Improvements relating to the Packeting of Paper and Envelopes and to Holders for the Packets.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1889-Accepted, 13th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Packeting of Paper and Envelopes
and to Holders for the Packets.
I, ADOLPH BÜHLER, of Reichenhall, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, late Captain in
the Bavarian Army, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Difficulty has beretofore always been experienced in making up letter paper and
envelopes together into flat and even packets, owing to the difference in their shape
and size. Envelopes are usually a half, a third, or a quarter of the size of the paper
which they are intended to contain and therefore, when packeting the same, they are
generally so arranged that two three, or four packets of envelopes cover the size of
the paper.
When opening the packet for use, the envelopes usually get out of order and, in
order to put them again in order, a certain amount of work is involved which will be
found to be troublesome and which will endanger the case or wrapper, if it be made
of thin paper as usual, being damaged or torn.
This inconvenience is obviated by my invention which comprises the use of a simple
holder consisting of strips of paper, cardboard, or sheet metal, or threads or wires,
which serve to hold the envelopes-and also the paper in the form of a block, and
thereby enable the envelopes or paper to be made up together or separately into flat
packets.
By these means the sheets of paper or envelopes are held together in a packet from
which they can be taken out singly without undoing the packet and without disturbing
the remainder the block of paper of quarto or octavo size affords a firm, hard, and
smooth, surface which in special cases, as for example, when travelling or when
requiring to write in a sick bed could serve the purpose of a writing-desk; three or
even all four sides of each sheet can be written on without having to detach the sheet
from the block; blocks of several kinds of envelopes, some, for instance, embossed or
printed with the writer's name or monogram and some plain as well as thick and thin
kinds can be arranged in one packet without fear of the different kinds of envelopes
becoming mixed. Further a block of envelopes can also be combined with loose
sheets without disturbing the arrangement of the envelopes and thereby departing
from the characteristic feature of the present arrangement.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a view of an open wrapper packed with envelopes and paper according
to my invention.
Figure 2 is a similar view to figure 1 but showing one of the sheets of the block of
paper in a position to allow the third page to be written upon without removing the
sheet from the holder.
Figure 2 is a cross section of the letter-paper block.
Figure 2b is a side sectional view of the cardboard or other back with the strips or
holders.
Figure 3 shows the block of paper after the uppermost layer of sheets has been
used up.
Figure 4 shows a convenient position for the envelopes underneath the paper.
Figures 5 and 5b are a plan and a sectional side view respectively showing the way
in which the envelopes are secured.
Figure 6 shows the block after having used the uppermost envelopes.
Figure 7 shows the arrangement of four envelope-holders.
Figures 8, 8, 9, and 10 illustrate the manner in which the envelopes can be formed
into a block.

page_text: The packeting of the sheets of paper and the envelopes is carried out in the following
manner :-
A layer a consisting of two or more sheets of paper, figures 3 and 2", is passed over
the strip or holder e so that the two leaves of each sheet hang down over the sides of
the holder. The holders can be made of strips of paper or tin of about one
centimeter wide or they can be made of fabric, thread or wire, and, should be several
centimeters longer than the length of the letter-paper.
The layer of paper is now laid on a sheet of card-board or wood d and the ends of
the holder are turned over the edges of the said sheet and fixed to the back thereof
(as shown in figure 2") in such a manner that the holder will keep the sheets in
position.
In a similar manner, a second and a third layer of sheets are then secured to the
sheet & and in this way I form a block of any suitable number of layers of paper. It
is preferable to fasten the holders alternately on the right and the left-hand sides of
the sheet d, as shown in figure 2".
The envelope block is similarly formed. The envelopes e are laid two or more
together with their open flaps f, figure 5", over the holder c' so that all the flaps are
on the one side while the pockets all hang over on the other side of the holder. This
layer of envelopes is then fastened, flaps downwards, on a sheet d¹, as before
mentioned, made of paper, card-board, or wood, and the ends of the holder are turned
over and fixed to the back of the sheet d¹.
The envelope block can, in a similar manner to the paper block, be formed by
superposing several layers of envelopes each held by a holder secured to the sheet ¹
which can consist also of thin paper and is then preferably fixed on a stiff support or
to the inside of the wrapper.
Instead of single holders, a double holder c² (figure 8), holding two envelopes at
.once, can be used in the formation of the blocks of envelopes. This double holder c²
is made of a strip of paper, card-board, or ribbon with a central slit long enough to
allow the flaps of the envelopes to be easily passed through it.
The double holder is applied in the following manner: The envelopes are placed
close together with their tops meeting and their flaps raised at about a right angle to
the envelopes. The double holder with the slit s is passed over the flaps which can then
be turned over to the right and left-hand sides respectively. Finally the sheet d¹ is
placed on top of this and the ends of the holder are turned over and. cemented
down.
Double holders of this description can also be made of fabric, tin, or folded thread,
and wire or other flexible material.
The double holder 2, as shown in figure 9, arranged as before described, can be
folded over so that the envelopes are all laid on the top of one another, but half of
them would have their flaps facing downwards and the other half would have their
flaps facing upwards. The ends of the holder are then turned over and cemented to
the sheet das hereinbefore described.
The way of arranging the envelopes depends upon their size and that of the paper.
When the envelope covers half the length of the sheet of letter paper, two blocks of
envelopes are formed on the sheet so that the top edges of the envelopes of the two
blocks meet. The holders are then, as shown in figure 6, located on each side of the
centre line of the sheet d¹.
When the envelope covers one third of the size of the sheet of letter paper, two
blocks of envelopes are then arranged as before described at one end, and a third one
is secured at the other end of the sheet d' but with the holder turned inwards.
When the envelopes are only one quarter of the size of the letter paper, they are
arranged in pairs in which case it is necessary to make slits in the sheet d' for the
passage of the holders to be fastened to the back of the sheet, as shown in figure 7.
The arrangement in this latter case can be modified so as to avoid having slits in
the cover.
Underneath each pair of the blocks of envelopes (the envelopes meeting
at their top edges) is a strip of paper d² (figure 10) of the same length as the
envelopes and a little more than double the width of a holder; the ends of the holders

page_text: are turned over the edges of the said strip and cemented thereto. After forming the
double block, the strip of paper together with the overturned ends of the holders are
covered with cement and stuck to the sheet d'; of course, in the case of four blocks of
envelopes, two of such double blocks are cemented to the sheet d'.
To prevent the envelopes from becoming displaced, a double fastener g, figure 7, (or
a. single fastener) made of paper placed between two blocks and fixed to the
sheet d
When using the double holder with a slit therein, it is preferable to have a double-
bent fastener such as k (figure 8") which, either before or after the holder is cemented
to the sheet d', can be inserted from the back through the slit in the holder, the ends
being then turned over towards the right and left-hand sides.
To secure the blocks in position, tongues g can be cut, as shown in figure 10,
direct out of the strip of paper d' on which the holders are cemented, which tongues
pass between the two blocks of envelopes and have their ends turned over, as shown.
If thread or wire holders be used, instead of those made from paper or fabric, for
securing the letter paper and envelopes the means for fastening them will of course
vary according to the nature of the materials, for instance, when thread is employed
the ends of the thread are untwisted and cemented down with a small piece of paper.
When using wires, the ends are fastened similarly to paper fasteners.
The holders can also be formed of a single strip, the two ends of which are
cemented together, several of which, with the sheets of paper or envelopes placed
therein, are attached together. In that case the underneath part of the lowermost
holder is cemented to the supporting sheet.
If the holder is made of wire, it can be bow-shaped with the ends standing out at
right angles and fastened to a suitable stout sheet ; this arrangement is especially
recommended where each holder has to carry a large number of sheets.
The envelope blocks can be made separately, but in twos, threes, or fours, according
to the size of the sheets of paper which they are intended to contain, and are fixed on
a support and packed in bags, boxes, or simple wrappers. The advantage is that
manufacturers and wholesale dealers are enabled to arrange larger quantities in a flat
block and push them into their required position; further, buyers will find the
advantage of having them packed in flat blocks instead of in bundles as before, and
the envelopes are kept in their proper position to the last.
The ends or the whole underneath part of the envelope holder can in some cases be
advantageously cemented direct to the case or wrapper .
+
The supporting sheet of the envelope block instead of being made of a stiff
material, can in this case be made of paper, (even a small strip would suffice just'
large enough to receive the two pairs of holders c¹) which is then cemented to the
inner side of the case or wrapper.
The envelopes and also the letter paper can be independently packed in blocks in
a simple paper wrapper and will afford a solid support serving, if necessary, the
purpose of a writing-desk, like the so-called American block; this latter however
consists of only single leaves or half sheets attached at one end; whereas, in my
blocks, the sheets are double, and three or even all four sides of a sheet can be
written on without removing it from the holder; the leaf of the American block on
the other hand, has only two sides and moreover it has to be disconnected after the
first page has been written on.
The block of letter paper may either be laid loose or cemented in the inside of the
wrapper.
By combining in a single packet, envelope blocks and paper blocks, which latter
may also be supplemented or replaced by American paper blocks or by loose sheets, a
new article is furnished in which can be combined everything for use in correspondence
and which, above all, keeps the envelopes (which are the most liable to get disarranged)
securely in order and in such position as will correspond with the size and the
position of the sheets.
Instead of employing the usual boxes or other arrangements, I find it advantageous
to pack the blocks in a simple wrapper, on the inner right side of which the envelope

page_text: blocks are cemented while the paper blocks are either cemented to or preferably laid
loosely on the left inner side, the latter arrangement affording the greatest facility for
common use.
When using boxes, the envelope blocks as well as the paper are laid loose on a stiff
supporting sheet. .
The sheet or envelope blocks are used in the following manner.
After opening the wrapper, the topmost layer of sheets is turned over so as to
present the front page of the innermost sheet of the said layer.
When the said page has been written upon, the leaf is turned over when the left-
hand half of the case or wrapper will serve as a support for writing the second page;
or, by pulling all the sheets of the top layer a short distance out of the holder, the
leaves and left-hand flap of the wrapper can be turned back onto the other flap and
thus allow of the said second page being written upon.
The third page or that which is touching the paper holder (figure 2) can then be
written upon. If the fourth page is also to be used for writing, the sheet must either
be taken out of the holder, or the whole top layer can be shifted in its holder and
turned over without taking it out.
The uppermost envelopes must be used first and after having used all the envelopes
of the upper layer, its holder must be torn off when the second layer can be used.
If the block of letter paper lies loose in the case or wrapper, the left innerside of
the wrapper could be arranged with pockets or elastic bands to hold post-cards or
stamps and the free sides of the wrapper or of the supporting sheet of the blocks
could be printed with postal information and rules, or with a calendar.
The wrapper can also be provided with a holder for a pencil which at the same
time forms the fastening of the case or wrapper.
* Dated the 10th day of Santamber 1908
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements relating to the Packeting of Paper and Envelopes
and to Holders for the Packets.
I, ADOLPH BÜHLER, of Reichenhall, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Late Captain in
the Bavarian Army, do hereby declare the nature of thisinvention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :--
Difficulty has heretofore always been experienced in making up letter paper and
envelopes together into flat and even packets, owing to the difference in their shape
and size. Envelopes are usually a half, a third, or a quarter of the size of the paper
which they are intended to contain and therefore, when packeting the same, they are
generally so arranged that two, three, or four packets of envelopes cover the size of
the paper.
When opening the packet for use, the envelopes usually get out of order, and in
order to put them again in order, a certain amount of work is involved which will be
found to be troublesome and which will endanger the case or wrapper, if it be made
of thin paper, as usual, being damaged or torn.
This inconvenience is obviated by my invention which comprises the use of a
simple holder consisting of strips of paper, cardboard or sheet metal, or threads or
wires, which serve to hold the envelopes and also the paper in the form of a block,
and thereby enable the envelopes or paper to be made up together or separately into
flat packets.
By these means the sheets of paper or envelopes are held together in a packet
from which they can be taken out singly without undoing the packet and without
disturbing the remainder; the block of paper of quarto or octavo size affords a firm,
hard, and smooth surface which in special cases, as for example, when travelling or

page_text: when requiring to write in a sick bed could serve the purpose of a writing-desk;
three or even all four sides of each sheet can be written on without having to detach
the sheet from the block;. blocks of several kinds of envelopes, some for instance,
'embossed or printed with the writer's name or monogram and some plain as well as
thick and thin kinds can be arranged in one packet without fear of the different kinds
of envelopes becoming mixed. Further a block of envelopes can also be combined
with loose sheets without disturbing the arrangement of the envelopes and thereby
departing from the characteristic feature of the present arrangement.
In the drawing filed with my Provisional Specification.
Figure 1 is a view of an open wrapper packed with envelopes and paper according
to my invention.
Figure 2 is a similar view to figure 1 but showing one of the sheets of the block of
paper in a position to allow the third page to be written upon without removing the
sheet from the holder.
Figure 2a is a cross section of the letter-paper block.
Figure 2b is a side sectional view of the cardboard or other back with the strips or
holders.
Figure 3 shows the block of paper after the uppermost layer of sheets has been
used up.
.
Figure 4 shows a convenient position for the envelopes underneath the paper.
Figures 5 and 5 are a plan and a sectional side view respectively showing the
way in which the envelopes are secured.
Figure 6 shows the block after having used the uppermost envelopes.
Figure 7 shows the arrangement of four envelope-holders.
Figures 8, 8, 9 and 10 illustrate the manner in which the envelopes can be formed
into a block..
The packeting of the sheets of paper and the envelopes is carried out in the following
manner :-
A layer a, consisting of two or more sheets of paper, figures 3 and 2ª, is passed
over the strip or holder c so that the two leaves of each sheet hang down over the
sides of the holder. The holders c can be made of strips of paper or tin of about one
centimeter wide, or they can be made of fabric, thread, or wire and should be several
centimeters longer than the length of the letter-paper.
The layer of paper is now laid on a sheet of card-board or wood d and the ends of
the holder are turned over the edges of the said sheet and fixed to the back thereof
(as shown in figure 2) in such a manner that the holder will keep the sheets in
position.
In a similar manner, a second and a third layer of sheets are then secured to the
sheet d and in this way I form a block of any suitable number of layers of paper. It
preferable to fasten the holders alternately on the right and the left-hand sides of
the sheet d as shown in figure 2ª.
The envelope block is similarly formed. The envelopes e are laid two or more
together with their open flaps f figure 5ª, over the holder c¹ so that all the flaps are
on the one side while the pockets all hang over on the other side of the holder. This
layer of envelopes is then fastened, Haps downwards, on a sheet d', as before
mentioned, made of paper, card-board, or wood and the ends of the holder are turned
over and fixed to the back of the sheet d¹.
The envelope block can, in a similar manner to the paper block, be formed by
superposing several layers of envelopes each held by a holder secured to the sheet d¹
which can consist also of thin paper and is then preferably fixed on a stiff support or
to the inside of the wrapper.
Instead of single holders, a double holder (figure 8), holding two envelopes
at once, can be used in the formation of the blocks of envelopes. This double
holder is made of a strip of paper, card-board, or ribbon with a central slit long
enough to allow the flaps of the envelopes to be easily passed through it.
The double holder is applied in the following manner. The envelopes are placed
close together, with their tops meeting and their flaps raised at about a right angle to

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the envelopes. The double holder with the slit s is passed over the flaps which can
then be turned over to the right and left-hand sides respectively. Finally the
sheet is placed on top of this and the ends of the holder are turned over and
cemented down.
Double holders of this description can also be made of fabric, tin or folded thread,
and wire or other flexible material.
The double holder c², as shown in figure 9 arranged as before described, can be
folded over so that the envelopes are all laid on the top of one another, but one
half of them would have their flaps facing downwards, and the other half would have
their flaps facing upwards. The ends of the holder are then turned over and cemented
to the sheet d¹ as hereinbefore described.
The way of arranging the envelopes depends upon their size and that of the paper.
When the envelope covers half the length of the sheet of letter paper, two blocks
of envelopes are formed on the sheet so that the top edges of the envelopes of the
two blocks meet. The holders are then, as shown in figure 6, located on each side
of the centre line of the sheet d'.
When the envelope covers one third of the size of the sheet of letter paper,
two blocks of envelopes are then arranged as before described at one end, and a
third one is secured at the other end of the sheet d' but with the holder turned
inwards.
When the envelopes are only one quarter of the size of the letter paper, they
are arranged in pairs in which case it is necessary to make slits in the sheet d¹
for the passage of the holders to be fastened to the back of the sheet, as shown in
figure 7.
The arrangement in this latter case can be modified so as to avoid having slits in
the cover.
Ünderneath each pair of the blocks of envelopes (the envelopes meeting
at their top edges) is a strip of paper d² (figure 10) of the same length as the
envelopes and a little more than double the width of a holder; the ends of the
holders are turned over the edges of the said strip and cemented thereto.
After forming the double block, the strip of paper together with the overturned
ends of the holders are covered with cement and stuck to the sheet d¹; of course, in
the case of four blocks of envelopes, two of such double blocks are cemented to the
sheet d¹.
To prevent the envelopes from becoming displaced, a double fastener g, figure 7,
(or a single fastener) made of paper is placed between two blocks and fixed to the
sheet d¹.
When using the double holder with a slit therein, it is preferable to have a double-
bent fastener such as k (figure 8) which, either before or after the holder is cemented
to the sheet d can be inserted from the back through the slit in the holder, the ends
being then turned over towards the right and left-hand sides.
To secure the blocks. in position, tongues gl can be cut, as shown in figure 10,.
direct out of the strip of paper d² on which the holders are cemented, which tongues
pass between the two blocks of envelopes and have their ends turned over
as shown.
If thread or wire holders be used, instead of those made from paper or fabric, for
securing the letter paper and envelopes the means for fastening them will of course
vary according to the nature of the materials, for instance, when thread is
employed the ends of the thread are untwisted and cemented down with a
small piece of paper. When using wires, the ends are fastened similarly to paper
fasteners.
The holders can also be formed of a single strip, the two ends of which are
cemented together, several of which, with the sheets of paper or envelopes placed
therein, are attached together. In that case the underneath part of the lowermost
holder is cemented to the supporting sheet.
If the holder is made of wire, it can be bow-shaped with the ends standing out at
right angles and fastened to a suitable stout sheet d'; this arrangement is especially
recommended where each holder has to carry a large number of sheets.

page_text: The envelope blocks can be made separately but in twos, threes, or fours, according
to the size of the sheets of paper which they are intended to contain, and are fixed on
a support and packed in bags, boxes, or simple wrappers. The advantage is that
manufacturers and wholesale dealers are enabled to arrange larger quantities in a flat
block and push them into their required position; further, buyers will find the
advantage of having them packed in flat blocks instead of in bundles as before, and
the envelopes are kept in their proper position to the last.
The ends or the whole underneath part of the envelope holder can in some cases be
advantageously cemented direct to the case or wrapper h.
The supporting sheet of the envelope block, instead of being made of a stiff
material, can in this case be made of paper, even a small strip would suffice just large
enough to receive the two pairs of holders c which is then cemented to the inner side
of the case or wrapper.
The envelopes and also the letter paper can be independently packed in blocks in
a simple paper wrapper and will afford a solid support serving, if necessary, the
purpose of a writing-desk, like the, so-called American block; this latter however
consists of only single leaves or half sheets attached at one end; whereas in my blocks
the sheets are double, and three or even all four sides of a sheet can be written on
without removing it from the holder; the leaf of the American block, on the other
hand, has only two sides and moreover it has to be disconnected after the first page
has been written on.
The block of letter paper may either be laid loose or cemented in the inside of the
wrapper.
By combining in a single packet envelope blocks and paper blocks, which latter
may also be supplemented or replaced by American paper blocks or by loose sheets,
a new article is furnished in which can be combined everything for use in corre-
spondence and which, above all, keeps the envelopes (which are the most liable to get
disarranged) securely in order and in such position as will correspond with the size
and the position of the sheets.
Instead of employing the usual boxes or other arrangements, I find it advantageous
to pack the blocks in a simple wrapper, on the inner right side of which the envelope
blocks are cemented while the paper blocks are either cemented to or preferably laid
loosely on the left inner side, the latter arrangement affording the greatest facility for
common use.
When using boxes, the envelope blocks as well as the paper are laid loose on a stiff
supporting sheet.
The sheet or envelope blocks are used in the following manner :-
After opening the wrapper, the topmost layer of sheets is turned over so as to
present the front page of the innermost sheet of the said layer.
When the said page has been written upon, the leaf is turned over when the left
hand half of the case or wrapper will serve as a support for writing the second page;
or by pulling all the sheets of the top layer a short distance out of the holder, the
leaves and left-hand flap of the wrapper can be turned back onto the other flap and
thus allow of the said second page being written upon.
The third page or that which is touching the paper holder (figure 2) can then be
written upon. If the fourth page is also to be used for writing, the sheet must either
be taken out of the holder, or the whole top layer can be shifted in its holder and
turned over without taking it out.
The uppermost envelopes must be used first and after having used all the.
envelopes of the upper layer, its holder must be torn off when the second layer can
be used.
If the block of letter paper, lies loose in the case or wrapper, the left innerside of
the wrapper could be arranged with pockets or clastic bands to hold post cards or
stamps and the free sides of the wrapper or of the supporting sheet of the blocks could
be printed with postal information and rules, or with a calendar.
The wrapper can also be provided with a holder for a pencil which at the same time
forms the fastening of the case or wrapper. '

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
(1) The use of one or more holders consisting of strips of paper, fabric or sheet
metal, or thread, or wire for making a block-like combination of loose sheets such as
letter paper which holders are in the form of an endless band upon or are attached to
a sheet of cardboard, wood or other suitable stiff material and arranged so that cach
single sheet can be easily removed without disarranging the other sheets of
the block.
(2) The use of the holders and sheet of stiff material claimed in claim 1 for forming
blocks of envelopes which are laid upon each other with their flaps open and are then
hung by their flaps over the holder.
(3) The use of the slit or slotted holders through which are passed the flaps of the
envelopes with their top edges meeting and the open tops touching one another for
the purpose of forming a double block with only, one holder.
(4) In combination with a double block made as herein described the double
fasteners either cut out of the sheet or plate on which 'the holder is glued as illustrated
in Figure 10, or made separately of strips doubled or folded as shown in Figure 8
and passed through the slit of the double holder having the ends turned over to
the right and left hand on top of the packet.
(5) The use of envelope blocks made in the manner described in Claim 2 in combi-
nation with letter paper-blocks or loose sheets for the purpose of packing up writing
materials into a flat packet corresponding with the size of the paper substantially.as
set forth.
(6) The improvements relating to the packeting of paper and envelopes and to
holders for the packets substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawing.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.