Claims
- 1. A postal card or mailer construction comprising a base sheet, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet such that said cover sheet and base sheet are readily separable, said releasable adhesive containing therein a first color former composition which, when exposed to a second color developer composition, forms a distinctive color, at least one of said first and second compositions being contained in a plurality of capsules which rupture upon the application of an imaging force on said cover sheet, and said base sheet having on said first surface thereof said second composition.
- 2. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 1 in which said cover sheet and base sheet are secured at their peripheral edges.
- 3. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 1 in which a portion of the upper surface of said cover sheet has a camouflage image printed thereon.
- 4. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 1 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been die cut.
- 5. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 1 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been removed.
- 6. A postal card or mailer construction comprising a base sheet having on a first surface thereof a first color former composition and a second color developer composition which, when combined, form a distinctive color, at least one of said first and second compositions being contained in a plurality of capsules which rupture upon the application of an imaging force, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet such that said cover sheet and base sheet are readily separable.
- 7. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 6 in which said cover sheet and base sheet are secured at their peripheral edges.
- 8. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 6 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been die cut.
- 9. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 6 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been removed.
- 10. A postal card or mailer construction comprising a base sheet having on a first surface thereof a second color developer composition which, when combined with a first color former composition, forms a distinctive color, said second composition being contained in a plurality of capsules which rupture upon the application of an imaging force, a cover sheet having on a first surface thereof said first color former composition, and a releasable adhesive securing said first surface of said base sheet to said first surface of said cover sheet, said releasable adhesive being permeable to at least said first color former composition such that when an imaging force is applied, said first color former composition migrates to combine with said second color developer composition on said base sheet in the area of said imaging force.
- 11. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 10 in which said cover sheet and base sheet are secured at their peripheral edges.
- 12. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 10 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been die cut.
- 13. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 10 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been removed.
- 14. A postal card or mailer construction comprising a base sheet having on a first surface thereof a first color former composition and a second color developer composition which, when combined form a distinctive color, at least one of said first and second compositions being contained in a plurality of capsules which rupture upon the application of an imaging force, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive positioned between said cover sheet and said base sheet.
- 15. A postal card or mailer construction comprising a base sheet, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet such that said cover sheet and base sheet are readily separable, said releasable adhesive containing therein a plurality of capsules containing solvent which, when ruptured and combined with colored dye particles, form a distinctive color, said capsules being ruptured upon the application of an imaging force on said cover sheet, and said base sheet having colored dye particles on said first surface thereof.
- 16. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 15 in which said cover sheet and said base sheet are secured at their peripheral edges.
- 17. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 15 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been die cut.
- 18. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 15 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been removed.
- 19. A postal card or mailer construction comprising a base sheet, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet, said releasable adhesive containing therein a plurality of solvent-containing capsules and colored dye particles, such that when an imaging force is applied on said cover sheet, said solvent-containing capsules rupture and react with said dye particles to form a distinctive color in the area of said imaging force.
- 20. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 19 in which said cover sheet and base sheet are secured at their peripheral edges.
- 21. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 19 in which a corner of said cover sheet of said base sheet has been die cut.
- 22. The postal card or mailer construction of claim 19 in which a corner of said cover sheet or said base sheet has been removed.
- 23. The continuous form of claim 19 in which said impression transfer means is a carbon imaging spot.
- 24. The continuous form of claim 19 in which said impression transfer means is a carbon tissue.
- 25. A continuous form for producing a series of postal card or mailer constructions comprising a single ply web and a composite web, said single ply web including on the lower surface thereof a first color former composition, said composite ply web including a base sheet, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet such that said cover sheet and base sheet are readily separable, the opposite surface of said cover sheet adjacent said lower surface of said single ply web containing a first color developer composition in an area of said cover sheet which is to contains imprinted address information, said releasable adhesive containing therein a second color former composition which, when exposed to a second color developer composition, forms a distinctive color, at least one of said second compositions being contained in a plurality of capsules which rupture upon the application of an imaging force on said cover sheet, and said base sheet having on said first surface thereof said second color former composition.
- 26. The continuous form of claim 25 including a series of perforations across said composite ply web forming individual ones of said postal cards.
- 27. The continuous form of claim 25 in which said first color former composition on said lower surface of said single ply web is contained in areas corresponding to those portions of said form where address information is to be imprinted.
- 28. The continuous form of claim 25 in which the upper surface of said single ply web includes an area corresponding to the area where address information is to be printed which is coated with both a first color former and a first color developer composition which, when exposed to each other, form a distinctive color, at least one of said first color former and first color developer compositions being contained in a plurality of capsules which rupture upon the application of an imaging force on said single ply web.
- 29. A continuous form for producing a series of postal card or mailer constructions comprising a single ply web and a composite web, said single ply web including on the lower surface thereof means for transferring impressions entered onto the upper surface of said single ply web to the upper surface of said composite ply web, said composite ply web including a base sheet, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet such that said cover sheet and base sheet are readily separable, said releasable adhesive containing therein a first color former composition which, when exposed to a second color developer composition, forms a distinctive color, at least one of said first and second compositions being contained in a plurality of capsules which rupture upon the application of an imaging force on said cover sheet, and said base sheet having on said first surface thereof said second composition.
- 30. A continuous form for producing a series of postal card or mailer constructions comprising a single ply web and a composite ply web wherein said composite ply web includes a base sheet, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet such that said cover sheet and base sheet are readily separable, said releasable adhesive containing therein a plurality of capsules containing solvent which, when ruptured and combined with colored dye particles, form a distinctive color, said capsules being ruptured upon the application of an imaging force on said cover sheet, and said base sheet having on said first surface thereof said colored dye particles.
- 31. A continuous form for producing a series of postal card or mailer constructions comprising a single ply web and a composite ply web wherein said composite ply web includes a base sheet, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet, said releasable adhesive containing therein a plurality of solvent-containing capsules and colored dye particles, such that when an imaging force is applied, said solvent-containing capsules rupture and interact with said dye particles to form a distinctive color in the area of the imaging force.
- 32. A postal card or mailer construction comprising a base sheet having on a first surface thereof a first color former composition and a second color developer composition which, when combined, form a distinctive color, at least one of said first and second compositions being contained in a plurality of capsules which rupture upon the application of an imaging force, a cover sheet overlying said base sheet, said cover sheet having a cut out area corresponding to the portion of said base sheet in which addressee information is to be printed, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said cover sheet to a first surface of said base sheet such that said cover sheet and base sheet are readily separable.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of commonly assigned U.S. application Ser. No. 068,837, filed July 1, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,833,122, and entitled IMAGABLE CLEAN RELEASE LAMINATE CONSTRUCTION.
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