U.S. patent application number 10/855257 was filed with the patent office on 2004-10-28 for article of personal communication and a sheet material for separating such an article therefrom.
This patent application is currently assigned to SOUTHWORTH COMPANY. Invention is credited to Berger, Barry.
Application Number | 20040211820 10/855257 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32229369 |
Filed Date | 2004-10-28 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040211820 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Berger, Barry |
October 28, 2004 |
Article of personal communication and a sheet material for
separating such an article therefrom
Abstract
An article of personal communication is provided that is made
from a single layer of sheet material. The article includes a
primary panel for displaying a primary printed message and a flap
fixed to the primary panel at a first fold line, wherein the flap
is folded along the first fold line to lie behind the primary
panel. The article may also include a rear panel fixed to the
primary panel at a second fold line and folded along the second
fold line to lie behind the primary panel. An adhesive may be
disposed between the primary panel and the rear panel.
Inventors: |
Berger, Barry; (New York,
NY) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Kevin H. Vanderleeden, Esq.
McCormick, Paulding & Huber LLP
CityPlace II
185 Asylum Street
Hartford
CT
06103
US
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Assignee: |
SOUTHWORTH COMPANY
Agawam
MA
01001
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Family ID: |
32229369 |
Appl. No.: |
10/855257 |
Filed: |
May 27, 2004 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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10855257 |
May 27, 2004 |
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10292100 |
Nov 12, 2002 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
229/92.1 ;
229/75; 229/92.8 |
Current CPC
Class: |
Y10T 428/15 20150115;
Y10T 428/24215 20150115; G09F 3/0288 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
229/092.1 ;
229/075; 229/092.8 |
International
Class: |
B65D 027/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An article of personal communication made from a single layer of
sheet material comprising: a primary panel for displaying a primary
printed message; and a flap fixed to the primary panel at a first
fold line, wherein said flap is folded along said first fold line
to lie behind said primary panel.
2. The article of claim 1, further comprising: a rear panel fixed
to the primary panel at a second fold line and folded along the
second fold line to lie behind said primary panel.
3. The article of claim 2, wherein: at least a portion of said rear
panel is disposed between said flap and said primary panel.
4. The article of claim 2, further comprising: an adhesive disposed
between said primary panel and said rear panel.
5. The article of claim 2, wherein: said first edge is adjacent to
said second edge.
6. The article of claim 1, further comprising: an adhesive disposed
between said rear panel and said flap.
7. The article of claim 1, wherein: an area defined by a largest
surface of said flap is about one third of an area defined by a
largest surface of said primary panel.
8. The article of claim 7, wherein: said area defined by the
largest surface of said flap is about one fifth of said area
defined by the largest surface of said primary panel.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application
Ser. No. 10/292,100, filed on Nov. 12, 2002, titled "AN ARTICLE OF
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND A SHEET MATERIAL FOR SEPARATING SUCH AN
ARTICLE THEREFROM," herein incorporated by reference in its
entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to paper sheet
materials, such as personal copier paper, and deals more
particularly with paper sheet materials upon which are defined
various articles of personal communication, such as business cards,
self-mailing envelopes, and the like. More particularly, the
present invention is directed towards thin stock sheet material
suitable for use with computer compatible desktop-type printers,
wherein the thin stock sheet material includes micro-perforations,
score lines, and the like for removing the articles therefrom.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Business cards, self-mailing envelopes, greeting cards, and
other articles of personal communication are generally printed on
heavy stock paper, especially in the business arena, in order to
project an aura of professionalism and style. Over the years,
people have become accustomed to the rigidity and durability of
heavy stock paper and typically turn to commercial printers to
design and produce articles of communication employing the
same.
[0004] The rationale for utilizing commercial printers is
multi-faceted. Firstly, commercial printers can easily accommodate
the large number of items typically requested by a customer,
oftentimes numbering in the thousands for business card orders and
the like. Moreover, commercial printers employ print machinery, not
readily available to most end-users and non-commercial vendors,
which is structurally capable of manipulating and printing upon the
heavy stock paper preferred in the business arena.
[0005] There are, however, a myriad of instances where a commercial
printing run is not economically justified by the number of
articles needed. For example, personalized greeting cards, business
cards tailored to a one-time event or trade show, and business
cards with a temporary address may each be limited to such small
quantities that employing a commercial printer would incur an
excessive expenditure per printed item. Furthermore, commercial
printing typically demands more lead-time than may be available in
certain situations. For these and other reasons, a viable
alternative to commercial printers would be desirable.
[0006] Given their near ubiquitous profile, computer compatible
printers would be ideal, alternative candidates for the production
of various articles of personal communication as these printers
typically already carry the print and graphics capacity for the
vast majority of desired applications. The personal printers now on
the market, however, lack the capacity to handle heavy stock paper,
instead utilizing a lighter stock of paper upon which to print.
[0007] Computer compatible printers, including the majority of home
printers, have a variety of closely spaced and oppositely driven
pinch rollers, which draw in and manipulate individual pages of
paper. The spacing of these pinch rollers conform to close
tolerances in order to handle the most commonly utilized papers. In
operation, paper that is too thin will slip relative to the rollers
and not be properly indexed to the printhead, while paper that is
too thick can jam in the rollers or cause excessive wear to the
rollers and their mountings. Moreover, in the never-ending quest to
miniaturize components, the diameter of the rollers utilized in
most home printers have become so small that heavy stock paper may
be incapable of conforming to such a tight curvature of
diameter.
[0008] Computer compatible home printers are also designed to
include circuitous paper paths through the machine to enable
multi-pass or two-sided printing on the same sheet of paper or some
multi-color printing. The more circuitous paper route further
frustrates using heavy stock paper in such printers because an
otherwise proper printing may be smeared when the paper passes
through pinch rollers on the exit side of the printhead before the
toner or ink is fully dry. This latter problem is particularly
vexing because smudges on the rollers themselves are difficult to
clean and adulterate later printed pages.
[0009] With the forgoing problems and concerns in mind, it is the
general object of the present invention to utilize thin stock sheet
material to produce various articles of personal communication,
thereby taking advantage of the capabilities of readily available
computer compatible printers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] One embodiment of the present invention is an article of
personal communication made from a single layer of sheet material
comprising a primary panel for displaying a primary message, and a
flap fixed to the primary panel at a first fold line, wherein the
flap is folded along the first fold line to lie behind the primary
panel.
[0011] Another embodiment of the present invention is a single
layer of sheet material comprising a waste area, at least one
article of personal printed communication, and at least one score
line disposed between the waste area and the article. The article
itself comprises a primary panel defining a display face, a first
flap, and a first fold line between the primary panel and the first
flap.
[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the sheet material, at least a
first and a second article comprise the sheet material, each
article comprising a first flap, a primary panel defining a display
face, and a first fold line between the primary panel and the first
flap. In this preferred embodiment, a first score line is disposed
between the waste area and the first flap, a second waste area
score line is disposed between the waste area and the second flap,
and a first separation line is disposed between the first article
and the second article.
[0013] In a most preferred embodiment of the sheet material, a
sheet material is provided for receiving a predetermined image
printed by a printer having a plurality of rollers, which
selectively engage gutter areas of the sheet material. The sheet
material includes a primary panel and a flap defined on the sheet
material, the flap and the primary panel being mated about a common
fold line. The primary panel and the flap are detachable from the
sheet material via an inscribed line of detachment forming a
boundary of the primary panel and the flap. Either the primary
panel or the flap are at least partially defined in the gutter
areas of the sheet material.
[0014] Moreover, another aspect of the present invention lies in
the ability to constructively utilize that area of a sheet of
copier paper which cannot be printed upon due to the action of the
print rollers on the copier paper within the typical, home
printer.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1A shows a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the
present invention, a business card.
[0016] FIG. 1B is a sectional view along line 1B but with the
article folded.
[0017] FIG. 2A shows a plan view of the first alternative
embodiment.
[0018] FIG. 2B is a sectional view along line 2B but with the
article folded.
[0019] FIG. 3A shows a plan view of the second alternative
embodiment.
[0020] FIG. 3B is a sectional view along line 3B but with the
article folded.
[0021] FIG. 4A shows a plan view of the third alternative
embodiment.
[0022] FIG. 4B is a sectional view along line 4B but with the
article folded.
[0023] FIG. 5A shows a plan view of the fourth alternative
embodiment.
[0024] FIG. 5B is a sectional view along line 5B but with the
article folded.
[0025] FIG. 6A shows a plan view of the fifth alternative
embodiment.
[0026] FIG. 6B is a sectional view along line 6B but with the
article folded.
[0027] FIG. 7A shows a plan view of the sixth alternative
embodiment.
[0028] FIG. 7B is a sectional view along line 7B but with the
article folded.
[0029] FIG. 8 shows a plan view of the seventh alternative
embodiment.
[0030] FIG. 9 shows a plan view of the eighth alternative
embodiment.
[0031] FIG. 10 shows a plan view of the ninth alternative
embodiment, a self-mailer, disposed on a sheet material.
[0032] FIG. 11 shows a plan view of the article of FIG. 10
separated from the sheet material and partially folded.
[0033] FIG. 12 shows a plan view of the article of FIG. 11 fully
folded.
[0034] FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of the article of FIG. 10
in the process of being folded.
[0035] FIG. 14 shows a plan view of the tenth alternative
embodiment, a self-mailer, disposed on a sheet material.
[0036] FIG. 15 shows a plan view of the article of FIG. 14
separated from the sheet material and partially folded.
[0037] FIG. 16 shows a plan view of the article of FIG. 15 fully
folded.
[0038] FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of the article of FIG. 14
in the process of being folded.
[0039] FIG. 18A-D each show a plan view of an edge variation that
may be incorporated into any of the embodiments of the present
invention.
[0040] FIG. 19 shows a plan view of a sheet material adapted so
that a plurality of articles according to the preferred embodiment
may be removed therefrom.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED AND ALTERNATIVE
EMBODIMENTS
[0041] A fuller appreciation for the present invention may be
achieved by reference to the associated illustrations, wherein
FIGS. 1A and 1B depict an article of personal communication 30,
according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The
article 30 is in the form of a business card and comprises a
primary panel 32 that defines a display face 34 for displaying a
visual message such as text or graphics, a first edge 36 and a
second edge 38. The article 30 further comprises a first flap 40
fixed to the primary panel at a first fold line 42. The first fold
line 42 is not a mere marking or printed line but is a line of
reduced rigidity as compared to other portions of the article, such
as may be formed by pre-folding a paper or otherwise perforating
some but not all of the paper fibers along a given fold line. The
fold lines may or may not also include printed markings such as a
line formed by ink or toner.
[0042] FIG. 1B shows the finished article of FIG. 1A wherein the
first flap 40 is folded along the first fold line 42 to lie behind
the primary panel 32 opposite the display face 34. This figure also
shows that the first edge 36 of the primary panel 32 is coincident
with the first fold line 42. The two separate layers of primary
panel 32 and first flap 40 are exaggerated in FIG. 1B, and a gap is
imposed between them, to better illustrate their relation when
folded. An adhesive 48 may be disposed on at least a portion of the
first flap to secure the first flap to the primary panel opposite
the display face. The additional thickness imposed on the article
by folding the flap back onto the primary panel gives the
relatively thin stock of the article more rigidity to better
approximate that of a commercially produced business card. However,
the thin stock used in the present invention is printable on
standard printers commonly used and available in the home or office
without binding internal pinch rollers of those printers. While the
display face 34 has been described as displaying a visual message,
the opposing face 35 of the primary panel may also carry such a
message, as well as the face of the first flap that remains visible
once the article is folded.
[0043] FIG. 2A shows an article similar to that of FIG. 1A but
further including a rear panel 44 fixed to the primary panel 32 at
a rear panel fold line 46 that is perpendicular to the first fold
line 42 in this particular embodiment. FIG. 2B shows the folded
article, wherein the rear panel 44 is folded along the rear panel
fold line 46 first to lie immediately behind the primary panel 32,
and the first flap 40 is subsequently folded along the first fold
line 42 to overlie the rear panel 44 behind the primary panel 32.
Alternatively, the flap may be folded in first followed by the rear
panel. Both the rear panel and the flap, or either of them, may
include an adhesive 48 on at least a portion thereof. This
embodiment provides an additional layer of thickness as compared to
the preferred embodiment.
[0044] FIG. 3A shows a variation from FIG. 2A, wherein the rear
panel fold line 46 is parallel to the first fold line 42 and
coincident with the second edge 38 of the primary panel 32. FIG. 3B
shows that a portion of the rear panel is sandwiched between the
primary panel and the first flap, but as above with FIG. 2, the
particular folding sequence is not limiting to the invention.
[0045] FIG. 4A shows a variation from FIG. 1, wherein the flap is
herein termed a broad flap 50 separated from the primary panel 32
by a broad fold line 52. The sectional view of FIG. 4B, as well as
FIGS. 5B and 6B, is taken from a different angle as compared to
previous drawings to better show the relationship of the components
as folded. An adhesive 48 may be applied to at least a portion of
the broad flap in a manner and for a purpose similar to that
described above. The broad flap 50 is folded to lie behind the
primary panel 32 opposite the display face 34.
[0046] Similar to the variation of FIG. 3 as compared to FIG. 1,
FIG. 5A varies from FIG. 4A by further including a rear panel 44
fixed to the primary panel 32 at a rear panel fold line 46. The
broad fold line 52 is parallel to the rear panel fold line 46 in
this embodiment, and FIG. 5B depicts a portion of the rear panel 44
sandwiched between the broad flap 50 and the primary panel 32. As
above, the folding sequence may be varied and adhesive may be added
at the flap and/or the rear panel. Each of the embodiments of FIGS.
2, 3 and 5 offer the advantage that printed material may be printed
on the same face of the primary panel, the rear panel, and the
flap, and the article will be printed on both sides when folded.
This is particularly beneficial wherein the user's printer is of
the desktop or home office variety, rather than an office style
multi-function copier/printer that is capable of automatically
printing on both sides of a page.
[0047] FIG. 6A shows a business card with a primary panel 32, a
first flap 40 separated from the primary panel by a first fold line
42, and a broad flap 50 separated from the primary panel 32 by a
broad fold line 52. FIG. 6B shows the broad flap 50 folded behind
the primary panel first, followed by the first flap 40. This
embodiment stiffens the article in two perpendicular directions
with minimal use of material. FIG. 6B shows an overlap of the broad
flap 50 with the first flap 40 when they are both folded. Such an
overlap can be avoided if desired by tailoring the shape of the
flaps to abut but not overlie each other when folded.
[0048] FIG. 7A depicts another embodiment of the article wherein a
first flap 40 and a second flap 54 are separated from a primary
panel 32 by a first fold line 42 and a second fold line 56,
respectively. In the embodiment shown, the first and second fold
lines 42 and 56 are parallel to one another. When folded as shown
in FIG. 7B, it is apparent that the second flap provides additional
stiffness to the end of the article that is opposite the first
flap.
[0049] FIG. 8 illustrates another embodiment wherein a rear panel
44 and a broad flap 50 are added to the embodiment of FIG. 7, the
rear panel 44 separated form the primary panel 32 by a rear panel
fold line 46, and the broad flap 50 separated from the primary
panel 32 by a broad fold line 52. The embodiment of FIG. 8 is
arranged such that the first 42 and second 56 fold lines are
parallel to one another, and the broad fold line 52 and the rear
panel fold line 46 are each adjacent to both the first and second
fold lines. The embodiment of FIG. 9 includes the same components
as that of FIG. 8 arranged so that the broad fold line 52 is not
adjacent to either the first 42 or the second 56 fold lines.
However, both embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9 orient the broad fold
line 52 and the rear panel fold line 46 parallel to one another and
perpendicular to the first 42 and second 56 fold lines.
[0050] FIG. 10 shows an article according to the ninth embodiment,
a self-mailer comprising a primary panel 32, a lower rear panel 58
separated from the primary panel by a third fold line 60, an upper
rear panel 62 separated by a fourth fold line 64, wherein the third
and fourth fold lines are parallel to one another. The self-mailer
further comprises a first flap 40 and a second flap 54 separated
from the primary panel by a first fold line 42 and a second fold
line 56, respectively. The first and second fold lines are parallel
to one another, and the upper and lower rear fold lines are each
adjacent to both the first and second fold lines. The largest area
defined by the lower rear panel defines (the area depicted in FIG.
10) added to the largest area defined by the upper rear panel (the
area depicted in FIG. 10) is greater than the largest area of the
primary panel (the area depicted in FIG. 10 and bounded by lines
42, 64, 56 and 60). The purpose of this area differential will be
described in relation to FIG. 11.
[0051] The self-mailer of FIG. 10 is disposed on a sheet material
66 such as a single page of paper. Any such sheet material defines
four gutters about its marginal edges, herein termed a left gutter
68L, a right gutter 68R, a top gutter 68T and a bottom gutter 68B.
The gutter is that portion of the marginal edge of a sheet material
that is not subject to being printed upon by computer compatible
printers. Computer compatible printers are herein limited to
printers with widespread use beyond the commercial printing
business, and specifically including desktop printers and
multi-function printers (printer/fax/copier, etc.) commonly used by
nearly all businesses and by many individuals in their homes. For
the purposes herein, the gutter is a strip of the sheet material
extending from a marginal edge of the sheet material to a line 0.5"
inboard of the edge. A narrow gutter is herein defined as a strip
extending from the marginal edge to a line 0.3" inboard of the
marginal edge.
[0052] The portion or portions of the sheet material 66 that does
not form part of the article is herein termed the waste area 70.
The waste area is separated from the article, the self-mailer of
FIG. 10, by a plurality of waste area score lines 72. Waste area
score lines, and every score line used herein, differs from a fold
line in that every score line includes an incomplete breach such as
a cleft, a groove, a series of spaced perforations, or some other
degradation of the integrity of the sheet material that facilitates
separation along the score line. Examples include a razor cut that
penetrates partly but not fully through the thickness of the sheet
material, or a series of micro-perforations penetrating through the
material and arranged in a closely spaced curvilinear pattern. The
purpose of the score lines is to readily remove the waste area from
the article, or remove one article from another, along the score
lines without having to cut the sheet material with another
implement like scissors or a razor. While the sheet material may be
separated along a fold line as well as along a score line, the
difference is a matter of degree and intent. Fold lines are not for
the purpose of separation and so the sheet material would show a
greater propensity to tear along a score line than a fold line.
Furthermore, fold lines typically do not degrade the thickness of
the sheet material whereas score lines typically do.
[0053] For the mailer of the relative size depicted in FIG. 10, the
sheet material is a standard 8.5".times.11" size and the first and
second flaps lie at least partially within the left and right
gutters 68L and 68R, respectively. The primary panel 32 further may
include a pair of slits 74 for retaining a business card or some
other removable flat material as shown in shadow. FIG. 11 depicts
the self-mailer of FIG. 10 with the lower 58 and upper 62 rear
panels folded in the foreground over the primary panel (not shown)
in the background. A portion of the lower rear panel 58 is
sandwiched between the primary panel in the background and the
upper rear panel 62 in the foreground, and either of the rear
panels may include an adhesive 48 to seal them together in this
overlapping area, such as the adhesive shown on the flaps 40 and
54. In order to overlap each other and fully cover the primary
panel, the cumulative areas of the upper and lower rear panels must
exceed the area of the primary panel as discussed above. FIG. 12
completes the self-mailer wherein the first 40 and second 54 flaps
are folded inwardly over the upper 62 and lower 58 rear panels.
Adhesive may also be disposed on the flaps for self-sealing. FIG.
13 is a perspective view of the self-mailer of FIGS. 10-12
separated from the waste area and in the process of being
folded.
[0054] Another embodiment of a self-mailer article is depicted in
FIGS. 14-17, wherein a sheet material 66 including the waste area
70 and the self-mailer article are separated by a plurality of
waste area score lines 72. The self-mailer article comprises a
primary panel 32, a rear panel 44 and rear panel fold line 46, a
first flap 40 and first fold line 42, a second flap 54 and a second
fold line 56, and a broad flap 50 and a broad flap fold line 52.
The primary panel may also include slits 74 as described above.
This embodiment differs from that of FIGS. 10-13 in that there is a
single rear panel that is preferably of the same size as the
primary panel, and a broad flap. Adhesive is preferably disposed on
the broad flap and the first and second flaps. FIG. 15 depicts the
self-mailer article separated from the waste area, wherein the rear
panel 44 is folded in the foreground over the primary panel. FIG.
16 depicts the self-mailer of this embodiment fully folded, wherein
the first 40 and second 54 flaps are folded after the broad flap
50, the broad flap itself being folded to overlie the rear panel
44. FIG. 17 illustrates the sequential folding of the embodiment of
the self-mailer of FIGS. 14-16, although the sequence of folding is
not limiting to the invention.
[0055] For each of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 10-17, a sheet
material of standard 8.5".times.11" can be chosen and the resulting
folded article will fit into a standard No. 10 envelope
(4.13".times.9.5"). For each of the rear panels and flaps described
above, whether a business card, a self-mailer, or any other article
according to the present invention, an edge of the flap or rear
panel opposite the associated fold line may be as depicted in FIGS.
1-17, or may be modified in any variety of edges, some of which are
shown at FIGS. 18A-D. Additionally, any free edge of any panel or
flap may be so modified, free edge being an edge that is not
coincident with a fold line. Illustrative examples of such a free
edge include the edge opposite the first fold line of FIGS. 1A, 4A
and 6A, and any rear panel edge of FIGS. 2A, 3A, 5A, 8 and 9 that
is not also a rear fold line or a broad fold line.
[0056] FIG. 19 shows a sheet material 66 adapted so that a
plurality of articles according to the preferred embodiment may be
removed therefrom. The sheet material 66 is as one measuring
8.5".times.11" but is not necessarily limited to that. Preferably,
the sheet material is any size usable by desktop printers. Most
preferably, the sheet material comprises a standard size page such
as 8.5".times.11", A4, and legal. The sheet material defines a left
gutter 68L, a right gutter 68R, a top gutter 68T and a bottom
gutter 68B. Between the top and bottom gutters are two columns of
business cards according to FIG. 1A, four of which will be
described in detail. A first article 76A comprises a primary panel
78A defining a display face 80A and a flap 82A separated from the
primary panel by a fold line 84A. A second article 76B comprises a
primary panel 78B defining a display face (not shown) and a flap
82B separated from the primary panel by a fold line 84B. Third and
fourth articles, 76C and 76D respectively, comprise like components
identified by the same reference numbers but with the suffix C and
D, respectively. The first and third articles 76A and 76C are
adjacent to the left gutter 68L and separated from one another by a
separation score line 86H. The flaps 82A and 82C of the first and
third articles lie at least partly within the left gutter 68L, and
their display faces 80A and 80C lie on the sheet material face 88
that is illustrated at FIG. 19. The sheet material necessarily
includes an opposing reverse face not shown in FIG. 19, and
adhesive is preferably disposed on that opposing reverse face at
the flaps 82A and 82C.
[0057] The second and third articles, 76B and 76D respectively, are
adjacent to the right gutter 68R and separated from one another by
a separation score line 86H. The second and fourth articles are
further separated by the first and third articles by another
separation score line 86V. The flaps 82B and 82D of the second and
fourth articles lie at least partly within the right gutter 68R.
Adhesive 48 is preferably disposed on the sheet material face 88 at
the flaps 82B and 82D. The second and fourth article display faces
(not shown) preferably lie on the sheet material reverse face.
Alternatively, all display faces 80A-D may lie on the same face 88
of the sheet material, and all adhesive would be disposed on the
reverse face.
[0058] The sheet material 66 may be adapted such that a plurality
of any of the articles shown in FIGS. 1-9 may be removed therefrom.
The articles of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1 yields the least
waste area 70 and the maximum number of articles per page than the
other depicted embodiments, but other embodiments may be selected
for different uses.
[0059] The sheet material of the present invention can thereby be
fed into a desktop printer or the like and printed upon for a
user's particular use, such as a business card tailored to a
particular trade show or a temporary title/address, a self-mailer
individualized to the recipient, etc. The user can employ a variety
of colors, designs, and text for particular situations where the
volume of articles desired does not justify the cost of a
commercial printer, or where time does not allow a commercial print
run.
[0060] While the preferred embodiment and several modifications
have been shown and described, additional various changes and
substitutions will be apparent to those skilled in the art and may
be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present
invention. The embodiment described above are hereby stipulated as
illustrative rather than exhaustive.
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