AN IMPROVED PACKING FOR BOTTLES AND OTHER FRAGILE ARTICLES AND SUBSTANCES
Year: 1874

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Ivimy, of Patcham, in the County of
Sussex, Gentleman, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED PACKING FOR
BOTTLES AND OTHER FRAGILE ARTICLES AND SUBSTANCES."-A communi-
cation from abroad by Oliver Long, of Boston, Massachusetts,
United States of America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Ivimy at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
24th July 1874.
I, JOHN IVIMY, of Patcham, in the County of Sussex, Gentleman, do
3 hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
PACKING FOR BOTTLES AND OTHER FRAGILE ARTICLES AND SUBSTANCES," a com-
munication, to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to provide a novel packing for bottles,.
glass ware, china, and other fragile articles and substances, which
O packing may be easily and cheaply made, and will bo safe, effective,
readily applied, and durable,

page_text: The said Invention consists in the production, as a new article of
manufacture, of a packing made of sheets of a paper or equivalent material,
fluted, crimped, or embossed to give it body and elasticity, and formed
into envelopes, pads, or cells, according to its method of application, as
herein-after more fully described.
For the purposes of my Invention I take paper of any suitable quality
and first size it on one side. I allow the sizing to dry and then dampen
the other side with water and pass it through a fluting machine pre-
viously heated. I then pass it over a heated surface, such as a steam or
gas heated table or cylinder, which contracts the flutings, giving them
stiffness and great strength, and rendering them permanent. I noxt,
according to requirements, paste, glue, or otherwise attach to the fluted
paper strips or sheets of plain paper on one or both sides. After it is
dry I cut the packing material into the required lengths for envelopes,
pads, or cells, or other forms of packing. The strips of plain paper do
not constitute an essential feature of my Invention, and in some cases
they may be dispensed with.
In forming envelopes for bottles I unite the edges of the fluted paper
by eyelets or by adhesive material, and in some cases apply a bottom
pad to the same paper.
For claret and the like I intend that the packing shall surround the
neck of the bottle, and may arrange around the inside of the case strips
or pads to protect the shoulders of the said bottle.
For pads I cut all the fluted paper in lengths, according to the size of
the bottles or other articles, and so arrange them as to protect the
articles from each other and preserve them from contact with the sides,
top, and bottom of the package or casing.
When breakage or leakage is to be greatly apprehended, or when
otherwise the packing is liable to exposure or moisture, waterproof paper
may to great advantage be employed.
My Invention may be used not only for bottles, jars, and other brittle
vessels, but for fruit, eggs, and the liko requiring a soft packing to
ensure safety in transportation.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said John Ivimy in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 22nd January 1875.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
IVITY, of Patcham, in the County of Sussex, Gentleman, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-fourth day of July, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the thirty-eighth
year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and
grant unto me, the said John Ivimy, Her special licence, that I,
the said John, Ivimy, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as I, the said John Ivimy, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to
time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED PACKING FOR BOTTLES AND
OTHER FRAGILE ARTICLES AND SUBSTANCES," a communication to me from
abroad by Oliver Long, of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of
America, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said John
Ivimy, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing.
under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed
in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
"
:
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Ivimy, do hereby declaro
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, reference being had to the accompanying Drawing
forming a part of this Specification :-
This Invention relates to a novel packing for bottles, glass ware,
cliina, and other fragile articles and substances, which packing may be
easily and cheaply made, and will be safe, effective, readily applied, and
durable.
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page_text: The said Invention consists in the production of a packing made of
sheets of paper or similar material, fluted, crimped, corrugated, or
embossed to give it stiffness, strength, and clasticity, and formed into
envelopes, wrappers, pads, or cells, according to the particular purpose
for which it is to be used, as herein-after more fully described.
In practising the said Invention I take paper of any suitable quality
and first size it on one side. I allow this size to dry and then damp the
other side of the paper with water and pass it through a fluting machine
previously heated. I then pass the paper over a table or cylinder heated
by hot air or steam, which contracts the flutings or corrugations, giving
them stiffness, great strength, and permanence. I next, if required,
paste, glue, or otherwise attach to the fluted or corrugated paper strips
or sheets of plain paper on one or both sides. After the whole is dry I
cut the packing material into the required lengths for envelopes,
wrappers, pads, cells, or other forms of packing. The said strips of
plain paper may be dispensed with if not considered necessary.
In forming envelopes for bottles I unite the edges of the fluted paper
by eyelets or by adhesive material, and in some cases apply a bottom
pad to the same paper.
For packing claret bottles and the like I prefer that the packing a
should surround the necks of the bottles, and I may arrange around the
inside of the case strips or pads to protect the shoulders of the said
bottles.
For forming pads I cut all the fluted paper in lengths, according to the
size of the bottles or other articles, and so arrange them as to protect
the articles from each other, and preserve them from contact with the
sides, top, and bottom of the package.
In the accompanying Drawing, Figure 1 is a side view, shewing the
application of this Invention as an envelope or wrapper for a square
bottle or jar; Figure 2 is an end view of the same.
Figure 3 is an end view of an envelope for a round bottle or jar; a is
the fluted, corrugated, or crimped paper; b is the aforesaid strip of
plain paper, which is sometimes combined with the fluted paper.
When breakage or leakage is to be greatly apprehended, or when
the packing is liable to exposure or moisture, waterproof paper may be
advantageously employed in the formation of this improved packing.

page_text: The said Invention may be used not only for bottles, jars, and other
brittle vessels, but for fruit, eggs, and other articles or materials requiring
a soft but secure packing in transportation.
Having thus fully described the said Invention, and shown how the
same may be conveniently and advantageously carried into practice, I
wish it understood that I claim, a packing made of fluted, crimped,
corrugated, or embossed paper or similar material, as herein set forth
and for the purpose specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Ivimy, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twentieth day of January, in the year of
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