Method for manufacturing mailing-ready printed products and envelopes for use with such method
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1. An envelope comprising:
- at least one sheet having four outer edges which lie at right angles to one another, said sheet folded along folding lines oriented transverse to said outer edges to create folded sheet portions, said sheet portions folded inwardly and sealed to one another along respective edges to create a sealed envelope, further comprising at least one insert inserted into the at least one sheet, wherein the at least one sheet is folded by advancing the at least one insert toward the at least one sheet.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing mailing-ready printed products, that consist of at least one sheet printed on at least one side and mailed in a closed state, printing data, originating from a client, are transmitted through a network to a printing facility. The transmitted printing data are printed onto the at least one sheet. A mailing-ready printed product is produced from the at least one printed sheet. The envelope for the mailing-ready printed product is produced from at least one printed sheet folded so as to form an envelope without producing waste portions.
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17 Claims
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1. An envelope comprising:
at least one sheet having four outer edges which lie at right angles to one another, said sheet folded along folding lines oriented transverse to said outer edges to create folded sheet portions, said sheet portions folded inwardly and sealed to one another along respective edges to create a sealed envelope, further comprising at least one insert inserted into the at least one sheet, wherein the at least one sheet is folded by advancing the at least one insert toward the at least one sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of manufacturing an envelope, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing at least one sheet;
b) advancing an insert (22) transversely toward the sheet (17) in a folding machine having at least one pair of guiding rollers (71, 72) which grip said insert;
c) folding said sheet by transversely contacting said insert with said sheet (17), such that said insert (22) is interposed within said folded sheet;
d) gripping said folded portion of the sheet (17) with said rollers, thereby pulling said sheet with said insert (22) interposed therein through said folding machine.
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