Improvements in Papers for Catching Flies and other Insects.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar.. 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Papers for Catching Flies and other Insects.
We, RICHARD JACKSON, of 6 Great Turnstile, in the County of London,
Printer, and JOSEPH HARRIS KYEZOR, of 4 Oxford Street, Watford, in the
County of Herts, Commercial Traveller, 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 invention has for its object improvements in papers for catching flies and
other insects, and relates to that class of "fly-paper" having an adhesive
composition or matter applied to one surface thereof.
Heretofore such adhesive composition or matter has been applied to the central
part of the paper and the paper has been doubled with the adhesive surface of one
half in contact with that of the other half for the purpose of facilitating handling,
sale and transport, and the clean margin has been doubled over to prevent, as much
as possible, the adhesive matter from exuding and to keep the said margin clean.
It is however found that when these papers are packed together, the adhesive
matter thereon will, under the influence of warmth and pressure, exude therefrom,
thereby injuring the package and making the papers objectionable to handle and
open.
We overcome these objections by the aid of our invention, which is illustrated in
the accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a face view of the improved "fly-paper" opened out.
Fig. 2 is a view of the same when folded for packing or transport.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the method of folding the same as hereinafter
described, but previous to its being closed together for transport.
Fig. 4 is an edge view of our improved "Hy-paper" folded and closed together.
Fig. 5 shows the mode in which we commence to open out the "fly-paper" for
use, and
Fig. 6 shows a further stage in the opening out process.
According to our invention we coat the surface of the paper with the adhesive
matter as usual, except that we leave a broader margin at one end of the paper
without such adhesive fly catching material. The extent of the said adhesive
material a is bounded by the broken line a' and the margin is shown at bbb b² all
round the adhesive material a. We fold one end to and fro on the lines c c¹ into
the form shown at Fig. 3, whilst the general body of the paper is folded on the
dotted line d. The margin bb b1 62 is coated with glue or other cement, so that
when the paper is folded as shown at Fig. 3 and pressed closely together, the
adhesive material is securely enclosed by the cemented edges bb b₁ b² and thereby
prevented from exuding under the influence of pressure or warmth, and two
strengthened gripping flanges ff, see Figs. 2, 4, 5, 6, are formed by the cementing
of the parts e e to the end margins b¹².
When it is desired to make use of these improved "fly-papers," the side
margins bb are cut off at the lines a¹ a¹ Fig. 2, and the gripping flanges ff are
opened out, as shown at Fig. 5, and they are torn asunder at the line c', after which
the two parts of the "fly-paper" covered by the adhesive material a are carefully
pulled asunder.
By these means we provide a "fly-paper" which can be conveniently handled,
carried and transported, and which is provided with strengthened gripping
margins by which the folded paper can be readily and securely opened out
for use.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improved paper for catching flies and other insects having a cemented
margin all round the adhesive fly catching material and a doubly folded part at one
end, which, when cemented to the end margins, forms strengthened gripping flanges,
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
2. The improved paper for catching flies and other insects constructed
substantially as herein shown and described.
Dareu uso ay of UTRATY
R. JACKSON,
JOSEPH HARRIS KYEZOR,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.