Improvements in Sample or Pattern Envelopes or Wrappers.
Year: 1889

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sample or Pattern Envelopes or Wrappers.
GEORGE PRIESTLEY, Bingham Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Stationers'
Manager, and Messrs. R. ALLEN & SON, Limited, Broadway, Nottingham, Whole-
sale Stationers, 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 :-
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The object of my invention is to admit of the ready examination of contents of
sample or pattern envelopes or wrappers, when such examination is required to be
made by postal authorities or others, and also to provide a means of re-closing and
fastening the same after such opening and examination. To effect this, I make an
envelope or wrapper of paper, or any other suitable material or materials, in each of
the end flaps (or in all if desired) of which is a circular, or other shaped, hole, in such
a position that when the flaps are folded or closed over the article to be enclosed,
these holes shall be at the ends or sides of the package, thus admitting of a cursory
examination being made (without opening the package) if required or desired.
The top and bottom or all the flaps of the envelope or wrapper are perforated from
side to side so that the portion extending beyond the perforations can be readily
torn off, and the inner surfaces of these flaps are gummed or provided with other
adhesive substance to a point beyond the aforesaid perforations, such gummed part
thus extending towards the main body of the envelope or wrapper. In packing
articles within the envelope or wrapper, the end flaps (or two opposite ones) are first
folded over the article to be enclosed, and then a third flap over the two former, and
lastly the gum or other adhesive substance on the remaining flap is moistened from
outside edge as far as the perforated line, and the package closed and thus secured.
To open for inspection, it is only necessary to tear the flap at the perforated line, and
after opening, the package can be re-closed by moistening the remainder of gummed
surface which extends beyond the perforated line. The package can be reopened a
second time if necessary, the second gummed flap being then made use of in a
similar way.
In some cases it may be found only necessary to have one flap
perforated and gummed, or it may be adviseable to extend the system to each of the
four flaps; the number of times a package can be opened and closed being governed
thereby.

page_text: In order to make my invention perfectly clear, I append a drawing in which
the holes for cursory examination are at A, the perforated lines at B, and the
gummed or adhesive surface indicated by the lines C; In this drawing, two flaps
are shown perforated, and two with holes, but this disposition may be extended as
before explained.
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. An envelope or wrapper for containing samples, patterns, and other articles,
which is formed substantially as described.
2. The articles contained within the envelope may be partly examined without
opening the package, as described.
3. If opened, the envelope or wrapper may be re-closed or fastened without the aid
of string or other articles, in the manner set forth.
4. The use of a perforated line across the flap or flaps, it, or they, being gummed
or prepared with some other adhesive substance, to a point beyond the said perforated
line.
5. An envelope or wrapper which may be reclosed by making use of the gummed
portion of flap or flaps which extends within the perforated line.
6. The application of same system to one or more of the flaps of envelope or
wrapper.
Dated this 20th day of February 1889.
A. G. PRITCHARD,
Agent for Applicants.