US1409829A - Envelope for sending post cards and the like - Google Patents

Description

H. CHAMBON.

ENVELOPE FOR SENDING POST CARDS AND THE`LIKE. AEPLICATloN FILED Nov. 29. 1920.

1,409,829, Patente.; Mar.14,1922.

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ENVELOPE FOR SENDI'NG POST CARDS AND THE LIKE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '14, 1922.

Original application filed July 1, 1920, Serial No. 393,397.V Divided and this application filed November 29, 1920. Serial No. 427,170.

(GRANTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS 0F THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1921, 41 STAT. L., 1313.)

To all w hom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRI CHAMBON, a citizen of the French Republic, and resident of Paris, France, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Envelopes for Sending Post Cards and the like, (for which I have filed applications in Belgium, May 2, July 15, and November 10, 1919; in France, March 7 and 26, April 11, 19,19, and March 9, 1920; in Great Britain, Marchl 27, 1919, Patent No. 138,752, and in Germany, December 18, 1919,) of which the following is a specification. Y i

The present invention, divided out from my application No. 393397 filed July 1, 1920, relates to paper sheets or blanks, which, owing to a convenient folding, may contain one or more post cards and yet serve as letters.

lith this object in view the blank is conveniently cut out and provided with openings or windows disposed in such a manner that one, two or more post cards or the like, enclosed in the conveniently folded blank, are arranged so that the corresponding postage stamps may be canceled through the cut out windows and the characteristic feature of the invention consists in that the cards are maintained in a fixed position within the envelope by means of the integral flaps resulting from the cutting out of the windows. Furthermore a convenient folding and a gummed iiap secures a perfect closure of the envelope, whereby neither the contained post cards or the like, nor the letter written on the blank, may be read by an unauthorized person.

In order to clearly explain the object of the invention, it will be fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figs. 1, 2 and 3 show a combined letter and envelope having openings or windows, wherein the latter are utilized for arranging post cards or the like in suitable positions, so that one, two or more stamps may be ob literated through corresponding windows, said post cards being also adapted to be held in position by small paper iaps resulting from the cutting out of the windows or by inserting the gummed strip into corresponding` openings.

igs 4 and 5 show a combined letter and envelope wherein three post cards are xedly held in position, the respective stamps of said post cards being arranged side by side.

In Figures 1 to B, the blank is provided with suitable juxtaposed cut out openings 4, the corresponding flaps 5 of which, conveniently turned inwardly, maintaining the post cards inserted within the envelope letter, the first post card engaging the right hand flap 2 of the envelope, the second post card engaging the bottom of the flap 5 of the right hand opening 4, the third postcard engaging the bottom of the flap 5 of the adjacent opening 4 and so on, the stamps of said post cards being thus placed side by side in said openings 4, whereby the cancellation of the stamps may occur without any difficulty. The portion 3 of the letter envelope is folded upon the post cards. Small tongues 6 formed on the outer longitudinal margin of said portion 3 may be inserted below the post cards by bending around the edge to hold same securely in place. Instead of said tongues I may provide cutaway portions, whereby the gummed flap 2 will be glued upon the front of the post cards at the points where said cutaway portions are provided.

Figure 3 shows the front side of the envelope and the manner in which the stamps are placed. This form of envelope permits writing on the one side of the paper sheet and at the same time three post cards or the like may be inserted, the stamps of which are in front of the three windows 4 on the front of the closed envelope and the latter is inviolably closed. Said envelope may also be provided with advertisements on its inner as well on its outer face.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a letter card, the size of which is convenient to contain three post cards in the positions which will ne described, has one transverse margin 7 and the halves of the side margins 71 provided with gum. Said margins are also provided with perforations to facilitate the opening of the letter card. In the upper left hand corner I provide three openings or windows 4 spaced by narrow strips 8, and the two first openings are provided with iaps 5 integral with the blank. The edge of the first post card abuts against the gummed margin portion 71 of the blank, the stamp of said post card being then placed in the L first opening 4, the second post card is shifted on the first one until the left hand edge thereof engages the bottom or fold' of the first fla-p 5, the stamp of said second post card being then placed in the second opening 4 and iinally the third post card is shifted on the second one until itsV left hand edge engages the foldV of the second lap 5,Y

the stamp of said third post card being then placed in the third opening L The post cards being in these positions, the letter card may be closed like the usual letter cards, whereupon the enclosed post cards are furthermore lheld by the upper and. lower margins of the closed card.

It is obvious that, instead of three post cards, I maymake provisions for two postcards or only one post card, the device being'rformed with two or one opening respectively. The length of the sheet of paper will ofcourse be varied -according' to the Vnumber yof post cards to be enclosed.

The Size of the blank depends upon the number of post cards with which the same is to be used, and suchV post cards may oi' V'course be inserted lengthwise or crosswise.

The usual combined letter blank and envelope is provided with the gumined rim portions l0, 11,'and l0 with such blank provided with windows 4f. Post cards may be inserted, as described, or a letter sheet mayv be inserted, and in either event the stamp may .be aiiixed through the window Y Y onto the letter sheet and post cardl and'at the Sametime onto the edge of thev blank about the'window, thus utilizing the stamp as a means Vfor preventing abstraction of the post card or letter sheet without notice, which would necessarily result'from'the def struction of the stamp.

Having-now Jfully described my said invention, Vwhat'rI claim and desirey to secure by Letters Patent, is Y Y A paper sheet or blank of convenient shape and dimensions, fold lines on lsaid blank for folding saine in shape of an -envelope, adjacent Vopenings or windows of Vsubstantially the size of a post stamp provided by cutting-the blank, the resulting flapsV remaining integral with lthe blankV by oneoi their edges, said blank having tongues provided on the edge, said tongues, ai'ter'convenient foldingy of the blank, cooperating with'the window liaps for' maintaining the inserted postcards or the like in a fixed position withinY the envelope.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

HENRI CHAMBON.

Witnesses HENRY VILooX EMILE BERTRAND.

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