Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 10th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 10th Aug., 1887.
I DANIEL PEARMAN of 11 Idol Lane, in the City of London, Tea Merchant do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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This invention has for its object to cheapen the cost of packing goods (such as
groceries) in small parcels, and is especially applicable for the packing of coffee,
ground and ready for immediate use.
In the packing of coffee, it is essential that the wrapping material should be
metallic, or at all events impervious to moisture, and to the atmosphere, in order that
the aroma may be maintained.
It is at present customary to sell ground coffee in tins, the cost of which adds
materially to the selling price of the coffee, when sold in small quantities, and it is to
enable these tins to be dispensed with, that my invention is especially designed.
In forming a packet of coffee according to my invention, I take thin sheet metal,
preferably laminated lead, of suitable width, and I make it into a tube by folding it
around a hollow core. The lower end of the tube is closed by a cap piece of the same
sheet metal, and the whole is inserted in a hollow block. The coffee is filled into the
hollow core, and rammed, after which the core is withdrawn, and the tube closed by a
second cap piece similar to the first. The closed tube is then removed from the block,
and the edges fastened by the pasting on of a paper-label or wrapper.
A packet thus constructed will be perfectly air tight, and its small cost will be
found to make a material diminution in the possible selling price of the coffee per
packet, ‚—a saving of about 50% in the cost of packing quarter pound packages being
effected.
If thought desirable, a little solder may be used to secure the edges of the packet,
but this generally is unnecessary.
Dated this 10th day of August 1886
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Mode of Packing Coffee and other Goods.
I DANIEL PEARMAN (trading as D. Pearman & Co.) 11 Idol Lane, in the City of
London Wholesale Tea Dealers 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 invention has for its object to cheapen cost of packing goods, groceries &c. in
small parcels especially applicable for coffee ground and ready for use.
In packing coffee it is essential that wrapping material be metallic or impervious to
moisture in order to maintain aroma. It is at present usual to sell ground coffee in
Tins adding materially to selling price of the Coffee when sold in small quantities,
and this invention is designed to dispense with these tins.
In forming packets of coffee according to my invention I take thin sheet metal
preferably laminated lead, of suitable width and I make it into a tube by folding it
around a hollow core. The lower end of the tube is closed by a cap piece of the same
sheet metal, and the whole is inserted in a hollow block.
The coffee is filled into the hollow core and rammed, after which the core is
withdrawn and the tube closed by a second cap piece similar to the first.
The closed tube is then removed from the block and the edges fastened by the
pasting on of a paper label or wrapper.
A packet thus constructed will be found perfectly air tight, and its small cost will
make material diminution in possible selling prices of packet coffee: estimated at 50%
on cost of packing.
If thought desirable a little solder may be used to secure edge of packet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The use of thin sheet lead or other material, as material for cylindrical packing of
coffee and other goods formed into a hollow tube and two caps secured and made air
tight by labels or solder.
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