Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 28th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 31st May, 1887.
We JAMES GEORGE INGRAM of the London India Rubber Works, Hackney Wick,
India Rubber Manufacturer and EDMOND WALTON DICKINS of 32 Church Road
De Beauvoir Town, Commercial Traveller, both in the County of Middlesex do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention we form that portion of the pouch for containing the
tobacco of circular, or other suitable form and with a returned or overhanging lip or
edge.
This portion of the pouch we preferably form of fairly stout rubber or other suitable
material in order to give some little stiffness thereto and thus enable it to retain its
form.
The cover of the pouch we form of a shape corresponding with that of the other
portion but preferably of thinner material.
The cover is attached to the tobacco containing portion of the pouch by means of a
stud or studs or cement or otherwise in such a manner that it may be folded over the
pouch with its overhanging lip embracing the edge thereof in order to close the
same.
When access is required to be had to the contents of the pouch, the lips of the cover
should be disengaged from the edge of the pouch when the cover may be partially or
entirely turned or folded back out of the way.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tobacco Pouches.
We, JAMES GEORGE INGRAM of The London India Rubber Works, Hackney Wick,
India Rubber Manufacturer and EDMOND WALTON DICKINS of 32 Church Road,
De Beauvoir Town, Commercial Traveller, both in the County of Middlesex, 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
According to this invention we form that portion of the pouch for containing the
tobacco of circular or other suitable form and with a returned or over-hanging lip or
edge. This portion of the pouch we preferably form of fairly stout rubber or other
suitable material in order to give somie little stiffness thereto and thus enable it to
retain its form.
The cover of the pouch we form of a shape corresponding with that of the other
portion but preferably of thinner material.
The cover is attached to the tobacco containing portion of the pouch by means of a
stud or studs or cement or otherwise in such a manner that it may be folded over the
pouch with its overhanging lip embracing the edge thereof in order to close the same.
Or the cover may if desired be separable from the tobacco containing portion of the
pouch.
When access is required to be had to the contents of the pouch the lips of the cover
should be disengaged from the edge of the pouch when the cover may be partially or
entirely turned or folded back out of the way.
And in order that our said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect we will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully to
describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an edge view. Figure 2 is an underside view and Figure 3 is a cross
section of a tobacco pouch constructed according to our invention and showing the
same in its closed position and Figure 4 is an edge view and Figure 5 is a plan of
the same showing it in its opened position.
According to our invention we form the portion a of the pouch for containing the
tobacco preferably of a circular shape but if desired it may be formed of an oval or
other suitable shape, we form the tobacco container or receptacle a with a returned or
.overhanging lip or edge a¹ of suitable size to prevent the spilling of the tobacco
when the pouch is open and at the same time to leave a sufficiently large opening a
through which tobacco may be readily introduced into and withdrawn from the
container or receptacle a. This portion a of the pouch we form preferably of fairly
stout rubber or other suitable material in order to give some little stiffness thereto
and thus enable it to retain its form.
The cover of the pouch we form of a shape corresponding with that of the tobacco
container or receptacle a but preferably of thinner material.

page_text: The cover b is attached to the tobacco container or receptacle a by means of one
or more studs c or by cement or otherwise in such a manner that it may be folded
over the tobacco container or receptacle a with its overhanging lip b¹ embracing the
edge of the part a and with its opening 62 on the underside of the said part a wherby
the opening a will be closed by the upper part of the cover b and the opening in the
latter protected or closed by the lower part of the tobacco container a. Or the
cover may if desired be separable from the tobacco containing portion a of the
pouch.
When access is required to be had to the contents of the pouch the lips 6¹ of the
cover b should be disengaged from the edge of the part a when the cover may be
partially or entirely turned or folded back out of the way as shown at Figures 4
and 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
The manufacture of tobacco pouches with parts a and b connected together, or
separable one from the other and provided with over hanging lips or edges a¹, 61
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.