Improvements in or relating to Postal Tubes or Cylinders and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Postal Tubes or Cylinders and
the like.
I, EDWARD HUDSON, of 83 Southwark Street, London S.E., Wholesale
Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in or relating to postal
tubes or cylinders and the like, whereby the documents or other papers contained in
or surrounding such postal tubes or cylinders and the like are prevented from
accidently slipping out or off during transit through the post.
According to my invention, I provide each tube or cylinder with two or more
strips of thin metal or other suitable material preferably one at each end of the
tube. These strips which may be of any suitable form may be secured to the tube
in any suitable manner, but a sufficient length is left unsecured to enable the same
to be bent over and thus secure the documents after the same have been inserted in
or wound around the tube.
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In some cases I form the strip similar in shape to what is known as a paper
fastener "but having one prong shorter than the other. In such cases the prongs
are passed through the wall of the cylinder and after being separated are pressed
flat. The long prong thus serves the same purpose as the strip before mentioned
and is capable of being bent over to secure the contents of the tube.
Dated 4th April 1895.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8 Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Postal Tubes or Cylinders and
the like.
EDWARD HUDSON of 83 Southwark Street London S.E. Wholesale Stationer,
do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 effect improvements in or relating to postal
tubes or cylinders and the like whereby the documents or other papers contained in
or surrounding suth postal tubes or cylinders and the like are prevented from
accidentally slipping out or off during transit through the post.
According to my invention provide each tube or cylinder with two or more
strips of thin metal or other suitable material preferably one at each end of the
tube. These strips which may be of any similar form may be secured to the tube
in any suitable manner but a sufficient length is left unsecured to enable the same
to be bent over and thus secure the documents after the same have been inserted
in, or wound around the tube.
In some cases I form the strip similar in shape to what is known as a "paper
fastener" but having one prong shorter than the other. In such cases the prongs

page_text: are passed through the wall of the cylinder and are being separated are pressed flat.
The long prong thus serves the same purpose as the strip before mentioned and is
capable of being bent over to secure the contents of the tube.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings in which similar.
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figure 1 is an elevation and Figure 2 a section of a portion of a postal tube or
cylinder showing one form of fastener secured thereto on the inside.
Fig. 3 is a modification of the fastener.
Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views illustrating a fastener applied to the outside
of a postal tube or cylinder.
With reference to Figs. 1 and 2 a is a strip of thin metal or other suitable
material secured to the postal tube 6 by the tongues c of the strip which are
passed though the wall of the tube and pressed over. In Fig. 2 the tube b is
shewn enclosing a number of documents or other papers d and held in position by
the fastener which is bent over as shewn.
Fig. 3 shows a fastener the prongs of which are passed through the wall of the
tube and bent back as shewn one prong a being longer than the other and acting as
the fastener.
In Figs. 4 and 5 the fastener a is shown applied to the outside of a tube 6 the
latter figure also shewing the papers in position on the tube.
Although I have shewn two methods of attaching the fastener to the tube
I would have it distinctly understood that I do not confine myself to these
methods, neither do I limit nryself to the shapes of the strip or fastener shewn
the fastener being capable of production in a great variety of shapes or forms.
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 improvements in or relating to postal tubes or cylinders and the like
substantially as set forth.
2. The application of 2 or more strips of thin metal or other suitable material to
postal tubes or cylinders and the like preferably one at each end the strips being
of any suitable shape and secured to the tube in any suitable manner, the end of
each strip being bent over the documente or other papers to act as a fastener
substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated by the
drawings.
3. The fastener for securing documents or other papers surrounding or contained
in postal tubes and the like substantially as described.
Dated 6th January 1896.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8 Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.