Improvements in or connected with Cases or Wrappings for Tobacco- or Articles Manufactured therefrom, such as Cigars or Cigarettes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1894-Accepted, 9th June, 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Cases or Wrappings for Tobacco-
or Articles Manufactured therefrom, such as Cigars or Cigarettes.
I, RICHARD ARTHUR MERZ, of 6 Montpelier Road, Kentish Town, in the
County of Middlesex, Managing Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention as communicated to me by Oscar Merz, of Kulm, Argovia, in the
Republic of Switzerland, First Secretary to the Court of Justice, 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 cases or wrappings for tobacco or articles manufactured
therefrom such as cigars or cigarettes and it consists mainly in a new or improved
material for the manufacture of such cases by the employment of which certain
advantages are obtained.
In carrying the invention into effect, glue, gelatine or the like is taken as a
basis for the material and this is moulded into a convenient form such for example.
as cups or troughs of two or more sizes and of such shape that the cups of one size
are adapted to slide into and nest in those of a larger size. The said cups or other
cases or wrappings are then protected by covering them with a thin layer or coating
of varnish, collodion or the like.
When desired I may employ pigment or colouring matter for the purpose of
enhancing the ornamental effect. The said pigment or colouring matter may be added
to the glue or gelatine or other body forming the basis of the cases or wrappings,
before the latter are moulded into shape, or it may be added afterwards thereto. Or
it may be added to the said protecting layer or coating before or after application.
Having thus described this invention in general terms, and so defined its scope, I
shall now proceed to show one way in which it may be carried into effect and for
that purpose I shall refer to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one form
of the invention.
A quantity of gelatine is taken and, by any of the usual well known methods, this is.
moulded into two deep cups A and B of the form of an elongated ellipse in
cross section and having thin walls. Of these cups A is slightly smaller than B so.
that it may nest in the same as shown in the figure. The cups having been allowed
to harden are now painted over, both inside and outside, with collodion to which a
little aniline colour has been added. When this has been allowed to dry the cups.
are nested and are ready for use.
Two cups thus nested as shown in the figure constitute a convenient and efficient
case for cigars or cigarettes. 1 desire it to be understood however that this
invention is not limited to cases of the form illustrated, but may be applied to
containing cases or wrappers of any form convenient for the storage or preservation
of tobacco or articles manufactured therefrom, such for example as cigars or
cigarettes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-.
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The application of glue, gelatine or the like, covered by a protecting coating
of varnish, collodion or the like, to casings or wrappings for tobacco and articles
manufactured therefrom, substantially as set forth.
2. As a material for the cases or wrappings of tobacco and articles manufactured.
therefrom, glue gelatine or the like protected by a coating of varnish or the like.

page_text: 3. The case for cigars or cigarettes consisting of the material specified constructed
of the form shown in the figure substantially as set forth.
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For the Applicant,
J. G. LORRAIN, M. Inst. E.E., M. Inst. M.E.,
Norfolk House, Norfolk Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.