An Improved Packet or Wrapper for Postage of Samples and like Purposes.
Year: 1887

page_text: -Date of Application; 7th Nov., -1887-
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Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888
RESERVE CCP'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Packet or Wrapper for Postage of Samples and like
Purposes.
I, LOUIS PAUL LECLERCQ of Roubaix in the Republic of France Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in an improved wrapper or packet destined principally for
enclosing samples of fabrics and the like for despatch by post. The improved packet
consists of two cards or pasteboards of suitable equal dimensions, one of said boards
has attached to its edges flaps adapted to be folded over the board to cover the piece
of fabric or the like placed upon the said board. The other board is placed over the
first board covering the flaps folded thereover-The boards are secured together by
an elastic band passed through holes in the upper board in such a manner as to form
bights or loops which may be passed over the under board so as to secure both
together.
Dated this 7th day of November 1887.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Packet or Wrapper for Postage of Samples and like
Purposes.
1 LOUIS PAUL LECLERCQ of Roubaix in the Republic of France Manufacturer 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:
This invention consists in an improved wrapper or packet destined principally for
enclosing samples of fabrics and the like for despatch by post. The improved packet
consists of two cards or pasteboards of suitable equal dimensions one of said boards
has attached to its edges flaps adapted to be folded over the board to cover the piece of
fabric or the like placed upon the said board. The other board is placed over the first
board covering the flaps folded thercover. The boards are secured together by an
olastic hand passed through holes in the upper board in such a manner as to form
bights or loops which may be passed over the under board so as to secure both
together.
Reference being made to.the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view
of the under board, Fig. 2 a view of the upper board with elastic band thereon.
The lower board is provided with the four side flaps A, B, C, D, each preferably of
size about equal to that of the board and adapted to be folded down thereon,
one over the other. The manner of attaching the band to the upper board is
substantially as shown in Fig. 2. Four holes a, b, c, d are made therein near the
respective corners and midway between a and b and between c and d are also made
holes and e respectively. The band is passed up through and down through e, up
through d and down through e under the board to b up through band down through a
and is knotted at k, the part from fto e forms a band for the longer length of
the packet, the parts from a to b, and from d to c form bands for the breadth of
the packet.
In place of using a lower board with flaps and an upper board with the band, the
; band may be attached as described to the board carrying the flaps and the other board
be dispensed with.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. A postal packet being a board with flaps with elastic band fastened substantially
as described.
2. A postal packet comprising two boards, one with side flaps and the other with an
elastic band or bands fastened substantially as described.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.