Business form for information recording and reporting

• US 5,673,944 A
• Filed: 06/14/1996
• Issued: 10/07/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Standard Register Company (Middleby Corporation)
• Original Assignee: UARCO Incorporated
• Inventors: Walker, Lisa, Nordlund, Wesley
• Primary Examiner(s): Fridie, Jr., Willmon
• Application Number:
  US08/663,630
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 283/81, 283/901, 283/79, 283/100, 283/101-105, 40/299, 40/630, 428/40.1, 428/41.8, 428/42.2, 428/42.3, 428/43
• US Class Current: 283/81
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 12/02 Book-keeping forms
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 5/027 Sheets or cards attached to a carrier strip or web shipping forms B42D15/006
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/901 Concealed data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer

Abstract

A business form adapted for both record keeping and the reporting of information includes a record ply (10) and a pressure sensitive adhesive label ply (12), (14), (16) overlying and secured to the record ply (10). The record ply (10) has a plurality of different record receiving locations (36), (38), (40), (42) at each of which variable information to be recorded may be inscribed. Fixed information 46 is inscribed on the record ply and identifies each of the recording receiving locations (36), (38), (40), (42). Die cuts (50) in the pressure sensitive adhesive label ply (12), (14), (16) are provided and are located to define a plurality of removable pressure sensitive adhesive labels (60), (62), (64), (66) that are aligned with corresponding ones of the record receiving locations (36), (38), (40), (42). Fixed information (76) is located on each of the labels and correlates with the fixed information (46) at the corresponding record receiving locations.

Claims

1. A business form for record keeping and reporting purposes comprising:

a record ply; and

a pressure sensitive adhesive label ply overlying and secured to said record ply;

said record ply having a plurality of different record receiving locations at each of which variable information to be recorded may be inscribed;

fixed information inscribed on said record ply identifying each of said record receiving locations;

die cuts in said pressure sensitive adhesive label ply and located to define a plurality of removable pressure sensitive adhesive labels, one for and aligned with each of said record receiving locations whereby a record receiving location cannot have variable information inscribed therein without first removing the corresponding pressure sensitive adhesive label; and

fixed information on each of said labels correlating with the fixed information at the corresponding record receiving location.

2. The business form of claim 1 wherein said record ply has two spaced mounting holes near its top edge and wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive ply includes two additional die cut labels, one overlying one of said holes and the other overlying the other of said holes whereby said additional labels must be removed to expose said mounting holes.

3. The business form of claim 1 wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive label ply is defined by a release liner secured to said record ply and face stock adhered to said release liner by pressure sensitive adhesive;

and said die cuts extend through both said release liner and said face stock.

4. The business form of claim 3 wherein at least the die cuts in said release liner are interrupted by small, frangible ties.

5. The business form of claim 3 wherein said die cuts are at least partially surrounded by waste areas of said release liner;

and wherein said release liner is adhered at said waste areas to said record ply; and

the waste area of said face stock is removed.

6. A business form for record keeping and reporting purposing comprising:

a record ply; and

a pressure sensitive adhesive label ply overlying and secured to said record ply;

said record ply having a plurality of different record receiving locations at each of which variable information to be recorded may be inscribed;

fixed information inscribed on said record ply identifying each of said record receiving locations;

die cuts in said pressure sensitive adhesive label ply and located to define a plurality of removable pressure sensitive adhesive labels, one for and aligned with each of said record receiving locations whereby a record receiving location cannot have variable information inscribed therein without first removing the corresponding pressure sensitive adhesive label;

fixed information on each of said labels correlating with the fixed information at the corresponding record receiving location; and

variable information inscribed on each label including a procedure identification and an identity identification.

7. A business form for record keeping purposes comprising:

a record ply having a plurality of preprinted record receiving locations at each one of which variable information to be recorded may be inscribed;

a release liner overlying and secured to said record ply and having a plurality of generally closed die cut areas one for each of said record receiving locations, each of said die cut areas further being aligned with a corresponding one of said record receiving locations;

a face stock ply overlying said release liner ply and having a plurality of generally closed die cut areas, each aligned with a corresponding one of said die cut areas in said release liner ply to define a plurality of labels, one for each of said record receiving areas, each of said labels having a unique, machine readable code thereon correlating the label to the corresponding preprinted record receiving location on said record ply; and

pressure sensitive adhesive adhering said labels to said release liner.

8. The business form of claim 7 wherein said release liner ply includes waste areas in addition to the die cut areas thereof and said waste areas are adhered to said record ply.

9. The business form of claim 7 wherein said face stock ply consists essentially of the die cut areas thereof.