Improvements in Marking or Applying Labels or the like to Tobacco.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 25th June, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Marking or Applying Labels or the like to Tobacco.
We, THOMAS HENRY COPE, of 10, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool, in the County
of Lancaster, Tobacco Manufacturer, and JOIN FRASER, of the same place, Printer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to apply marks labels or the like to rolls or
packages of tobacco in such manner as to be readily distinguishable and at the
same time such marks or labels shall not be removable from such rolls or packages
for the purpose of fraudulent insertion into other rolls or packages without com-
plete or nearly complete uncoiling or disintegration of such rolls or packages.
For these purposes we interweave or interlace in the roll or package, a strip or
strips of paper, metal foil, or other convenient material, such strip or strips having
printed impressed or cut thereon or therein letters, figures, or other distinguish-
ing marks designs or matter. Such strips are easily seen and being dispersed
throughout the bulk of the roll or package are not removable without breaking
up such roll or package.
Instead of inserting special strips of materials as above we in some cases apply
the distinguishing marks, letters, designs or the like to the binding strips which
are commonly used in making up roll tobacco.
W. B. JOHNSON,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Marking or Applying Labels or the like to Tobacco.
We, THOMAS HENRY COPE, of 10, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool, in the County
of Lancaster, Tobacco Manufacturer, and JOHN FRASER, of the same place, Printer,
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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings:-
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The object of our invention is to apply marks, labels, or the like to rolls or
packages of tobacco in such manner as to be readily distinguishable and at the
same time such marks or labels shall not be removable from such rolls or packages
for the purpose of fraudulent insertion into other rolls or packages without com-
plete or nearly complete uncoiling or disentegration of such rolls or packages.
For this purpose we interweave or interlace in the roll or package a strip or
strips of paper, metal foil or other convenient material, such strip or strips having
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page_text: printed, impressed or cut thereon, or therein, letters, figures, or other distinguish-
ing marks, designs, or matter. Such strips are easily seen and being dispersed
throughout the bulk of the roll or package are not removable without breaking
up such roll or package. Instead of inserting special strips of material as above,
we in some cases apply the distinguishing marks, letters, designs or the like to
the binding strips which are commonly used in making up roll tobacco.
Fig. 1 on the accompanying drawings is a sectional perspective view illustrative
of our invention as applied to roll tobacco. a is a roll laid up in any usual way
from a rope of tobacco. b are strips of paper, metal foil, canvas, or other suitable
material interwoven amongst the coils of the roll so that such strips cannot be
removed without uncoiling or breaking up the roll. It will be obvious that the
strips may be arranged in many various ways amongst the coils instead of as
shown. The said strips have printed, impressed, or cut thereon, letters or other
distinguishing marks as shown at c Fig. 2. The letters or distinguishing marks
may also be applied to the binding strips used to bind the coils together."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
clain is:-
First. Marking or labelling rolls or packages of tobacco by interweaving or
interlacing therewith strips of material having printed, impressed or cut thereon
or therein or otherwise applied thereto letters, figures or other distinguishing
marks, designs or matter substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Second. Rolls or packages of tobacco having interwoven or interlaced therewith
strips of material marked with letters, figures or other distinguishing matter or
designs substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Third. Marking or labelling rolls or packages of tobacco by printing, or
impressing on the binding strips or otherwise applying to such strips letters,
figures or other distinguishing marks designs or matter substantially as and for
the purposes set forth.
Dated this Thirteenth day of April 1898.
W. B. JOHNSON,
4, Clayton Square, Liverpool,
Agent.