An Improved Box for Show or other Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 17th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 17th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box for Show or other Purposes.
I, CHARLES EDWARD HUNTER of 7 Bridgewater Street Barbican, London
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a box to be used for displaying goods or as a toilet box
or for other purposes.
The box is of any ordinary or ornamental form, and is provided with a lid of the
usual description with lock, but instead of a plain front, I use a separate piece, let
into the front, and turning on a vertical pin at the centre. This piece is connected
with suitable mechanism, so that when the lid is opened, it will be automatically
caused to revolve through a half revolution, exposing any articles supported on its
inner side. A semi-circular shelf is preferably fixed to the lower part of the
revolving front so that articles may be placed thereon, to be brought into view
when the lid is opened. Thus jewellery, toilet or other small articles could be
contained in the box to be brought out in this manner.
The mechanism used to actuate the front may be of any suitable description.
According to one method I use a quadrant stop of the ordinary description on
the lid, and connect a cord thereto running over pulleys and turning the front the
required amount when the box is opened.
Instead of placing this arrangement at the front, I may make it form the sides
or back and may situate it at the lower part of the box; so that a shelf can be
supported above it, and exposed when the lid is lifted.
Dated this 17th day of February 1892.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box for Show or other Purposes.
I, CHARLES EDWARD HUNTER, of 7 Bridgewater Street, Barbican, London,
Gentleman, 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 :-
This invention relates to a box to be used for displaying goods, or as a toilet box
or for other purposes.
The box is of any ordinary or ornamental form, and is provided with a lid of the
use a separate piece let
usual description with lock, but instead of a plain front,
This panel is connected
into the front and turning on a vertical pin at the centre.
with suitable mechanism so that when the lid is opened, it will be automatically
caused to revolve through a half revolution, exposing any articles supported on its
inner side. A semicircular shelf is preferably fixed to the lower part of the
revolving front so that articles may be placed thereon, to be brought into view
when the lid is opened. Thus jewellery, toilet or other small articles could be
contained in the box to be brought out in this manner.
The mechanism used to actuate the panel may be of any suitable description.
According to one method I use a quadrant stop of the ordinary description on
the lid, and connect a cord or cords thereto running over pulleys and turning the
front the required amount when the box is opened.

page_text: In a modified arrangement a quadrant stop is employed, the lower end of which
is connected to a set of levers, the last one of which is furnished with a toothed arc
gearing into a small toothed wheel at the centre of the panel, so that it will be
revolved on its pivot in the manner above described.
Instead of placing this panel at the front I may make it form a side or back and
may situate it at the lower part of the box, so that a shelf can be supported above
it and exposed when the lid is lifted.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying 2 sheets of illustrative drawings in which
Figs. 1 and 2 are front elevations and Fig. 3 a plan of the box, Figs. 2 and 3
showing it open.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are sections showing an arrangement of levers for operating the
revolving panel and
Fig. 7 is a vertical section, and Fig. 8 a plan with lid removed, showing an
_ arrangement of cords and pulleys which may be employed.
The views show the box with revolving front, but similar mechanism is applicable
for operating any other part in the same manner.
Shelves A¹
A is the box with hinged lid a and revolving panel B pivotted at b.
may be furnished at the top of the box if desired. The revolving part B is provided
with a shelf preferably semicircular in plan, which serves to hold any articles
that may be desired, such as jewellery. A number of these shelves, one above the
other, may of course be furnished, if desired. The quadrant stops D and D¹ are
situated at each end of the box and connected to the lid in the usual manner. The
stop D in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 is connected by means of the link d to the arm E of a
bell crank lever, the other arm E¹ being attached to a second bell crank lever F,
pivotted at about the centre of the box. The second arm of this lever is furnished
with a small toothed are at the end, which gears into a toothed wheel at the
bottom of the panel, thus causing the latter to be revolved when the lid is raised or
lowered. Stops are furnished, which prevent the panel turning more than one half
a revolution on opening or closing the box, thus causing the panel to always come
exactly flush with the edges. Fig. 5 shows the position of the stop and levers when
the box is open and the panel B and shelf C exposed, and Fig. 6 shows the same in
a closed position, the shelf withdrawn into the box. A lock or catch G is furnished
to prevent the panel turning when the box is closed, the catch consisting simply of
a small pin with spring to raise it, which, when the lid is closed on it, is pressed
down into a recess in the top of the panel.
Referring to Figs. 7 and 8, two cords or chains H and J are employed, attached
to the end of the stop D, the cord H passing over the pulley to the wheel b³ on
the pivot of the revolving panel to which it is attached. The cord J passes over
pulleys and j', and is also attached to the wheel 2 passing over the opposite side
and tending when pulled to turn the panel in the opposite direction to that in which
it is moved by the cord H. The arrangement is such that on opening the lid, the
cord H is pulled turning the panel and shelf outwards, the wheel 2 winding up the
cord J. When the lid is lowered the cord J is pulled, returning the panel to its
closed position. The cords H and J may be separate or in one piece and attached
at the two points mentioned.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) A box for show or other purposes, having a revolving panel on which articles
may be exhibited, connected to the lid in such a manner that as the lid is opened
the panel will be turned outwards, turning back as the lid is closed, substantially as
. described.
(2) A box for show or other purposes, having a revolving panel connected to the
lid by a quadrant arm or the like and cord or cords passing over pulleys to a wheel

page_text: or equivalent on the pivot of the panel, substantially as described and shown in
Figs. 7 and 8.
Dated this 17th day of November 1892.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.