Year: 1888

page_text: 1, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the county of Middlesex,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved case, envelope or wrapper designed to
contain several packages or quantities of the same or different articles, and so arranged
that one or more packages or quantities may be removed from the case envelope or
wrapper without breaking into or removing the remainder.
This object is effected according to this invention by forming in the envelope or
wrapper lines of weakness or portions comparatively weaker than the rest of the
envelope corresponding. in position with the planes of division of the enclosed packages
or quantities.
These lines of weakness may be formed by perforating or stamping the periphery
of the envelope.
To render inore clear the nature of this invention reference is made to the accom-
panying sheet of illustrative drawings, of which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of the
improved envelope or wrapper.with several packages or quantities contained therein.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same.
The several articles a¹, a², etc., contained in the envelope are shown of cylindrical
form but they may be also of prismatic form.
· The material of the packages or quantities may be in a solid or approximately solid
condition, and in their natural state or suitably treated, for instance, compressed, and
with or without binding agents. One purpose to which such envelopes are applicable
is the package of articles of diet in a portable form; such articles may be, for
instance, cereals, vegetables in a state of subdivision, animal substances or mixtures
thereof.

page_text: One or more packages or quantities may be separated from the remainder by
breaking the envelope with the hands through the corresponding perforated peripheral
line.
The resistance along the line of perforation being very small, the envelope will
readily break at that place.
Any internal thin wrapping which may be employed as a protective covering
between the packages or quantities and the envelope A, such as, for example, a
wrapping of tin foil as a protective against moisture, will not offer any appreciable
resistance to breakage.
A perforated covering similar to the outer covering or envelope may also be
employed inside the wrapping of tinfoil.
The perforations or weakened places in the envelope A may be of any shape, for
instance, of round, rectangular, or longitudinal form or only partially impressed or
cut in (that is to say, the material of the envelope.need not be entirely removed).
The envelope may also be printed on or marked as desired to correspond with each
division of the article or articles enclosed, without altering the nature of the
invention.

page_text: Envelopes therefor.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
Middlesex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, 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:- T
This invention has reference to an improved case, envelope or wrapper designed to
contain several packages or quantities of the same or different articles, and so arranged
that one or more packages or quantities can be removed from the case, envelope or
wrapper without breaking into or removing the remainder.
This object is effected according to this invention by forming in the envelope or
wrapper lines of weakness, or portions comparatively weaker than the rest of the
envelope, corresponding in position with the planes of division of the enclosed
packages or quantities:. These lines of weakness may be formed by perforating or
stamping the periphery of the envelope.
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Referring to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of an improved envelope or wrapper according to
this invention with several packages or quantities contained therein.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same.
.Figs. 3 to 6 are longitudinal sections shewing modifications of the invention.
The several articles A', A³ etc. contained in the envelope are shewn of cylindrical
form but they may be of prismatic form.
The materials of the packages or quantities may be in solid or approximately solid
condition, and in their natural state, or suitably treated, for instance, compressed and
with or without binding agents.
One purpose to which such envelopes are applicable is the package of articles of
diet in a portable form; such articles may be, for instance, cereals, vegetables in a
state of sub-division, animal substances or mixtures thereof.
It will be evident that by this invention one or more packages or quantities may
be separated from the remainder by breaking the envelope with the hands through
the corresponding perforated peripheral line.
The resistance along the line of perforation being very small, the envelope will
readily break at that place.
Any internal thin wrapping that may be employed as a protective covering between
the packages or quantities and the envelope A, (such for example as a wrapping of tin
foil as a protective against moisture) will not offer any appreciable resistance to
breakage. This method of packing is shewn in Fig. 3 c being the inner wrapping or
covering. In addition to the inner protective packing and the perforated covering A,
a further outer protective covering c¹, may be provided as shewn in Fig. 4.
Each package or quantity may be in a separate protective casing, within the
perforated covering, as in Fig. 5.

page_text: A perforated covering similar. to the outer covering or envelope may in some cases
also be employed inside the wrapping of tin foil as shewn in Fig. 6.
The perforations or weakened places in the envelope A may be of any shape, for
instance of round, rectangular or longitudinal form or only partially impressed or
indented (that is to say the material of the envelope need not be entirely removed).
The envelope may also be printed on or marked as desired to correspond with each
division of the article or articles enclosed without altering the nature of the
invention.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The herein before described method of packing which consists in enclosing several
packages or quantities of the same or different articles within an envelope or wrapper
having lines of weakness corresponding in position with the planes of division of the
enclosed packages or quantities substantially as described.
2. In a food package containing several quantities or articles, the envelope A
provided with perforations 2, 2, 3, etc. corresponding to the divisions of the quantities
or articles within substantially as described.
3. A package containing several articles or quantities enclosed, protected and
arranged substantially as described with reference respectively to Fig. 3, to Fig. 4, to
Fig. 5 or to Fig. 6 of the annexed drawings.
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