Improvements in and in Making Up Box-packets for Containing Tea and various other Commodities and Articles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Sept., 1889--Accepted, 9th Nov., 1889
Improvements in and in Making Up Box-packets for Containing
Tea and various other Commodities and Articles.
We, FRANCIS BILLING, of the firm of Martin Billing and Co. of Livery Street
Birmingham, Manufacturer, and THOMAS BURDETT of Carlyle Road Edgbaston
Birmingham, Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates, to a new formation of box-packet or enclosure, for containing
Tea, rice, sugar, and other commodities, and consists 1st, in a collapsable box-packet,
2ndly, in the formation of the said enclosure to admit of the same folding flat, for
package, and transit, 3rdly, in stiff flaps, for enclosing the ends of the packet, 4thly in
a supplementary thin, and gummned securing flap, for affixing the stiff flaps over the
said open ends.
This invention has for its object the supplying of partly made-up packets which
have only to be folded top and bottom, to complete the enclosure, thus dispensing with
the ordinary and tedious process of making an enclosure or packet from a flat piece
of paper.
In carrying out our invention, we take a flat piece of stiff paper, of sufficient
superficial area, to make both the sides, and ends of the desired enclosure; the part
to form the body, is creased longitudinally, into divisional spaces, which when folded
or disposed cube-like, form the sides to the packet.
The tops and bottoms, or the ends of three of the said divisional spaces or sides,
are provided with subdivided and stiff flaps, whilst the ends of the fourth side, have
thin paper flaps, preferably extensions of a label, which is upon the front side of the
packet.
The junctions of the flaps with the sides, are also creased, to allow of the said flaps
folding inwards.
The creases at the junctions of the sides, with the permanent attachment of the ends
of the blank, when folded, forms a square shaped tube with subdivided flap ends.
This said tube admits of folding upon itself, when the same is not required to be
used.
In making up a packet, after the body part has been opened out from the flat, first
enclose the bottom end, by folding inwards the first flap, over which comes the second,
and then the third of the stiff flaps, and last, the securing and thin paper flap, by
gumming or pasting.
The top open end is enclosed exactly the same as the bottom as aforesaid.
The stiff sides of the body part may be made by pasting independent stiff pieces
of paper upon a continuous base made of thin paper, and with the edges of the stiff
paper in juxta position to each other, but not touching.
The enclosing end flaps, which are of the size of the inside of the open end of the
packet, are made from end extensions of the sides; and although I have represented
that the said end extensions are of stiff paper, yet if necessary they may be made
from thinner paper than the body part.
Dated this 17th day of August 1889.
FRANCIS
BILLING.
THOMAS BURDETT.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in and in Making Up Box-packets for Containing
Tea and various other Commodities and Articles.
We, FRANCIS BILLING of the firm of Martin Billing and Company of Livery
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, and THOMAS BURDETT of Carlyle
Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Traveller, 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:—
This invention relates to a new formation of box packet or enclosure, for containing
tea, rice, sugar, and other commodities, and consists 1st, in a collapsible box packet,
with end attachment or seating means-2ndly, in the formation of the said enclosure,
to admit of the same folding flat for package and transit 3rdly, in combined stiff flaps,
and thin paper flaps, for enclosing the ends of the packet.
This invention has for its object, the supplying of partly made-up packets, which
have only to be folded top and bottom, to complete the enclosure, thus dispensing with
the ordinary and tedious process of making an enclosure or packet, from a flat piece
of stiff or other paper.
In carrying out our invention, we take a flat piece of stiff paper, of sufficient super-
ficial area, to make both the sides and ends, of the desired enclosure; the part to form
the body, is creased longitudinally into divisional spaces, which when folded or disposed
cube-like, form the sides to the packet.
The tops and bottoms, or the ends of three of the said divisional spaces or sides,
are provided with subdivided and stiff flaps, whilst the ends of the fourth side, have
thin paper flaps, preferably extensions of a label, which is upon the front side of the
packet.
The junctions of the flaps with the sides, are also creased, to allow of the said flaps
folding inwards.
The creases, at the junctions of the sides with the permanent attachment of the
ends of the blank, when folded, forms a square-shaped tube, with subdivided flap
ends. This said tube, admits of folding upon itself, when the same is not required to
be used.
In making up a packet, after the body part has been opened-out, from the flat, first
enclose the bottom end, by folding inwards the first flap, over which comes the second,
and then the third of the stiff flaps, and last, the securing and thin paper flap, by
gumming or pasting.
The top open end is enclosed exactly the same as the bottom as aforesaid.
The stiff sides of the body part, may be made by pasting independent stiff pieces
of paper upon a continuous base, made of thin paper, and with the edges of the stiff
paper, in juxta position to each other, but not touching.
The enclosing end flaps, which are of the size of the inside of the open end of the
packet, are made from end extensions of the sides; and although I have represented
that the said end extensions are of stiff paper, yet if necessary they may be made
from thinner paper than the body part.
Figure of the accompanying drawings, represents in perspective, a box
packet, made according to our invention, and which view represents the packet
closed.
Figure 2 shows the said packet, with its ends open, and the same folded flat, or
collapsed, for package or transit.
Figure 3 represents the blank, with slit ends, from which the said box packet is
made Figure 4 shows the same blank, with supplementary thin and gummed paper
seal or connection, which is shown separately at figure 5-Figure 6 shows the blank
folded into a square-shaped-box, with open ends. Figure 7 is a vertical section of
the same. Figure 8 represents how the thick and slitted end flaps of the box packet,
are first folded, before the sealing flaps, have their attachments made, upon the tops of
the last folded-down end flaps.

page_text: Figure 9 is a perspective view of the same, and figure 10 is a transverse section on
the dotted lines A B figure 6. Figure 11 is a vertical section of the made and sealed-
up box packet, figure 1.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures, of
the drawings.
a is a stiff piece of paper, of sufficient size to form a box packet, as required; the
body part is divided off into divisional spaces ², a³, by transverse and longitudinal
creasings 1 and 2, and which spaces a³, are divided from each by slittings at.
One side of the blank, has a middle space, and a turn-in side a', and upon the
said side space a³, a supplemental thin length of paper b, with sealing flaps b²,
is attached; and which supplemental part is gummed, or has adhesive inside facings,
see figure 4.
In making up a box-packet from the blank figure 4, fold or turn up the same into
a long cube figure 6, with open ends, then fold inwardly and down, one upon another,
the stiff end laps, as in figures 8 and 9; this done, secure the said stiff end flaps in
their closed positions, by the gummed or adhesive sealing flaps 62, when the box-
packet is complete.
The body of the box packet, is permanently secured, by pasting or gumming the
end part a', to the inside of the outer end of the divisional space a², as is shown in
figure 10.
The boxes or packets are sent out for use, or sold in commerce, in the form figures 6
and 7, and collapsed, or folded flat, as in figure 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven.
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
First Securing the stiff end enclosing flaps, of stiff paper boxes, or box-packets,
by attached, and thin paper sealing flaps, or adhesive inside faced thin paper flaps,
substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly-Enclosing the ends of stiff paper boxes, or box packets, by three
divided and stiff paper flaps, and a fourth thin paper, and sealing flap, substantially as
described and set forth.
Thirdly-A collapsible, or folding flat stiff paper box, or box-packet, consisting
of a stiff paper body part, with stiff paper enclosing ends, and thin paper sealing flap
or flaps, substantially as described and set forth.
:-
Fourthly Making paper boxes, or box-packets, from a blank, with an attached or
separate sealing strip, or flaps of thin paper, or adhesive faced thin paper, substantially
as described and set forth in figure 4; or the blank without the sealing flaps, as set
forth in figure 3.
FRANCIS BILLING.
THOMAS BURDETT.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.