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Description

F. A. GODLEY.

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1 ,306,224.` Patented June 10, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1919.

Applicashun mea January s, 191e. serial No. 69,782.

To all 'whomz't may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. GODLEY, a

citizen ofthe United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a cer- 'tain new and useful Improved Envelop, of which the following is a s ecification. The principal object o the present invention may be said to reside in the providing of an envelop which may be readily and expeditiously opened without mutilatmg the contents thereof. A further object .of the present invention resides in the provlding of an envelop of this character which may be manufactured at a cost not exceeding the cost of manufacturing ordmary envelops. A still further object of the present ln-vention resides in the providin of an envelop of the above character w ich ma be opened readily and more completely wit out the employment of a paper-cutter or other device. With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and sco e of the invention will be more fully un erstood from the following description taken in connection with the accompan ing drawings forming part hereof an 1n which Figure 1, is a face view of a blank as formed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2, is a view in rear elevation of an envelop as manufactured from the blank shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, is a. similar view, illustrating the envelop in sealed position.

Fig.'4, is a similar view of the envelop as opened after having been sealed.

Fig. 5, is a similar view, illustrating a sli htly modified type of construction, and

ig. 6, is a similar view of the same after having been sealed and opened.

Referring to the drawlngs and more articularly to Fig. 1, the envelop bla is shown as embracing a one-piece member `made.u' of a front piece 11, flaps 12, 13 and 14, to orm an envelop back, and a sealingffopens xthefen'velop, precluding the possiflap 15, these 'lparts serving to make up an envelop 16.' he fla s 12, and 13 are each provided with a smal slit 17 referably disposed upon a curved line.Y e slits extend inwardly from the marginal edge 18, of each ` fia 12 and 13, so that open ends 19 are provi ed, the urpose of which will presently appear. T ese same flaps are further provlded with weakened parts, which for illus trative purposes may be lines of perforat1on 20. These lines of perforations extend from a slit 17, inwardly at an inclination to a pointadjacent the top of each flap. More properly speaking, each weakened line extends to that portion of -the envelo where said flap tops join the front 11. he rear flap 14, is cut away as at 21, for a purpose to presently appear. It may be here remarked that an envelop blank of the above described construction may be manufactured at a cost not exceeding the cost of manufacturing an ordinary envelop, since all of said parts may be stamped out of a single blank in one operation. Thus sha ed, the blank is folded into envelop form. he iaps 12 and 13 are folded inwardly as shown so that the parts having the slits 17 therein overlap. In this position, the slits 17 ,l are in register. The Hap 14, is next folded over said flaps 12 and 13, and adhesively secured thereto. In this connection, it may be stated that the segment 21, of said flap in this position is in register with the hereinbefore described slits. The envelop is now ready for use. In use, the envelop with its contents is sealed in the usual manner, see Fig. 3. However, as clearly shown in said figure, the outwardly curved tip 22, of the sealing flap and the segment 21, of the flap 14, coperate, together with the opening formed in the aps 12 and 13, to provide a finger or thumb-nail accommodating slit or o ening 23. It may be here remarked that 1n this position there are no protruding parts, the same being flat, so that the envelop may be readily passed through a canceling machine. The recipient of the envelop by inserting a finger or thumb-tip within the opening or slitted portion 23 pulls back the sealing flap by separating the same along the weakened lines 20, so that it assumes the position disclosed in Fi 4, with a portion of each tab 12 and 13 a ering to thesealing flap. Such method completely bility of mutilation of the envelop contents and further requires no implements for opening the same. In business places where a large quantity of mail is handled, these points are important. A person opening large quantities of mail, may, with a' little practice, become so adept that the time consumed inopening the mail is materially reduced, the advantage of which will be appreciated.

In Figs. 5 and 6, the same neral Vconstruction is disclosed with this exception that the aps 12, 13 and 14 overlap at 24, thus necessitating the employment of a slit 25, thereacross to permit tearing apart and that but a single finger-nail accommodating slit or opening 26, is necessary, which slit is formed in the fiap 14.

I have also in mind the providing of either of the above constructions in a mailing wrapper for second class mail matter.

What I claim is:

l; An envelop, the back of which is made up of side aps and a bottom flap extended from the envelop face and adhesively sealed over at least a portion of said side lia s, that portion of envelop back as formed y said side flaps having cut therein substantially centrally thereof a slit for finger or thumb tip accommodation and weakened portions for said side flaps extending outwardly from the slit to or near the extreme j'uncture points of the side flaps with the .face of the envelop, said weakened portions and slit being disposed so that when the upper and lower a'ps are in sealed position, the

marginal edge of at least one of the last l mentioned aps `is in substantial register with the 11ne ormed by said slit and weak- `end portions.

2. An envelop embracing a face and back portion and a complemental sealing flap for said back, of which the. back has formedy -sition substantially registers with the l1neV formed by said slit and weakened portions.'

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two witnesses. 1, 1

FRANK A. GODLEY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. JACKSON, ROBERT M. BARR.

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