j, A. McCLURG,
WRAPPER FOR CANDHES,
APPLICATION FILED June 23, 1915.
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JAMEs A. McCLURG, of MoUNTAIN LAKES, NEw JERSEY.
1,174,593.
WRAPPER
FOR CANDIES.
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Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Mar. 7, 1916.
Application filed June 23, 1915. Serial No. 35,812.
ture 2 of the wrapper, as illustrated in Fig.
Be it known that I, JAMEs A. McCLURG, . 2, and thereupon one portion of the wrapper
a citizen of the United States, and resident is folded over the candy, such as the portion
of Mountain Lakes, in the county of Morris 5, between the edge 1* and aperture 2, as
and State of New Jersey, have invented cer illustrated in Fig. 3, and then the other or 60
tain new and useful Improvements in Wrap longer portion 6 of the wrapper is folded
the candy and "#.
the portion 5, as
pers for Candies, of which the following is over,
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a specification. "
illustrated
in Fig. 4. he laterally project
Candies on a stick, such as those com ing end portions 7 of the wrapper then ex- .
10 monly called “ lollypops,” so far as I am tending from the sides of the candy 4 sub- 65
aware, have been wrapped in paper cover stantially at right angles to the stick are
ings by first laying the candy upon the folded preferably in the manner illustrated
paper, then folding the paper around the at the left side of Fig. 5, so that the sub
candy and twisting the paper around the stantially triangularly folded portions 8, 9,
15 junction of the candy with the stick. . This of the wrapper beyond the candy are over- 70
lapped against the main part 10 of the
manner of wrapping such candiesentails the wrapper,
and then such extended portions
use of an excessive amount of paper, the
wrapping is not as neat as desirable, and are folded over upon the candy, as illus
trated in full and dotted lines in Fig. 5.
the covering has a tendency to become The
20 unwrapped.
candy is thus inclosed in a substantially 75
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manner within the wrapper, to exclude
The object of my invention is to provide tight
dust, germs, etc., and to keep the candy fresh
an improved wrapping for such candies, and
clean.
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wherein a saving can be effected in the
amount of paper required for the wrap By means of my improvements an econ
25 pings, the wrapping of the candy may be omy in the amount of paper used for wrap- 80
effected with facility, and the wrapped can ping this class of candy is effected, the
To all whom it may concern:
dies are neat in appearance and not liable to
In carrying out my invention I provide
30 paper wrappings of suitable dimensions
with apertures or holes therein to receive the
stick of the candy, whereby the paper may
become unfolded.
time required in wrapping the candies is
economized,
the wrapping is neat and at
tractive, and the wrapped candies may be
readily and conveniently packed in cartons 85
or boxes, and are not liable to become un
wrapped, particularly where the folded over
parts in10the
of carton
the wrappings
are laid down
be folded over the candy in two piles, and ward
or box.
the
ends
of
the
wrapping
protruding
from
35 the candy may then be folded upon them
Having now described
my invention -what 90
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selves over the candy, whereby the latter I claim is:—
1. The combination of a candy having a
will be entirely covered and well protected, protruding
stick, with a wrapper comprising
in a sightly and efficient manner.
a sheet of material having an aperture, the
Reference
is
to
be
had
to
the
accompany
40 ing drawings forming part hereof, wherein, stick of the candy projecting through the 95
Figure 1 is a detail of a candy wrapper aperture, the wrapper being folded over- the
embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a face candy.
view illustrating the candy applied upon the 2. The combination of a candy having a
wrapper, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 illustrate protruding stick, with a wrapper compris
45 further steps in wrapping the candy.
ing a sheet of material having an aperture 100
In accordance with my invention I pro located at a distance from the center of
sheet, the stick of the candy projecting
vide a wrapper 1, such as a sheet of waxed the
the aperture, the portions of the
paper, and I place an aperture or hole 2 in through
wrapper at opposite sides of the candy being:
the
wrapper
adapted
to
receive
the
stick
3
50 of the candy 4, such as the stick of a lolly folded one upon the other over the candy, 105
pop. The aperture 2 is placed in the wrap said folded side portions of the wrapper befolded over the main folded portions of
per at an unequal distance from opposite ing
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ends, preferably at about one-third of the the wrapper.
3.
The
combination
of
a
candy
having
a.
distance
from
one
edge
1*
of
the
wrapper.
55 The stick 3 is then passed through the aper protruding stick, with a wrapper comprising 110.
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a sheet of material having an aperture lo
cated at a distance from the center of the
sheet, the stick of the candy projecting
through the aperture, the portions of the
5 wrapper at opposite sides of the candy being
folded one upon the other over the candy,
said folded side portions of the wrapper ex
tending laterally from the candy substan
. tially at right angles to the stick having
their corner portions folded over the body 10
portions and such folded portions of the
wrapper being laid over the candy.
Signed at New York city, in the county
of New York, and State of New York, this
18th day of June, A. D. 1915.
JAMES A. McCLURG.
Witness:
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OTTo F. ZIEGENBEIN.
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