Improvements in and in connection with Boxes for Cigars and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 10th Nov.,
1994
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by CHARLES AUGUSTUS WORSLEY, of
144, Carondelet Street, New Orleans, in the United States of America,
Salesman.]
Improvements in and in connection with Boxes for Cigars and
other Articles.
1, ERNEST DE PASS, of 78 Fleet Street, in the City of London, Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide new and improved means for
displaying a card or advertisement when the lid of a cigar or other box is raised
or opened.
To accomplish this object, the invention consists in the combination with a box
of a bow-shaped frame or wire having bent extremities arranged in recesses at the
box-corners and provided with springs which automatically raise or move the
bow-shaped frame outward when the box-lid is opened.
The invention also consists in the combination, with a box of a swinging frame
having bent extremities connected to one end portion of coiled springs which are
arranged in recesses in the box and are provided with arms or projections bearing
against parts of the box, whereby the frame is automatically raised or moved
outward when the box lid is opened.
The
For the purpose of the invention the rear wall of the box is provided at its
uppermost corners with recesses and cut away portions to provide shoulders and
spaces for the accommodation of the extremities of the bow-shaped frame. The
recesses are preferably cylindrical and into them are inserted spiral springs through
the centres of which extend the bent extremities of the bow-shaped frame.
end portions of the bent extremities are rigidly secured to the inner ends of the
spiral springs in any suitable manner, preferably by soldering the end portions of
said bent extremities to the ends of the springs. The outer ends of the springs
are provided with arms or projections located in the cut away portions in such
manner that the arms or projections bear against the shoulders and extend for a
short distance down the inner face of the rear wall of the box. These arms or
projections may be of any suitable length and construction, it only being necessary
that they prevent the revolution of the spiral springs in the recesses.
cylindrical shape of these recesses enables the spiral springs to accurately fit
therein.
The
The bow-shaped frame is composed of a strip of wire uniformly curved in the
arc of a circle, and the end portions of which are bent laterally towards each other
so that they can extend through or into the spiral springs. At a point centrally
between the extremities of the bow-shaped frame, or at any other suitable point,
said frame is formed or provided with a finger-piece or loop which may be utilized
for the attachment of a card or advertisement, and may also be used to swing the
frame downward into a horizontal position. It will be obvious however that the
lid of the box will serve to force the frame downward when the lid is closed.

page_text: The construction and arrangement of the parts is such, that when the box lid
is raised or opened the bow-shaped frame is automatically raised or moved out-
ward to a substantially perpendicular position and then any card or advertisement
carried by the frame will be displayed.
The bow-shaped frame may advantageously be mounted on the rear wall of the
box because the lid of a box is usually hinged to the upper edge of such rear
wall; obviously however the bow-shaped frame can be mounted on the end or
front wall without departing from the nature of the invention. It is desirable
however to arrange the frame on the box wall to which the lid is hinged or pivoted,
as this enables the frame to be lowered as the box lid is closed.
Dated this 9th day of January 1894.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in connection with Boxes for Cigars and
other Articles.
I, ERNEST DE PASS, of 78, Fleet Street, in the City of London, Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, 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, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon,
that is to say :-
This invention has for its object to provide new and improved means for
displaying a card or advertisement, when the lid of a cigar or other box is raised
or opened.
To accomplish this object, the invention consists in the combination with a box,
of a bow-shaped frame or wire having bent extremities arranged in recesses at the
box corners and provided with springs which automatically raise or move the bow-
shaped frame outward when the box-lid is opened.
The invention also consists in the combination with a box, of a swinging frame
having bent extremities connected to one end portion of coiled springs which are
arranged in recesses in the box, and are provided with arms or projections bearing
against parts of the box, whereby the frame is automatically raised or moved
outward when the box lid is opened.
The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which :—
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a box provided with the invention.
Fig. 2, is a detail view of the rear wall of the box with the bow-shaped frame
in its elevated position, the ends of the box wall being broken away to exhibit the
springs located in the recesses, and
Fig. 3, is a detail perspective view of the bow-shaped frame
1 indicates a box body which may be of any construction suitable for the purpose
for which the box is designed, and 2 indicates a swinging lid hinged or pivotally
connected with the rear wall of the box in the usual manner. The rear wall of
the box is provided, at its uppermost corners, with recesses 3, and cut away
portions 4, to provide the shoulders 5, and provide spaces for the accomodation of
the extremities of the bow shaped frame 6, hereinafter described. The recesses 3
are preferably cylindrical, and into these recesses are inserted spiral springs 7,
through the centres of which extend the bent extremities 8, of the bow-shaped
frame 6. The end portions of the bent extremities 8 are rigidly secured to the
inner ends of the spiral springs, in any suitable manner, preferably by soldering
the end portions of said beut extremities to the ends of the springs. The outer
ends of the springs are provided with armis or projections 9 located in the
recesses 4 in such a manner that the arms or projections bear against the shoulders 5
and extend for a short distance down the inside surface of the rear wall of the

page_text: box. These arms or projections may be of any suitable length and of any con-
struction desired, it only being necessary that they prevent the revolution of the
spiral springs in the recesses 3. The cylindrical shape of the [recesses 3 enables
the spiral springs to accurately fit such recesses, but I do not confine myself to the
particular construction shown.
The bow-shaped frame, as here shown, is composed of a strip of wire uniformly
curved in the arc of a circle, and the end portions 8 are bent laterally towards
each other, so that they can extend through or into the spiral springs 7. At a
point centrally between the extremities of the bow-shaped frame, or at any other
suitable point, said frame is formed or provided with a finger piece or loop 10
which may be utilized for the attachment of a card or advertisement, and may
also be used to swing the frame downward into a horizontal position. It will be
obvious however that the lid of the box will serve to force the frame downward
when the lid is closed.
The construction and arrangement of the parts is such that when the box lid
is raised or opened the bow-shaped frame is automatically raised or moved outward
to a substantially perpendicular position, and then any card or advertisement
carried by the frame will be displayed.
I prefer to mount the bow-shaped frame on the rear wall of the box, because
the lid of a box is usually hinged to the upper edge of such rear wall; obviously,
however, the bow-shaped frame can be mounted on the end or front wall wall
without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is desirable, however, to
arrange the frame on the box wall to which the lid is hinged or pivoted, as this
enables the frame to be lowered as the box lid is closed.
The character of the card or advertisement to be displayed constitutes no part
of the invention, and therefore is not illustrated. The card, advertisement, or
other article to be displayed or exhibited, may be of any character adapted for
the purpose intended.
I have shown the frame 6 as composed of wire, and as made bow-shaped; but
I wish it clearly understood that the frame may be made of any other material
suitable for the conditions required, and it may be variously shaped without
affecting the spirit of the invention. Therefore I do not wish to be understood as
confining myself in all cases to a bow-shaped frame of the form shown in the
drawing.
My invention is specially designed for cigar boxes, but it may be used on boxes
for cigarettes, or any other articles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood
that I do not broadly claim a box having a hinged lid, a swinging plate pivoted to
the box, and a spring acting on the plate to swing it upward as the box lid opens,
as such is not new with me, but what I claim is :-
1. The combination with a box, of a bow-shaped frame having laterally bent
extremities arranged in recesses in one of the box walls and provided with springs
which automatically raise or move the bow-shaped frame outward when the box
lid is opened, substantially as described.
2. The combination with a box having one of its walls provided with recesses, of
a frame provided at its extremities with spiral springs which are housed in the
recesses of the box and are provided with arms or projections bearing against
parts of the box for automatically swinging the frame outward when the box lid
is opened, substantially as described.
3. The combination with a box having one of its walls provided with recesses 3,
cut-away portions and shoulders 5, of a frame having bent extremities provided
with spiral springs located in said recesses, one end portion of the springs having
arms or projections located in the said cut away portions and bearing against the
said shoulders, substantially as described.
4. The combination with a box, of a bow-shaped wire having its extremities

page_text: bent laterally towards each other and located in recesses in one of the box walls,
and springs secured to said bent extremities and operating to automatically raise
or move the bow-shaped wire outward when the box lid is opened, substantially as
described.
Dated this 9th dow of Utahan 100
ERNEST DE PASS.