Reusable facsimile transmittal sheet and method

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawing the present reusable facsimile transmittal sheet assembly is generally designated at 11 and includes a base white opaque plastic sheet 13 of rectangular shape.
Identification 15 of the sender is imprinted on the base sheet adjacent the top thereof to include name, address, phone number and fax number.
Permanently imprinted upon the base sheet at 17 is a salutation for the receiver followed by a fill in space with a page indication for the number of pages of the message.
Further imprinted upon the base white opaque plastic sheet 13 is the designation at 19 "FROM" with a space adjacent thereto for indicating the name of the sender as at 25 and adjacent thereto the imprint 21 for conventional time and date fill in spaces adjacent thereto.
This would be different from message to message as are also the indications as at 17, 21 and 25.
In use, upon the central portion of base sheet 13 there is manually applied the message 23.
This is done with a China marker or other erasable marker such as a water based marker.
The message normally takes one or possibly several pages.
The present reusable facsimile transmittal sheet assembly 11 further includes a clear plastic overlay sheet 27 of a polystyrene plastic or the like which is adapted to protectively overlie the base white opaque plastic sheet 13.
On the undersurface of the clear plastic overlay sheet 27 there is provided an adhesive strip 29 or equivalent short strips or spots adjacent one of the edges thereof such as the top edge.
By the use of the adhesive, the clear plastic overlay sheet is positioned over and removably retained upon the base white opaque plastic sheet to protect the message and to protect the facsimile machine during transmission of the message.
As a further step after the message has been sent, the top overlay sheet 27 is rolled back or removed and the message wiped off base sheet 13 with a soft cloth or the like.
The base sheet is then available for a repeat or successive messages one at a time wherein after each message the top plastic sheet is reapplied