A New or Improved Envelope, Wrapper, or Cover."
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 9th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1897
"A New or Improved Envelope, Wrapper, or Cover."
I, WILLIAM HENRY BROOK, of Tythe Cottage, Horsforth, near Leeds, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a new or improved envelope, .wrapper,
or cover, either for sealing or closing purposes, or one which can be left open at
will when the package is, to be sent at book rate of postage.
According to my invention the envelope, wrapper, or cover, is made of paper,
or other suitable material, and of any required shape, and so that the flap is made
that it can be pushed expeditiously under the other part of the envelope, by this
means a saving in time and cost is effected. The top of the flap on the outside is
coated to a suitable extent with gum or other adhesive material, so that the
envelope or the like, may be sealed on the flap, when the package is to be sent
by the letter rate of postage, instead of the flap being sealed on the envelope as
is now the practice, by this means fraudulent or surreptitious opening of the
letter is obviated, also there is a saving in time and material.
Also the sealing or closing of the envelope as aforesaid guards against the con-
tents being fastened to the flap.
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I, WILLIAM HENRY BROOK, of Tythe Cottage, Horsforth, near Leeds, 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:-
The object of my invention is to provide a new or improved envelope, wrapper
or cover, either for sealing or closing purposes, or one which can be left open at
will when the package is to be sent at book rate of postage.

page_text: According to my invention the envelope, wrapper, or cover A is made of paper,
or other suitable material, and of any required shape, and so that the flap B is
made that it can be pushed expeditiously under the other part C of the envelope,
by this means a saving in time and cost is effected. The top of the flap B on the
outside is coated to a suitable extent, with gum or other adhesive material, so
that the envelope or the like may be sealed on the flap B, when the package is
to be sent by the letter rate of postage, instead of the flap being sealed on the
envelope, as is now the practice, by this means fraudulent or surreptitious open-
ing of the letter is obviated, also there is a saving in time and material.
Also the sealing or closing of the envelope, as aforesaid, guards against the con-
tents being fastened to the flap.
My invention may be used for shopkeepers or booksellers purposes, also for
cigars, and other purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1st, The new or improved envelope, wrapper, or cover, constructed or arranged
substantially as and for the purposes, such as set forth.
2nd, An envelope, wrapper, or cover having gum or other adhesive material
arranged on the flap, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 5th day of October 1897.