Pocketed letter with imaged insert
First Claim
1. A method of making a business form comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a first ply having a control punch margin along at least one longitudinal edge and a plurality of longitudinally spaced window forming die cuts, each corresponding to one form length of said ply;
b) providing a second ply having a control punch margin along a longitudinal edge, said second ply being narrower than said first ply and having a plurality of longitudinally spaced variable information receiving spaces, one for each said die cut;
c) die cutting said second ply at locations corresponding to individual form lengths transversely of the length of the ply while leaving said control punch margin intact;
d) providing a third ply having a control punch margin along a longitudinal edge, said third ply having a width slightly greater than said second ply and substantially less than said first ply;
e) collating said plies at said control punch margins such that said information receiving spaces align with a corresponding one of said windows and adhering said first and third plies together through the die cuts resulting from step c) and at an edge of said third ply remote from the control punch margin thereon; and
f) removing said control punch margins and transversely cutting said plies at the die cuts resulting from step c) to form individual form lengths.
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Abstract
Jamming or wrinkling of inserts in a pocketed letter with an imaged insert may be avoided by a method of making a business form that includes the steps of providing a first ply (60) including a plurality of longitudinally spaced window forming die cuts (30,64), providing a second ply (72) which is narrower than the first ply (60) and having a plurality of longitudinally spaced variable information receiving spaces (36), one for each die cut (30), die cutting (at 78) the second ply (72) at locations corresponding to individual form lengths and transversely of the length of the ply (72), providing a third ply (80) having a width slightly greater than the second ply (72) and substantially less than the first ply (80), collating the plies (60,72,80) (at 88) such that the information receiving spaces (36) align with a corresponding one of the windows (30) and adhering with glue (40,42,48) the first and third plies together, and thereafter transversely cutting the plies (92) to form individual form lengths.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of making a business form comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a first ply having a control punch margin along at least one longitudinal edge and a plurality of longitudinally spaced window forming die cuts, each corresponding to one form length of said ply; b) providing a second ply having a control punch margin along a longitudinal edge, said second ply being narrower than said first ply and having a plurality of longitudinally spaced variable information receiving spaces, one for each said die cut; c) die cutting said second ply at locations corresponding to individual form lengths transversely of the length of the ply while leaving said control punch margin intact; d) providing a third ply having a control punch margin along a longitudinal edge, said third ply having a width slightly greater than said second ply and substantially less than said first ply; e) collating said plies at said control punch margins such that said information receiving spaces align with a corresponding one of said windows and adhering said first and third plies together through the die cuts resulting from step c) and at an edge of said third ply remote from the control punch margin thereon; and f) removing said control punch margins and transversely cutting said plies at the die cuts resulting from step c) to form individual form lengths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of making a business form comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a first ply having a plurality of longitudinal spaced window forming die cuts, each corresponding to one form length of said ply; b) providing a second ply which is narrower than said first ply and having a plurality of longitudinally spaced variable information receiving spaces, one for each said die cut; c) die cutting said second ply at locations corresponding to individual form lengths transversely of the length of the ply; d) providing a third ply having a width slightly greater than said second ply and substantially less than said first ply; e) collating said plies such that said information receiving spaces align with a corresponding one of said windows and adhering said first and third plies together through the die cuts resulting from step c) and at one longitudinal edge of said third ply located between the longitudinal edges of said first ply; and f) transversely cutting said plies at the die cuts resulting from step c) to form individual form lengths.
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9. A method of making a business form comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a printed first ply having a control punch margin along at least one longitudinal edge and a plurality of longitudinally spaced window forming die cut pairs each pair corresponding to one form length of said ply; b) providing a printed second ply having a control punch margin along a longitudinal edge, said second ply being considerably narrow than said first ply and having a plurality of longitudinally spaced variable information receiving spaces, one for each said die cut pair, and printing variable information in each said space; c) die cutting said second ply at locations corresponding to individual form lengths transversely of the length of the ply while leaving the control punch margin thereof intact; d) providing a third ply having a control punch margin along a longitudinal edge, said third ply having a width slightly greater than said second ply and substantially less than said first ply; e) collating said plies at said control punch margin such that said information receiving spaces align with a corresponding one of said windows in each said pair and adhering said first and third plies together through the die cuts resulting from step c) and at an edge of said third ply remote from the control punch margin thereon; and f) removing said control punch margins to intersect the other die cut of each said pair and transversely cutting said plies at the die cuts resulting from step c) to form individual form lengths.
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