Improvements in Protectors, Cases, or Wrappers for Cards, Photographs, Books, Samples, Patterns, and the like during Transmission through the Post.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th June, 1887
Complete Left, 13th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th Apr., 1888
Improvements in Protectors, Cases, or Wrappers for Cards,
Photographs, Books, Samples, Patterns, and the like during
Transmission through the Post.
I, GEORGE ALFRED HEARN, of 35, Cambridge Street, Plymouth, in the county
of Devon, Bookbinder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to further improvements in the protectors for cards,
photographs, books, samples, patterns and the like during transmission through
the post described in the specification of Letters Patent No. 13941, dated the
14th November 1885.
According to the present improvements I make the protector of a single piece
of cardboard or other suitable stiff material and fold the two ends of the same so
that they overlap one another the inner side of the protector at and near the folds
being scored or cut whereby the edges or sides are softened and rendered
expansive so as to form a kind of tubular protector adapted to expand and carry one
or more cards, photographs, books, samples, patterns and the like thereby dispensing
if thought necessary with the adhesive flap hitherto employed; the overlapping ends
of the protector are connected by cement or otherwise or left open and the open
ends are secured (when the articles to be enclosed have been placed in the protector)
by elastic, cords or string, tape or the like inserted in holes and slots or holes or
slots in the protector..
Dated the 19th Jo..
1007
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Protectors, Cases, or Wrappers for Cards,
Photographs, Books, Samples, Patterns, and the like during
Transmission through the Post.
I, GEORGE ALFRED HEARN, of 35, Cambridge Street, Plymouth, in the County of
Devon, Bookbinder, 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 relates to improvements in the protectors for cards, photographs,
books, samples, patterns, and the like during transmission through the post described.
in the Specification of Letters Patent No. 13,941, dated the 14th November 1885.
According to the present improvements I make the protector of a single piece of
cardboard or other suitable stiff material and fold the two ends of the same so that
they overlap one another, the inner side of the protector at and near the folds being
scored or cut, whereby the edges or sides are softened and rendered expansible so as
to form a kind of tubular protector adapted to expand and carry one or more
cards, photographs, books, samples, patterns, and the like, thereby dispensing, if
thought necessary, with the adhesive flap hitherto employed. The overlapping
ends of the protector are connected by cement or otherwise united, or are left open
and the open ends are secured (when the articles to be enclosed have been placed
in the protector) by elastic-cord inserted in holes and slots or holes or slots in the
protector.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved protector opened out flat so as to show
the inside of the same.
Figure 2 is an elevation, and
Figure 3. is an end view of the protector as it appears when enclosing a few thin
articles such as cards or photographs.
Figure 4 is a similar view to figure 3 but showing the protector when used as a
wrapper for a book of moderate thickness.
A, a, b, fignre 1, indicate the single piece of cardboard or other suitable stiff
material from which I make the protector.
a and are the two ends which I fold at c and d, so that they overlap one another,
as shown in figures 2 and 3, the inner side of the protector being scored or cut
at and near the parts where the folds are made as indicated by the horizontal lines
at c and d in figure, 1 so as to soften the sides or edges and render them expansible.
The overlapping ends a and b are then connected, or left open as before explained
and a kind of tubular expansible wrapper will thus have been formed adapted to
receive and carry one or two cards or photographs as illustrated at figure 3, or a
larger number of the same or a book as shown at figure 4, or one or more samples,
patterns, or the like.

page_text: e, e are pieces of elastic inserted in holes f, and serving to close the ends of
the protector, when the articles to be enclosed have been placed therein, by passing
the pieces of elastic e, e into slots g, g, g in the overlapped parts a and b.
By employing pieces of elastic for securing the ends of the protector, the said
ends are allowed to expand to suit the thickness of the article or articles enclosed
in the protector as will be understood by referring to figures 3 and 4.
Instead of having holes and slots for receiving the securing elastic cord, I can
employ holes or slots only for this purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. A protector, case or wrapper for cards, photographs, books, samples, patterns,
and the like consisting of a single piece of cardboard or other suitable stiff material,
having its ends folded so as to overlap one another, the inner sides being scored or
cut at and near the folds, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. The improved protector, case or wrapper for cards, photographs, books, samples,
patterns, and the like, hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.