An Improved Combination Pocket Case.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application 26th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 26th July, 1893-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combination Pocket Case.
I, FREDERICK GRIFFIN, The "Ideal" Printing Co. 69 Fore Street, London
E.C. Printer and Stationer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention consists of a card paper cloth leather or other suitable material,
hereinafter termed a card, made or constructed to form a pocket or receptacle to
hold stamps cards or other articles with spaces or leaves for the appearance of
advertisements and for a calendar time table bill of fare or programme &c. Any
cheap saleable article such as needles pens postage stamps &c. may be inserted or
attached to the card which may be cut to any desired shape to represent any object
animal mark trade or symbol. It may be given away or sold with any article given
with it or used to hold coins stamps, or article as change or to hold programmes
price lists &c. My invention also comprises a system of multiple advertising
whereby the card forms a cheap and effective medium for manufacturers and others
to advertise their goods trades and specialities combining a useful article and
affording advantages in value to distributors.
Dated this 25th day of October 1892.
FREDK. GRIFFIN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combination Pocket Case.
I FREDERICK GRIFFIN Ideal Printing Co. 69 Fore Street E.C. Printer and
Stationer 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 :-
(1.) My invention consists of a card, paper, cloth, leather or other suitable
material (hereinafter called a card) made or constructed to form a pocket or
receptacle to hold articles such as postage stamps cards, tickets, coins &c. with
spaces for the appearance of advertisement, calendar, time table, bill of fare,
programme or any other matter desired.
(2.) The card may be folded to form an extra leaf or separate leaves may be
inserted movable or fixed for advertisement with or without a pocket or to hold
pattern or sample.
(3.) The card may have attached to it or inserted any cheap useful articles such
as needles pins postage stamps coins paper & envelopes &c. which may be given
away or sold or given as change with any article, coupon price list time table &c.
(4.) The card may be used as an insurance coupon admission ticket season or
travelling ticket and may form or contain trade circulars, price lists, text cards.
My invention also combines a system of multiple advertising whereby the card
forms a cheap useful and effective medium for manufacturers and others jointly to
advertise their goods, trades or specialitics whereby so combining the parties
jointly participating bear, each, a part of the cost they are enabled to offer
advantages in value to purchasers for free distribution or for sale.
(5.) For example: The card may be constructed to any desired shape or to
represent any object, animal, mark, symbol or trade a part of the card containing
advertisements, part calendar or time table &c. with space for name and address of
the person distributing same, a specimen sample or pattern is attached to or

page_text: inserted in card pocket and given away with an article of value as described in
paragraph 3.
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(6.) the purpose of this Specification it will only be necessary
construction of a few such cards in the accompanying drawing but it is obvious
the shapes of the cards and the portions forming the pocket are too many to
enumerate or describe. If made of cardboard the card would be scored or creased
before or when folding, if of paper, cloth metal &c. the card would be folded
forming the pocket which would be of any depth required.
Fig. 1 Pattern A shews a flat piece of cardboard scored in 2 places.
Pattern B shews same folded.
construction of a few such cards in the accompanying drawing but it is obvious
the shapes of the cards and the portions forming the pocket are too many to
enumerate or describe. If made of cardboard the card would be scored or creased
before or when folding, if of paper, cloth metal &c. the card would be folded
forming the pocket which would be of any depth required.
Fig. 1 Pattern A shews a flat piece of cardboard scored in 2 places.
Pattern B shews same folded.
Pattern shows same folded with narrow fold stuck down at ends I forming
a pocket.
Fig. 2 Pattern A shews a flat card scored and cut at corners.
Pattern B shews same folded.
Pattern C shews same folded with corners I stuck to flap X.
Pattern D shews same folded with pocket flap X stuck on to folded in
corners K.
Fig. 3 Pattern A shews card cut to shape and scored.
Pattern B shews same folded.
Pattern C shews same folded with projections N folded and stuck to pocket
flap X.
Pattern D shews same folded with pocket flap X stuck to folded in projections N.
Fig. 4 Pattern A shews flat card cut to shape and scored.
Pattern B shews same folded.
Pattern C shews same with projections N folded in & stuck to inside of card.
Pattern D shews same with projections N folded and stuck to outside of card.
Fig. 5 shews card cut and folded with pocket at each end.
Fig. 6 shews 3 fold card cut and folded with pocket at each end and one at side
of centrefold.
Fig. 7 shews a card cut and folded with 2 pockets outer ends only stuck down.
Fig. 8 shews a cut and folded card with 2 pockets with corners folded and stuck
down.
Fig. 9 shews outline of card cut to shape of an animal with pockets X X.
Fig. 10 shews outline of card cut to shape of hat with pocket X.
Fig. 11 shews outline of card cut to shape of bottle with pockets X X.
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. A card with a pocket in either of the forms described in paragraph 6 of this
Specification.
2. A card with pocket and calendar.
3. A card with pocket and time table.
4. A card with pocket as a travelling or season ticket.
5. A card with pocket as a visiting, business, or advertisement card.
6. A card with pocket as a coupon, insurance or prize ticket.
7. A card with pocket as an admission ticket.
8. A card with pocket and two or more advertisements thereon with or without
calendar, time table or other matter.
9. A card with two or more pockets for either of the purposes in the foregoing
claims.
Dated this 26th day of July 1893.
FREDERICK GRIFFIN.