Continuous filled envelope assembly with non-marginal spaced feed holes

Abstract

A continuous, filled envelope assembly includes continuous, envelope forming webs and laterally abbreviated insert webs. The insert webs are capable of accurate feeding with the envelope webs, and also adapted to be processed independently, and include a row of spaced feed holes of one web superimposed on a non-marginal row of spaced feed holes of an adjacent web.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A continuous business form assembly constituting a filled envelope assembly and comprising four webs, each of three of the webs being continuous in a longitudinal direction and having two spaced marginal edges in a transverse direction, a marginal row of spaced feed holes extending along a each marginal edge, a line of marginal perforations extending along each marginal row of spaced feed holes, the marginal row of spaced feed holes and marginal perforations thereby defining two continuous, marginal feed strips along the two marginal edges, and each of the three webs further having a line of non-marginal perforations adjacent a first of the lines of marginal perforations and two spaced transverse lines of perforations, the line of non-marginal perforations defining a non-marginal strip adjacent one of the marginal feed strips and the transverse lines of perforations defining a sheet on the web; the three webs being superimposed with the feed holes, perforations, feed strips, and sheets thereof superimposed and the three webs being attached along the non-marginal strips;   two of the three webs being first and second webs and the other of the three webs being an intermediate third web located between the first and second webs, the intermediate third web defining transversely extending die cuts along the transverse lines of perforations of the intermediate third web between the marginal lines of perforations thereof, the die cuts thereby interrupting the transverse lines of perforations of the intermediate web between the marginal lines of perforations thereof;   the first web being attached to the second web along the transverse lines of perforations and through the die cuts, to form an envelope of the sheets of the first and second webs and an envelope insert of the the third web;   the intermediate third web having a non-marginal row of spaced feed holes extending along the line of non-marginal perforations of the intermediate third web in the non-marginal strip of the intermediate third web, the non-marginal strip of the third web thereby being a non-marginal feed strip;   the continuous business form assembly further comprising a non-continuous fourth web superimposed on the intermediate third web between the intermediate third web and the first web, the non-continuous fourth web having transverse edges in the transverse direction along the die cuts and marginal edges spaced in the transverse direction, one of the marginal edges of the non-continuous fourth web extending along the first of the lines of marginal perforations of the third web, the fourth web further having a line of marginal perforations superimposed upon the line of non-marginal perforations of the third web and a row of spaced feed holes superimposed on the non-marginal row of spaced feed holes of the third web, the non-continuous fourth web being attached along the non-marginal strip of the third web to the third web.   
     
     
       2. A continuous business form assembly as in claim 1 in which the line of non-marginal perforations of the intermediate third web is a first line of non-marginal perforations, and in which the intermediate third web defines a second line of non-marginal perforations adjacent the other of the lines of marginal perforations of the third web, the second line of non-marginal perforations being weakened to perforate upon the application of less transverse force than required to perforate the first line of non-marginal perforations. 
     
     
       3. A continuous business form assembly as in claim 1 in which the non-continuous fourth web is attached along the transverse edges thereof and along the line of marginal perforations thereof to the third web, to form an envelope of the fourth web and the sheet of the third web. 
     
     
       4. A continuous business form assembly as in claim 1 further comprising a further web being continuous in the longitudinal direction and having spaced marginal edges in the transverse direction, a marginal row of spaced feed holes extending along each marginal edge of the further web, a line of marginal perforations extending along each of the marginal row of spaced feed holes of the further web, the marginal rows of spaced feed holes and marginal perforations of the further web thereby defining marginal feed strips of the further web, the further web further having two spaced transverse lines of perforations defining a sheet on the further web; and the further web being superimposed on the first web opposite the intermediate web with the feed holes, marginal lines of perforations, marginal feed strips and sheets of the first and further webs superimposed. .Iadd. 
     
     
       5.  A continuous business form assembly constituting a filled envelope assembly and comprising four webs, each of three of the webs being continuous in a longitudinal direction and having two spaced marginal edges in a transverse direction, a marginal row of spaced feed holes extending along each marginal edge, the marginal row of spaced feed holes thereby defining two continuous, marginal feed strips along the two marginal edges, and each of the three webs further having a line of non-marginal perforations and two spaced transverse lines of perforations, the line of non-marginal perforations defining a non-marginal strip adjacent one of the marginal feed strips; and the transverse lines of perforations defining a sheet on the web; the three webs being superimposed with the feed holes, perforations, feed strips, and sheets thereof superimposed and the three webs being attached along the non-marginal strips;   two of the three webs being first and second webs and the other of the three webs being an intermediate third web located between the first and second webs, the intermediate third web defining transversely extending die cuts along the transverse lines of perforations of the intermediate third web between the marginal feed strips thereof, the die cuts thereby interrupting the transverse lines of perforations of the intermediate web between the marginal feed strips thereof;   the first web being attached to the second web along the transverse lines of perforations and through the die cuts, to form an envelope of the sheets of the first and second webs and an envelope insert of the third web;   the intermediate third web having a non-marginal row of spaced feed holes extending along the line of non-marginal perforations of the intermediate third web in the non-marginal strip of the intermediate third web, the non-marginal strip of the third web thereby being a non-marginal feed strip;   the continuous business form assembly further comprising a non-continuous fourth web superimposed on the intermediate third web between the intermediate third web and the first web, the non-continuous fourth web having transverse edges in the transverse direction along the die cuts and marginal edges spaced in the transverse direction, one of the marginal edges of the non-continuous fourth web extending along the first of the marginal feed strips of the third web, the fourth web further having a line of marginal perforations superimposed upon the line of non-marginal perforations of the third web and a row of spaced feed holes superimposed on the non-marginal row of spaced feed holes of the third web, the non-continuous fourth web being attached along the non-marginal strip of the third web to the third web. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. A continuous business form assembly as in claim 5 in which the line of non-marginal perforations of the intermediate third web is a first line of non-marginal perforations, and in which the intermediate third web defines a second line of non-marginal perforations adjacent the other of the marginal feed strips of the third web, the second line of non-marginal perforations being weakened to perforate upon the application of less trnasverse force than required to perforate the first line of non-marginal perforations.   
     
     
        .Iaddend. .Iadd.7.  A continuous business form assembly as in claim 5 in which the non-continuous fourth web is attached along the transverse edges thereof and along the line of marginal perforations thereof to the third web, to form an envelope of the fourth web and the sheet of the third web. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8. A continuous business form assembly as in claim 5 further comprising a further web being continuous in the longitudinal direction and having spaced marginal edges in the transverse direction, a marginal row of spaced feed holes extending along each marginal edge of the further web, the marginal rows of spaced feed holes of the further web thereby defining marginal feed strips of the further web, the further web further having two spaced transverse lines of perforations defining a sheet on the further web; and the further web being superimposed on the first web opposite the intermediate web with the feed holes, marginal feed strips and sheets of the first and further webs superimposed. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9. A continuous business form assembly including a plurality of filled envelope assemblies, each of which includes at least a pair of first and second outer webs which comprise a plurality of first envelopes, said first and second outer webs extending continuously in a longitudinal direction, each of said first envelopes being defined in part by transversely extending lines of perforations spaced longitudinally of each other along said first and second webs; said first and second webs having a plurality of feed holes arranged longitudinally along marginal edges of said first and second webs; each of said assemblies further comprising a pair of insert envelope webs and an insert web, wherein at least one of said pair of insert envelope webs and said insert web are laterally abbreviated with respect to said first and second outer webs, and another of said pair of insert envelope webs and said insert web extend across the entire width of the web, and further wherein said pair of insert envelope webs and said insert web each include feed means permitting said insert envelope webs and said insert web to be fed independently of said first and second outer webs. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10. A continuous business form assembly as defined in claim 9 wherein at least one of the insert web and said pair of insert envelope webs is non-continuous in the longitudinal direction. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11. A continuous business form assembly as defined in claim 10 wherein the insert web and one of said pair of insert envelope webs are non-continuous in the longitudinal direction. .Iaddend. .Iadd.12. A continuous business form assembly as defined in claim 11 wherein the other of said insert envelope webs is continuous in the longitudinal direction. .Iaddend.