US1766006A - Combined advertising card and mailer for currency, etc. - Google Patents

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June 24, 1930. w. w. F. TEES 1,766,006

COMBINE? ADVERTISING CARD AND MAILER FOR CURRENCY, ETC

Filed Dec. 11, 1.928

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US-AI /4L1y JD 212 v INVENTOR.

w. F T895 ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 24, 1930 i conferr ng nnvnnirlsme CARD Am MAILER For; CURRENCY, ETQ- l llppl ieation filed December 11 1922. 'Serial 1%. 325,312. r

This invention relates to an improved mailing card or device,'w-hich may be economically constructed and'used'by" advertisers oroth'ers, and which may be used as adirect mailing card or L inserted-into a r standard size ejnvelope, for the purpose. of carrying small articles,"such as samples, coins, 'sta1 n'ps, bills, and the like. j

The primary objectof this inventionis 6 the provision of a mailing' 1 card having a flexible envelope attached thereto in a novel, economical, and eflicient relation, and by means'of which currency, tickets, samples, and othersmall articles may becarried with 1 ease and facility, and in a manner which will} insure their retention; the envelope covering but a small portioni of the card "and leaving' the other portion of the card free for mailing or reference data. b Other objects and advantages of the "invention will be apparent during the course of' the' following 7 detailed description.-

In" the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, v 1 }-Figure1 is a front elevation of the improved'mailing card, showing the envelope attached to the card with its closure flap open ready to receive an articletherein for "mailing;

Figure 2 is ajfr'agmentary view of the card'ffshowing the envelope attached end thereof; at the" rear of the card; ,-Fig1'1're's- 3} and 4 are sectional views taken substantially" on their respective lines :in Figure 1 of the drawing. p F gure "5 is a view of theinside surfaces ofthe blank from; which the envelope is 'fo'rmed, showing it "in' the relation in which it made or attached to' a mailing card. fiIn the drawing, wherein forfthe'purpose H W of illustration is shown only'aj preferred embodimentof this inventiomthe improved device Apiayconsist of'the card-body 10, whichispreferably ,only slightly flexible,

being iconstructed of heavy; cardboard, so that it willnot bend readily, obviously, for

' thefreasonthat the envelope ll for attachment thereto must bemaintained in a flat i Q condition to prevent accidental: displace- I mentor destruction of the article contained therein. The card body 10 is of horizontal-t 1y elongated construction, rectangularin form, and of-a size toifit a standard venve- 1 lope On one end thereof qlit is entirely t ached relation thereon; this envelope 11' covering slightly. less than one-half of'the horizontal length of the mailing cardn On "blank,-for' receiving the envelope- 11 v.in atthe exposed portion-of the card 10,1lat'erally of the envelope, on one or both faces, there? of, the blank spaces, or otherindicia 15 may be disposed thereonin appropriate designation of the name of the sender thename' of the receiver; and spaces or" line's forqre 2 marks, if desired. The card is such that it a may be readily filedand used as a reference but economical stockl' It comprises a body flap; 12 of rectangular form, having the side attaching flanges 13 and 14 secured'thereto. v

Aback flap'15, preferably slightly narrower than the body flap 12 is secured'along a fold- 1 ing line-"17s bothe body p closure flap 181is secured along a fold line '19 to the end of the back'flap 15, opposite the body flap 12. 'The attaching flaps 13 and 14 are.

relatively narrow and the att'achingi'flap' 13 extends for substantially the entire length of the bo'dyfiap 12, being diagonallycutat 21 from the fold line li fatfari angle of about 45 in the "direction of the attaching The body flap 12 at its inserting end of the envelope isconcavely cut at 23. The attach} the flap 13, and extends from the freeedge fla 13, to" facilitate folding without bulk. 9

of the body flap. 12 to a location short of I the folding line 17, where the-said-att ach'-; ing flap 14 terminates at 25, vFrom the lo cation 25 the body flapv 12 is diagonally cut at 26 from the fold line of thelflap-l4 itowa location intersecting the fold line 17, a

short distance inwardly of the fold line 28 of the fiap lt, as can be seen from Figure of the drawing. This 'is for the purpose of facilitating'opening of the envelope with a paper cutter, to remove the contents of the envelope, as will be subsequently describedi ;Thus,'.it is Obvious that the corner .a .transverse'cutting line 33 just short of w 2 of the body flap '12,. at the location 26, is I cut away; -Theba'ck'flap15is of less width than the body flap 12; having one side edge 1 '30 thereofqa'ligned with the fold line 31 of w the attaching flap13. The other edge? 32 of the back'flap extends jparallel with the fold line 28 of the adjacent attaching flap 14 of the body, extending, from the location where the sloping cut lines-26 intersect thetfold lines 17, and terminates at and parallel with the fold line .19 of the I closure flap 18/ Thus, theback flap-15 has a;reetangularsectioncut from the side there'- of. HAt its outer portion the back flap 15,

between the line 33 and ,the fold line 19,

Y is of the same width as the body flap 12.

w The attaching flap 13; the back flap 15; and the closure flap 18 are'all gummed, preferablyf entirely thereover, on the same side of. the blank. The attaching flap 14:, on

,thefother hand, is gummedon the reverse side" of the. blank from the aforementioned gummed on either side; This gumming material is designated by the stippling in Figure 5 and by the dot'and'dash crosssections in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing, and it may be, of any nature suitable to, adhere Whenmoistened. n' 7Q Y Referring to the; attachment of the G envelope uponthe card, itfis to be noted that the body flap 12, asiwellas the rear fla 15], are each of substantially the sameheigl it as the card body :10. The rear flap -15, is' 7 moistened on its gummed surface and at I tached on the rear of the card body 10, at

the end to which the envelope isto beatitache'd, in such relation that the side edge offthisrflap is substantially parallel and flush with the end edge of the card body 10.

Thefolding edge 19 of the closure flap 12 is'located substantially flush with the top edge of the card body 10, so that the closure V flap-extends above the top margin 40 of the fc'ard body 110, as sho'wn in Figure '1 of the drawing'. vThe attaching flap ltis then bent upon its foldflinej28 inwardly upon the-inner surface of the body flap 12 0f the envelope,fand moistened on its 'gummed I surface, and the-body flap 12 is then bent to overlie the front surface of the card body 10, and the gummed surface of the attaching flap 14E adheres to the front'of the card body 10, as shown in Figure 3 of thedrawing; The attaching fiapg 13 is of course -moistened on itsgummed surface and bent onits fold line to rearwardly overlie the f card body 10 and the already pasted back" flap 15, being secured over the "latter, as

shown in Figure2.- This position of parts isshown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawlng,

vand .elsewhere,and it is to be noted that thecut-awayrportion at thetop of the body instrument so that the article to'be slipped into the envelope may be readily entered tlapgenables theinsertion of a finger or an d between the body flap and the card 10. "Due 'to the cutting of the lower right hand corner ofthefibodyfiap, at'the line 26, it is tobe noted that the saidlower right/hand corner of the envelope, when secured on the card 10, presents a sli-ghtopening for the admission of an instrument, such as a paper cutter, means of whichtheenvelope may be readily opened to remove the article whichhas been inserted therein. -This feaproved mailingrcard. a

T ture mayor maynotbea part-of'theim-c The manner in'which articles areinserted andjmai'led will be, obviousfl ,They are slipped between-the body flap 12 and the card 10, within theenvelope, and the closure fiap'is ofcourse moistened on'its gummed surface, and bent onits fold line to overlie the op y flap and it is pasted the to for closing the envelo s; v a

.- It is-apparent from the foregoing that an improved envelope-mailing card has been provided, which may be used as a postal mailing card orifittedtinto a standard en,-

velope for conveniently and efficiently car'- rying samples,-currency, tickets, novelties, and'other' articles. Theapplication of the envelope blank tothe stifi cardboard body is practical, and may be economically accomplished 'by'm'eans of suitable machinery.

1 Various changes-in theshape, size,; and

arrangement of parts may be made to the formofinvention herein shown 1 and' described, without departing from the spirit U and the back and 1 closure flaps havin gummed surfaces on;the inner sides thereo '2. In a'mailing card the combination of a horizontally elongatedcard like body hav- 'ing at oneend 'thereofan envelopecomprising abody flap provided with a back at tachingvfiap folded under'the lower margin of the card and adhered to ftherea r of the card,- the body flap having side -attaching flaps, oneside flap of which is-folded about th e dnmre he meme e here tp of the envelope being removed to provide I 'a small opening sufficient-to insert a paper the rear of the card, and the other side attachin flap of which is folded beneath the body ap and adhered to the facing side of the card body, anda closure'flap secured to the card body and extending above the top margin thereof'for folding over upon the body flap to close a pocket between the body flap and card body.

3. In a mailing card the combination of a horizontally elongated card-like body having at one end thereof an envelope comprising a body flap provided with a back attaching fiap folded under the lower margin of the card and adhered to the rear of the card,

the body flap having side attaching flaps,

one side flap of which is folded about the end. margin of the card and adhered to the rear of the card, the other "side attaching flap of which is folded beneath the body flap and adhered to the facing side of the card body, a closure flap secured to the card body and extending above the top margin thereof for folding over upon the body flap to close a pocket between the body flap and cardbody, the lower corner of the body flap cutter for ripping open the'envelope upon the card body when the closure. flap is sealed.

4. In a device of the class described a V stiff. cardboard body having appropriate designations on a portion thereof and on the. other portion being provided with an article inserting envelope comprising a body flap over the front of said portion of said card body, the body flap of the envelope having side attaching flaps, one of which is bent beneath the body flap of the envelope and secured to the card-like body and the other attaching flap of which is bent about an end of the card and secured in a gummed relation to the rear of the card-likebody,

said body flap having a foldable back flap at the lower edge thereof folded about the lower edge of the card body and provided with a gummed surface adhered to the back of the card body, the back flap having a closure flap secured on a fold line and projecting above the top of the card body in relation to be secured over the body flap of the envelopeto close said envelope. 7

- WALTER TEES.

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