Year: 1898

page_text: I, ALFRED WILKS DRAYSON, Major-General, retired, late Royal Artillery, of
20, Ashburton Road, Southsea, Hants, 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 relates to improvements in envelopes, the object being to
enable them to be opened by hand with ease and neatness and to this end each
envelope is provided with a small extended portion beyond where the enclosed
letter reaches, said extended portion being perforated from the main portion of
the envelope in such a manner as to allow of its being readily torn off when
required.
This extending portion is preferably formed on the left hand side of the
envelope and the double thickness of paper or the like forming said extending
portion is gummed or suitably secured together so as to prevent any part of the
contents of the envelope slipping or passing into same and being torn off with
the perforated portion when the letter is opened.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1
is a plan of the blank or sheet cut and perforated for forming an envelopo
according to this invention.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the complete envelope, and
Fig. 3 is a back view with the flap raised.
According to this invention, the envelope a is furnished with an extended
portion (Figs. 2 and 3) separated from the main portion of the envelope a
by a row of holes or perforations c to allow of it being readily torn off when
required, while the double thickness of paper or the like d f (Fig. 1) is gummed
or suitably secured together to prevent any part of the contents of the envelope
slipping or passing between same and being accidentally torn when the
envelope is opened.
The letter or the like which is required to be placed within the envelope is
inserted at the top in the usual manner by raising the flap which is then secured
in the ordinary way. In order to remove the contents it is only necessary to
tear off the extended part or strip
when the whole side of the envelope is at
once opened allowing of the contents being quickly and easily removed.
The gum for securing the flap h of the envelope instead of being placed upon
the edges of the said flap in the usual way, may be affixed to the edges g of the
back of the envelope, in which case it is only necessary to moisten the edges
of the flap h when it may be secured in position in the usual manner, and by
this means the gum or other adhesive substance is not brought into contact
with the tongue where the envelope is moistened in this manner.

page_text: 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:-
1. The improvements in envelopes substantially as described and shown with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. The improved envelope furnished with an extended portion such as b
separated from the main part of the envelope by a row of holes or perforations
such as c and having the double thickness of paper or the like forming the
extended portion, gummed or secured together," substantially as described and
shown, and for the purposes specified.
F. G. CASSELL,
(Of Cassell & Co.,)
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
F. G. CASSELL,
(Of Cassell & Co.,)
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.