Improvements in or applicable to the Tying of Paper Bags, Parcels, and such like Wrappers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to the Tying of Paper Bags, Parcels,
and such like Wrappers.
I, PERCY HERBERT PAPPS No. 11 Andover Terrace Andover Road Winchester,
Hants Bank Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
On the outside of a paper bag I affix a piece or pieces of string leaving ends
at the top of the said bag for tying.
On the outside of bag aforesaid the string may be affixed on the bottom & a part
of the way up the sides of bag leaving the two ends at the top to be tied; or it
may be affixed to the bottom & up the sides & round the bag aforesaid leaving ends
to be tied.
On a sheet of paper used for wrapping I affix a piece or pieces of string so that
when the paper is wrapped round the article there would be ends left at a convenient
place for tying.
On a sheet of paper aforesaid I may affix two or more separate pieces of string
across the paper according to the size or shape of the said sheet of paper leaving
ends to be tied.
I may affix the ends aforesaid temporarily to the sheet of paper or bag aforesaid
so that they can be removed & tied.
Dated this 26th day of December 1890.
PERCY H. PAPPS,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to the Tying of Paper Bags, Parcels,
and such like Wrappers.
I, PERCY HERBERT PAPPS, of 11 Andover Terrace, Andover Road, Winchester
in the County of Hants, Banker's Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-.
The object of my invention is to supply simple and efficient means for securing
by tying paper or other bags, parcels, wrappers and such like articles whereby
security of the contents, economy in material, and quickness in fastening are
obtained.
دا.
According to my invention I apply by fixing in a permanent manner to a paper or
other bag, parcel or wrapper on the base or outside thereof a piece or pieces of string,
cord or tape. This string, cord or tape is secured by some adhesive material, or in
other ways as hereafter described to the outside or base of the said bag or wrapper
and as applied to bags with flat or square bottoms; when adhesive material alone is
used to secure the string, cord, or tape the said string, cord or tape is not only secured
to the base or bottom but also some distance up the sides thereof the two ends of
the cord, string or tape being left so sufficiently free or loose as to tie over the
mouth of the bag which is closed and covers the contents of the said bag.
The invention will be best understood by further describing same with reference
to the accompanying drawings.

page_text: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a flat or square bottom paper bag with a string
fastening applied thereto according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a similar view of the same bag filled with some article of commerce
and secured by the piece of string attached thereto according to my said invention.
Figures 3, 4 and 5 show modified arrangements, and Figure 6 shows the invention
as applied to a wrapper or piece of paper such as is used for holding tea, coffee, or
such like commodity or material.
A is the string, cord or tape secured to the paper bag B Figures 1 and 2 or
wrapper C Figure 6 by glue or some other suitable adhesive material with the
ends left loose or free for tying same round the wrapper, or the bag as shown at
Figure 2 or the string, cord or tape may be carried up the sides of the bag further
than is shown in the drawings and only leaving sufficient ends just to secure the
mouth, or there may be two or several of such pieces of string, cord or tape affixed
to bag or wrapper, as for instance when used for music wrappers, and in accordance
with the size thereof; the string cord or tape may be affixed in other position than
as shown at Figure 6 according to circumstances.
To facilitate the securing of the string or cord to the bags or wrappers when
affixed by an adhesive material the string or cord may be made splayed out where
fixed to the bag or wrapper and so forming a larger surface for its attachment to
the said bag or wrapper than when made of ordinary section or other means of
attachment than those described may be adopted, for example; The string A may
be affixed to the sides only or to the bottom only of the said bag or a piece of the
bag may be turned and lapped over the string and gummed, or a separate piece of
material D may be used for this purpose as shown at Figure 3.
Instead of affixing the string or cord by some adhesive material there may be two
holes in each flap of the bottom of the bag for the string to pass through as shown
at Figure 4 or there may be one hole in each flap as at Figure 3, or a hole or holes
in any one of the flaps and the string may be left free to work or run through the
holes, or the string may be passed through holes in the side or sides of bag as
shown at Figure 5, or the string may be passed through holes in the bottom as well
as in the flaps and side or sides of bag where the paper is joined together so that
the string or cord may pass through an additional thickness of paper to prevent
the probability of tearing the paper, it would also assist the binding together
of bag.
Bags and wrappers with string, cord or tape affixed thereto form articles of
commerce and their use facilitate very materially the putting up of or packing
commodities.
By the invention the quantity of string, cord or tape used for securing bags and
wrappers is very greatly reduced and an economy of material is consequently
obtained over the way adopted of tying bags and wrappers in the ordinary way
while the bags and wrappers and the materials for securing them are ready at hand,
and are as it were self-contained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. In tying or fastening paper bags, parcels and wrappers, the connecting to
such bags, parcels or wrappers at the base, sides, or sides and base thereof, of a
length or lengths, piece or pieces, of string, cord or tape secured thereto previous
to the packing of the bag or folding of the wrapper substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
Second. In paper bags, parcels or wrappers the combination therewith of a length
or lengths, piece or pieces of string, cord, or tape secured at the base, sides, or sides
and base thereof, by adhesive material previous to the packing of the bag or folding
of the wrapper as and for the purposes set forth.
Third. In paper bags parcels or wrappers the combination therewith of lengths

page_text: of string, cord or tape secured at the base, sides, or sides and base thereof, previous
to the packing of the bag parcel or wrapper and specially as described and
illustrated with reference to Figures 3, 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 27th day of October 1891.
BREWER & SON,
Agents.