Chronologically stacked coupon mailer

• US 7,543,853 B1
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Issued: 06/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: NSE, Inc.
• Original Assignee: CGH Incorporated (C.G.H.)
• Inventors: Foust, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Bryant; David P
• Assistant Examiner(s): GATES, ERIC ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US11/148,150
• Time in Patent Office: 1,462 Days
• Field of Search: 283/51, 283/52, 283/56, 283/106, 283/2, 283/3, 283/4
• US Class Current: 283/51
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0053 Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 5/002 having plural perforation lines, e.g. for detaching parts of the sheets
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0288 Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels

Abstract

A coupon mailer with a plurality of stacked sheets interconnected along opposite edges. Each sheet has a plurality of detachable redeemable coupons redeemable through a redemption period. The sheets are chronologically stacked based upon the redemption period of the coupons on the sheet.

Claims

1. A coupon mailer comprising:

a plurality of stacked sheets, each sheet including a top and a bottom edge, the top and bottom edges each define a length, such that the sheets are connected to each other proximate at least one of the top and bottom edges and in a lateral direction along the length defined by the top or the bottom edge,

each sheet having a header panel, a footer panel, and a spine extending between the header and footer panels, the spine is connected to each of the header and footer panels and is laterally centered along the length defined by the top and bottom edges, the spine having a dimension supportable of indicia containing redemption information;

a first set of detachable coupons and a second set of detachable coupons are arranged along sides of the spine and are connected to the spine through lines of perforation, comprising;

the first set of detachable coupons is attached to one of a right or left side of the spine through a line of perforation, and is arranged in a column format along the right or left side of the spine and extending between the header and footer panels, each coupon of the first set of detachable coupons having opposite ends, one of the ends is attached to the right or left side of the spine through the line of perforation and the other end is not attached to the spine,

the second set of detachable coupons is attached to the other of the right or left side of the spine through another line of perforation, and is arranged in a column format along the other of the right or left side of the spine and extending between the header and footer panels, each coupon of the second set of detachable coupons having opposite ends, one of the ends is attached to the other of the right or left side of the spine through the another line of perforation and the other end is not attached to the spine,

each sheet having a surface with indicia disposed thereon, the indicia is disposed on at least one of the header panel and the spine, the indicia including redemption information, such that the redemption information on at least one of the header panel and the spine of an upper sheet has an earlier redemption period than a lower sheet;

each coupon of the first and second sets of detachable coupons having a surface with indicia disposed thereon, the indicia including redemption information, such that the redemption information of the first and second sets of detachable coupons on an upper sheet has an earlier redemption period than the first and second sets of detachable coupons on a lower sheet.

2. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of stacked sheets includes at least two sheets.

3. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the header panel is disposed at one of the top and bottom edges of the plurality of stacked sheets, and the footer panel is disposed at the other of the top and bottom edges of the plurality of stacked sheets.

4. The coupon mailer of claim 1, further comprising a bottom line of perforation that extends along the length defined by the bottom edge and is between the footer panel and the spine and the first and second sets of detachable coupons,

wherein the footer panel is connected to the spine and the first and second sets of detachable coupons through the bottom line of perforation, such that the footer panel is detachable from the spine.

5. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the header panel is integral with the spine.

6. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of stacked sheets includes edges that are all aligned.

7. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of stacked sheets including uniform height and width, and are a generally rectangular shape, such that the height is defined from the top edges to the bottom edges of the plurality of stacked sheets and represents a long side of the generally rectangular shape.

8. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the first and second sets of detachable coupons are at least one of redeemable coupons for at least one of goods and services from a single business and redeemable coupons for at least one of goods and services from multiple businesses.

9. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein each coupon within each of the first and second sets of detachable coupons having at least one edge adjoining an edge of another coupon, such that the coupons within each of the first and second sets of detachable coupons are stacked adjacently in the column format.

10. The coupon mailer of claim 9, wherein the coupons within each of the first and second sets of detachable coupons are adjoined through lines of perforation.

11. The coupon mailer of claim 10, wherein the lines of perforation adjoining the first and second sets of detachable coupons laterally extend from the spine to lateral ends of each sheet.

12. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the coupons within each of the first and second sets of detachable coupons are respectively detachable from the spine along the line of perforation and the another line of perforation.

13. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the other end of each coupon that is not attached to the spine is a free end.

14. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein, for each respective sheet in the plurality of stacked sheets, the indicia disposed on at least one of the header panel and the spine includes an indication of the redemption period disposed on each coupon of the first and second sets of detachable coupons.

15. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the redemption information of the indicia disposed on at least one of the header panel and the spine includes an expiration date.

16. The coupon mailer of claim 1, wherein the redemption information of the indicia disposed on each coupon of the first and second sets of detachable coupons includes an expiration date.

17. The coupon mailer of claim 1, further comprising a magnet disposed on a backside of a lower most sheet of the plurality of stacked sheets.

18. The coupon mailer of claim 17, wherein the magnet is disposed on a backside of only the lowermost sheet of the plurality of stacked sheets, such that the magnet is disposed on the backside of the header panel of the lowermost sheet.

19. A coupon mailer comprising:

a plurality of stacked sheets, each sheet including a top and a bottom edge that define a length of each sheet, and the sheets are connected to each other proximate at least one of the top and bottom edges, each sheet having a header panel, a footer panel, and a spine extending between the header and footer panels, the spine is connected to the header and footer panels;

a plurality of detachable coupons arranged in a column format along right and left sides of the spine, each coupon having opposite ends, one of the ends is attached to one of the right and left sides of the spine and the other end is not attached to the spine;

each sheet having a surface with indicia disposed thereon, the indicia is disposed on at least one of the header panel and the spine, the indicia including redemption information, such that the redemption information on at least one of the header panel and the spine of an upper sheet has an earlier redemption period than a lower sheet;

each coupon of the plurality of detachable coupons having a surface with indicia disposed thereon, the indicia including redemption information, such that the redemption information of the plurality of detachable coupons on an upper sheet has an earlier redemption period than the plurality of detachable coupons on a lower sheet, further comprising a bottom line of perforation that extends along the length defined by the bottom edge and is between the footer panel and the spine, the first set of detachable coupons, and the second set of detachable coupons, wherein the footer panel is connected to the spine and the first and second sets of detachable coupons through the bottom line of perforation, such that the footer panel is detachable from the spine.

20. The coupon mailer of claim 19, wherein the spine is laterally centered along the length defined by the top and bottom edges, the spine having a dimension supportable of indicia containing redemption information.

21. The coupon mailer of claim 19, wherein the plurality of detachable coupons comprising:

a first set of detachable coupons and a second set of detachable coupons arranged along the right and left sides of the spine, comprising;

the first set of detachable coupons is attached to one of the right or left side of the spine through a line of perforation, and is arranged in a column format along the right or left side of the spine and extending between the header and footer panels, each coupon of the first set of detachable coupons having opposite ends, one of the ends is attached to the right or left side of the spine through the line of perforation and the other end is not attached to the spine,

the second set of detachable coupons is attached to the other of the right or left side of the spine through another line of perforation, and is arranged in a column format along the other of the right or left side of the spine and extending between the header and footer panels, each coupon of the second set of detachable coupons having opposite ends, one of the ends is attached to the other of the right or left side of the spine through the another line of perforation and the other end is not attached to the spine.

22. The coupon mailer of claim 21, wherein each coupon within each of the first and second sets of detachable coupons having at least one edge adjoining an edge of another coupon, such that the coupons within each of the first and second sets of detachable coupons are stacked adjacently in the column format, the coupons within each of the first and second sets of detachable coupons are adjoined through lines of perforation, the lines of perforation adjoining the first and second sets of detachable coupons laterally extend from the spine to lateral ends of each sheet.