An Improved Envelope, Suitable for Letters, Patterns, and Analogous Applications.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Envelope, Suitable for Letters, Patterns, and Analogous
Applications.
I, CHARLES RAYSON FAGG, of 1, 3 and 5, Alexandra Gardens, Folkestone, in
the County of Kent, Hotel Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the form and construction
of envelopes, or covers, by the use of which business and other communications
may be greatly facilitated.
My improved envelope has. two or more pockets, and is formed of one or more
piece or pieces of paper, cotton, linen, card, mill-board, or other suitable material,.
cut or made so as to have two or more flaps for receiving adhesive material, or
other fastening appliances, and two or more lappets for closing or partially closing
the pockets.
One or more of the blank sides may have a printed or written address or addresses
thereon for return postal or other purposes.
In using my invention one or both of the flaps is or may be turned inwards, with
or without being moistened, according to requirements.
Samples, circulars, or other articles are inserted in the pockets, and a portion of
the same envelope may be used for reply or return; after tearing off one of the
outer portions; for which purpose the folded edges or other parts are preferably
perforated.
The method of fastening may be varied to suit the material, gum, paste, metallic
fasteners or other well known means being used.
Dated 25th November 1892.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Envelope, Suitable for Letters, Patterns, and Analogous
Applications.
I, CHARLES RAYSON FAGG, of 1, 3 & 5, Alexandra Gardens, Folkestone, in
the County of Kent, Hotel Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the form and construction
of envelopes, or covers, by the use of which business and other communications
may be greatly facilitated.
My improved envelope, case or cover, (all herein after referred to as envelopes)"
is formed of one or more piece or pieces of paper, cotton, linen, card, millboard,
wood, metal, or other suitable material, cut or made so as to have one, two, or more
flaps, lappets, leaves, or lids, for receiving adhesive material, or other fastening
appliances for closing or partially closing the envelope.
One or more of the blank sides or fronts may have an address or addresses or
other matter printed or written thereon for return postal or other purposes.
Samples, goods, patterns, circulars, or other articles, are or may be inserted in
the envelope, and the same may be used for reply or return, after tearing off or
removing the outer cover, or a portion thereof; for which purpose one or more of
the folds is or are perforated, when made of paper; and, when formed of other
materials other suitable means of separation are provided.

page_text: The methods of fastening may be varied to suit the material; gun, paste,
metallic fasteners, or other well-known means being used.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 shows a paper blank, laid flat, previously to folding.
Fig. 2 shows the same partly folded.
Fig. 3 is a diagrammatical section on the line 15-16 of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 shows the envelope folded ready for posting.
Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic section on the line 17-18 of Fig. 4.
5, 6 and 7 are blanks. 8, 9, 10 and 12 are flaps, which may be gummed on their
undersides, 11 being gummed on its front-side. 13 and 14 are perforated folds, for
convenience in tearing off the blank 5.
In making up the envelope, the flaps 10, 11 and 12 are folded, 11 and 12 being
moistened and fastened. The envelope then assumes the form shown in Figs. 2
and 3. The folded blanks 6 and 7 are then folded behind 5, the flap 8 being
fastened down, and the flap 9 turned down without fastening. The envelope is
then ready for use, assuming the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5.
For return purposes, the blank 5 is torn away. The enclosures (if any) are
inserted in the pocket, and the flap 10 is fastened down.
When the envelope is made of material other than paper, the blanks and flaps
may be hinged together by any suitable material; thus wooden blanks may be
hinged together by linen, rubber, or other elastic material; strips of wood or other
material being added to form folds of sufficient width to enclose or cover and secure
the ends of the blanks. In some cases wire attachments are fitted to form hinges or
their equivalents, suitable fastenings being added to secure the flaps.
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:
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The improvements in the formation and manipulation of envelopes suitable for
letters, patterns, and analogous applications, substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by the drawings.
1000
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1040
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.