Duplex carton label/packing list

Abstract

A business form is provided which is particularly useful in shipping products where certain preprinted information can be provided and then individualized information is printed before the form is applied to a substrate. The form includes a face ply which has a pattern of adhesive applied to at least a portion of the inner face, and a release liner which includes a pattern of adhesive which exposes a portion of the release liner to direct adhesive contact to the face ply without intervening release coating to permanently adhere a part of the release liner to the face ply. The release liner has a surrounding protective border provided with release coating on the release face thereof and which is removed prior to application to the substrate, and a slip which remains with the form as applied to the substrate. The face ply includes lines of perforation defining a central portion. At least a part of the central portion is directly adhered by the adhesive to the slip without intervening release coating between the adhesive and the slip or the central portion. Individualized indicia, such as an address, may be printed on a label area of the top face of the central portion, while other individualized indicia, such as the content of a package, may be printed on the back face of the slip. Masking indicia is preferably provided on one of the inner face of the top ply or the release face of the release liner to inhibit viewing of the content indicia until the slip is removed from the package.

1. A business form for adhesive application to a substrate and for carrying publicly displayed indicia on one side and hidden indicia on a second, opposite side, said business form comprising:
 a face ply having a top face and an inner face, a surrounding margin including a top margin, a bottom margin and first and second side margins, a tear strip defined by first and second generally parallel transversely extending lines of perforation between said first and second side margins and generally parallel thereto, and a separable central portion located between one of said tear strip lines of perforation and a label perforation generally parallel to said tear strip lines of perforation, and a pair of spaced apart transverse lines of perforation angularly oriented relative to said tear strip lines of perforation, said central portion including preprinted indicia on said top face, and a border portion generally surrounding said central portion;  
 indicia printed within said central portion of said top face;  
 a release liner having a release face and a back face, said release liner including a line of separation therein defining a centrally located slip area generally positioned beneath said central portion of said face ply and a protective border positioned generally beneath said border portion;  
 indicia printed within said slip area of said back face;  
 a layer of adhesive applied in a pattern between said inner face of said face ply and said release face of said release liner, said adhesive pattern including adhesive between at least a portion of said border portion and said protective border and adhesive between a part of said central portion and said release liner; and  
 a layer of release coating applied in a pattern between said inner face of said face ply and said release face of said release liner, said release pattern including release coating between at least a portion of said border portion and said protective border, and including a release coating-free area between at least a part of said central portion and said release liner.  
 
     
     
       2. A business form as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of said pattern of release coating is applied intermediate a portion of said pattern of adhesive coating and said release liner. 
     
     
       3. A business form as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein a majority of said slip area of said release face of said release liner is not covered with release coating and contacts said adhesive of said adhesive pattern. 
     
     
       4. A business form as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein said tear strip of said face ply relatively inboard of said transverse lines of weakening is not covered on its inner face by adhesive from said pattern of adhesive. 
     
     
       5. A business form as set forth in  claim 4 , including a patch of adhesive applied between said inner face of said face ply relatively outboard one of said transverse lines of weakening and said release face of said release liner. 
     
     
       6. A business form as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein said adhesive pattern is spaced from said line of weakening to provide an adhesive-free zone outboard and inboard of said line of weakening. 
     
     
       7. A business form as set forth in  claim 2 , including a masking area printed on one of said inner face or release face intermediate said top face and said indicia printed within said slip area of said back face. 
     
     
       8. A business form as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein said masking area is reverse printed to provide a printed area within said masking area. 
     
     
       9. A business form as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein said pattern of adhesive and pattern of release coating are applied to provide first and second discrete and laterally spaced pull tabs where the face ply and release liner are directly adhesively connected without intervention of release coating therebetween. 
     
     
       10. A business form as set forth in  claim 9 , including two spaced, substantially parallel pull tab perforation lines in said central portion and a label area for receiving address indicia on said top face thereof and located between said pull tabs, said label area being separable from said slip area. 
     
     
       11. A business form as set forth in  claim 10 , including another perforation line substantially parallel to said pull tab perforation lines for defining a return label between said label area and one of said pull tabs, said pattern of adhesive including adhesive between at least a part of the inner face within said return label and said release liner, and said pattern of release coating including release coating intermediate the adhesive within said return label and said release face. 
     
     
       12. A business form as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said form is provided as a continuous web. 
     
     
       13. A business form as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said form is provided as an individual two-ply sheet. 
     
     
       14. A business form for adhesive application to a substrate and for carrying publicly displayed indicia on one side and hidden indicia on a second, opposite side, said business form comprising:
 a first ply having a top face and an inner face and a surrounding margin;  
 a second ply having a liner face and a back face and a surrounding perimeter, said second ply being superposed below said first ply;  
 adhesive applied between at least part of said first ply and said second ply for adhesively interconnecting said first ply and second ply;  
 release coating located between at least a part of said adhesive and at least a part of said second ply;  
 a line of separation in said second ply located inboard of said perimeter to define a packing slip within said second ply;  
 a first line of weakness in said first ply defining a central portion inboard of said surrounding margin, said line of weakness defining said central portion being in substantial registry with said line of separation;  
 a second line of weakness in said first ply extending from said margin substantially across said first ply and parallel to at least a part of said first line of weakness.  
 
     
     
       15. A business form for adhesive application to a substrate and for carrying publicly displayed indicia on one side and hidden indicia on a second, opposite side, said business form comprising:
   a face ply including a top, face, an inner face, and a face outer edge,        said face ply further including a line of weakness defined therein and located inboard of the face outer edge to present a separable central portion,        said face ply further including a surrounding margin defined between the face outer edge and the line of weakness;        a release liner including a release face oriented toward the inner face of the face ply, a back face, and a release outer edge,        said release liner further including a line of separation defined therein and located inboard of the release outer edge,        said line of separation being spaced inwardly from the face outer edge; and        a layer of adhesive applied in a pattern between said inner face of said face ply and said release face of said release liner, said adhesive pattern including adhesive between the release liner and at least a portion of the surrounding margin.     
     
     
       16. A business form as set forth in  claim 15 , and
   a layer of release coating between said inner face of said face ply and said release face of said release liner.     
     
     
       17. A business form as set forth in  claim 15 ,
   said line of separation being in substantial registry with the line of weakness.     
     
     
       18. A business form as set forth in  claim 17 ,
   said line of separation being spaced slightly inward from the line of weakness.     
     
     
       19. A business form as set forth in  claim 16 ,
   said adhesive pattern including adhesive between at least part of said central portion and said release liner.     
     
     
       20. A business form as set forth in  claim 19 ,
   said release coating being applied in a pattern such that the central portion is securely and substantially permanently bonded to the release liner.     
     
     
       21. A business form as set forth in  claim 20 ,
   said line of separation defining a packing slip within the release liner, said packing slip being bonded to the central portion.     
     
     
       22. A business form as set forth in  claim 15 ; and
   indicia printed within said central portion on said inner face.     
     
     
       23. A business form as set forth in  claim 22 ,
   indicia printed within said central portion of said top face including package addressing information.     
     
     
       24. A business form as set forth in  claim 15 ,
   said form being provided as a continuous web.