Transaction card mailer and method of making
First Claim
1. A card mailer comprising:
- a generally rectangular envelope having a length and a width and a front face with a window; and
an integral card/insert sheet section having a length and a width sufficient so that the sheet section is received in the envelope without folding and substantially without movement, the sheet section including a core, the core being printed in a first data field with a unique code in a machine readable format and in a second, separate data field with a name and mailing address of an individual assigned the unique code, the second data field being located on the sheet section aligned with and visible through the window of the envelope, the sheet section including an at least generally U-shaped scoring which scoring cuts at least sufficiently through the sheet section to define a generally rectangular card element removable from a remainder of the sheet section, the removable card element including at least the first data field with the unique code, the removable card element having a given material composition and the remainder of the sheet section immediately adjoining the scoring having a material composition identical to the material composition of the card portion, at least one portion of the sheet section including the removable card element being of a laminate construction with a predetermined plurality of layers including the core and another portion of the sheet product including the second data field with the name and mailing address being of fewer layers than the predetermined number of layers.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A printed sheet product comprises a thin core having a pair of opposing major planar sides. A plurality of sets of variable data fields are printed on at least a first side of the core. One or more of the variable data fields of each set may be printed on the opposing second side of the core. Each set of printed variable data fields includes at least a first data field printed with a numeric code, the numeric code of each variable data field set being different from that of each other set printed on the first side of the core. Each set of variable data fields further includes a second data field printed with either a name and mailing address uniquely associated with a numeric code or with another representation of the numeric code. Where printed, the name and address of each variable data set differs from that of each other variable data set printed on the first side of the core. The sheet product is scored to at least define one removable element containing the first variable data field from each set printed on the sheet product. Where name and address data fields are printed, the sheet product may further be scored to separate the sheet product into individual sheet sections which can be inserted without folding into envelopes for direct mailing of the removable first element to an appropriate recipient.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A card mailer comprising:
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a generally rectangular envelope having a length and a width and a front face with a window; and an integral card/insert sheet section having a length and a width sufficient so that the sheet section is received in the envelope without folding and substantially without movement, the sheet section including a core, the core being printed in a first data field with a unique code in a machine readable format and in a second, separate data field with a name and mailing address of an individual assigned the unique code, the second data field being located on the sheet section aligned with and visible through the window of the envelope, the sheet section including an at least generally U-shaped scoring which scoring cuts at least sufficiently through the sheet section to define a generally rectangular card element removable from a remainder of the sheet section, the removable card element including at least the first data field with the unique code, the removable card element having a given material composition and the remainder of the sheet section immediately adjoining the scoring having a material composition identical to the material composition of the card portion, at least one portion of the sheet section including the removable card element being of a laminate construction with a predetermined plurality of layers including the core and another portion of the sheet product including the second data field with the name and mailing address being of fewer layers than the predetermined number of layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A card mailer comprising:
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a generally rectangular envelope having a length and a width and a front face with a window; and an integral card/insert sheet section having a length and a width sufficient for the sheet section to be received in the envelope without folding and substantially without movement, the sheet section including a core, the core being printed in a first field and in a second, separate field, the second field being printed with a name and mailing address, the second field being located on the sheet section aligned with and visible through the window of the envelope, the core including separate first and second sheets fixedly secured together generally side by side such that only the first of the first and second sheets defines a first end of the core and only the second of the first and second sheets defines a second opposing end of the core, the first sheet being of a first material and the second sheet being of a second material different from the first material, the sheet section including an at least generally U-shaped scoring, the scoring cutting at least sufficiently through the second sheet of the core of the sheet section to define a generally rectangular card element including the first printed field removable from a remainder of the sheet section. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification