An Improved Folding Shew or Pattern Card or Case.
Year: 1896

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An Improved Folding Shew or Pattern Card or Case.
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I, HERBERT DICKINSON' of 'Northumberland Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to folding shew cards or pattern cases for containing
a range or ranges of designs or travellers or merchants samples of textile fabrics.
and the like. In said cards or cases the" small samples, patterns or specimens, of
the cloth or material are pasted or secured on a folding sheet or card forming a
part of, or attached to, a case for enclosing same. On one inner side of the case
it is usual to paste a piece of cloth or material of the same line or character as the
small samples but of much larger size so that it can be handled to ascertain the.
quality and test the strength of the fabric.
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These cards or cases, each' containing a particular and distinct line of samples,
are used in large numbers, and for the purpose of obtaining any given pattern ori
construction of cloth from a pile of cases, it has heretofore been necessary to open.
each case separately' until the cloth wanted has been found; or, as an alternative,
to paste small samples on the outsides of the cases; in either event, a considerable.
amount of time being lost and unnecessary labour expended..
My invention is intended to avoid the opening out of the cards or cases simply
to ascertain the character of the contents, or the pasting of small samples on the
backs of said cards, and this I accomplish by making one portion of the outer::
case with an' opening or openings' therein, of any suitable size. This opening is
made, preferably, in the back of the case or that part whereto is attached the
large sample, which is doubled or folded, so as to present a part of the face side
of the cloth to the back of the case or opposite the opening therein through which...
it can therefore be seen without unfolding the card or case.
Cases or folding pattern or sample cards provided with an opening as above set
forth will be found much more convenient in use than ordinary cards or cases and
will save time in looking out particular lines of fabrics or patterns.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1896.
An improve
1, HERBERT DICKINSON, of Northumberland Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
Merchant, 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 reference to folding shew cards or pattern cases for containing

page_text: a range or ranges of designs or travellers or merchants samples of textile fabrics
and the like. In said cards or cases the small samples, patterns or specimens of
the cloth or material are pasted or secured on a folding sheet or card forming a
part of, or attached to, a case for enclosing same. On oue inner side of the case
it is usual to paste a piece of cloth or material of the same line or character as
the small samples but of much larger size so that it can be handled to ascertain the
quality and test the strength of the fabric.
These cards or cases each containing a particular and distinct line of samples
are used in large numbers, and, for the purpose of obtaining any given pattern or
construction of cloth from a pile of cases, it has heretofore been necessary to open
each case separately until the cloth wanted has been found; or, as an alternative,
to paste small samples on the outsides. of the cards; in either event a considerable
amount of time being lost and unnecessary labour expended.
My invention is intended to avoid the opening out of the cards or cases to
ascertain the character of the contents, or the pasting of small samples on the
backs of said cards, and this I accomplish by making one portion of the outer case
with an opening or openings therein of any suitable size.
This opening is shewn at a on the annexed sheet of drawings forming a part of
this specification, in which Fig. 1 is elevation of a sample or pattern card.or case
and Fig. 2 transverse section of same taken on line 1-2. The said opening a is
made, preferably, in the back of the card or case b or that outer portion thereof
whereto.is attached on the inner side, the large sample or length of cloth c by
which the feel and strength of, the material is ascertained, such sample being
doubled or folded up so as to present a part of the face side of the cloth to the
back of the case or opposite the opening a therein through which it can be
plainly, seen, without unfolding or opening out the card or case.
The inner fold of
the sample c has its face side uppermost when the card or case is opened out.
Instead of the fabric being attached to the back of the case. wherein the
opening a is made, the sample c may be pasted on the inner leaf of the case b
which closes against said back.
By providing cases, or folding pattern or sample cards with an opening or
openings as above set forth considerable time will be saved in looking out
particular fabrics or patterns from a pile of cases, and there is no additional
labour or pasting in making up such cases whilst they will be found much more
convenient in use than those ordinarily employed.
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
In pattern or sample cards or cases the formation of an opening or openings
such as a in the back or outer covering of the card or case in the manner and for
the purposes substantially as herein shewn and described..
Dated this 20th day of March 1907
.I.. :
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield, Patent Agents.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield, Patent Agents.