IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING BOXES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Allen Barratt Clerk in Holy Orders and George
Greenshields Engineer both of Ditton in the County of Surrey for an
Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING BOXES
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Allen Barratt and
George Greenshields at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
6th January 1883.
ALFRED ALLEN BARRATT Clerk in Holy Orders and GEORGE GREENSHIELDS
Engineer both of Ditton in the County of Surrey "IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING
BOXES
The improvements relate to the manufacture of boxes or receptacles having
articulated side top and bottom pieces so that such pieces when folded together in
a desired position shall form a case or box when intended to hold matters, or said
pieces may be laid out flat or to lie one or more pieces on or over the other and
so go into a compact space for convenience of transport when they are not wanted
as a receptaclo; for which purposes the invention embraces forming such pieces
or some of them with mitred or grooved edge or edges or both combined with
hinges or equivalents and an elastic or other securing fastener or fasteners.
The improvements are conveniently performed by making the pieces of wood
(or of any convenient material) mitreing certain edges and making a groove in
the piece opposite or contiguous into which said mitred edge may lie or fit, and
in case of small boxes one or more folds of linen may bo used to form the hinge
and a rubber band to secure the pieces in box shape when built up.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Alfred Allen Barratt and George Greenshields in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 5th July 1883.
ALFRED ALLEN BARRATT Clerk in Holy Orders and GEORGE GREENSHIELDS
"IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING
Engineer both of Ditton in the County of Surrey
BOXES,
"
The improvements relate to the manufacture of boxes or receptacles having
articulated side top and bottom pieces so that such pieces when folded together in
a desired position shall form a case or box when intended to hold matters, or said
pieces may be laid out flat or to lie one or more pieces on or over the other and so
go into a compact space for convenience of transport when they are not wanted as
a receptacle, for which purposes the invention embraces forming such pieces or
some of them with mitred or grooved edge or edges or both combined with hinges
or equivalents and an elastic or other securing fastener or fasteners. The improve-
ments are conveniently performed by making the pieces of wood (or of any
convenient material) mitreing certain edges and making a groove in the piece
opposite or contiguous into which said mitred edge may lie or fit, and in case of
small boxes one or more folds of linen may be used to form the binge and a rubber
band to secure the pieces in box shape when built up.
The drawing hereunto annexed illustrates a convenient mode of performing the
invention like letters representing like parts-Fig 1 is perspective view of box open.
Fig 2 of box shut. Fig 3 plan of box fully extended flat. Fig 3a side view of same.
Fig 4 plan view of extended box flat but doubled over backwards in which position
the box is stored for use or is placed when returned as an "empty." Fig 5 side view
of same. Fig 6 side view of same but showing a square cut groove G. A is the
bottom piece of box. B hinged front end. C back end hinged to A and D, to
these two ends an elastic cord or other fastener F is fastened as shown. D lid.
E flexible flap to lid of canvas leather or other flexible material. G groove which
may be shaped either as shown in section, in figs 5 or 6. H tongue. a, a', hinged
side pieces.
The several pieces are hinged together where shown in Fig 3 and 3ª by means
of canvas leather or other means and are made of wood, paper, or of any convenient
material
The elastic F is intended not only to secure the box as shown in Fig 2 but also
to hold the sides together while packing as in Fig 1.
The flap E may be dispensed with, and if desired B may fit into a groove in D at
the flap edge-or D may lie flat on top of B.
We claim :-
The improvements in folding boxes substantially as described and illustrated.
In witness whereof we the said Alfred Allen Barratt and George Greenshields
have hereunto set our hands and seals this 25th day of June A.D. 1883.