US1611585A - Means for facilitating the addressing of envelopes - Google Patents

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Dec. 21 1926. 1,611,585

M. FORMAN MEANS FOR FAC'ILITATING THE ADDRESSING OF ENVELOPES Filed 0st. 20, 1925 INVENTOR 971W W 1 Y 1 BY.

ATTORNEY .lopes.

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Patented D 21, 11926. I

Prime oFFIcE.

MARIE ronman, or saw r mncrsco, camronnm.

MEANS FOR; FACILITATING THE ADDRESSING. OF ENVELOPES.-

Application filed October 20, 1925. Serial No. 83,800.

This invention related to a novel means used with a typewriter for more conveniently and" satisfactorily addressing enve- Heretofore it has been the custom in addressing envelopes, to insert each envelope to be addressed into the typewriter, address and remove the same, and thereafter follow the same procedure for each succeeding envelope, all of which has made'the work slow and tedious. g

By means ofthe present invention, which saves both time and labor; a large number of envelopes may be addressed without I manually inserting and removing each individual envelope into and from the typewriter as the same is addressed.

An object of the present invention is .to

' provide a novel means for satisfactorily and conveniently addressing envelopes.

A further object offthis invention is to provide a container-tor a .number'of envelopeswhich can be satisfactorily run through a typewriter with the envelopes held in the A further object; of this invention is to provide 'means for both holding a number of envelopes and their, container, and for receiving the envelopes and their container after they have been run through. a typewriter. 7

In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my envelope container, showing the envelopes in the 85 proper position therein; and

Fig. 2 is a side view of a typewriter showing my invention applied thereto in operative position,

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 4 1 represents a flat sheet, made from paper,

cloth or other '-suitable material, with its lateral edges 2 and 3 turned over upon its body portion 4. The lateral edges 2 and-3 are turned 0r creased in such-a position and manner that a container or rack is formed wherein a number of envelopes 5, with their top and bottom edges adjacent may-be satisfactorily retained. The sheet 1 may have its I lateral edges 2 and 3 turned or formed to fit envelopes of any desired size of shape, as

can be plainly seen.

The sheet l is provided with a plurality of creases'6 extendmgdaterally across the sheet and turned over edges 2 and 3, which said creases are located in the sheet'between the top and bottom edges of each envelo e.

The creases 6 permit the folding of t e sheet so that one envelope may rest upon the other thereby providing a compact container. I have found by marking the sheet .where the creases occur with a black line that the envelopesmay be more easily inserted in their proper'positions within the sheet.

As shown 'in' Fig. 2, I have provided a pair of basketsor envelope containers 7 and 8 attached together with one positioned over the other by bar 9. The two containers are secured to'the back end of a typewriter 10, by a bar 11, which is connected to' container 7 and the back end of the typewriter. The container 7 serves to hold the sheet 1 with the unaddressed envelopes 5 therein, and as they are run through the typewriter and addressed they are deposited in container 8.

In operation the sheet 1 which is made from any suitable material such as paper, is folded at its lateral edges 2 and 3t,so that envelopes. of any particular size may fit laterally across the body of the sheet and lie underneath the turned over edges ,between the body 4 of the sheet and the said edges 2 and 3. The sheet is then creased at lines 6, which are so located laterally across the sheet as to lie between the top and bottom edges'of each envelope.- Each of the envelopes 5 are then inserted within the sheet'l under the turned over edges .2 and 3 and between the creases 6, so that the top of one envelope lies adjacent the bottom of the other.

The sheet 1 in a folded position with its envelopes5 therein is placed in container-7,

and, the end of the sheet is inserted under the roller 12 of the typewriter 10. The envelopes 5 being positioned in the sheet in their proper position for addressing, are run throughthe typewriter and after being ad-' dressed are deposited in container 8 along with the sheet 1 in which they are held. The envelopes may then be manually removed from the sheet 1 by Withdrawing them from beneath the turned. over edges 2 and 3.

It is evident that various changes may be made in the form or shape of my invention,

and I do not desire to be limited to the exact means shown and described. I therefore refer to the appended claims for a definition of the limits my invention may assume.

.Having described my invention, what 1 5 claim is:

A means for addressing envelopes eo1npris ing a flat sheet having its outer edges folded to extend over the edges of a plurality of envelopes positioned with their top and bottom edges adjacent, and a plurality of creases located in the sheet between the envelopes whereby the sheet may be folded to position the envelopes one on top of the other.

MARIE FORMAN.

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