An Improved Postal Wrapper for Circulars.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1889-Accepted, 17th Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Postal Wrapper for Circulars.
J SAMUEL JONES of High Street. Chippenham in the County of Wilts Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a postal wrapper for the conveyance
of Circulars, Invoices or any such matter as may be sent through the post at the
Circular postal rate.
The said postal wrapper being constructed with folded, but ungummed pocket, in
which it is intended that the Circular or matter to be enclosed shall be inserted in
the said pocket in the same manner as in the ordinary envelope.
This invention consists of a piece of paper of any suitable shape or size with a
gummed end flap; the length of paper, forming the wrapper, may be divided into any
convenient number of folds as required.
The part of the wrapper intended for the reception of the enclosure is provided
with two side Tabs; and the said part of the wrapper is constructed and foldel so as
to form a pocket (but the parts of the said pocket are not gummed to each other) in
which it is intended that the circular or other matter to be enclosed shall be inserted
in the said pocket in the same manner or similar to the mode of insertion of a letter
in an ordinary envelope. The pocket boing so constructed that the enclosure may be
easily inserted whilst in its pocket form.
The side or end Tabs may be made of any suitable size so as to allow of the ends
of the pocket being partially open to meet the requirements of the post office.
The wrapper may be made of any suitable length as required so as to have an extra
fold round the pocket in addition to the gummed end flap if so desired.
Dated this Second day of February 1880
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Postal Wrapper.
I SAMUEL JONES of High Street Chippenham in the County of Wilts 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 :-
The object of this invention is to produce an improved pocket postal wrapper having
a folded but ungummed pocket wherein a circular or other enclosure may be inserted
in a similar manner as a letter is inserted in an ordinary envelope that i. to say
without unfolding the pocket as is necessary with other postal wrappers.
In the accompanying drawings I have shown various forms of my improved pocket
postal wrapper Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the
figures Fig. 1 shews a plan view of one of such wrappers open--Fig. 2 is a similar
view shewing the bottom flap of the wrapper turned up to form the pocket, and the
enclosure partially inserted therein-Fig. 3 shews a plan view of one of my improved
pocket postal wrappers having the bottom flap made full high-The dotted line
appearing on such flap indicates where it is doubled back to form a reverse foll as
presently described-Fig. 4 is a similar view thereof shewing such reverse fold turned
down-Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of my improved pocket postal wrappers having
an additional or intermediate fold together with a full high bottom flap and Fig. 6 is
a plan view of such wrapper with a shallow bottom flap.
Such improved postal wrapper consists of a piece of paper of any convenient size
and shape folded transversely in two three or more folds. The top flap a may be of

page_text: any suitablo shape and size and may be gummed on the inside in the ordinary way
so that when the wrapper is closed it can be readily fastened-The bottom flap b
may be of any suitable form and depth, (that is to say,) it may either correspond in
depth with the intermediate division or divisions of the wrapper or it may be
shallower.
When such bottom flap is turned up over the intermo liate division immediately abovo
it the two together form a pocket for the reception of a circular or other enclosure c.
The two ends of this pocket are open to allow of the easy inspection of the contents
of the wrapper, and in order to prevent the enclosure escaping therefrom L form a
tib or tongue d on each side of the intermediate division, immediately above the
bottom flap, so that when the enclosure is placed in the pocket it is either slipped
under such tabs or tongues over which the bottom flap is folded (as shown in Fig. 2)
or under the bottom Hap over which the tales or tongues are folded (as shewn in
Fig. 5) and thus held in position-1 take care to form the bottom flap of such a height
that when it is turned up the talis or tongues remain partially visible as shewn in
Fig. 2 Or the bottom flap may be made full high and a reverse fold or turn
down (Fig. 4) made therein so is to leave the tabs or tongues partially visible ;
the object of so leaving them visible being to allow the enclosure to ho readily inserted
in the pocket without "turning down the bottom flap When the wrapper has more
than me intermediate fold and the bottom flap is made either shallow or full high the
tabs or tongues may be folded over or under such hottom flap as shown at Figs. 5
and ti; the additional intermediate fold or folds in either case acting as a binder or
binders to cover and protect the tabs or tongues and keep them in position when the
wrapper is clowd.
In order to facilitate making the reverse fold or turn down in the bottom flap
as hereinbefore mentioned one two or more suitable slots or perforations may be made
therein as indicated by the dotted line in Fig. 3-The number of additional intermediate
tolus in my improved pocket postal wrapper may be multiplied as convenience or
necessity requires.
I would here particularly point out that when the wrapper has only one intermediate
fold the tab or tongues are folled under the bottom flap; while when there are two
or more intermedinto folds in the wrapper such tabs or tongues may be folded either
over or under the bottom flap.
To inspect the contents of the wrapper it is only requisite to pull out one of the
tabs or tongues when the enclosure can be at once withdrawn and after it has been
replaced in the wrapper by turning in such tab or tongue the enclosure is again
rendered secure.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
1. In a postal wrapper the combination of two side tabs or tongues with a hottom
flap which is so shaped or folded that such tabs or tongues remain either partially or
wholly visible when the flap is turned up to form a pocket all substantially in tho
manner and for the purpose herein before described and shewn.
2. In a postal wrapper having one or more additional intermediate folds, the
combination of a suitable hottom Hap with two side tabs or tongues that fold over or
under such flap, and which are when so folded either wholly or partially visible all
substantially in the mannor bereinbefore described and shown.
TT 1000
ELT & Co.,
33, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London, Agen
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