An Improved Band for Cigars, Cigarettes, and other Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Mar., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Band for Cigars, Cigarettes, and other Articles.
We, BEWLAY & CO. LIMITED, of 49 Strand, London, W.C., Cigar Merchants,..
and WILLIAM GEORGE STEPHENSON, also of 49 Strand, London, W.C.,
Salesman, 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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This invention relates to an improved band for cigars, cigarettes, and the like,.
and it has for its object the construction of a band of the class above described,.
which whilst serving the same purposes as the.ordinary bands now in use, shall not
injure the cigar or other article upon which it may be placed by moistening the
same with the gum or paste used for fastening the band when placed round the
cigar. It frequently happens that in removing the ordinary band from a cigar,
that the cigar is injured by the leaf wrapper being torn away with the band in
consequence of the paste or gum having caused the band to adhere to the cigar.
This danger is entirely obviated by the use of the improved band, the subject of
this invention.
In order to effect the above objects, a band of paper, or any other suitable.
material, is constructed of any desired shape, and having a transverse slot cut.
at either end thereof, the slots being inclined towards the end of the band and
extending half way or more than half way across the band as may be found.
preferable.
In order that this invention may be the better understood, drawings are appended.
hereto, in which,
Fig. 1. is a view of the band extended.
Fig. 2. is a view shewing the band having the ends secured.
Fig. 3. shews the band as applied to a cigar, and
Fig. 4. shews a band constructed according to this invention and used to secure.
a number of cigarettes.
A. is the band having formed at the ends slots B. the said slots extending across.
the band and being inclined as shewn. To prevent the band tearing, a small
circular hole b is formed at the bottom of each slot.
To secure the band upon the article, the two ends are brought together and the.
slots engaged one with the other as shewn in Fig. 2, the inclination of the slots.
tending to keep the ends always engaged.
It is obvious that bands constructed as herein described may be used for a variety
of goods such as envelopes, cards, note paper and all classes of goods usually
secured by means of a band.
The said band may also have printed, embossed, or otherwise indicated.
thereon, information relating to the goods upon which it is placed, or may carry
advertisements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A cigar band having slots to engage each other and fastening without paste.
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page_text: 2. A band for use on cigars, cigarettes, or other articles, substantially as described
and set forth in the accompanying specification and drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1897.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.