Improved Construction of Appliances for Labelling or Indicating Goods and Articles of Commerce or Wear.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Appliances for Labelling or Indicating
Goods and Articles of Commerce or Wear.
I PERCY ESTCOURT METZNER of 61 and 62, Chancery Lane, County of
London, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention consists of two similarly formed flaps or side pieces with rolled
edges to constitute hinge joints if a pin or pintle be put through the rolls.
Each flap has a projecting lip or point for insertion and bending back to fix the
article the outer or hinged flap serving as a ticket holder or for a label or for a
Etamping for indicating purposes.
Dated this 12th day of September 1895.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said P. E. Metzner.
Improved Construction of Appliances for Labelling or Indicating
Goods and Articles of Commerce or Wear.
I, PERCY ESTCOURT METZNER, of 61 and 62 Chancery Lane, County of
London, Gentleman, 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 improved construction of appliances for labelling or
indicating goods and articles of cominerce or wear, and consists of two similarly
formed flaps or side pieces with rolled edges to constitute hinge joints if a pin or
pintle be put through the rolls. Either or each flap has a projecting lip or point
for insertion and bending back to fix the appliance to an article, say to the binding
strip of an umbrella, to a tape surrounding a package or to a tag or strip secured
to an article; the appliance can also serve as a ticket holder or as a label for
indicating owners address, for directions, and for registration of lost parcels.
My invention is shown on the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 elevation of appliance in an open condition.
Figure 2 elevation in a closed condition with a strip of braid tape or the like
between.
Figure 3 edge view in a closed condition.
A. B, are two plates with rolled edges C, D, to constitute gudgeons or hinge
joints when a pin E is passed into them. Each plate is similarly made except at
the ends F, F, which are so curved that when the two plates are folded one on the
other, the curved ends look in the same direction.
The two ends of the plate A are also shown with a lip point G to enter the
fabric to which the appliance is affixed in order that it be located and be prevented
from slipping, supposing the nip of the plates themselves is not sufficient from the
thinness of the material to which they are attached.

page_text: As an additional security and to enable the appliance to be stitched to the
braid or tape, I provide holes H H for thread fastenings. If no thread fastenings
be used the removal of either pin will enable the plates to be unfolded and removed
at will.
The invention is specially applicable for identification or registration of
umbrellas, sunshades, pocket books, purses, cigar and cigarette cases, coats,
macintoshes, rugs etc. and if the labels are slightly bent they can be secured on round
articles.
The appliance is thus affixed. The two leaves are opened out after removal of
the piu from either side and a strip of braid, tape or the like is then placed in and
the two leaves are refolded and pressed towards each other with sufficient force
that the points G enter the fabric, the removed pin is now reinserted, the braid or
tape being clamped in and the appliance fixed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination plates connected by pins as shown in the annexed drawings,
said plates having rolled edges and curved ends with point lips for attachment to
articles of commerce or wear as label appliances for identification and registration
purposes, as described.
Tue 12th day of June 1896.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Percy Estcourt Metzner.