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Multi-layer business form

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  • US 5,779,543 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1995
  • Issued: 07/14/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multi-layer form comprising:

  • a plurality of layered form blanks having upper and lower edges, said upper edges of said form blanks being substantially aligned, said plurality of form blanks including a top form blank and a plurality of subjacent forms blanks layered below said top form blank, with each successively lower subjacent form blank having length greater than said form blank immediately above it to define a lower portion extending below said lower edge of said form blank immediately above it, for the display of information;

    a plurality of sheets of copy-producing medium interleaved with said plurality of form blanks, said sheets of copy-producing medium having upper and lower edges, said upper edges of said sheets of copy-producing medium being substantially aligned with said upper edges of said form blanks;

    said form blanks and said sheets of copy-producing medium being secured at said upper edges to form a unitary structure for entry of information to effect simultaneous completion of parts of said form blanks, said unitary structure having a top surface defined by one side of said top form blank, each of said form blanks being provided with a horizontal line of separation extending across the entire width thereof, all said horizontal lines of separation being in registration with each other, and each of said form blanks and said sheets of copy-producing medium being provided with a vertical line of separation perpendicular to said horizontal lines of separation, all of said vertical lines of separation being in registration with each other and extending along the entire lengths of said form blanks and said sheets of copy-producing medium including said upper edges of said form blanks and said sheets of copy-producing medium said vertical lines of separation permitting separation of said form blanks and said sheets of copy-producing medium into left and right sets of documents each having an upper edge, and in which all documents in a set are secured at said upper edge of said set, and said horizontal lines of separation permitting separation of said form blanks from each other.

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