Document enclosure mailing form for non-impact printing

Abstract

A mailer is disclosed. The mailer comprises a ply having a front face and a front face, wherein the ply includes at least a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel of substantially the same area, each panel separated by a fold line. The mailer further includes adhesive that attaches the backside of the first panel to the backside of the second panel when the mailer is folded, thereby presenting a variable printing area on the back face of the first panel and the front face of at least the second and third panels. At least part of the adhesive transfers from the first panel to the second panel when unfolded and at least the third panel can be secured between the first and second panels.

1 . A mailing form for use with a simplex non-impact printer to facilitate the mailing of a document, the form comprising: 
 a ply having a front face and a back face, wherein the ply includes at least a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel of substantially a same area;    a first fold line separating the first panel from the second panel;    a second fold line separating the second panel from the third panel;    at least one area for receiving variable information disposed on at least one of the back face of the first panel and the front face of the third panel;    at-least a portion of an adhesive/release-type coating pattern disposed on a peripheral edge of at least one of the front face of the first panel and the front face of the second panel; and    at least a portion of a release-type coating pattern disposed on a peripheral edged of at least one of the front face of the first panel and the front face of the second panel, the adhesive/release-type coating pattern substantially corresponding to the locations between the areas of the release-type coating pattern disposed on the at least one of the front face of the first panel and the front face of the second panel so that a temporary seal is formed when the first panel is folded over the first fold line whereby the front face of the first panel is in contact with the front face of the second panel for printing through a simplex non-impact printer,    wherein after printing, the first panel and the second panel are unfoldable by breaking the temporary seal thereby transferring adhesive from at least one of the first panel and the second panel to one of the corresponding second panel and first panel, and the third panel folded over the second fold line so that the third panel adheres to the adhesive pattern on the front face of the second panel and is sandwiched between the first panel and the second panel and securely held there between by the adhesive pattern disposed on the front face of the first panel and the front face of the second panel for mailing.    
   
   
       2 . The mailing form of  claim 1 , wherein the ply includes a fourth panel which is separated from the third panel by a third fold line and wherein after printing, the fourth panel is folded over the third fold line, the third panel is folded over the second fold line, and the first panel is folded over the first fold line so as to sandwich the third and fourth panels between the first panel and the second panel.  
   
   
       3 . The mailing form of  claim 2 , wherein the front face of the fourth panel includes at least one area for receiving variable information thereon.  
   
   
       4 . The mailing form of  claim 2 , wherein a width of the fourth panel is less than a width of the third panel.  
   
   
       5 . The mailing form of  claim 2 , wherein the ply includes a fifth panel which is separated from the fourth panel by a fourth fold line and wherein after printing, the fifth panel is folded over the fourth fold line, the fourth panel is folded over the third fold line, the third panel is folded over the second fold line, and the first panel is folded over the first fold line so as to sandwich the third, fourth, and fifth panels between the first panel and the second panel.  
   
   
       6 . The mailing form of  claim 5 , wherein the front face of the fifth panel includes at least one area for receiving variable information thereon.  
   
   
       7 . The mailing form of  claim 6 , wherein a width of the fifth panel is less than a width of the third panel.  
   
   
       8 . The mailing form of  claim 1 , wherein an overall length of the ply corresponds to one of 
 11 inches,    11.69 inches (A4), and    14 inches,    when the first panel is temporarily sealed with the second panel.    
   
   
       9 . The mailing form of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 release-type coating disposed on the front face of the first panel; and    adhesive disposed on the release-type coating such that when the mailing form is folded along the first fold line so that the front face of the first panel contacts the front face of the second panel, the adhesive secures the mailing form in folded form, and wherein when the mailing form is unfolded along the first fold line, a portion of the adhesive is transferred to the front face of the second panel.    
   
   
       10 . The mailing form of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a first perforation along the top edge of the first panel, spanning the entire length of the first panel;    a second perforation along the bottom edge of the second panel, spanning the entire length of the second panel;    a third perforation along the top edge of the third panel, spanning the entire length of the third panel; and    a fourth perforation along the first fold line.    
   
   
       11 . The mailing form of  claim 10 , wherein when the mailing form is folded along the first fold line, folded along the second fold line, and folded along the third fold line, the first perforation, the second perforation, and the third perforation are substantially aligned.  
   
   
       12 . The mailing form of  claim 11 , wherein when the first perforation, the second perforation and the third perforation are torn, the fourth panel is exposed and may be extracted by tearing the fourth perforation.  
   
   
       13 . The mailing form of  claim 1 , wherein the variable information on the front face of the third panel includes any one of: 
 a check;    an account statement;    a tax form;    a certified mail form;    a letter;    a notice; and    an invoice.    
   
   
       14 . The mailing form of  claim 13 , wherein the variable information on the back face of the first panel includes at least one of: 
 a sender address;    a recipient address; and    postage indicia.    
   
   
       15 . A mailing form for use with a simplex non-impact printer to facilitate the mailing of a document, the form comprising: 
 a ply having a front face and a back face, wherein the ply includes at least a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel of substantially a same area;    a first fold line separating the first panel from the second panel;    a second fold line separating the second panel from the third panel;    at least one area for receiving variable information disposed on at least one of the back face of the first panel and the front face of the third panel;    at least a portion of an adhesive pattern disposed on a peripheral edge of the front face of the first panel and a peripheral edge of the front face of the second panel; and    at least a portion of an release-type coating pattern disposed on a peripheral edge of the front face of the first panel and the front face of the second panel, the release-type coating pattern substantially corresponding to locations of the adhesive pattern disposed on the front face of the first panel and second panel so that a temporary seal is formed when the first panel is folded over the first fold line whereby the front face of the first panel is in contact with the front face of the second panel for printing through a simplex non-impact printer,    wherein after printing, the first panel and the second panel are unfoldable by breaking the temporary seal and the third panel folded over the second fold line so that the third panel adheres to the adhesive pattern on the front face of the second panel and is sandwiched between the first panel and the second panel and securely held there between by the adhesive pattern disposed on the front face of the first panel and the front face of the second panel for mailing.    
   
   
       16 . The mailing form of  claim 15 , further comprising: 
 a first perforation along the top edge of the first panel, spanning the entire length of the first panel;    a second perforation along the bottom edge of the second panel, spanning the entire length of the second panel;    a third perforation along the top edge of the third panel, spanning the entire length of the third panel; and    a fourth perforation along the first fold line.    
   
   
       17 . The mailing form of  claim 16 , wherein when the mailing form is folded along the first fold line, folded along the second fold line, and folded along the third fold line, the first perforation, the second perforation, and the third perforation are substantially aligned.  
   
   
       18 . The mailing form of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the front face of the first panel and the front face of the second panel include adhesive and wherein at least one of the front face of the first panel and the front face of the second panel contain a release-type coating, so that the front face of the first panel when folded across the first fold line is temporarily sealed against the front face of the second panel for passing the mailing form through a single pass printer.  
   
   
       19 . The mailing form of  claim 15 , wherein the ply includes a fourth panel which is separated from the third panel by a third fold line and wherein after printing, the fourth panel is folded over the third fold line, the third panel is folded over the second fold line, and the first panel is folded over the first fold line so as to sandwich the third and fourth panels between the first panel and the second panel.  
   
   
       20 . The mailing form of  claim 19 , wherein when the first perforation, the second perforation and the third perforation are torn, the fourth panel is exposed and may be extracted by tearing the fourth perforation.  
   
   
       21 . The mailing form of  claim 20 , wherein a width of the fourth panel is less than a width of the third panel.