An Improved Tray or Fitting for Boxes or Baskets to Contain Glasses or the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov., 1898-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tray or Fitting for Boxes or Baskets to Contain Glasses
or the like.
I, GILDEROY SCOTT, of 144, Charing Cross Road, London, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved tray for containing glasses or the like
and my improved tray consists of a suitable frame having a series of longitudinal
partitions over which a piece of felt, baize, calico, or other suitable material is
so fastened as to sag to a sufficient extent betwen each said partition. The
material where it sags forms the receptacle for the glasses or the like and in
order to separate the glasses contained between any pair of partitions, I provide
a series of suitably spaced transverse partitions of felt or other suitable material.
My improved tray is adapted to be used in a box or basket or a series of such
trays may be employed to store glasses.
Dated this 22nd day of Fo1898.
GILDEROY SCOTT,
By Horn, Son & Co., Agents.
An Improved Tray or Fitting for Boxes or Baskets to Contain Glasses
or the like.
I, GILDEROY SCOTT, of 144, Charing Cross Road, London, Manufacturer, 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 has reference to an improved tray or fitting for boxes or baskets
to contain glasses or the like and my invention consists in a tray or fitting
adapted to be hingedly attached within a box or basket and having a series of
rows of felt or like material forming loops or receptacles for glasses or the like,
the construction of the whole being substantially as hereinafter described and
illustrated.
In order that my invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawing wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts through out the several figures and in which:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a box or basket containing hingedly attached trays,
one being shown in plan view, partly broken off to show a lower tray within the
box or basket and another being shown turned over on to the lid.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of a box or basket containing three trays or
fittings.
Figs. 3 and 4 are details hereinafter referred to.
In carrying my invention into practice I make a tray or equivalent which con-
sists of a series of longitudinally arranged rods A and a series of transversely
arranged rods B which rods are fixed at their ends in any suitable manner such
as rivetting or otherwise. Across the rods A. and before the rods B are fixed in
position I place a sheet of material C which may be of felt or other material and
which is arranged so as to form loops or channels between the rods A about as
shown in section in Fig. 2 and into which loops or channels the glasses are
placed, and in order to keep the glasses from contact within any of the loops or
channels I provide a series of felt or other transverse partitions D which are
supported by the rods B and which partitions are attached in any suitable manner
at their lower ends.
In providing my improved trays or the like to a basket or box E I fix the
lowermost tray in close proximity to the bottom of the box and, assuming that
three trays only are required, I hinge the centre tray to the front side of the box
by means preferably of metal hinges F so that said tray, when empty may be
raised up into a more or less vertical position to enable the bottom tray to be
filled or emptied as required, and I hinge the top tray by means of preferably
leather strips or hinges G to the back of said box so that said top tray may be
turned over on to the lid-as shown in plan view in Fig. 1-when one of the
lower tray is being filled or emptied.
I prefer to attach the lower part of the loops to rods H either as shown in
Fig. 3 or in Fig. 4 or in any other suitable manner and the felt partitions D are
attached at their lower ends to the loops or to the rods H.
The partitions D are preferably made as shown in side elevation in Fig. 3 and
in front elevation in Fig. 4 although I do not confine myself to any particular
manner of their attachment.
prefer also to provide the basket or box with
distance pieces or the like J. Further, instead of rods A and B I may employ
wooden battens or other suitable material.
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:-
1. An improved tray or the like constructed substantially as described and
illustrated.
2. The combination with a basket or box of two or more trays or equivalents
such as herein described the lowermost tray being fixed and the upper tray or
trays hingedly attached substantially as described and illustrated.
Date this 23rd day of November 1030.
1 this 23rd day of November 1030.
G. SCOTT,
By his Agents Horn, Son & Co.,
151, Strand (Next to Somerset House), London.