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US114871A
US114871A US114871DA US114871A US 114871 A US114871 A US 114871A US 114871D A US114871D A US 114871DA US 114871 A US114871 A US 114871A
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    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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  • Objects of the Irwention- My invention relates to a sectional triangular o1' other suitable-shaped sectional envelope, open at the longest side or hypotennse, so as to admit the corner of a folded letter-sheet to he inserted within the same.
  • the objects of my invention are tovreduee the Weight of letters, convenience in application, and that of retaining an address and post-office mark on the lettersheet instead of on the envelope; also, convenience in carrying the envelope within a small space, one envelope being made to t inside the other.
  • the sectionor sections of the envelope may be attached to each other.
  • Figure 1 represents the envelope detached.
  • Figure 2 shows the same as applied to the folded letter-sheet ready for the mail.
  • Figure 3 is a modification in form, two corner envel- )pes being joined together.
  • A is the envelope.
  • d B the folded letter-sheet -inserted within the sectional envelopes A A'.
  • a single piece of paper is cnt and folded as shownin fig. l, and the parts 0 C' secured together and coated with gum.

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E. J. SNHTH.
lmprovement in EnvelopesI No.114,871. Pa1enredMay16,1871.
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Letters Patent No. 114,871, dated May-16, 1871.
`IMPROVEWI ENT vIN ENVELOPES.
The Scheule referred to in these Letters Patennand making part: ofthe same..
I, ELDnIDGn-J. SMITH, of Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain improvements' in Envelopes, of which the following is a specilication.
Objects of the Irwention- My invention relates to a sectional triangular o1' other suitable-shaped sectional envelope, open at the longest side or hypotennse, so as to admit the corner of a folded letter-sheet to he inserted within the same.
The objects of my invention are tovreduee the Weight of letters, convenience in application, and that of retaining an address and post-office mark on the lettersheet instead of on the envelope; also, convenience in carrying the envelope within a small space, one envelope being made to t inside the other.
The sectionor sections of the envelope may be attached to each other.
The'sectional envelopes are Yattached to a folded letter-sheet by being gnmrned in the usual manner. 'v Description of the .Accompanying Drawing.
Figure 1 represents the envelope detached. Figure 2 shows the same as applied to the folded letter-sheet ready for the mail.
Figure 3 is a modification in form, two corner envel- )pes being joined together.
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A is the envelope. d B, the folded letter-sheet -inserted within the sectional envelopes A A'.
A single piece of paper is cnt and folded as shownin fig. l, and the parts 0 C' secured together and coated with gum.
The gummed portionlbeing moistened, and a cornerof a folded letter-sheet being inserted in the envelope,
the gu'rnmed portions willpadhereto and securely fasten the same.
p Ulmm. I claim as -myy invention- The sectional envelope A, consisting of one or'mpore pieces,` as ab'ove described, substantially as and for the purposephereinbefore set forth.
ELDRIDGE J.'SMITH.
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' J. T. TURNER, J OHN DUNN.
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