An Improved Basket or Packing Case for Carboys of Acid and other Goods.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Basket or Packing Case for Carboys of Acid and
other Goods.
I, CHARLES POTTIER, of 14, Rue St. Ferdinand, Paris, in the Republic
of France, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object an improved basket or packing case for facilitating
the carriage more especially of corrosive liquids in carboys, and the easy handling
of packages of goods of different kinds.
By the use of my invention great economy is attained on account of the great
durability as compared with the wicker baskets ordinarily heretofore used.
The improved basket or packing case consists of an upper ring of bent wood of
suitable diameter; a bottom ring of less diameter, also of bent wood; a sufficient
number of upright strips of iron or steel, curved to the desired shape, and having
their ends attached to the upper and lower rings; one or more intermediate rings
of flat iron or steel of suitable diameter, to which the uprights are rivetted; a
sufficient number of intermediate uprights, extending from the bottom ring to the
upper interinediate ring; a bottom consisting of strips of iron or steel, attached to
the lower ring, and crossing each other at the centre; and a protecting piece
rivetted below the centre of the cross strips, and having its ends curved down and
round so that they support the weight upon the ground.
The intermediate rings may be of wood or of wicker work, instead of metal.
The apparatus may be circular, oval, polygonal, or of any other desired shape in
plan.
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EDWARDS & Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Basket or Packing Case for Carboys of Acid and
other Goods.
1, CHARLES POTTIER, of 14, Rue St. Ferdinand, Paris, in the Republic
of France, Engineer, 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, and accompanying drawing, that is to say:-
My invention has for its object an improved basket or packing case for facilitating
the packing and carriage of different articles, and more especially of corrosive
liquids in carboys, and the easy handling of packages of goods of different kinds.
By the use of my invention great economy is attained on account of the great
durability as compared with the wicker baskets ordinarily heretofore used.
In the accompanying drawing, which is in illustration of my invention, Figure 1
is a vertical section, and Figure 2 a plan.
The improved basket or packing case consists, 1st of an upper ring A of bent
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page_text: wood of suitable diameter; 2nd a bottom ring B, also of bent wood; 3rd a sufficient
number of principal upright strips C of iron or steel, curved to the desired shape,
and having their ends attached to the upper and lower rings, 4th, one or more
intermediate rings D of flat iron or steel of suitable diameter, to which the uprights
are rivetted; 5th, a sufficient number of smaller intermediate uprights, extending
from the bottom ring to the upper intermediate ring; 6th, a bottom E consisting of
strips of iron or steel, attached to the lower ring, and crossing each other at the
centre and 7th, a protecting piece F rivetted below the centre of the cross strips,
and having its ends curved down and round so that they support the weight upon
the ground.
The principal rings are preferably of wood, which can be easily worked in the
usual way after steaming, and impregnated with tarry or other substances capable
of resisting acids.
The upper ring may be of hollow half-round iron or steel, but it is preferred to
make the upper and lower rings of bent wood. In every case the lower ring should
be of wood, to prevent breakage if the baskets are piled upon each other.
The intermediate rings may be of wood or of wicker work, or of iron or steel.
They may be inside or outside the uprights, or interlaced with the latter.
The principal uprights connect the upper and lower rings to which they are
firmly attached, their upper ends being bent round the upper ring to give greater
safety in bandling. The intermediate uprights are arranged between the principal
ones but they end at the upper intermediate ring, useless weight being thus avoided,
and more room being left for conveniently handling-the ordinary haudles, which
rapidly become useless, being dispensed with.
The uprights are rivetted to the intermediate rings. In order to better
protect the projecting sides of the carboys, wicker work may be woven through
the uprights.
The bottom is formed of a sufficient number of bars of hoop iron crossing
each other at the centre, and having their ends fixed to the lower ring. They
form an elastic bed for the carboy, which is kept from the ground by the
thickness of the lower ring.
The guard F is used for additional security, and prevents the carboy from
resting on the ground even if the bottom is bent or stretched. It is formed of a
strip of iron passing round two or three of the bottom bars, and having its
ends bent round spirally. Its elasticity supports the weight even under great
pressure.
The apparatus may be circular, oval, polygonal, or of any other desired shape
in plan.
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-
The improved basket or packing case for carboys of .acid and other goods,
consisting of the combination of an upper and lower ring of bent wood, uprights
of flat iron or steel, intermediate rings of flat iron or steel, or of wood or wicker
work, and a bottom of fat metal strips crossing each other, and having a central
elastic guard, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 11th day of March 1896.
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.