JPS6144735B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is particularly applicable to direct mail for department stores, mass retailers, etc., advertising brochures for public offices and business entities, and periodic correspondence such as correspondence education. The purpose of this product is to provide polymers for continuous slips for direct mail, which are suitable for use as documents for various notifications and inquiries from government offices, business offices, etc., where explanations are lengthy. .

Traditionally, a department store or other business entity would uniformly notify a large number of recipients of a long article, explanatory material, etc., hoping to receive an effective response and contribute to sales promotion. For example, in order to ensure that notifications and report items related to legal amendments are as error-free as possible from government offices, etc., and to ensure that the purpose of the notification is thoroughly understood, it is necessary to provide detailed illustrations and examples for easy understanding. It was necessary to make an effort to publish it.

As a result, such notification documents inevitably became bulky, burdened with printing, sending, and other miscellaneous expenses, and moreover, there were many difficult problems such as the complexity of administrative processing.

The present invention is capable of transmitting only general correspondence articles such as lengthy explanations and explanations, and in addition to the general correspondence articles, specific correspondence articles such as individual notification articles and articles requesting applications, responses, payments, etc. It is a sealed letter format suitable for.

According to the present invention, for the sender,
Contributing to expediting administrative processing and reducing costs such as postage,
In addition, the recipient is able to grasp and understand the content of the notification correctly by having a wealth of detailed information in front of them while they are there, and is expected to respond quickly to the content of the notification and make a decision. The purpose is to provide continuous slip polymers.

More specifically, the polymer of the continuous slip for direct mail according to the present invention is made up of two or more sheets, and the front and back sides of each sheet are appropriately printed (for example, color printing) so that fixed information (transmission information) can be printed in advance. (indication of person, title, greeting, etc.) are printed, and two or more sheets are superimposed on each other in a three-fold format, so that each facing side is folded in three, and finally it becomes an envelope. The four sides of the overlapping facing surfaces are glued along the set perforations.

That is, a continuous slip in the form of two or more sealed envelopes with several leaf pieces lined up horizontally is prepared, and a heat-fusible adhesive layer is applied so that it can be sealed using a known heat sealer. is applied.

Perforations are provided on three sides for cutting off the glued portion so that the envelope can be opened after being sealed.

Furthermore, if necessary, a specific leaf can be made into a return postcard or a return envelope can be added.

An important feature of the technical idea of the present invention is that by adopting the form or method described above,
The envelope of the present invention is that after printing out the necessary information such as the addressee and notification article on a continuous slip using a computer, it can be processed by a post-processing machine (heat sealer) to be processed into a tri-fold envelope and sent. As a continuous slip polymer, after printing out the necessary information, the continuous slip polymer can be folded in a zigzag pattern and held. The recipient can immediately read the notification article by cutting out three sides along the perforations, and it can be used as a detailed guide in booklet format, such as a catalog, and a reply postcard or reply envelope can be attached if necessary. If a question arises, it will be used and sent back for an answer immediately.

The configuration of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the polymer of the continuous slip of the present invention, showing separated paper sheets with polymer glue, and FIG. 2 shows each sheet of one envelope separated at the tearing perforation. FIG. 3 is a perspective view from below of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the tri-fold format.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the enveloped state, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the opening method, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the usage state.

For convenience of explanation, the drawings illustrate a tri-fold envelope sheet made of three sheets of paper superposed together, but the present invention also includes envelopes made of three or more sheets of paper superposed together. A,
B and C are the first to third paper leaves, respectively, and are formed into a connected body of three leaves by partition perforations 1a and 1b, respectively.

The sheets A, B, and C are connected vertically through separation perforations 8 as shown in FIG.
FIGS. 2 and 3 show a portion of one envelope separated from the continuous slip at the tearing perforation 8. Paper leaf A
1, an address display section 2 and a specific correspondence article section 3a exemplified as a unit price table are arranged in series, and a catalog 3b as a specific correspondence article section is shown on the back side of each of them.

For example, sheet B has the catalog 3b on both the front and back sides of each sheet, and sheet C has the "information" section 3c of the specific correspondence section on the right side of the back side, and the rest is the catalog 3b.

Therefore, the sheets A, B, and C are not limited to the three-page configuration, and may be, for example, two pages or 10 pages.

In addition, the drawing shows an example of a pamphlet that is assumed to be a catalog that displays the products handled by a department store, but it also summarizes explanations that display things like tax notices, payment slips, and tax guidebooks from the national or local governments. It can also be used for pamphlet-type documents.

It is desirable that these paper sheets A, B, C, etc. be of a quality that can be used as mail, and if they are to be used for things like catalogs, it is recommended to use paper with a good print finish, such as art paper, which is suitable for color printing. preferable.

A heat-fusible adhesive layer 4 is applied to the front surface of the first sheet A and the back surface of the third sheet C, which is the lowest layer. That is, this heat-fusible adhesive layer 4
The distance from the periphery of the upper and lower halves of the adhesive layer to the specific communication article portion 3a on the front surface of the sheet C and the specific communication article portion 3b on the back side of the sheet C is set to be equal to or larger than the adhesive layer width. Partition perforation 1 between two different and adjacent leaf pieces
It is applied in a symmetrical shape with respect to b and 1a.

The reason for adopting the unique structure of the adhesive layer is as follows.
It is as follows.

That is, in the process of creating a polymer for a continuous slip for direct mail according to the present invention, each sheet of paper, on which desired fixed items have been imprinted in advance and each sheet of paper has been coated with each adhesive, is coated with a water-based adhesive to form the first sheet. Multiple sheets of paper are glued together to create a continuous slip polymer, and the continuous slip polymer is further printed out with specific information, then folded and heat-sealed. It is then formed into a sealed letter.

Since the polymer of the continuous slip of the present invention includes a step of folding in a zigzag manner before being cut through the cutting perforation line 8, It is essential that the heat-fusible adhesive layer 4 for forming a sealed letter provided on the back side of a sheet of paper is the frame-shaped adhesive that can be applied in the two U-shaped shapes described above.

By doing so, it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of unforeseen situations such as inadvertent blocking of paper sheets that are connected to each other during zigzag folding of each continuous slip or the polymer of continuous slips before the process of creating a sealed letter. It can be prevented.

In other words, water-based adhesives are not activated unless water is added to them, so blocking during zigzag folding of continuous slips coated with water-based adhesives does not pose much of a problem; however, in the case of a heat-fusible adhesive layer, The above considerations are necessary.

5a and 5b are water-based or water-activated glue layers applied to the four sides of the surfaces of the second and third sheets B and C, respectively, and the glue layer 5a of paper sheet B is The glue layer 5b of paper sheet C is on the back side of paper sheet B.
They are glued on the back side, and can be used immediately after being applied or once dried and then activated by soaking them in water or the like before being used for gluing. Further, a glue layer can be provided along the partition perforations 1b of the sheets B and C.

Reference numeral 6 denotes cutting perforations provided in the sheets A, B, and C, which are engraved at opening positions on three sides of the envelope formed when the envelope sheet polymer is folded in a zigzag manner. 7 is a marginal punch section.

Due to the structure of the present invention, although not shown in the drawings, only the paper sheet B is of the so-called inner paper type, that is, when printing is performed on the paper sheet A, all or part of the printing is selectively copied onto the sheet B. It is also possible to use known pressure-sensitive copying paper.

Also, although not shown, paper sheets A, B, and C
It is also preferable to form any of the parts excluding the address display section 2 into a reply postcard or attach a return envelope.In that case, the attachment position is set to the back of the address display section 2, and Adopting a copying method such as the back carbon printing method or carbon-free paper usage method, the postcard or envelope shall be configured so that the sender's address, name, etc. are printed at the same time as the addressee. Good too.

Furthermore, it is also preferable to form a portion of sheets A, B, and C to serve as a reply sheet.

The polymer of the continuous slip for direct mail according to the present invention is produced by continuously polymerizing each continuous slip A, B, and C, each of which has fixed items printed on it and coated with a glue or adhesive layer, and is made into an envelope sheet unit. It is manufactured by gluing the periphery of the polymer contact surface, and partitions and separation perforations are cut at appropriate times before and after the polymerization. The continuous slip polymer of the present invention produced as described above can be stored by being folded in a zigzag manner, in which case the adhesive layer on the folding surface does not come into contact with each other;
Does not cause sticking or blocking. The continuous slip polymer of the present invention can be shipped by printing out the recipient's address and other specific information, cutting it into envelope sheets, folding them along the partition perforations, and sealing them. Of course, the above-mentioned zigzag folding may be omitted and the operations subsequent to printing out specific items may be performed continuously. Further, when a copying method is adopted, a desired copy is made at the time of the above-mentioned printout.

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the addressee, specific notification article, specific individual necessary data, etc. stored in the computer are printed on a continuous slip in the form of a sealed envelope made up of multiple sheets, and after printing, Then, using a post-processing machine (heat sealer), as shown in Fig. 4, they were overlapped and tightly adhered with the heat-fusible adhesive layer 4, and the side edge portions with the marginal punch portions 7 were cut off. Then, a sealed letter is formed and sent.

The recipient can cut out the three sides along the U-shaped cutting perforations 6 (Fig. 6) to obtain a pamphlet form (Fig. 7), and can read detailed notices, instructions, etc. over many pages. It is possible.

The most important feature of the present invention is that the polymer of continuous slips for direct mail allows computer processing of a large number of desired documents, and enables mechanical processing of enclosing correspondence, etc. in a consistent working format. In order to achieve this purpose, a polymer of continuous slips with predetermined shapes printed and glued is preformed in a high-speed processing machine, folded in a zigzag pattern, and provided with a specific shape. By applying heat-adhesive adhesive to the upper layer of paper sheets A and the lower layer of paper sheets C, blocking does not occur on the contact surfaces in that state, so when creating and shipping envelopes, a much larger amount of information than before can be stored. Envelopes containing documents can be created quickly and easily, which not only reduces work time but also dramatically increases accuracy, which saves labor.
Its effectiveness is truly great.

Traditionally, direct mail from businesses, etc., and correspondence course textbooks, etc., have been wrapped in large envelopes, some of which have been mechanically processed using address printing machines, but most of the mail has been wrapped in bags. Because the process from packing to shipping relied on human handwritten notes, the accuracy was less reliable, and the loss of expense and time was enormous. According to the invention, such problems can be solved.

Regarding the address display section 2 of the first sheet A and the reply postcard or reply envelope set on the second sheet B described as another embodiment of the present invention, when a copying method is adopted, printing If the correctness of the address etc. sent is confirmed in advance, from then on, reply postcards, etc.
Since the address, name, title, etc. copied on the return envelope are accurate, there is no need to decipher or check the information after receiving it.

In particular, if you add classification symbols (gender, occupation, age group, place of birth, alma mater, married/unmarried, etc., not shown) in addition to the above-mentioned address, etc., it will be possible to prevent replies from being sent. This is convenient for separating envelopes and providing statistical data, etc.

The present invention has many applications, such as direct mail for department stores, mass retailers, etc., pamphlets for public relations such as business organizations and public offices, and correspondence education.
It is also ideal for various notifications, inquiries, etc., where the explanatory text is long and covers many pages.

In particular, when taking a tax payment notice as an example, among the matters stated in the notice (with a payment slip attached),
When it comes to the amount of fine tax collection, the period of fine tax collection is usually divided into periods such as the first to fourth periods in a year, and the tax amount for each period is often the same amount.

Therefore, the current state of affairs for tax payment notifications is to use carbon-free paper, for example, to form a four-page notification document, and then to send it out in a bag, ie, a window envelope. Therefore, if the current format of tax notices is maintained and promoted as is, compared to other single-sheet formats, it will be completely impossible to use a heat sealer to convert printed documents into envelopes. This is impossible, and we have no choice but to rely on the cumbersome conventional bagging process.

However, if carbon-free paper is used and the technical idea of the present invention is implemented, it will be possible to obtain tax notices packed in a bag with payment slips separated into, for example, 4-page documents. , and if cut along the cutting perforations already described, it will be presented to the recipient in the form of a convenient booklet.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the polymer for a continuous slip for direct mail according to the present invention, and FIG. The figure shows 1 separated at the cutting perforation.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view from above showing each leaf of the envelope sheet separately; Fig. 3 is a perspective view from below of Fig. 2;
The figure is an explanatory diagram of the tri-fold format, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the enveloped state, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the opening method, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the usage state. A...1st paper leaf, B...2nd paper leaf, C
... Third sheet of paper, 1a, 1b ... Partition perforation, 2 ... Address display section, 3a, 3b, 3c ... Specific communication article section, 4 ... Heat-fusible adhesive layer, 5a,
5b... Glue layer, 6... Perforation for excision, 8...
Perforation for cutting.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Consisting of three leaf pieces connected in a direction perpendicular to the flow of continuous slips through a partition perforation, a sheet of paper with predetermined regular information printed on the front and back sides passes through the separation perforation in the direction of flow. For the envelope paper leaf polymer part of the continuous slip that is connected to the continuous slip and that constitutes the polymer of the continuous slip, at least the four peripheries of the contact surfaces of these polymers are glued with an aqueous glue. A heat-fusible adhesive layer is attached to the surfaces of the upper central leaflet and the right leaflet, and the back surfaces of the lower left leaflet and the center leaflet of the envelope sheet, and to the four peripheral edges of each of the two adjacent leaflets. The distance from the periphery of the upper and lower halves of the adhesive layer is different from the adhesive layer width or more, and the adhesive is applied in a symmetrical shape with respect to the partition perforation between two adjacent leaf pieces, and the envelope sheet is folded in a zigzag pattern. A polymer continuous slip for direct mail that can be folded in a zigzag manner by the tear-off perforations, which are formed by cutting perforations at the opening positions on three sides of the envelope formed when the envelope is opened.