Year: 1886

page_text: 97
Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 16th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Sept., 1887,
We JOHN BROOKS of 26 Macaulay Street Edge Hill Liverpool and WILLIAM
SAMUEL WOOTTON of 4 Drury Lane Liverpool both Manufacturing Stationers do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The envelope pocket or bag is formed of a rectangular flattened tube of paper closed
at one end and open at the other and having at its open end a V shaped notch cut out
from it-the sides of the notch starting from at or near the end corners and inclining
inwards at an angle of 45° to the side edges of the flattened tube so that they are at
right angles to one another.
The side triangular pieces left at each side of the end are creased or doubled over
across the back of the envelope in such a way that the line of the bend where one
angular piece is doubled over is in a line with the inclined side of the other angular
piece this brings the side of the angular piece which before was part of the side edge
of the flattened tube into a position at right angles across the tube.
To close an envelope pocket or bag formed in the above manner the triangular pieces
at the open end are doubled over as above explained and one is tucked inside the other.
In this way a closed pointed end is formed which will remain closed securely without
any gum, paste or wax being used so that samples of grain seeds or manures or of any
small manufactured articles may pass securely through the post the envelope being
constructed that the contents may be inspected by the Post Office officials according
to the regulations of the Post Office and the envelope reclosed as often as may be
necessary.
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page_text: Improvements in Envelope Pockets or Bags.
We, JOHN BROOKS of 26 Macaulay Street Edge Hill Liverpool and WILLIAM
SAMUEL WOOTTON of 4 Drury Lane Liverpool both Manufacturing Stationers 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 envelope pocket or bag is formed of a rectangular flattened tube of paper closed
at one end and open at the other and having at its open end a √ shaped notch cut out
from it the sides of the notch starting from at or near the end corners and inclining
inwards at an angle of approximately 45° to the side edges of the flattened tube so
that they are at right angles to one another.
The side triangular pieces left at each side of the end are creased or doubled over
across the back of the envelope in such a way that the line of the bend where one
angular piece is doubled over is in a line with the inclined side of the other angular
piece or approximately so-this brings the side of the angular piece which before was
part of the side edge of the flattened tube into a position at right angles across
the tube.
To close an envelope pocket or bag formed in the above manner the triangular
pieces at the open end are doubled over as above explained and one is tucked inside
the other. In this way a closed pointed end is formed which will remain closed
securely without any gum paste or wax or metal fastener being used so that samples of
grain seeds or manures or of any small manufactured articles may pass securely
through the post the envelope being so constructed that the contents may be inspected
by the Post Office officials according to the regulations of the Post Office and the
envelope reclosed as often as may be necessary.
The drawing annexed shews various views of an envelope pocket or bag formed as
above described.
Figure 1 is a back view and Figure 1× a cross section. Figure 2 a back view with
one of the triangular pieces at the open end doubled over across the back. Figure 3
is a back view with both triangular pieces doubled across the back and with one tucked
inside the other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
An envelope pocket or bag composed of a flattened tube of paper or like material
closed at one end and with the other open and having an angular approximately a
right angular notch cut in it from corner to corner substantially as described.
Dated this 30th day of Tub. 1907