is then printed in the mechanical printer line for line in the conventional manner.

The set of forms 311 can be printed either directlv or bv means of a transfer sheet.

Although the new set of forms as well as the method for printing and binding same were explained here using an airplane ticket booklet as an example. neither the method nor the set of forms itself is restricted to such a use. but rather arbitrary transportation, carriage or shipping papers so-called customer service checks for arbitrary kinds of servicing work or other concessions and privileges, admission papers or authorization certificates of all types can be combined to form such sets of forms.

WHAT WE CLAIM IS:- 1. A printing strip for facilitating the printing of forms comprising a continuous carrier web or strip carrying a plurality of sets of forms with each set comprising a plurality of superimposed individual sheets with copying properties and at least one binding margin for holding the individual sheets together through an elongate perforated connection to form a booklet, said booklet having a long side and a narrow side and being secured by its binding margin to said strip and adapted to be mechanically filled-in. a cover sheet member and a rear backing sheet member for each said booklet being provided by said endless strip per se and each said cover sheet member upon separation from the main body of the continuous strip being foldable to a position on top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets so that, after the set of forms has been filled-in.

said cover sheet member can be folded over on to the top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets.

2. A strip as claimed in claim 1, in which a fold enhancing means is provided parallel to said elongate perforated connection along said narrow side for facilitating the folding over of said cover member.

3. A strip as claimed in claim 2, in which said folding enhancing means is positioned on a side of said binding margin remote from said elongate perforated connection.

4. A strip as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3 in which the endless continuous strip has printing thereon.

5. A printing strip for facilitating the printing of forms comprising a continuous carrier web or strip carrying a plurality of sets of forms with each set comprising a plurality of superimposed individual sheets with copying properties and at least one binding margin for holding the individual sheets together through an elongate perforated connection to form a booklet, said booklet having a long side and a narrow side and being secured by its binding margin to said strip adapted to be mechanically filled-in, a cover sheet member and a rear backing sheet member for each said booklet being provided bv said endless strip and one additional individual sheet immediately adjacent said endless strip and each said cover sheet member upon separation from the main body of the continuous strip being foldable to a position on top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets so that, after the set of forms has been filled-in,

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Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. The web 1 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 can of course have a multi-layered design as well so that additional pages are formed within the envelope cover also when the free portion of the web is folded towards the front. Another embodiment is shown in Fig. 3 in which the sets of forms 311 are located on the continuous web 1 such that the letters of a common column are respectively printed simultaneously in all lines of the individual sheets to be printed by the printer. A cylinder printing machine is employed in this case for example. The essential difference in this embodiment of the set of forms 311 is that the rear backing sheet 111 and the cover sheet 131 forming the envelope are already provided in the set of forms itself beneath the last individual sheet to be printed of the individual sheets 14, as is shown in more detail in Fig. 4. The rear backing sheet 111 and the cover sheet 131 are preferably thicker than the individual sheets to be printed as is shown schematically in Fig. 4. Between the bottommost individual sheets 14 to be printed and the rear backing sheet 11'. other additional sheets 15 are provided which serve as information sheets bearing the conditions of an airplane ticket booklet for example. Two such additional sheets 15, which serve as information sheets, are also provided under the cover sheet 131 as well. As Fig. 3 shows. the set of forms 311 is also provided with two binding margins 4 and 5 on its narrow sides. The binding margin 5 holds the individual sheets 14, the additiollal sheets 15 the rear backing sheet 11' and the cover sheet 131 together in the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 4. After the individual sheets have been printed, the set of forms 311 is again separated from the continuous web 1. The binding margin 5 is thereafter separated from the set of forms 311 and the cover sheet 131 as well as the additional sheets 15 under it are folded forward about the binding margin 4 on to the uppermost sheet of the individual sheets 14. The set of forms is thus enclosed in the envelope cover. This embodiment of the set of forms 311 can of course also be secured to a continuous web 1 as is shown in Fig. 1. The set of forms is then printed in the mechanical printer line for line in the conventional manner. The set of forms 311 can be printed either directlv or bv means of a transfer sheet. Although the new set of forms as well as the method for printing and binding same were explained here using an airplane ticket booklet as an example. neither the method nor the set of forms itself is restricted to such a use. but rather arbitrary transportation, carriage or shipping papers so-called customer service checks for arbitrary kinds of servicing work or other concessions and privileges, admission papers or authorization certificates of all types can be combined to form such sets of forms. WHAT WE CLAIM IS:-

1. A printing strip for facilitating the printing of forms comprising a continuous carrier web or strip carrying a plurality of sets of forms with each set comprising a plurality of superimposed individual sheets with copying properties and at least one binding margin for holding the individual sheets together through an elongate perforated connection to form a booklet, said booklet having a long side and a narrow side and being secured by its binding margin to said strip and adapted to be mechanically filled-in. a cover sheet member and a rear backing sheet member for each said booklet being provided by said endless strip per se and each said cover sheet member upon separation from the main body of the continuous strip being foldable to a position on top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets so that, after the set of forms has been filled-in.

6. A strip as claimed in claim 5, in which a fold enhancing means is provided parallel to said elongate perforated connection and along said narrow side.

7. A strip as claimed in claim 6, in which said fold enhancing means is positioned on a side of said binding margin remote from said elongate perforated connection.

8. A strip as claimed in any of claims 5 to 7 in which the endless strip has a margin portion with sprocket holes therein extending alongside of said binding margin and being connected thereto through said fold enhancing means; wherein said margin portion is folded about said fold enhancing means to overlap said binding margin on the uppermost side thereof; and wherein said continuous strip forms said rear backing sheet and said additional individual sheet immediately adjacent said endless strip forms said cover sheet.

9. A strip as claimed in any of claims 5 to 8 in which at least said cover sheet member has a thicker characteristic than any of the other individual sheets of said booklet.

10. A strip as claimed in any of claims 5 to 9 in which at least one other sheet is provided between the bottommost individual sheet to be printed and the rear backing sheet member as well as under said cover sheet member.

11. A strip as claimed in any of claims 6 to 11 in which said continuous strip is comprised of multiple layers so that, after layers thereof have been folded about said fold enhancing means, at least one additional sheet of said booklet are thus produced in addition to said cover sheet member and said rear backing sheet member.

12. A printers strip for facilitating the printing of forms comprising a continuous carrier web or strip carrying a plurality of sets of forms with each set comprising a continuous carrier web or strip carrying a plurality of sets of forms with each set comprising a plurality of superimposed individual sheets with copying properties and at least one binding margin for holding the individual sheets together through an elongate perforated connection to form a booklet, said booklet having a long side and a narrow side and being secured by its binding margin to said strip and adapted to be mechanically filled-in, a cover sheet member and a rear backing sheet member for each said booklet being provided bv two of said individual sheets of said booklet; and each said cover sheet member upon separation from the main body of the continuous strip being foldable to a position on top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets so that, after the set of forms has been filledin, said cover sheet member can be folded over on to the top of the uppermost one of said individual sheets.

13. A strip as claimed in claim 12, in which a fold enhancing means is provided parallel to said elongate perforated connection and along said narrow side.

14. A strip as claimed in claim 12, in which said fold enhancing means is positioned on a side of said binding margin remote from said perforated connection.

15. A strip as claimed in any of claims 1 to 14 in which said continuous strip- has a margin portion extending alongside of said binding margin and being connected thereto through said fold enhancing means, a portion of said continuous strip being detachable prior to a selecting operation in the forming of said booklet; wherein said margin portion is folded about said fold enhancing means to overlap said binding margin on the uppermost side thereof; and wherein- two of said individual sheets of said booklet adjacent said continuous strip arrangement to form said cover sheet member and said rear backing sheet member when folded as aforesaid.

16. A strip as claimed in any of claims 1 to 15 in which said continuous strip has printing thereon.

17. A strip as claimed in any of-claims 12 to 16 wherein the two said individual sheets are printed as said rear backing sheet member and the booklet cover and the portion forming additional sheets is printed to contain information.

18. A strip as claimed in any of claims 12 to 17 wherein said continuous strip and said booklet have two narrow sides; wherein said booklet is secured to said continuous strip on both narrow sides respectively by means of said binding margin and--.an. addi- tional binding margin, said additional binding margin together with the portion of said continuous strip secured thereto being adapted 10 be separated from said booklet.

19. A strip as claimed in any of claims 12 to 18, in which at least said cover sheet member is thicker than any of the other individual sheets of said booklet.

20. A strip as claimed in any of claims 12 to 19 in which at least one other sheet is provided between the bottommost individual sheet to be printed and the rear backing sheet member as well as under said cover sheet member.

21. A method for mechanically printing and binding a booklet in a cover comprising a cover sheet member and a rear binding sheet member, said booklet consisting of a plurality of individual sheets having copying properties and interconnected by means of a common binding margin, a plurality of booklets being secured to one side of a continuous strip between transverse perforations and transported through a mechanical printer, comprising the improvement wherein after printing, said continuous strip is severed about one of said transverse perforations and wherein one portion of at least one of the continuous strip and said booklet is folded about the narrow side of the booklet in order to form a booklet cover sheet member, said cover sheet member being positioned directly beneath said booklet prior to said folding.

22. A method as claimed in claim 21, wherein a multi-layered continuous strip is used whose bottommost part is folded about the narrow side of the booklets.

23. A method as claimed in claim 21, wherein a multiple-sheet continuous strip is used so that, after said portion of said continuous strip is folded, sheets of the booklet are produced from said multiple-sheet continuous strip in addition to the cover sheet member and the rear backing sheet member of the booklet cover sheet member.

24. A method as claimed in claim 23, wherein a three-layered continuous strip is used, both of whose bottom layer sheets are folded forward as the cover sheet member and an additional information sheet.

25. A method as claimed in claim 21, wherein the booklets are connected with the continuous strip at the two narrow sides by a binding margin respectively and one of said binding margins together with the portion of the continuous strip secured thereto is separated from the booklet before or after the endless strip is folded.

26. A method for mechanically printing a booklet comprising a plurality of individual sheets having copying properties and interconnected by means of a common binding margin, a plurality of booklets being secured to one side of a continuous strip, transported through a mechanical printer and being separated from said continuous strip after printing, comprising the improvement wherein a rear backing sheet member and a cover sheet member forming a booklet cover for the booklet are provided directly under the individual sheets in the booklet and wherein, after the individual sheets have been printed, the cover sheet member is folded onto the top of the uppermost individual sheet.

27. A method according to claim 26 wherein after the individual sheets have been printed, the booklet is removed from the continuous strip and wherein at least one other sheet is disposed between the bottommost individual sheet and the rear backing sheet member as well as under the cover printed as an information part.

28. A method according to claim 26 wherein the booklets are connected with the continuous strip on both narrow sides by a binding margin respectively and after the individual sheets have been printed, the booklet is removed from the continuous strip and one of the binding margins is separated from the booklets before the cover sheet member is folded onto the top of the uppermost individual sheet.

29. A printing strip including a plurality of sets of forms substantially as her'yin described with reference to and as illustrated in Fig. 1 or Fig. 2 or Figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.

30. A set of forms whenever produced in accordance with the method as claimed.