US2019401A - Wrapper for articles of merchandise - Google Patents

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Oct. 29, 1935. J DRIVER 2,019,401

WRAPPER FOR ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE Filed Dec. 5, 1930 Patented Oct. 29, 1935 PATENT OFFICE I 2,019,401 wiuirran ron narrows or comma ISE John M. Driver, San Francisco, Calif. Application December 5, 1930, Serial lilo. 500,396 4 Claims. (Cl. 131-11) My invention relates to the packaging ofvendible units, and comprises an improved wrapper for articles of merchandise, more particularly vendble units of tobacco, cigars and/or the like, and one object of my invention is to provide a transparent wrapper which shall embody as a complete, single unit, a wrapper and a label or band; the latter being imprinted upon the wrapper and occupying relatively, in the complete package, the position of a label or band such as those applied to cigars and the like.

A further object of my invention is to provide this band or label indicia upon a completely transparent cover or wrapper by an imprint upon the under or inner surface of the same; which imprint, due' to the complete transparency of the sheet or pellicle, will show through the latter as though it were a separate element carried directly by the article enclosed within the wrapper;

the printing upon such inner or under surface being from a positive block or printing surface with the imprint applied in reverse on the back or inner surface of the wrapper, as distinguished from the usual negative block or printing surface which would give a positive imprint. In this manner the imprint is provided on the inner or under surface of the transparent wrapper directLv adjacent to the article enclosed by such wrapper and hence it is not subject to accidental removal or damage and may not be rubbed oil in packing the wrapped cigars or other vendible units or articles, or otherwise handling the same.

I propose to employ Cellophane as the transparent wrapper for the cigars or other articles. Inimprinting the representation of a cigar label or band or other indicia .upon the inner or under surface of the Cellophane such printing will be entirely innocuous and incapable of ailecting the tobacco or other material enclosed by such form of imprinted wrapper. At the same time, the full efiect of a banded cigar, for instance, is obtained, with the economic advantage of a single article applied to the cigar, with less labor and at much less expense. 7

These and other features of my invention are more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure Us a perspective view of the complete- 1y wrapped article, in this instance a cigar, enclosed in the improved wrapper forming the subject of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the under and/or imprinted sin-face of a complete wrapper, and

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of a completely wrapped article; the latter being indicated by broken lines.

In the marketing of many articles sold in units or unit quantities. at the present time, wrappers of Cellophane are employed. This material 5 in the form of a highly polished transparent pellicle; enabling the purchaser to closely examine the goods without-actually handling the same. Wrappers of this type are largely employed in thepackaging of cigars, which are wrapped as single units and in groups forming salable units.. In the merchandising of these units at the present time, the cigars are independently banded, with band and cigar enclosed by the wrapper, or the wrapped units are handed. In each instance, two operations or steps'in such packaging are required; one to bandthe cigars, and the other to wrap them. And the banding may precede or follow the wrapping. I propose to obviate one of these operations or steps by imprinting the band or label directly upon the transparent Cellophane wrapper and to arrange such imprint so that it will lie next to the cigar or other article enclosed by the wrapper so as to show through the same; the complete transparency of the wrapper enabling the imprinted band, label or other indicia to show with as much clearness as a band independently applied to the cigar or other article and enclosed within the wrapper, or applied externally to the wrapped cigar or other article.

In the drawing, Fig-1 represents a cigar enclosed in my improved, imprinted wrapper; the latter being indicated at l, and the cigar at 2. These wrappers may be sealed to the cigar in any usual manner although not actually attached thereto, and the ends of the wrapper are folded over the ends of the cigar or other contained article and fastened down, sometimes by a suitable adhesive and sometimes by the inherent ability of the Cellophane wrapper to be 40 crimped and folded in a damp condition and retain such position. These wrappers serve to maintain the freshness of the cigars when employed therewith.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing I have shown a complete wrapper in plan; the size of the same being such as to properly enclose the article to be wrapped, whether it is a. cigar or other tobacco product, or any other vendible unit. Centrally of the sheet of Cellophane forming the wrapper, or at such other position as 'may be suitable or desirable, Iimprlnt on one surface of the same suitable indicia relating to the goods or article enclosed by such wrapper. In the present instance I vhavev shown the representation of a cigar band or label, indicated at 3. This representation is imprinted on the under or inner surface of the transparent wrapper sheet or pellicle and, as illustrated in the drawing, this printing is in reverse; being effected by means of positive type or other printing surface, block, or the like having a positive printing face. Colors may be imprinted, and white ink may also be employed, so that the complete, final imprint, whichshows through the pellicle and may be viewed properly from the outer'surface of the wrapper is a per- 'fect simulation, in the present instance, of a cigar band or label. In the present instance the lining indicated at a and b mayrepresent contrasting colors; the lettering and lines may be in gold or other metallic color, and the white space following the margin of the imprint and izilicatedat may actually be a line of white 1 In like manner other indicia may be applied for other articles; the simulation of bands, labels, and any trade-mark device may be so displayed upon the transparent wrapper sheet as to simulate direct application to the goods enclosed, with the economic advantage of applying the wrapper and the desired indicia at a single operation. As may be understood, the band or label for a cigar. for instance, may be an exact duplicate in color, letteringand form, of any band or label employed with any banded cigar now on the market.

It will be understood, of course, that the imprinting applied to the body, sheet, or pellicle of transparent material, Cellophane, or ,the like,

may be in the nature of an embossing action or operation simultaneously with or independently of the imprinting action or operation. And as such embossing action will be applied to the under surface of the sheet or pellicle, it will be intaglio with a cameo-effect upon the exposed surface. This cameo-like appearance, especially where metallic color is employed -,will simulate exactly the expensive labels or hands upon cigars, the effect of which is greatly enhanced by the highly polished surface of the Cellophane, which will transform the dull pigmentous body constituting the colors employed to a rich tone and appearance.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a cross section of'a wrapped article; the thin line indicating the pellicle of Cellophane, and the dark patches on the inner side indicating the printed portion;

phane" film having a highly outer or the latter being enlarged to show clearly that such printing'is on the inner surface of the Cellophane wrapper. The wrapped article is indicated by broken lines for the sake of clearness. The lapped portions of the wrapper may be secured 5 together by an adhesive or the wrapper may be applied in any manner commonly employed in practice.

While I have shown a wrapped cigar in the drawing and have indicated the advantage of my invention as applied to the merchandising of cigars when enclosed in these transparent wrappers, it will be understood that my invention is not limited to the preparation of cigar wrappers, or wrappers for tobacco products, but may be employed generally in thepackaging of merchandise sold in units andwhere indicia of some nature normally employed with such units-may be readily applied and may simulate bands, .ties, labels, or other elements employed to hold the goods together or to indicate their character.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a wrapper of Cellophane" for completely enclosing vendible units, having indicia imprinted on the inner or under surface of the same for display from the outer highly polished surface of the. Cellophane.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a wrapper of Cellophane for completely enclosing vendible units such as ,cigars and the like, having indicia in the form of a band or label imprinted on the inner or under surface of the same, simulating the band or label usually applied to cigars for .display from the outer highly polished surface of the Cellophane.

3. A wrapper of transparent Cellophane for completely enclosing an article of merchandise; said wrapper having a highly polished outer surface with a label or band representation embossed thereon; such representation being in intaglio 40 on the under surface of 'the Cellophane? and giving a cameo effect on the -outer andfhighly polished exposed surface thereof; 4. A wrapper of transparent Cellophane for" completely enclosing an article of merchandise; said wrapper having an embossed imprlnt,"in-' taglio on the under imprinted surfaceand cameo upon the exposed surface; the imprinted Celloexposed surface.

, JOHN, M. DRIVER.

DKSCLAIMER 2,01Q,4O1.J0hn M. Driver, San Francisco, Calif. WRAPPER FOR ARTICLESOF MER- CHANDISE. Patent dated Oct. 29, 1935. Disclaimer filed Mar. '30; 1945, by the assignee, Sylvia F. Driver.

Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 1 and 2 in said specification.

[Official Gazette May 1, 1945.]

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