US1171231A - Mailing and display package. - Google Patents

Description

M. W. MULLEN.

MMLING AND DISPLAY PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I8. 915.

Patenwd Feb. 8, 1916.

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MICHAEL W. MULLEN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

KAILING AND DISEBAY PACKAGE.

spootaoation' of'Letten Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

Application filed 'mit 18, 1915. Serial No. 34.705.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mistral-1n W. Momma, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Mailing and Displav Packages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a mailing and display package, and its object is to provide a s1mple and inexpensive device by means of which advertising and other matter may be sent through the mails without dangerof loss, and the package being also so eonstructcd and arranged that the recipient thereof may employ the same for displaying its contents.

The object stated is attained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts to-be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood.-reference is bad to the accompanying drawing. in which- Fl are 1- is a pels iective view of the packfhlded and rea y for mailing: Fig. 2 is a face view of the package unfolded, and in displayposition, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 3-4! of Fig. 2.

In earryingout the invention, there is provided a sheet 5 of pliant material, preferably paper, and of greater length than widthl. One of the longitudinal edges of the "sheet is reinforced by several folds 6, and at the opposite longitudinal edge the sheet has a large continuous fold-T provided with a rein forced edge formed by a number of. folds 8. One of the and edges of the sheet is reinforced by a fold 9.

The fold 7 is designed for the retention of catalogues, booklets. cards or other advertising matter, as well as other mail mattor, and said folds are also for tho bur ose of enabling such matter to be dis layer by the recipient thereof. A row 0 pockets, extending" throughout the entire length of thefsheet 5, isformed by the fold 7 and by fasteners 10 uniting the sameto the main body of the sheet at intervals. Tho'fasten- Iers forming the dividing lines between the creasesdividing the sheet into a number of sections, each of which has a pocket as described.

Alon" the longitudinal edges of the sheet are eydicts 12 passing through the folded parts. These eyelet-s are provided in order that the sheet may be hung up when unfolded to display the contents of the porkets. To obtain a better display of the contents of the pockets. the fold T has sight openings 13 covered by a sheet of transparcut material l-l. these openings coinciding with the respective pockets.

As stated. the device is designed for mailing and displaying advertising and other matter. the same being inserted into the pockets as shown in Fig. 2. after which the device is folded on the creases 11. and tied by passing one or more strings 15 around the package formed by the folded sheet, its pockets and the contents of the pockets. Any suitable means 16 may be provided for securing the ends of the tie strings. It will be noted that two adjacent end sections at one end of the sheet are larger than the remaining sections. In foldim the device, the small sections are first fol ed together, and then folded between the two large end sections, so that the latter form. respectively, the front and back of the package. The pockets are thus entirely inclosed and there is no danger of the contents thereof dropping out. The name and address of the person to whom the package is to be mailed is placed on the front of the package as shown in Fig. '1. If the ierson receiving the package desires to display the contents of the pockets the package is unfolded flat as shown in ig. 2, and lnmg up on a wall or other suitable support by means of the eyelets 12, or by means of hunger cords passing through the eyelets.

The device is simple in construction, it can be easily and cheaply constructed, and it effectually serves the purpose for which it is designed.

I claim:

The combination in a mailing and display package comprising an elongated sheet of pliant material having transverse creases dividing the sheet into a plurality of foldablo sections, with two adjacent end sections at one end of the sheet of a greater width than the remaining sections, the latter sections being folduble between said broader the openin sin the fold forming sight openend sectionsyof mfold in the-sheetoanproxiin s m sai pockets, and means for securing mately onehalf'itswidth, at one of lts 1onsald foldable sections in folded position. 10

itudlnal edges having a lurnlity of open- In testimony whereof I afiix my sigmlugs provided therem, usteners passing \ture.

through the fold rind th body of said sheet to form the folds into a senes-xof pockets, .MICHAEL W. MULLEN.

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