Improvements in and relating to Appliances or Boxes for Packing Fruit, Flowers, and the like for Safe Transit.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application,
Complete Specification Left 26th July
45L
TULIT
June,
1000
1000
1800_Accepted 26th Aug 1800
Complete Specification Left 26th July, 1800 Accepted 26th Aug,
1800
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Appliances or Boxes for Packing
Fruit, Flowers, and the like for Safe Transit.
I, DANIEL GALLIENNE, Builder, Les Caches, St. Martins, Guernsey, Channel
Islands, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved method of packing perishable fruit,
flowers, and the like, for safe conveyance, and consists essentially of a case or
box having a lid sliding in grooved ways and provision for another separate box
or drawer or a series of such boxes or drawers to slide over each other in grooved
ways, thereby becoming interlocked and secured together under and to the same
lid, The outer surfaces and the inner surfaces of these drawers or receptacles and
the lid also are pierced with suitable holes for ventilation, and these holes are
covered with suitable perforated or meshed material for the exclusion of insects,
vermin and the like. To secure the said drawers or compartments and lid in a
compact and firm position and convenient for safe conveyance, strips or bands of
suitable metal are secured to the underside of the lowermost box or compart-
ment, having their ends eyeleted and protruding beyond the outer surfaces of
said box or series of boxes or compartments. Into these eyelets other metal bars
of suitable lengths are inserted, having their lower ends hooked to fit into said
eyelets and near their upper ends being slotted to pass over staples set into afore-
said lid, and at their upper ends being eyeleted or hooked or ringed for the
reception of lifting tackle, Through the said staples a metal rod headed at one
end is glided, having at a convenient position on its surface a leaf-spring or
other suitable catch spring, which is allowed to retire into a recess in or on said
rod as it passes through the staples and springs out as soon as it has passed one
of them, thus preventing retrograde movement of said rod, which consequently
becomes locked until the said spring is again compressed for the withdrawal of
the said rod or rods.
To provide additional security against lateral displacement of the said drawers
or compartments or any of them I fix on their inner sides or surfaces at con-
venient distances above each other, suitable staples for the reception of a rod or
bar inserted in the topmost staple and passed down through all the other staples
until its lower end rests in a recess or shoe in the bottom of the lowermost box
or compartment, whilst the head of said rod or bar is kept down in its position
by contact with or pressure of the lid.
DANIEL GALLIENNE,
Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Appliances or Boxes for Packing
Fruit, Flowers, and the like for Safe Transit.
I, DANIEL GALLIENNE, Les Caches, St. Martins, Guernsey, Channel Islands,
Builder, 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 accompanying drawings represent views of my improved apparatus for
packing fruit, flowers and the like for safe transportation. The invention relates
to appliances for the more effectual packing of fruit, flowers and the like for safe
transportation and consists essentially of a case or box having a lid sliding in
grooved ways and having provision for an intervening box or compartment or a
series of such boxes or compartments to slide over each other in
grooved ways in such a manner as to thereby become interlocked and secured
together in one group under and to the same lid. The outer surfaces and the
inner surfaces of the said boxes or compartments and the lid also are pierced
with suitable holes for ventilation and these holes are covered with suitable per-
forated or ineshed material for the exclusion of insects, vermin and the like. To
secure the said box or case or group of boxes or compartments and lid in as com-
pact and firm position for safe transit strips or bands of metal are secured trans-
versely to the underside of the lowermost box or compartment having their ends
barbed or hooked, or bent downward. On to these said bent ends other metal
bars or braces of suitable lengths as required, and being pierced at or near their
lower ends for the purpose are hooked in a vertical direction to the ends of the
aforesaid transverse bars or bands and these said vertical bars or braces are
slotted near their upper ends to pass over staples attached to the aforesaid lid and
at their upper ends are pierced or eyeleted or hooked, barbed or looped for the
reception of lifting tackle. Through the aforesaid staples a bar or rod headed at
one end and notched on its surface so as to key or engage with the inside of one
or more of said staples, and having attached to its surface opposite the said notch
or notches or leaf spring or springs or other suitable spring or springs, is glided,
so that when the notch engages with the staple it becomes locked by the pres-
sure of the spring against the opposite inside surface of the same staple.
To provide additional security against lateral displacement of the aforesaid
boxes or compartments I fix to their inner surfaces staples at suitable distances
apart for a rod or bar or rods or bars inserted in the topmost staple and passed
down through all the other staples in the compartments until its or their lower
end or ends rest or rests in a hole or holes in the bottom of the lowermost box
or compartment whilst the upper end of each such rod is kept down in its proper
position by contact with and pressure of, the lid, on to the top of which lid, if
and when further strengthening may be desired, I place pivoted or swivelled bars
or arms having their ends bent, slotted, barbed or hooked to engage with the
upper ends of the aforesaid vertical bars or braces after passing over one or more
recessed catch spring or springs by which they become locked in their required
position until released by again compressing the springs.
Fig. 1, in the annexed drawings represents an external view of a group of the
boxes or compartments locked together for shipment.
Fig. 2, represents an end sectional view of said group shewing the aforesaid
vertical bars or braces and the connection of their lower ends with the transverse
bars or bands which are secured to the underside of the lowermost box or com-
partment, also one of the rods or bars passed down through the staples on the
inside of said boxes or compartments.
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page_text: Fig. 3, is a plan view of the lid shewing the pivoted or swivelled locking bars
or arms and their catch springs.
Fig. 4, represents a front view of a portion of two of the boxes or compart-
ments having a portion of their surfaces removed to shew a sectional end view of
one of the grooved or sliding ways.
Fig. 5, represents a portion of one of the locking rods or bars with one of its
notches and its attached spring engaged within one of its staples.
A (Fig. 1) is a group of the boxes or compartments, BCD and E and lid F
locked together ready for transportation. P, P, are the vertical bars or braces
passed over T, T, the staples. G, is the locking rod or bar notched at Q,
(Fig. 5) and having its attached.spring H. I, (Fig. 4) is a sectional end view of
one of the grooved or sliding ways attached to the underside (dotted lines Y)
of the compartment C above it and sliding on the tongue Z attached to the side
of compartment D.
J (Fig. 2) is one of the inside vertical rods or bars passed down through the
staples K inside the compartments and resting in a hole or recess at L. M, is
one of the transverse bars or bands attached to the underside of the lowermost
compartment E, on to the ends of which said bars or bands the lower ends of
the vertical bars or braces P, P, are hooked or attached at N, N. 0, 0, (Fig. 3)
are the pivoted swivelled bars or arms to engage with the upper ends of the
vertical bars or braces P', P, after passing over recessed catch springs R, R.
G, (Fig. 5) is one of the locking rods notched at Q and with its spring H
attached, engaged within one of the staples, T.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
Combination of transverse bars or bands M. Vertical bars P', P. Staples T, T.
Vertical rods J. Staples K, the detachable compartments B, C, D, E and lid F
with the attached grooved sliding way I and tongue Z, the locking rod G with
attached spring H and notch Q, the pivoted locking arms 0,0, and check
springs R, R, and the ventilators S and the general construction and arrangement
of the machinery in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth and
described.
Datadhi 001 f T.... 1000