GB1565093A - Envelope assemblies - Google Patents

Description

(54) IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ENVELOPE ASSSEMBLIES (71) We, MOORE PARAGON UK LI MITED, formerly Lamson Paragon Limited, a British company of 75/79 Southwark Street, London SE1 OHY 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 followmg statement: This invention relates to envelope assemblies.

Salaries and wages generally are distributed in sealed envelopes, each containing a pay advice slip setting out details of the recipient's pay and deductions.

Employees who are paid bv credit transfer usually receive only the pay slip in an envelope and it has been found convenient to provide such envelopes in the form of a continuous assembly. In one form of pay advice slip envelope assembly, three superimposed webs are provided with spaced transverse lines of perforations in register with one another and the lower and intermediate webs are secured together to form a series of interconnected envelopes. The upper and lower of the three webs are printed with the same format, which is a plurality of identical layouts each corresponding in area to the area of a panel of each envelope and occurring repetitively in register with the envelopes.Each layout has a portion indicating brief details such as an employee's name and personal number and the underside of the upper web is provided with areas of a pressure sensitive transfer coating in register only with these portions.

On the other hand, a pressure sensitive transfer coating is provided between the surfaces of the whole of the lower and intermediate webs facing one another.

In this manner, when the layouts of the upper web are completed with details of employees' pay, the information is simultaneously transferred to the corresponding layouts on the lower web but only the brief details of the employees' pay are transferred to the intermediate web. The brief details enable the envelopes to be distributed to their intended recipients but the remaining details are obscured by the intermediate web.

After the webs have been printed, the upper web is removed and stored and the interconnected envelopes are then separated from one another and sent to their intended recipients.

In the continuous assembly described above, each back panel of the envelope is in effect, a pay advice slip. Each of the envelopes therefore is suitable for providing an employee with details of pay but such an envelope cannot also contain cash because the envelope is sealed.

Therefore an object of the present invention is to provide an improved envelope.

According to the present invention there is provided an envelope assembly comprising an envelope front web and an envelope rear web, each web being divided into envelope lengths by lines of cross perforations. means for securing the rear web and front web together to divide the envelope length into an enclosed portion and an adjacent portion to enable money to be inserted into the adjacent portion, additional securing means to close the adjacent portion securing the money therein and lines of perforations in each envelope length of the front web to enable an area of the front webs to be broken away to facilitate inspection of the money in the adjacent portion.

The invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the drawings accompanying the Provisional specification, in which: Figure 1 is an assembly of envelopes, according to the present invention, shown partly cut away and an overlying record web, and, Figure 2 is a plan view of the envelope assembly shown partly cut away, containing bank notes.

The envelope assembly, generally designated 1, is formed by two supporting webs 2 and 3 of paper having pressure sensitive transfer coatings so that impressions made on the upper web 3 are transferred to the upper surface of the lower web 2. The web is provided with rows 4 & 5 of marginal sprocket holes but the web 3 which is narrower than the web 2, has only a single row of marginal sprocket holes and corresponds with the row 4. Both of the webs 2 & BR< 3 have spaced parallel lines of cross perforations 6 & 7 which extend transversely of the webs 2 & 3 respectively to divide the assembly into envelope lengths.

Between the lines of perforations 6 and between the rows of sprocket holes 4 & 5, the upper surface of the lower web 2 is provided with a frame 8 of adhesive, the frame being in the shape of a "U" with the base of the "U" extending parallel to the row 4 of sprocket holes and with the cross perforations joining the side arms of the "U" and parallel to the base of the "U".

Inside the frame 8 is an area of printing 9 for receiving details of an employee's pay. The area 9 is divided into two portions by a strip of adhesive 10 which extends longitudinally of the web 2.

No printed information is provided on the upper surface of the web 3 but between each pair of lines of perforations 7 there is an area 11 which is formed by a line of perforations 12 so that the area 11 can be broken away from the remainder of the web 3. Since the web 3 is narrower than the web 2, the righthand edge 13 of the web 3 lies inside and parallel to the row 5 of sprocket holes in the web 2. Adjacent to the edge 13 and between the edge 13 and the row 5 of sprocket holes, is a strip 14 of adhesive extending longitudinally of the web 3. The adhesive strip 14 is covered by a silicone coated protective strip 15 which can be peeled from the web to expose the adhesive 14.

A third web 16 also having rows of marginal sprocket holes 17 and 18 and spaced lines of perforations extending transversely of the web, is printed with layouts 20 identical to each layout 9. The layouts 20 are located progressively along the web 16 between pairs of lines of perforations, 19.

On the underside of the web 16 are rectangular patches of transfer coating. one of which is shown at 21 arranged to be in register with a portion only of the layouts 20 respectively.

The webs 2, 3, 16 are brought together in superimposed relationship so that the web 3 lies between the webs 2 and 16 and the lines of perforations 6, 7 & 19 are in register with one another as are the marginal sprocket holes in the rows 4 & 17 and 5 & 18. The web 3 subsequently is adhesively secured to the web 2 by the adhesive arranged at 8, thereby forming a series of interconnected envelopes 1, and at 10, whereby the envelopes are each divided into an enclosed portion to the left of the strip 10 and an adjacent portion to the right of the strip 10, the adjacent portion being open along the edge 13 since there is no portion of the frame 8 of adhesive extending adjacent to this edge.The areas of transfer material 21 on the underside of the web 16 overlie areas 22 of the web 3, which are in register with areas of the layouts 9 & 20 relating to the NAME, PERSONNEL NUMBER and ACCOUNTS CODE of the layouts.

In use the assembly comprising the interconnected envelopes 1 and the overlying web 16 are together fed through computer peripheral equipment by means of the marginal sprocket holes in the webs 2, 3 & 16 whereby details of employee's pay are recorded on the layouts 20. The information is simultaneously recorded, by the transfer coating between the webs 2 & 3, to the layouts 9 in register with the layouts 20.

However, only details recorded in register with the areas 22 are transferred to the upper surface of the web 3 because the patches of transfer coating 21 are confined only to the areas corresponding to areas 22.

After the information has been recorded, the web 16 is removed from the connected envelopes 1 and, using the web 16 as a record. each envelope is in turn separated from the remaining interconnected envelopes along the superimposed lines of perforation 6 & 7. Cash in the form of notes (accompanied in some cases by coins) to the value indicated on the corresponding entry on the record web 16 is then inserted into the adjacent portion of the envelope 1 and the strip 15 covering the adhesive 14 on the envelope is peeled from the envelope, as shown in Figure 2. The flap to the righthand side of the edge 13 (as shown in Figure 1), then is folded over onto the adhesive 14 thereby sealing the envelope 1. When all of the envelopes have been dealt with in similar manner they are distributed to their intended recipients.

On receipt of his sealed pay envelope, an employee separates the front and back panel of the envelope to the left hand side of the seal 10 thereby revealing a summary of his pay, set out in that portion of the layout 9, indicating the total. less deductions due to him.

He then breaks away the area 11 along the perforations 12 thereby exposing corners of notes enclosed in the envelope. In this manner the notes can be counted but cannot be removed without further separating the front and back panels of the envelope to the righthand side of the seal 10. If after the first operation but before the second operation he is not satisfied that the summary is correct or if after the second operation he is not satisfied that the amount indicated on the summary corresponds with the amount of cash counted through the opening provided with the peeled back area 11, he can report the fact without being under suspicion of having tampered with the envelope.If satisfied, the employee separates the front and back panels of the envelope to the right of the seal 10 to collect his pay and read more detailed information concerning his deductions which are recorded on the layout 9.

It will be appreciated that at least the webs 2 & 3 may be provided with further lines of perforation extending parallel to the marginal sprocket holes and between the marginal sprocket holes and the adjacent parallel portions of the layout 9. In this manner, the marginal sprocket holes may be removed from the envelopes 1 after information has been printed on the record web 16.

Furthermore, it will be appreciated that the adhesive 14 may be of the kind which is rendered active by being re-moistened. In such a case it would be unnecessary to provide a cover strip such as the strip 15.

It will also be appreciated that the upper web 16 may be dispensed with and information may be recorded directly on the web 3 which, due to the transfer coating between the webs 2 & 3, will be transferred simultaneously to the web 2 also. In such a case, the information apart from NAME, PER SONNEL, NUMBER and ACCOUNTS CODE will be obscured from view by suitable masking.

WHAT WE CLAIM IS: 1. An envelope assembly comprising an envelope front web and an envelope rear web, each web being divided into envelope lengths by lines of cross perforations, means securing the front web and rear web together to divide the envelope length into an enclosed portion and an adjacent portion to enable money to be inserted into the adjacent portion, additional securing means to close the adjacent portion securing the money therein and lines of perforations in each envelope length of the front web to enable an area of the front web to be broken away to facilitate inspection of the money in the adjacent portion.

2. An envelope assembly according to claim 1 wherein the enclosed portion has an area of printing to receive details of an employee's pay.

3. An envelope assembly according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the means securing the front and rear webs together comprise a frame of adhesive, the form being in the shape of a "U", with a cross portion joining the side arms of the "U" and parallel to the base of the "U".

4. An envelope assembly according to any one of the preceding claims which also includes a file copy web overlying the connected envelope lengths.

5. An envelope assembly according to claim 4 wherein a first pressure sensitive transfer coating is provided between the front and back panels of the envelope assembly and a second pressure sensitive transfer coating is provided between the file copy web and the series of envelopes.

6. An envelope assembly according to claim 5 wherein the area covered by the second transfer coating is smaller than the area covered by the front transfer coating, so that only a portion of the information transferred to the back webs is transferred to the front webs also.

7. An envelope assembly constructed and arranged substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. cannot be removed without further separating the front and back panels of the envelope to the righthand side of the seal 10. If after the first operation but before the second operation he is not satisfied that the summary is correct or if after the second operation he is not satisfied that the amount indicated on the summary corresponds with the amount of cash counted through the opening provided with the peeled back area 11, he can report the fact without being under suspicion of having tampered with the envelope. If satisfied, the employee separates the front and back panels of the envelope to the right of the seal 10 to collect his pay and read more detailed information concerning his deductions which are recorded on the layout 9. It will be appreciated that at least the webs 2 & 3 may be provided with further lines of perforation extending parallel to the marginal sprocket holes and between the marginal sprocket holes and the adjacent parallel portions of the layout 9. In this manner, the marginal sprocket holes may be removed from the envelopes 1 after information has been printed on the record web 16. Furthermore, it will be appreciated that the adhesive 14 may be of the kind which is rendered active by being re-moistened. In such a case it would be unnecessary to provide a cover strip such as the strip 15. It will also be appreciated that the upper web 16 may be dispensed with and information may be recorded directly on the web 3 which, due to the transfer coating between the webs 2 & 3, will be transferred simultaneously to the web 2 also. In such a case, the information apart from NAME, PER SONNEL, NUMBER and ACCOUNTS CODE will be obscured from view by suitable masking. WHAT WE CLAIM IS:

1. An envelope assembly comprising an envelope front web and an envelope rear web, each web being divided into envelope lengths by lines of cross perforations, means securing the front web and rear web together to divide the envelope length into an enclosed portion and an adjacent portion to enable money to be inserted into the adjacent portion, additional securing means to close the adjacent portion securing the money therein and lines of perforations in each envelope length of the front web to enable an area of the front web to be broken away to facilitate inspection of the money in the adjacent portion.

2. An envelope assembly according to claim 1 wherein the enclosed portion has an area of printing to receive details of an employee's pay.

3. An envelope assembly according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the means securing the front and rear webs together comprise a frame of adhesive, the form being in the shape of a "U", with a cross portion joining the side arms of the "U" and parallel to the base of the "U".

4. An envelope assembly according to any one of the preceding claims which also includes a file copy web overlying the connected envelope lengths.

5. An envelope assembly according to claim 4 wherein a first pressure sensitive transfer coating is provided between the front and back panels of the envelope assembly and a second pressure sensitive transfer coating is provided between the file copy web and the series of envelopes.

6. An envelope assembly according to claim 5 wherein the area covered by the second transfer coating is smaller than the area covered by the front transfer coating, so that only a portion of the information transferred to the back webs is transferred to the front webs also.

7. An envelope assembly constructed and arranged substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.