Sealable business form construction having one or more removable field effect inserts

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sealable business form construction that is suitable for the transmission of business communications that includes at least one removable field emitting insert. The form intermediate contains one or more separable inserts having a series of active poles that emit fields and which are provided in a self mailer configuration such as a pressure sealable mailer or direct mail communication. The self mailer of the present invention may be provided in a C or Z folded configuration and has as an exemplary insert, a magnetic material that may be provided integrally with the business form construction. The magnetic material will have a size that is generally less than one of the panels of the sealable mailer.

1 . A business form mailer intermediate having at least one field emitting insert, comprising; 
 a generally quadrate substrate having first and second side edges and top and bottom ends and first and second faces, said substrate having first and second fold lines substantially parallel to said top and bottom ends and generally perpendicular to said first and second side edges, said first and second fold lines dividing said substrate into first, second and third panels and said substrate having a first thickness;    said first panel defined by an area between said top end and said first fold line and first and second side edges, said second panel defined by an area between said first and second fold lines and first and second side edges and said third panel defined by an area between said bottom end, said second fold line and said first and second side edges, said second panel is disposed between said first and third panels;    first and second longitudinally extending lines of weakness running substantially parallel to said first and second side edges and forming first and second marginal stub portions;    first, second and third transversely extending lines of weakness running substantially parallel to said top and bottom ends and perpendicularly to said first and second longitudinally extending lines of weakness, at least one of said transversely extending lines of weakness is disposed inwardly of one of said top and bottom ends, and each of said first, second and third panels having one transversely extending lines of weakness;    at least first and second adhesive patterns, said first adhesive pattern disposed on a portion of said first face of said substrate with at least a part of said first adhesive pattern provided in each of said first and second marginal stub portions for holding at least two of said first, second and third panels together;    said second adhesive pattern disposed on a portion of said second face of said substrate with at least a part of said second adhesive pattern provided in each of said first and second marginal stub portions for holding at least two of said first, second and third panels together along with said first adhesive pattern to form an outgoing mailer assembly;    a field emitting piece having a magnetic component and having a size less than the area of one of said first, second and third panels, said field emitting piece having a second thickness different than said first thickness and covered by at least one of said first, second or third panels when said substrate is formed into said outgoing mailer assembly.    
   
   
       2 . A business form mailer intermediate as recited in  claim 1 , wherein one of said first, second and third panels is provided with a cutout sized and configured to receive said field emitting piece.  
   
   
       3 . A business form mailer intermediate as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said cutout is provided with a patch sized and configured to be larger than said cutout to hold said field emitting piece in position in said cutout.  
   
   
       4 . A business form mailer intermediate as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said patch is provided with a coating to temporarily adhere said field emitting piece to said patch.  
   
   
       5 . A business form mailer intermediate as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said coating is an adhesive coating.  
   
   
       6 . A business form mailer intermediate as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said coating is a frangible coating.  
   
   
       7 . A business form mailer intermediate as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first panel has an area less than each of said second and third panels so as to form an uneven or eccentric mailer configuration.  
   
   
       8 . A business form mailer intermediate as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said field emitting piece has a shape selected from a group including geometric, animate, inanimate, alpha, numeric and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       9 . A stack of business communication intermediates for reducing processing difficulties having field emitting magnetic inserts, comprising; 
 a series of substantially quadrate substrates, each of said substrates having first and second side edges and top and bottom ends and first and second faces;    at least one field emitting magnetic insert is provided on each of said substantially quadrate substrates and each of said field emitting magnetic inserts has magnetic poles;    said magnetic poles of each insert are disposed in a parallel relationship with one another while in said stack; and    said inserts are positioned on each of said substantially quadrate substrates when in said stack so as to be in parallel alignment with a direction of feeding of processing equipment.    
   
   
       10 . A stack of business communication intermediates as recited in  claim 9 , wherein each of said substrates comprises; first and second fold lines substantially parallel to said top and bottom ends and generally perpendicular to said first and second side edges, said first and second fold lines dividing said substrate into first, second and third panels and said substrate having a first thickness; 
 said first panel defined by an area between said top end and said first fold line and first and second side edges, said second panel defined by an area between said first and second fold lines and first and second side edges and said third panel defined by an area between said bottom end, said second fold line and said first and second side edges, said second panel is disposed between said first and third panels;    first and second longitudinally extending lines of weakness running substantially parallel to said first and second side edges and forming first and second marginal stub portions;    first, second and third transversely extending lines of weakness running substantially parallel to said top and bottom ends and perpendicularly to said first and second longitudinally extending lines of weakness, at least one of said transversely extending lines of weakness is disposed inwardly of one of said top and bottom ends, and each of said first, second and third panels having one transversely extending lines of weakness;    at least first and second adhesive patterns, said first adhesive pattern disposed on a portion of said first face of said substrate with at least a part of said first adhesive pattern provided in each of said first and second marginal stub portions for holding at least two of said first, second and third panels together; and    said second adhesive pattern disposed on a portion of said second face of said substrate with at least a part of said second adhesive pattern provided in each of said first and second marginal stub portions for holding at least two of said first, second and third panels together to form an outgoing mailer assembly.    
   
   
       11 . A stack of business communication intermediates as recited in  claim 9 , wherein each of said substrates is provided with a cutout sized and configured to receive said insert.  
   
   
       12 . A stack of business communication intermediates as recited in  claim 9 , wherein each of said substrates are provided in a landscape arrangement for said processing equipment.  
   
   
       13 . A stack of business communication intermediates as recited in  claim 9 , wherein each of said substrates are provided in a portrait arrangement for said processing equipment.  
   
   
       14 . A stack of business communication intermediates as recited in  claim 9 , wherein, each of said substrates are provided to said processing equipment in a outgoing mailer assembly configuration.  
   
   
       15 . A stack of business communication intermediates as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said processing equipment is selected from a group including printing, imaging, sorting, diverting, stacking and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       16 . A method of processing a business form intermediate having a magnetic field emitting insert, comprising the steps of; 
 providing a substantially quadrate sheet said substrate having first and second side edges and top and bottom ends and first and second faces;    placing a magnetic field emitting piece with said substantially quadrate sheet;    orienting poles of said piece in a parallel arrangement with a direction of travel for processing equipment;    feeding said substrate with said piece to said processing equipment; and    processing said substrate with said piece.    
   
   
       17 . A method of processing as recited in  claim 16 , including a further step of folding said substrate to form an outgoing mail piece in a C or Z configuration after the step of processing.  
   
   
       18 . A method of processing as recited in  claim 17 , including a further step of mailing said outgoing mail piece after the step of folding.  
   
   
       19 . A mailer for transmitting a magnetic insert, comprising; 
 first, second and third panels, each of said panels having a first face and a second face, first and second side edges and first and second end edges;    said first panel second face is juxtaposed on at least a portion of said first face of said second panel and said second panel second face is juxtaposed on at least a portion of said first face of said third panel;    said first and second panels are joined to one another through a first pattern of adhesive disposed in at least a marginal area;    said second and third panels are joined to one another through a second pattern of adhesive disposed in at least a marginal area; and    an insert provided in connection with said second panel and concealed by at least one of said first and third panels and said insert composed of magnetic material.    
   
   
       20 . A mailer for transmitting a magnetic insert as recited in  claim 19 , wherein at least one of said first panel first face or said third panel second face is provided with address indicia.  
   
   
       21 . A mailer for transmitting a magnetic insert as recited in  claim 19 , wherein said insert is provided within a cutout in said second panel.  
   
   
       22 . A mailed for transmitting a magnetic insert as recited in  claim 19 , wherein said insert is affixed to one of said first and second faces of said second panel.