Improvements in Boxes or Receptacles for Saline or other Powders.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1896-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes or Receptacles for Saline or other Powders.
We WILLIAM HENRY SCOTT and WILLIAM MURDOCH TURNER, trading as
W. H. Scott & Co. of 4 Gallowgate Newcastle-on-Tyne in the County of
Northumberland, Wholesale Provision Merchants 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 this invention is to provide convenient boxes or receptacles having
two compartments one of which is small compared with the other, to contain dry
powders and more especially salines of which two kinds are usually required a
small quantity of the one being used with a comparatively large quantity of the
other and having to be mixed therewith only immediately before use.
The improvements are illustrated in the annexed sheet of drawings and referred
to herein in the description of the figures thereof.
Fig. 1 illustrates in diagrammatic section a box having two compartments the
lid of the one compartment being at the opposite end of the box to the lid of the
other compartment, the lids being made in the form of caps to lift off.
Fig. 2 illustrates a form of box in which the smaller compartment is formed in
or on the lid of the larger compartment, the latter lid being recessed to receive
the small compartment with its lid so that the lid of the latter is level with the
exterior part of the lid of the larger compartiment.
Fig. 3 illustrates in section and Fig. 4 in plan a form of cylindrical box in
which the smaller compartment extends longitudinally within the side of the larger
compartment. It may extend throughout the whole length or part of the length
of the larger compartment; the lid of the larger compartment is at one end and
the lid of the smaller compartment is made to slide over the mouth of the latter
at the other end, it being either pivotted or guided under a strap piece or between
guides.
Fig. 5 is a section and Fig. 6 a plan of a form of box in which the smaller
compartment is formed on the inside of the lid of the larger compartment with
which it is therefore removable. The lid of the smaller compartment is similar to
that described above with regard to Figs. 3 and 4. The lid of the larger compart-
ment is of that variety known as the lever lid.
Fig. 7 is a section and Fig. 8 is a plan of box similar to that shown in Figs. 5
and 6 with the exception that the lid of the smaller compartment is also of the
variety known as a lever lid.
In all the said figures N represents the larger compartment, M the smaller
compartment, K the lid of the larger compartment and L the lid of the smaller
compartment.
Such boxes and lids may be made of any suitable material..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is;-
The construction of boxes having two compartments of dissimilar size each with

page_text: a separately removable lid, such boxes being made as hereinbefore described with
reference to Figs. 1 to 8 of the annexed drawings.
Dated this 27th day of May 1896.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicants.