Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 7th Jan., 1889
. Complete Specification Accepted, 12th Feb., 1889
of mintieses, Statio
1, JOHN TOMLINSON, of Red Lion Passage in the County
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to bags or envelopes designed to contain seeds, flour or other
materials.
The main object of my said invention is to provide a bag or envelope of simple
construction and that can be easily opened and closed without breaking or injuring
the same and that shall be adapted to contain seeds, flour, tea, or other articles or
materials. The said bag or envelope is moreover suitable for containing samples for
transmission through the post.
According to my said invention I construct a bag or envelope preferably of an
elongated form in the following manner, that is to say, I fold the paper or other
material of which the said bag or envelope is composed in three parts so as to form
two folds or laps. At the top of the outside fold or lap I form two cuts inclining
towards each other at the top of the said fold or lap, in such a manner that when
the part of the said fold or lap thus partially severed is folded or turned inwards,
there will be a triangular opening in the top of the said fold or lap, the base of the
said triangular opening being towards the body of the said bag or envelope. To
secure. the parts of the bag or envelope together I place gum, paste or other
suitable material upon the inside of the said outside fold or lap. I then fold or
turn in the partially severed portion or tongue of the said outside fold or lap and
press the said outside fold or lap against the inner fold or lap. The severed portion
or tongue thus folded or turned down does not stick to the inner fold or lap and
forms a socket or pocket the outside of which is double thus securing the necessary
strength to the same. The mouth or upper extremity of the bag or envelope is
turned over or folded in a peculiar manner hereinafter described and inserted into
the said socket or pocket.
To secure the bottom or lower extremity of the bag or envelope I prefer to gum,
paste or otherwise secure together a portion of the same sufficient to form a

page_text: convenient space for affixing postage stamps, and for stamping post marks or other
matter upon, so that when the said bag or envelope is sent through the post, the
material contained in the said bag or envelope may not be injured, or the said
bag or envelope burst by stamping the said postmarks or other matter upon the
same.
To close the mouth or upper extremity of the bag or envelope, I turn or fold over
the corners of the upper part of the said mouth or upper extremity so as to overlap
each other and thus form a pointed part or portion in the centre of the same.
then again fold or turn down the said pointed part or portion so as to form a tuck
or flap and pass the same into the socket or pocket hereinbefore described. The
socket or pocket is moreover placed in such a position that the side or corner folds
of the said pointed part or portion overlap the edge of the same thus obviating any
chance of the said socket or pocket tearing or breaking.
In some instances when the bag or envelope is intended to contain light material
and is not subjected to risk of damage from rough handling or other causes, I dispense
with the pocket, and provide a slit in the said bag or envelope through which I pass
the pointed extremity of the mouth or aperture folded as herein before described.
1 prefer to form the said slit in the laps of the said bag or envelope so as to gain
greater strength. I moreover sometimes close the bottom or lower extremity of the
said bag or envelope, in the usual or ordinary manner.
I thus forin a bag or envelope adapted to contain seeds, flour, tea or similar
materials, and to contain samples for forwarding or transmitting by post, that is
extremely simple in construction and easily manufactured, and that can be con-
veniently and expeditiously opened or closed without damage to the same and that
shall at the same time when closed form a secure tight fastening capable of retaining
the material in the said bag or envelope.
Dated this 6th April 1888
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JOHN TOMLINSON, of Red Lion Passage, W.C. Stationer do hereby declare the
nature of the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to bags or envelopes for containing seeds, flour or other
materials.
The main object of my said invention is to provide a bag or envelope which can
be easily opened and closed without tearing or otherwise injuring the same and
which is more especially adapted to contain samples intended for transmission
by post.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be con-
veniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 shows extended a sheet of paper or other suitable material of which one
of my improved bags or envelopes is to be made, and illustrates one stage in the
manufacture of the said bag or envelope.
Figure 2 shows the finished bag or envelope open.
Figures 3 and 4 illustrate the method of securing or closing the said bag or envelope.
Figure 5 shows another form or modification of my improved bag or envelope.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawing.
A is the sheet of paper, linen or other suitable material of which the bag or envelope
is to be made.
In making the said bag or envelope I fold the sheet A along the dotted lines A¹
Figure 1 so as to form three parts a b c that is to say, a central part 6 and two folds or
laps a c. On the outside fold or lap a I form two divergent cuts d in such a manner
that the parte of the fold or lap a thus partially severed may be folded or turned
inwards as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2. To secure the folds or laps a c of
the bag or envelope together I place gum, paste or other suitable material upon the
inside of the fold or lap a and after folding or turning inward the partially severed
portion or tongue e, I press the outer fold or lap a against the inner fold or lap c.
The partially severed portion or tongue e being folded or turned inward as above
described presents its non adhesive surface to the said inner fold or lap c and does not
adhere thereto, thus forming a socket or pocket f, the outside portion of which is double
thereby securing additional strength to the same. To close the bag or envelope the
mouth or upper extremity is turned over or folded in the peculiar manner hereinafter
described and the point thus formed is inserted into the said socket or pocket f.
To secure the bottom or lower extremity of the bag or envelope I prefer to gum,
paste or otherwise secure together a portion g of the said bag or envelope, of sufficient
length to form a convenient part for the affixing of postage stamps, or for the
impression of postal or other marks as described in the specification of former Letters

page_text: Patent dated October 3rd 1884, No. 13132, so that, when the bag or envelope is
forwarded through the post, the risk of injury to the said bag or envelope or to the
article or materials contained therein is obviated.
To close the bag or envelope, I turn or fold over the corners of the mouth or upper
extremity thereof as shown in Figure 3 so that they overlap each other and thus form
a pointed part in the centre of the same. I then again fold or turn down the said
pointed part so as to form a tuck or flap h and I pass the same into the socket or
pocket as shown in Figure 4 the socket or pocket fis moreover placed in such a posi-
tion that the side or corner folds of the said pointed part overlap the edge or slit of
the pocket thus diminishing the liability to tearing of the said pocket.
Figure 5 shows a modification which I sometimes employ when the bag or envelope
is intended to contain light materials only and is not intended to be subjected to the
risk of incurring damage from rough handling or other causes. In this case I dispense
with the pocket f and form a slit i in the said bag or envelope, through which I pass
the pointed extremity of the mouth or aperture folded as herein before described so as
to form the tuck or flap h. I prefer to form the said slit in such a position that
it passes through both the laps a and c of the said bag or envelope and thus ensures
greater strength.
It is obvious that I can if desired close or fasten the bottom or lower extremity of
my improved bag or envelope in the usual or other convenient manner. Moreover I
can make the said bag or envelope of any suitable shape.
The manufacture of my improved bags or envelopes is extremely simple. Moreover
my improved bag or envelope can be conveniently and expeditiously opened or closed.
without injury thereto, and when closed it retains the material securely therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it understood that
I claim :
First. A bag or envelope having a slit or pocket for the reception of a tuck or flap
formed by folding the open end of the said bag or envelope in the manner herein set
forth.
Second. A bag or envelope having a socket or pocket formed by partially severing
a piece from the outer fold or lap and folding or turning the said piece inward for the
purpose above specified.
Third. The improved bag or envelope formed substantially as described with reference
to figures 1 to 4 or with reference to figure 5 of the accompanying drawing, with or
without the extension for the impression of postal or other marks, as above specified.
1
JOHN TOMLINSON.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.