Improvements in or relating to the Packing or Making Up of Tobacco or other Goods in Packets, Cases, Canisters, or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application 22nd Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Jan., 1896-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Packing or Making Up of
Tobacco or other Goods in Packets, Cases, Canisters, or the like.
I, GEORGE WATTS of 48 Dale Street, Liverpool in the County of Lancaster,
Tobacconist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the packing or making up of tobacco or other goods
in packets, cases, canisters or the like, and it has for its object to enable the goods
inside the package, case or wrapper to be visible from the outside, thus avoiding
having to open a package in order to sample its contents.
In carrying out my invention, I will describe the same more especially as applied
to packet tobaccos. I cut or form in the wrapper or wrappers which enclose the
tobacco, a hole or opening, and behind this I place a sheet of gelatine, celluloid,
glass or other suitable transparent or semi-transparent material, thus forming a
window, as it were, in the packet through which the nature or quality of the
tobacco can be examined without opening the packet itself.
If desired, the tobacco may be wrapped completely round with a sheet of
gelatine, celluloid, or other transparent or semi-transparent flexible material, in
which case the use of tinfoil for keeping the tobacco moist will be dispensed with,
as the gelatine etcetera will take its place. The cut or opening in the wrapper can
of course be made of any suitable shape, either round, elliptical, diamond, etcetera.
I have described my invention more especially as regards packet tobaccos, but
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit it thereto, as it may with equal
advantage be applied to packets of tea, coffee, sugar or other goods or to portable
tins or cases of tobacco or other goods. The manner of application of the
invention to these purposes will be obvious without further description. It is also
peculiarly suitable for application to Old Judge and other foreign manufactured
packet tobacco, which are invariably enclosed by a special Custom's wrapper
bearing the Custom's stamp which is not allowed to be removed before sale. By
my arrangement of forming a window as it were in the inner wrapper and in the
outer Custom's wrapper, the character or quality of the contents of these packets
can be easily ascertained, and thus a purchaser is guarded against an inferior
article being palmed off on him as he can inspect for himself the nature of the
contents without opening the packet.
Dated this 20th day of April 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Packing or Making Up of
Tobacco or other Goods in Packets, Cases, Canisters, or the like.
I, GEORGE WATTS, of 48, Dale Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Tobacconist, 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 the packing or making up of tobacco or other goods in

page_text: packets, cases, canisters or the like, and it has for its object to enable the goods-
inside the package case or wrapper to be visible from the outside, thus avoiding
having to open a package in order to sample its contents.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figures 1 and 2 are front views of packets of tobacco with my invention applied
thereto;
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Figures 3 and 4 cross sections thereof respectively;
Figure 5 shows the application of my invention to a cigarette or tobacco cardboard
box or case; and
Figure 6 the same applied to a cigar case.
Figure 7 shows the top of a tin box and
Figure 8 the bottom thereof, my invention being applied to the bottom to avoid
interfering with the design on the top.
Referring first to Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, I cut or form in the wrapper or
wrappers A, which enclose the tobacco, a hole or opening B, and behind this I
place a sheet C of gelatine, celluloid or other suitable transparent or semi-
transparent material, thus forming a window, as it were, in the packet through
which the nature or quality of the tobacco can be examined without opening the
packet itself. It will be obvious that in packets having straight sides like
Figures 2 and 4, the sheets C may be of glass, but in those having curved sides
like Figures 1 and 3, a flexible substance such as gelatine or celluloid should be
used.
If desired, the tobacco may be wrapped completely round with a sheet of
gelatine, celluloid, or other transparent or semi-transparent flexible material, in
which case the use of tinfoil for keeping the tobacco moist will be dispensed with, as
the gelatine etcetera will take its place. The cut or opening in the wrapper can of
course be made of any suitable shape, either round, elliptical, diamond, etcetera.
Figure 5 shows a cardboard box or case constructed on exactly the same principle,
which will be found a very useful article of commerce as it can be sold empty to
retail tobacconists, for filling with their tobacco, cigarettes or cigars. Figure 6
shows my invention applied to a cigar case. In both cases B is the window with
a sheet of gelatine etc. behind. The invention can furthermore be equally well
applied to tin boxes, and in cases where it is desired to avoid interfering with
designs on the top of the box, the opening may be made in the bottom or elsewhere,
as depicted in Figure 8.
I have described my invention more especially as regards packet tobaccos, but
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit it thereto, as it may with equal
advantage be applied to packets of tea, coffee, sugar or other goods or to portable
tins or cases of tobacco or other goods. The manner of application of the invention
to these purposes will be obvious without further description. It is also peculiarly
suitable for application to Old Judge and other American manufactured packet
tobaccos, which in passing through the British Custom House are invariably
enclosed by a special Custom's wrapper bearing the Custom's stamp which is not
allowed to be removed before sale. By my arrangement of forming a window as
it were in the inner wrapper and in the outer Custom's wrapper, the character or
quality of the contents of these packets can be easily ascertained, and thus a
purchaser is guarded against an inferior article being palmed off on him, as he can
inspect for himself the nature of the contents without opening the packet.
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. As an improved article of manufacture, a packet of tobacco formed with a
window in the side thereof, through which the nature or quality of the tobacco
can be examined without opening the packet itself.
2. Forming in packages, cases or other receptacles, containing tobacco, tea,

page_text: coffee, sugar or other goods, a hole or opening, and inserting behind this hole or
opening a sheet of gelatine, celluloid or other suitable transparent or semi-
transparent material whereby a window is formed through which the nature or
quality of the goods can be examined without opening the package.
3. As an improved article of manufacture and commerce, a cardboard box or
case formed substantially as described and shown in Figure 5, and provided with a
window having a sheet of gelatine, celluloid or other transparent or semi-transparent
material for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 21st day of January 1896
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.