An Improved Letter Paper and Envelope Combination.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1892.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Letter Paper and Envelope Combination.
We BENJAMIN COCKSHUTT FRYER, "Invermay" Spencer Street St. Kilda
Agent & JAMES HENDERSON COBB, 4 Dundas Place Albert Park Melbourne
Victoria, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
Our invention relates to letters, circulars, telegraph forms or any written or
printed matter requiring an envelope to utilize the paper of the envelope itself for
correspondence &c. is the object of our novel combination. The drawings will
show the particular shape and method of folding the paper which constitutes the
invention, and security is absolutely obtained against the contents being read, the
flap is gummed for fastening the letter when forwarding and the small fold at the sido
is essential for the combination, nor could secrecy be obtained without it, the
perforation of the flap facilitates the opening of the missive when fastened, it may
be made of any size, a further object is attained by the communication bearing
(when posted) the official date of postage and receivaÌ.
Fig. 1 represents the shape of the combination as open.
The letter A shows the first fold over to the line B. the line at the letter B shows
the small side fold which folds over the first fold A-the letter C. shows that
portion of small side fold B which becomes part of the flap D. when folded. D. shows
the flap which forms the combination when folded-the dotted lines at E show the
perforation of the flap where folded the letter F shows the flap gummed, the line
at G shows the only fold to be made to form the combination when used.
Dated this 8th day of December 1891.
B. C. FRYER.
J. HENDERSON COBB.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Letter Paper and Envelope Combination.
BENJAMIN COCKSHUTT FRYER of Invermay Spencer Street St. Kilda and
JAMES HENDERSON COBB, 4 Dundas Place Albert Park Melbourne Victoria,
Agents 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:—
Our invention has relation to letters circulars telegraph forms, memos, or any
written or printed matter requiring a wrap or envelope.
The novelty of the invention consists in the shape or construction of the paper
dispensing with the use of seperate envelopes, yet utilizing the paper for general
commercial purposes. The paper is cut with a die or other device in the shape of
Fig. 1 referred to in the drawings left with the Provisional Specifications.
The flap D is cut so that when the small side fold is made B, that portion of the
side fold marked C becomes part of the flap of the combination, so that when the
flap D is fastened the contents of the letter are secure, as that portion marked C is
folded with the flap D, the perforation of the flap facilitates the opening thereof
and the small side fold ensures perfect security.
The letters A. E. F. G. on the drawing indicate the positions at which the
envelope combination is intended to be folded.

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-
1st. The particular shape and construction of the letter paper and envelope
combination consisting of the small side fold which gives security to the contents
of the letter, the shape and construction of the flap together with the perforation
as applied to this combination and as shown in the drawings lodged with the
Provisional Specifications.
Dated this 29th day of September 1892.
DAVID COBB,
Agent for Applicants.