Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th July, 1887
Complete Left, 18th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 18th May, 1888
I, JANET JANE COLEMAN of 35 Camden Grove, Peckham S.E., in the County of
Surrey, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
These improvements relate to wrappers or covers for printed or other matter
intended for transmission by post or otherwise, in such fashion that the matter
wrapped up may be more or less readily open to inspection and yet securely fastened
against removal.
The improvements consist in constructing wrappers of paper or other convenient
material with side flaps or equivalents secured or capable of being secured one to or over
the other. Such wrapper may be supplied also with one or more end flaps having an
adhesive substance or equivalent thereon so arranged as to leave the side edges of the
end flap or flaps disengaged when the wrapper is folded or closed. The side and end
flaps may be of any convenient shape. When a printed or other sheet or matter is to
be enclosed in said wrapper, it may be folded to lie lengthwise on the open wrapper
or inserted under the side flaps or the side flaps folded over a portion of said sheet etc.
and secured to each other; then the end flaps with parts of sheet lying thereon folded
up over said side flaps and secured at their upper or lower edges.

page_text: 1 JANET JANE COLEMAN of 35 Camden Grove, Peckham, S.E. in the County
of Surrey, Spinster 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 :-
These improvements relate to wrappers or covers for printed or other matter
intended for transmission by post, or otherwise in such fashion that the matter wrapped
up, may be more or less readily open to inspection and yet securely fastened against
removal.
The improvements consist in constructing wrappers of paper or other convenient
material with side flaps, secured or capable of being secured on to or over the other
across the body of wrapper, and with one or more end flaps having an adhesive
substance thereon so arranged that the said end flap or flaps may be caused to adhere
only to each other or to the body of wrapper when the latter is folded or closed.
Reference being made to the accompanying showing two modifications of the
improved wrappor.
A is the body of the wrapper B, B₁, the two side flaps in Fig. 1 secured to each
other across the body of the wrapper in Fig. 2 extended. D is the end flap, E is an
additional end flap shown in the modification in Fig. 2.
The dotted lines are lines of fold, the shaded portions indicate adhesive edges the
portion shaded with full and dotted lines indicate adhesive material on the rearward
side of the wrapper, invisible as seen in the drawing.
The body A of the wrapper is preferably of a size but very slightly larger than the
object, circular, etc. to be enclosed..
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The side flaps B, B₁ are of sufficient length to overlap when folded across the
wrapper as shown in Fig. 1.
They may be of any convenient breadth and shape. C¹ is gummed at the end on
the inner side as shown so that it may be fastened down upon B. The flap D is of
convenient. depth to overlap and be affixed to the tail of the wrapper body A when the
latter is folded.
The flap E at the end of the tail of the wrapper may or may not be used; it is
gummed on the under side and when the wrapper is folded it is fixed to the inside of
the wrapper body before the flap D is fastened down.
When a printed sheet, sample, or other matter is to be enclosed in said wrapper it
is folded if necessary to lie lengthwise on the body A. The flaps B, B¹ are folded
over and secured together, then the body of the wrapper is folded up, with the
sheet etc. lying thereon and the flap E is secured (if there be such a flap). Lastly
the flap D is folded down and secured.

page_text: 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. A wrapper having side flaps B, B₁, adapted to be folded across said wrapper and
secured to each other substantially as set forth.
2. A wrapper comprising a body A in combination with an end flap D and side
flaps B, B' connected to said body and adapted to be secured to each other substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
3. A wrapper comprising a body A in combination with side flaps B, B¹, and end
flaps D E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.