An Improvement relating to Bills, Circulars, Receipts, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Jan., 1895-Accepted, 9th Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement relating to Bills, Circulars, Receipts, and
the like.
I GEORGE BALEY BAUGHAN of 47 Erskine Road, Walthamstow in the County
of Essex, Show Case Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to make bills (such as those tradesmen use for
rendering their accounts) circulars, receipts and the like in such a way that they
may be passed through the post, at the ordinary rate of postage for such
documents, without necessitating the use of a separate cover, whilst at the same
time they can be readily opened, without tearing or destroying the bill or circular
in any way.
According to this invention,-taking by way of example a tradesman's bill-
I extend the whole or part of the top bottom or either of the sides of the bill so as
to form a flap.
This flap is perforated preferably parallel to its edge, and provided with gum,
such as that used on the flaps of ordinary envelopes, and the like. To close
the bill ready for the post it may be folded up so that a fold of the paper
comes opposite the line of perforations, and the flap turned over and gummed
down.
In this condition it will pass through the post as an ordinary circular, being
open at the ends for inspectiou, in accordance with the postal regulations.
The bill is opened by simply tearing along the line of perforations.
This invention is applicable to either a single or double sheet.
I prefer to make the above mentioned flap or extension in one piece with the bill
or circular but I may also attach it thereto in any suitable manner.
Dated this 4th day of April 1894
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE STUITIATION.
An Improvement relating to Bills, Circulars, Receipts, and
the like.
GEORGE BALEY BAUGHAN 47 Erskine Road, Walthamstow Show Case Maker
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 this invention is to make bills (such as those tradesmen use for
rendering their accounts) circulars, receipts and the like in such a way that they
may be passed through the post at the ordinary rate of postage for such
documents without necessitating the use of a separate cover, whilst at the same
time they can be readily opened without tearing or destroying the bill or circular
in any way.

page_text: According to this invention taking by way of example a tradesinan's bill I extend
the whole or part of the top, bottom or either of the sides of the bill so as to form
a flap.
This flap is perforated preferably parallel to its edge, and provided with gum,
such as that used on the flaps of ordinary envelopes and the like.
To close the bill ready for the post it may be folded up so that the fold of
the paper comes opposite the line of perforation and the flap turned over and
gummed down.
In this condition it will pass through the post as an ordinary circular, being open
at the ends for inspection in accordance with the postal regulations.
The bill is opened by simply tearing along the line of perforation.
This invention is applicable to either a single or double sheet. I prefer to make
the above mentioned flap or extension in one piece with the bill or circular but I
may also attach it thereto in any suitable manner.
By the above means bills, circulars and the like can be sent by post &c. without
envelopes.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a view of one shape of bill or circular unfolded.
Figure 2 is a view of another shaped bill or circular unfolded.
Figure 3 is a view of bill or circular folded and gummed down.
A represents the flap, B represents the perforations, C represents the gum on flap
for fastening it down, D some of the folding lines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The combination of billhead or circular with perforated flap so that circulars
and the like can be sent by post or otherwise without an envelope or wrapper.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1895.