An Improvement in Wrappers and Envelopes for Postal Matter and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Nov., 1898
Omulate Concification Left. 11th Aug.. 1899-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Wrappers and Envelopes for Postal Matter
and the like.
We, JAMES ANDREW MCROBERT, of 7, Torrens Road, Brixton, London, S.W.,
Printer, and DAVID LEWIS JONES, of 62, Lofting Road, Barnsbury, London, N.,
Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide a cheap and simple means whereby
to enable wrappers and envelopes containing postal matter and the like to be
easily and quickly opened without so weakening the wrapper or envelope as to
make it liable to burst when roughly handled in transit.
The invention consists in reinforcing the wrapper or the flap or other part of
the envelope, with a strip of paper pasted to the inner surface of the wrapper
or envelope and extending from edge to edge thereof, the wrapper or envelope
being notched in line with the side edges of the strip so as to form slight
tabs which, without projecting, enable the end of the strip to be readily grasped
and pulled outwards, the edges of this reinforcing strip when thus pulled upon
determining the lines on which the wrapper or envelope will be torn.
this 2nd day of November 1898.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.
An Improvement in Wrappers and Envelopes for Postal Matter
and the like.
We, JAMES ANDREW MCROBERT, of 7, Torrens Road, Brixton, London, S.W.,
Printer, and DAVID LEWIS JONES, of 62, Lofting Road, Barnsbury, London, N.,
Printer, 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:-
This invention has for its object to provide a cheap and simple means whereby
to enable wrappers and envelopes containing postal matter and the like to be
easily and quickly opened without so weakening the wrapper or envelope as to
make it liable to burst when roughly handled in transit.
The invention consists in reinforcing the wrapper or the flap or other part of
the envelope, with a strip of paper pasted to the inner surface of the wrapper
or envelope and extending from edge to edge thereof, the wrapper or envelope
being notched in line with the side edges of the strip so as to form slight
tabs which, without projecting, enable the end of the strip to be readily grasped

page_text: and pulled outwards, the edges of this reinforcing strip when thus pulled upon
determining the lines on which the wrapper or envelope will be torn.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1
shews a portion of an inner surface of a postal wrapper with the strip applied
thereto. Figure 2 is a section thereof, while Figure 3 shews the wrapper applied
to the article to be secured.
The strip a may be secured to the inner surface of the wrapper or envelope b by
paste or other suitable material, and would preferably be somewhat stouter than
the wrapper or envelope itself and as a general rule a strip of cartridge paper, or
paper of about that substance, would be employed so that when the ends are
grasped by the fingers and drawn on, the effect will be to tear away a piece of
the wrapper from edge to edge corresponding to the width of the strip a whose
edges make a clean cut in the wrapper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
The application to the inner surface of wrappers or envelopes for postal matter
and the like, of a strip of paper extending from edge to edge of the wrapper or
envelope and secured thereto substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 11th day of August 1800
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.