Patent ID: 9592990
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B42D,B65H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of using a folding apparatus to form an outsert having product information printed thereon, said method comprising: (a) applying a plurality of parallel lines of water to a sheet of paper having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and product information printed thereon, said parallel lines of water being applied by a plurality of spray nozzles and being applied at positions at which folds are to be made; (b) making a first fold in a first direction in said sheet of paper with a first folding apparatus by a method comprising: (c) making at least one additional fold in said sheet of paper in a direction parallel to said first fold and said first direction with said first folding apparatus to form a first folded article having a first end comprising a plurality of unfolded sheet edges, a second end comprising a plurality of unfolded sheet edges, and a maximum thickness, said at least one additional fold being made by a method comprising: (d) making a fold in said first folded article in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, said fold in said first folded article being made so that said first folded article is folded to form a second folded article having a first end comprising said fold in said first folded article and a second end comprising both said first and second ends of said first folded article and so that said second folded article has a maximum thickness of twice said maximum thickness of said first folded article, said fold in said first folded article being made by a method comprising: (e) making a fold in said second folded article in said second direction to form a third folded article having a first end comprising said fold in said second folded article, a second end comprising said fold in said first folded article, and a maximum thickness of twice said maximum thickness of said second folded article and four times said maximum thickness of said first folded article, said fold in said second folded article being made by a method comprising: (f) making a fold in said third folded article in said second direction to form a fourth folded article having a first end comprising said fold in said third folded article, a second end comprising said fold in said first folded article, and a maximum thickness of twice said maximum thickness of said third folded article, four times said maximum thickness of said second folded article and eight times said maximum thickness of said first folded article; (g) making a fold in said fourth folded article in said second direction to form an outsert having a first end comprising said fold in said fourth folded article and a second end comprising said fold in said first folded article and said fold in said third folded article, said fold in said fourth folded article being made by a method comprising: