Improvements in the Method of Covering and Edging Plain and Fancy Boxes, made of Cardboard, or other similar Material.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in the Method of Covering and Edging Plain and
Fancy Boxes, made of Cardboard, or other similar Material.
WILLIAM HARVEY, 40, China Lane, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Paper Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to 'be as
follows:-
Where one or more coloured edges are required upon the side of a box or rim
of a box-lid, the usual mode of procedure is, first to cover the edge of the box or
box-lid-rim with a band or strip of paper of the required colour for the edging,
after which a band of a contrasting colour or shade is fixed round the centre of the
lid-rim or box-side, leaving a narrow edge only of the first band visible, and in this
way forming the ordinary and usual coloured edges round the box or lid or both
as required.
Instead of two or more operations in the customary manner, I purpose effecting
the same results with a single band or strip of paper or other suitable material,
with a printed line or lines thereon to form the coloured edges for the box or box-
lid, said lines to be printed at the required distances apart to suit the various
depths of boxes or box-lids and with the required breadth of colour or line for
edging so as to allow a portion of same to be turned over the top edge of box or
box-lid.
This strip with the printed liues thereon, forming the edges of the box or lid
can be fixed round the side of the box or box-lid in one operation, thus effecting a
saving of labour and material and producing a more neatly finished article, with
economy and expedition.
When required the printed lines as described may be made in square or oblong
form in order to make a completo lid cover, or said lines may be printed upon the
cardboard to form a box with coloured edges without paper covers, otherwise, the
lines may be printed on sheets or wide reels of paper, and cut into bands or strips
containing one or more lines as required for the purpose of forming the box and
lid bands or covers with the printed lines arranged thereon to form the box or box-
lid edges.
A white or otherwise coloured edge may be produced by printing a broad line
in the centre of the paper rim or band leaving a narrow, blank edge to form a line
at the top or bottom edge of the box or lid-rim or of both. The printed lines
may be curved or embossed and may be combined with an ornamental pattern,
trade mark or commercial lettering.
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page_text: Improvements in the Method of Covering and Edging Plain and
Fancy Boxes, made of Cardboard, or other similar Material.
I, WILLIAM HARVEY, of 40, China Lane, Piccadilly, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Paper Merchant, 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:-
Where one or more coloured edges are required upon the side of a box or rim of
a box-lid, the usual mode of procedure is, first to cover the edge of the box or
box-lid-rim with a band or strip of paper of the required colour for the edging,
after which a band of a contrasting colour or shade is fixed round the centre of the
lid-rim or box-side leaving a narrow edge only of the first-band visible, and in
this way forming the ordinary and usual coloured edges round the box or lid or both
as required.
Instead of the above customary manner, I purpose effecting the same results
with a single band or strip of paper-or other suitable material with a printed line
or lines thereon to form the coloured edges for the box or box-lid, said lines to be
printed at the required distances apart to suit the various depths of boxes or box-
lids and with the required breadth of colour or printed line for said edging so
as to allow a portion of same to be turned over top and bottom edge of box or
box-lid.
This strip with the printed lines thereon forming the edges of the box or lid can
be fixed round the side of the box or box-lid in one operation, thus effecting
a saving of labour and material and producing a more neatly finished article with
economy and expedition.
The said lines as described are printed preferably upon a roll of paper
cut into narrow reels or coils to the required width and having a printed line
at each edge.
The lid sides may be covered and edged with a single strip of paper
direct from the printed reel, the printed lines covering the edges of the lid
or box.
When required the printed lines as described may be made in square or oblong
form in order to make a complete lid-cover, or said lines may be printed upon the
carboard to form a box with coloured edges without paper covers, otherwise, the
lines may be printed on sheets or wide reels of paper and cut into bands
or strips containing one or more lines as required for the purpose of forming
the box and lid-bands or covers with the printed lines arranged thereon to form the
box or box-lid edges.
A white or otherwise coloured edge may be produced by printing a broad line in
the centre of the paper rim or band, leaving a narrow blank edge to form a line at
top or bottom edge of the box or lid-rim or of both.
The printed lines may be curved or embossed and may be combined
with an ornamental pattern or commercial matter, trade mark or commercial
lettering.
In further explanation I have attached hereto a sheet of drawings of which
Fig. 1 represents a strip of paper the shaded parts a, a, of which are colored
and Fig. 2 a strip of paper the edges of which may be white and the shaded part
marked b colored.
Fig. 3 represents in cross section a box lid shewing the strip of paper above
described which covers both the corners and the edges of the said lid. C repre-

page_text: senting the lid and d, the strip of paper which forms the colored corners and edges
of the said lid as herein before described.
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 method of covering and edging box-lids and box-sides at one
operation with a single strip of paper direct from the reel with printed
coloured edges of boxes or box-lids as
lines thereon to form the
described.
2. The use of coils or reels of paper with printed lines thereɔn in the manner
described for the purpose of forming coloured edges upon cardboard boxes or
box lids.