Patent ID: 7201305
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: B42D,B65D

Abstract:
1. A postal envelope system, comprising: a continuous feed, multipart, multilayer form; detachable pin feed edges on each side of the form, the form sized to fit a pin feed impact printer; A) each part of the multipart form including, in the following order: I) a top sheet detachable from both pin feed edges; II) an outgoing envelope front sheet detachable from both pin feeds edges; III) a message sheet detachable from one pin feed edge and not attached to the other pin feed edge; IV) a reply envelope front sheet not attached to either pin feed edge, the reply envelope front sheet including a bottom flap; V) a reply envelope back sheet not attached to either pin feed edge and fastened on three sides to the reply envelope front sheet to form a reply envelope closable by folding the bottom flap; and VI) an outgoing envelope back sheet detachable from both pin feed edges and fasted on four sides to the outgoing envelope front sheet to form a sealed outgoing envelope enclosing said reply envelope, said outgoing envelope back sheet having a tear strip across the bottom, through which the message sheet and reply envelope may be extracted; and B) each part of the multipart form having the following aligned areas: an outgoing envelope return address area, a reply envelope return address area and a postage permit area generally along the top of each part of the multipart form; an outgoing envelope mail-to address area and a reply envelope mail-to address area generally along a right hand edge below the outgoing envelope return address, reply envelope return address and postage permit areas; and a message area below the outgoing envelope return address, reply envelope return address and postage permit areas and generally to the left of the outgoing and reply envelope mail-to address areas; and C) a series of coatings selectively applied to parts of the multipart form, including: one or more coatings on a reverse side of the top sheet in the outgoing envelope return address, postage permit and outgoing envelope mail-to address area to imprint outgoing envelope mail-to and return addresses and a postage permit on the face of the outgoing envelope when imprinted by the impact printer on the face of the top sheet; one or more coatings on a reverse side of the outgoing envelope front sheet in the outgoing and reply envelope mail-to and return address areas and in the message area to imprint information related to the outgoing and reply envelope mail-to and return address areas and the message area on the face of the message sheet when imprinted by the impact printer on the face of the top sheet; and one or more coatings on a reverse side of the message sheet in the reply envelope mail-to and return address areas to imprint the reply envelope mail-to and return addresses on the face of the reply envelope when imprinted by the impact printer on the face of the top sheet, so that information impact printed on top sheet produces an addressed and sealable reply envelope, and a message sheet, removably contained within a sealed and addressed outgoing envelope including a postage permit.