Year: 1888

page_text: 1, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The present invention relates to improvements in cases or boxes for the reception of
goods to be forwarded and consists in joining all the sides of the case together in such
a manner that no side whatever can be removed or even lifted without showing
unmistakable signs of having been tampered with.
To effect this purpose the top and bottom of the case overlap the edges of the sides
and are nailed thereto, the sides overlap the edges of the ends are nailed thereto and
the ends overlap the edges of the top and bottom and are nailed thereto.
In this manner no side or end whatever can be removed or lifted without twisting
and tearing the nails of another thus leaving unmistakable and ineffaceable marks.
To strengthen the case batten's may be suitably fastened around it.
If desired the upper and lower edges of the ends of the case may be rabbetted for the
reception of the edges of the top and bottom.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents.

page_text: I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E. 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 present invention relates to improvements in cases or boxes for the reception
of goods to be forwarded and consists in joining all the sides of the case together in
such a manner that no side whatever can be removed or even lifted without showing
unmistakable signs of having been tampered with.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a packing case constructed according to this
invention and
Fig. 2 a perspective sectional view showing a modified construction of joint which
may be employed in such case as seen in figure 1.
The top A and bottom B of the case overlap the edges of the sides C and are
nailed thereto as shown at C¹; the sides C overlap the edges of the ends D and are
nailed thereto as shown at D' and the ends D overlap the edges of the top A and
bottom B and are nailed thereto as shown at A¹ and B₁.
In this manner no side or end whatever can be removed or lifted without twisting
and tearing the nails of another thus leaving unmistakable and ineffaccable marks.
To strengthen the case battens such as E may be fastened around it
preferably by nails driven from the inner side of the case so that should these
be removed they could not be replaced without showing unmistakable signs of
having been tampered with.
If desired the upper and lower edges of the ends of the case may be rabbetted
in the manner shown as applied to the upper edge for the reception of the edges of
the top A in figure 2 and bottom B.
The nails used in constructing the improved packing cases are preferably headless
may not be possible to remove them without much laceration to the
so that it
wood.
The terms "top" "bottom" "sides" and "ends" as applied to the various walls of
the case are herein merely used for convenience in describing the invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, 1 declare that what I claim is :-
1. A packing case or box in which each wall overlaps and is secured to two
edges of another wall substantially as and for the purpose herein described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. A complete packing case or box in which the edges of the "top" and "bottom"
overlap and are nailed to the contiguous edges of the "sides" which "sides" overlap
and are nailed to the "ends" which themselves overlap and are nailed to the "top
and "bottom" substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.