Patent ID: 6669235
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B42D,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of folding a sheet having printed information thereon to form an outsert for providing information to the user of a product, said sheet having a thickness and said outsert having a number of sheet portions, said method comprising:(a) folding said sheet by making a first fold in said sheet, said first fold being parallel to a first direction; (b) folding said sheet by making a second fold in said sheet, said second fold being parallel to said first direction; (c) folding said sheet by making a third fold in said sheet, said third fold being parallel to said first direction; (d) folding said sheet by making at least one additional fold in said sheet, said at least one additional fold being parallel to said first direction and being made to form a first folded article having a first end and a second end, each of said first and second ends of said first folded article having unfolded exterior sheet edges which lie in a direction perpendicular to said first direction; (e) after completion of (a) through (d), folding said first folded article by making a first fold in said first folded article in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction to form a second folded article, said second folded article having a first end and a second end, said first end of said second folded article having no unfolded exterior sheet edges; (f) folding said second folded article by making a second fold in said second direction to form a third folded article having a first end and a second end, said second fold being made so that said second end of said second folded article is disposed between said first and second ends of said third folded article; (g) folding said third folded article by making a third fold in said second direction to form a fourth folded article, said fourth folded article having a sheet portion; (h) depositing an adhesive on said sheet portion of said fourth folded article; and (i) folding said fourth folded article by making a fourth fold in a direction parallel to said second direction to form said outsert, said fourth fold being made so that said second end of said second folded article is covered by one of said sheet portions of said outsert and so that there are no unfolded exterior sheet edges which lie in a direction parallel to said second direction, said thickness of said sheet being such that, when said folds in said first and second directions are made, said folds will cause said outsert to have a thickness of 0.25 inches or greater.