Improvements in Wedding Cake and similar Postal Boxes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th July, 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1895
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wedding Cake and similar Postal Boxes.
1, EMIL GUTTENTAG of No. 12 Brainfield Road, Wandsworth Common, in the
County of Surrey, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in wedding cake and similar postal boxes,
and the objects of it are (a.) to prevent the boxes being broken in transitu or by
the stamp obliterating clerk; (b.) to prevent the contents of the box being
abstracted in transitu, and (c.) to provide a special receptacle for the cards, in
which they may be carried separate from the said contents.
In carrying the first part of the invention into effect, the box and cover are
made of a sheet metal, preferably of tin plate.
In carrying the second part of the invention into effect, I provide a suitable
envelope of tho proper size and shape to receive the box. The open end of the
euvelope carries four flaps, no two of which are large enough to cover the respective
end of the closed box when they are folded down upon it; consequently, when the
four flaps are stuck down, at least three of them will adhere to more or less of the
surface of the said closed end.
In carrying the third part of the invention into effect, 'I fix a band across
the box cover, from edge to edge, and preferably centrally of the length of the
latter. The band must be longer than the width of the cards which are to be
slipped in between the band and cover. The band may be a separate piece fixed
to the cover, but I prefer to raise it up out of the material of the cover by stamping
it clear therefrom along each side edge.
Dad thin 9th day of October 1894.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cake box without its lid.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lidded cake box without its card..
Figure 4 is a perspective, view of the paper box or wrapper with its mouth
open ready to receive the closed and carded cake box.
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Figure 5 is a perspective view of my improved postal box ready for being
addressed, stamped, and posted.
The object of the first part of the invention is secured by making the cake
box a as well as its cover a' of tin plate or other sheet metal of equal strength.
This box a is fitted with a lining.a laced along the edges.
In carrying the second part of the juvention into effect, I provide a suitable
envelope of the proper size and shape to receive the cake box a. This envelope
is made of paper or other suitable material. The mouth of it is, preferably, at
one end, because of the small area of an end compared with that of a top, a bottom
or a side.. This mouth is provided with four flaps, each' flap being practically a
continuation of the respective top, bottom or side. Three of these flaps 6', b', 6',
are each smaller than the end of the box; 'the fourth is of the same size. Each
flap is made self adherent to what it is folded down upon. Three flaps b', b², b',
are intended to be stuck down upou the end of the cake box d after the latter,
first duly fitted, closed and carded-has been inserted in the envelope, and as each
is smaller than the said end, it will adhere to some portion of the latter. The
fourth flap is intended to be stuck down upon the three flaps already described
thereby closing up the cake, box against any attempt at abstraction short of tearing
the envelope b.
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The tapered shape of the box and envelope b is no part of the present inven-
tion; the latter being independent of shape.
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In carrying the third part of the invention into effect, a band c is fixed across
the cover a of the box.a. It extends from side to side of the latter and occupies,
preferably, a central position on the same. This baud forms a 'loop upon the
cover a adapted to receive the cards c of the bride and the bridegroom, thereby
holding then clear of the cake. The object of keeping the cards and the "cake
separate, is to prevent the latter staining the former. It is immaterial' whether
the band is a separate piece fixed to the cover a' or whether it is raised up from
it by stainping. I prefer that it be a separate piece fixed to the cover.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination of inetal cake box, card loop, envelope and envelope Haps, as
set forth
forth.
Dated this 8th day of July 1895.
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"PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
at shat ng unang Agents for, the Applicatit.