An Improvement in or relating to Slider Boxes for Vestas, Sweets, and other Small Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th. Mar:, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 1st Dec., 1896-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1897
RUVIDIONAL
An Improvement in or relating to Slider Boxes for Vestas, Sweets,
and other Small Articles.
We, FREDERICK MORITZ. BERAL BERTRAM, of 84 Elgin Avenue, Paddington,
Traveller, and GREGORY ROBINSON, of 11B Euston Road, County of London,
Fancy Importer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to special method of making up what may be termed a
puzzle box in which vestas, sweets, and other small articles can be exhibited when
the box is tilted in one direction and the slider pulled out but which shows a
blank when the box is tilted in an opposite direction on pulling the slider out.
For the purpose of our invention, we construct an outer case with one closed
end, and with a false bottom in which is an aperture. A weighted catch is placed
in the space to work loosely between them, the movement being from one edge.
to the centre only the catch at the free end is forked.
The slider has a stud projecting from its inner end to be, when the slider is
pushed home, within the range of the movable weighted catch for the engagement.
when the box is canted from one side but which weighted catch releases itself
from the stud when the box is canted from the opposite side.
The slider is partially enclosed in a skeleton frame from which the closing
end of the box is formed, so that on pulling said skeleton frame outwardly it
either is drawn out alone or in conjunction with the slider according to the
previous tilting of the box whether for exposing the contents of the slider or
the empty space of the skeleton frame, the slider for the latter remaining
within the outer shell and showing to an observer an apparently empty box..
A stop prevents the slider or the skeleton from being entirely removed from
the box.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,.
Agent for the said Frederick Moritz Beral Bertram and
Gregory Robinson.
An Improvement in or relating to Slider Boxes for Vestas, Sweets,.
and other Small Articles.
We, FREDERICK MORITZ BERAL BERTRAM, of 84 Elgin Avenue, Paddington,.
Traveller, and GREGORY ROBINSON, of 11B Euston Road, County of London,
Fancy Importer, do bereby 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:-
This invention relates to special method of making up what may be termed a.

page_text: puzzle box in which vestas, sweets, and other small articles can be exhibited when
the box is tilted in one direction and the slider pulled out but which shows a blank
when the box is tilted in an opposite direction on pulling the slider out.
For the purpose of our invention and as represented in the annexed drawings,
Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, we construct an outer case A with one closed end B in
which is an aperture. A weighted catch D is placed in the space to work loosely
between the ends the movement being from one edge to the centre or pivot E, the
catch at the free end is forked or nose chamfered for riding under the guide to be
kept from jumping or from becoming dislodged.
The slider has a stud G projecting from its inner end to be, when the slider F
is pushed home, within the range of the movable weighted catch D for the
engagement when the box is canted from one side, but which weighted catch
releases itself from the stud G when the box is canted from the opposite side.
The stud is preferably on the end of a spring plate H so as to yield and find a
lodgment with the catch D when the slider F is pushed home.
The slider F is partially enclosed in a skeleton frame I from which the closing
end of the box is formed, so that on pulling said skeleton frame I outwardly it
either is drawn out alone or in conjunction with the slider F according to the
previous tilting of the box, whether for exposing the contents of the slider For
the empty space of the skeleton frame 1, the slider F for the latter remaining
within the outer shell and showing to an observer an apparently empty box.
A stop J prevents the slider For the skeleton G from being entirely removed
from the box.
Figure 1 which is a part sectional plan shows the skeleton frame I drawn out,
the match container or slider F remaining in the box.
At Figure 2, which is also a part sectional plan, both slider F and skeleton
frame I are drawn out and the matches exposed for removal, the change being
effected solely by canting the box on either side edge sufficiently over for the
weighted catch Ď to fall over and free itself from the stud G.
Figure 3 is an internal view of the outer shell A to show the face of the
weighted catch D, and Figure 4 an inner end view of the slider F enclosed in the
walls of the skeleton frame I, the slider having the stud G exposed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The puzzle box as shown on the annexed drawings composed of two movable
parts F, I, in an outer case A, the case A having a weighted catch D, and the
slider F a stud G which lifts the weight to pass under it for the catch D to
engage and hold said slider F when the box is canted, as described.
The 1st day of December 1896
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said F. M. B. Bertram and G. Robinson.