Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 19th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th Apr., 1888
vegetanie, ационыг гомоцарто
I, JOSEPH MOWBRAY SHUTTLEWORTH, of 75, Victoria Street, Liverpool, in the
County of Lancaster, Fruit Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and inexpensive box or tray made
collapsible for convenience of storage, shipment, etcetera, for holding fruits, vegetables,
and other perishable goods without injury, the said box being constructed, if desired,
so as to hold any required weight or quantity.
In carrying out the invention, the box is constructed in two pieces, one of which
forms the sides, and the other the bottom, a lid not being generally provided. The
piece forming the sides is slit or bent in four places and then bent so as to form a
square, the four slits or bends forming the four corners. The two ends of the piece
forming the sides are fastened together in any suitable manner. The method I how-
ever prefer, and the one adopted in my model box is to form on one of the ends a
tongue or lip and cut on the other two slits of a length corresponding to the afore-
said tongue. When the tongue is inserted in this eye, the two ends of the sides will
be linked sufficiently securely together. The tongue may be provided with a shoulder
on each side so as to catch the sides of the eye and make a firmer joint. The bottom
of the box is formed of a flat piece provided with two tongues or lips, slit or otherwise
made so that they can be bent over at right angles thereto. The piece forming the
sides of the box is provided at or near the bottom of two of the sides with slits
(similar to those provided at one of the ends) which form eyes, into which the tongues
or lips of the bottom piece can be inserted, thus holding the bottom and sides firmly
together.
When the box is not required for use, one of the tongues of the bottom can be
removed from the eye, the other one then forms a hinge on which the bottom turns
so as to be vertical or flat with the sides. The ends of the side piece can then be
unfastened and they then form a flat surface which can be folded or not folded as
desired.
Although the shape of the box I have described is square, (being the shape of the

page_text: model I have constructed), yet I do not limit myself to any particular shape of box,
the invention being applicable to round, rectangular and many other shapes. I may
also provide a larger number of tongues and eyes if desired.
A cover may be provided fixed in a similar manner to the bottom, or it may be
made in the form of an ordinary lid. I prefer not to attach the bottom piece close
to the lower extremity of the box, but within a short distance thereof. If the box is
over full, the goods contained in them will not therefore be injured or bruised when
they are placed or packed one above another.
The box may be constructed of a size so as to contain a certain quantity or weight,
and may be manufactured of ordinary or prepared paper, cardboard or other
material.
Dated this 8th day of Santamber 1887
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Agents for the Applicant.

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Vegetables, and other Perishable Goods.
1, JOSEPH MOWBRAY SHUTTLEWORTH of 75 Victoria Street, Liverpool, in the
County of Lancaster, Fruit Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and inexpensive box or tray made
collapsible for convenience of storage, shipment, etcetera, for holding fruits, vegetables,
and other perishable goods without injury.
The manner in which the invention is carried into effect may be understood from
the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a side view of a square box when put together ready for use.
Figure 2 shows the same box opened out ready for storage or shipment.
Figure 3 shows the detached portion forming the bottom of the box.
The box is constructed in two pieces, one of which A, forms the sides, and the
other B, the bottom, a lid not being generally provided. The piece forming the sides
is slid part way through, or bent in four places as at A¹, A¹, and then bent round so
as to form a square, the four slits or bends forming the four corners as in Figure 1.
The two end portions a, a, of the piece A forming the sides are fastened together in
any suitable manner. The method I, however, prefer, and the one adopted in the
model box shown in the drawings, is to form, on one of the ends at, a tongue or lip C,
and to cut on the other, a, two slits D, D, of a length corresponding to the greatest
width of the aforesaid tongue C. These two slits form an eye E for the insertion of
the tongue C. When the tongue is inserted in the eye E as in Figure 1, the two
portions a, and a* of the piece A will be linked sufficiently securely together. The
tongue 0 may be provided with a shoulder C¹ on each side, so as to catch the sides of
the eye E, and make a firmer fastening. The bottom of the box is formed of a flat
piece B provided with two tongues or lips b, b, partly slit through or otherwise made
so that they can be bent over at right angles to the bottom. The piece A is provided
on the portion a and a², and bottom thereof with slits 6' (similar to D) which form
eyes 62, into which the tongues or lips 6 of the bottom piece can be inserted, thus
holding the bottom and sides of the box firmly together. Or the eyes 6' may be
formed on the portions a¹ and a³, or on all four portions a, a¹, a², a³, and the bottom
piece B may be provided on all four sides with projecting tongues b.
When the box is not required for use, one of the tongues 6 of the bottom can be
removed from the eye b³, and the other tongue then forms a hinge on which the
bottom can be turned so as to be vertical or flat with the sides as seen on Figure 2.
The end portions a a*, of the side piece A can then be unfastened and they then form
a flat surface as in Figure 2, which can be folded or not folded as desired."
Although the shape of the box I have described is square (being the shape of the

page_text: model I have constructed), yet I do not limit myself to any particular shape of box,
the invention being applicable to round, rectangular, and many other shapes. I may
also provide a larger number of tongues and eyes, if desired. A cover may be pro-
vided fixed in a manner similar to the bottom or it may be made in the form of an
ordinary lid. I prefer not to attach the bottom piece close to the lower extremity of
the box, but within a short distance thereof as shown. If the box is overfull, the goods
contained in them will, therefore, not be injured, or bruised, when they are placed or
packed one above another.
The box may be constructed of a size so as to contain a given quantity or weight,
and may be manufactured of ordinary or prepared paper, cardboard, or other
material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
1 claim is
1. A collapsible or folding box, having its sides constructed in a single pigce
provided with transverse nicks or bends at the required corner points, and united at
the ends by one or more interlocking tongues and eyes such as C, E, formed in the
said piece, and having its bottom also in a single piece, on the opposite edges of
which are formed projecting tongues for insertion (when bent) into corresponding
eyes cut in the said side piece, substantially as described.
2. The arrangement of collapsible or folding boxes or trays with rectangular
barbed tongue and bridge pieces, such as C, E, holding the box sides tight together,
in combination with bottoms held in place by portions of said bottoms bent down in
bridge pieces or projecting slots, or grooves between projections in said sides.
3. In combination with a collapsible box such as described, the bottom resting on
bridge pieces, and held above the bottom of the sides thereby, substantially as and for
the purpose described.
Dated thi 17th ML 1000