Printed folder including mailable article

Claim 1

A folder for distributing printed material and a return envelope to a recipient, said folder comprising A. a single elongated sheet of paper stock folded upon itself to provide individual panels interconnected by fold lines disposed along opposite edges of said folder, 1. at least one of said panels being folded and glued to define an envelope pocket and a flap extending from said pocket and connected to an adjacent panel along a fold line located at one of said opposite edges of said folder, B. at least some of the remaining panels being interconnected by adhesive adjacent fold lines located at the other of said opposite edges of said folder to maintain said sheet in folded condition, C. and a line of perforations extending through each of said panels adjacent the fold lines located at said one edge of said folder, 1. said line of perforations defining a tear strip separable from the remainder of said folder to separate said folder into an envelope and a multi-page booklet, all of the pages of which are interconnected.

Claim 10

A method of forming a folder for distributing a booklet of printed material and a return envelope to a recipient, said method comprising A. folding a portion of an elongated sheet of paper stock upon itself and bonding same in place to form an envelope pocket and a flap extending therefrom B. folding the portion of the sheet other than that forming the envelope pocket Upon itself to provide a folder having a plurality of individual interior panels enclosed by at least two exterior panels such that adjacent panels are interconnected by fold lines disposed along each of opposite edges of said folder and such that said envelope flap is connected to an adjacent panel by a fold line located along one of said opposite edges, C. adhesively joining said interior panels to one another along the fold lines disposed at the other side of said folder opposite said one side, D. adhesively joining said exterior panels to each other along fold lines adjacent said other side of said folder to maintain said folder in folded condition, E. and providing a line of perforations in all of said panels along the fold lines disposed along said one side of said folder to define a tear strip separable from the remainder of said folder to provide an envelope and a multi-page booklet.

Claim 11

A method of forming a folder for distributing a booklet of printed material and a return envelope to a recipient, said method comprising A. folding a portion of an elongated sheet of paper stock upon itself and bonding same in place to form an envelope pocket and a flap extending therefrom B. folding the portion of the sheet other than that forming the envelope pocket Upon itself to provide a folder having a plurality of individual interior panels enclosed by at least two exterior panels such that adjacent panels are interconnected by fold lines disposed along each of opposite edges of said folder and such that said envelope flap is connected to an adjacent panel by a fold line located along one of said opposite edges, C. adhesively joining said interior panels to one another along the fold lines disposed at the other side of said folder opposite said one side, D. adhesively joining said exterior panels to each other along fold lines adjacent said other side of said folder to maintain said folder in folded condition, E. and providing a line of perforations in all of said panels along the fold lines disposed along said one side of said folder to define a tear strip separable from the remainder of said folder to provide an envelope and a multi-page booklet.