IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING BOXES AND CASES APPLIANCES CONNECTED THEREWITHs
Year: 1885

page_text: We ROBERT WILLIAM BRUMBY and SIMPSON CLARKE of Baker Street, Hull
in the County of York, Lithographers and printers, do hereby declare the nature
of our Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING BOXES AND CASES
APPLIANCES CONNECTED THEREWITH to be as follows:-
AND
This Invention relates more particularly to boxes or cases made of thick paper,
cardboard or other equivalent light material such as are used by Milliners Drapers,
Haberdashers, and for other purposes; which are constructed so as to lay flat when
not in use, but which can be folded into the proper form when required and which
are closed by the tops, bottoms, ends or sides being so constructed as to fold or lap
over each other.
The essential feature of our invention is the appliance for fastening and carrying
such boxes or cases and consists of a piece of metallic wire of sufficient length to
enable it being bent into the form of a loop in the middle and to allow of each end
of the same being passed or interlaced through holes in the top, bottom, end or side
of the box or case as required, such ends of the said wire being of sufficient length
after being so interlaced as to allow of their being bent or lapped over the top,
bottom, ends or sides of the box or case according to the position in which it is to
be used, the bent ends of the wire thereby forming a fastening or stay for closing
the overlapping parts of the box or case, and the loop in the middle of the said
wire which projects outwardly through the top, bottom, end or side of the box or
case forms the handle or means by which the same may be suspended held or
carried.
The improved appliance would by preference be placed in the required position
in the box or case when the boxes or cases are made and would turn and lay flat
together with the other parts of the box ready for use. The act of turning the
bent ends of the wire over the folds or laps of that portion of the box or case which
has to be closed, also turns the loop into the proper position for being suspended,
held or carried, and when suspended, the tension of the wire tends to more firmly
secure the parts so closed.

page_text: We ROBERT WILLIAM BRUMBY and SIMPSON CLARKE, of Baker Street, Hull
in the County of York, Lithographers and Printers, do hereby declare the nature
of our Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FOLDING BOXES AND CASES AND
APPLIANCES CONNECTED THEREWITH 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 more particularly to boxes or cases made of thick paper,
cardboard or other equivalent light material such as are used by Milliners, Drapers,
Haberdashers, and for other purposes; which are constructed so as to lay flat when
not in use but which can be folded into the proper form when required and which
are closed by the tops, bottoms, ends, or sides being so constructed as to fold or lap
over each other.
The essential feature of our invention is the appliance for fastening and carrying
such boxes or cases and consists of a piece of metallic wire of sufficient length to
enable its being bent into the form of a loop in the middle and to allow of each end
of the same being passed or interlaced through holes in the top, bottom, end or side
of the box or case as required, such ends of the said wire being of sufficient length
after being so interlaced as to allow of their being bent or lapped over the top,
bottom, ends or sides of the box or case according to the position in which it is to
be used, the bent ends of the wire thereby forming a fastening or stay for closing
the overlapping parts of the box or caso, and the loop in the middle of the said
wire which projects outwardly through the top, bottom, end or side of the box or
case forms the handle or means by which the same may be suspended, held or
carried.
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The improved appliance would by preference be placed in the required position
in the box or case when the boxes or cases are made and would turn and lay flat
together with the other parts of the box rady for use. The act of turning the
bent ends of the wire over the folds or laps of that portion of the box or case which
has to be closed, also turns the loop into the proper position for being suspended,
held or carried, and when suspended, the tension of the wire tends to more firmly
secure the parts so closed.
The object of our Invention is to provide a ready means of packing, casing,
enveloping or parcelling light goods and material for carriage by hand, parcels
post, or other means of transit, at the same time forming a better means of
protecting the light goods or material from being crushed or otherwise damaged,
than is effected in the ordinary means where packing paper only is employed.
Our Invention will be better understood on reference to the accompanying Sheet
of, Drawings which illustrates one form of Box made and fitted with our improved
appliance, and which it will be seen may be applied to any rectangular folding box
or case within reasonable limits as to size.
Fig. 1, Represents a sheet of thick paper, card board, or other equivalent light
material of the required size.
Fig. 2, Represents the same sheet after it has been cut ready for folding, in
which the two corner pieces marked a. a. have been cut away as indicated by the

page_text: dotted lines to form the lip, or projection b, which is required for uniting this
portion of the material when folded to the opposite side as marked and shewn by
the dotted lines at 61. The thick lines marked c to d indicate where the material
is cut through to form the flaps which when the case is made up lap or fold over
each other to close the ends, c indicates a hole or slit cut in the portion of the
material which forms the top of the box or case and fis an eyelet washer or other
medium for preventing the material being torn or cut after the appliance for
fastening and carrying the box or case has been inserted.
Fig. 3 Represents the case laying flat after the projection lip has been united
to the opposite side marked b1, in Fig. 2, and it is in this position that the boxes
or cases would be stored until required for use.
Fig. 4, Represents the same opened into form ready for use, and in this view the
appliance for fastening and carrying is seen turned at right angles to the position
it occupies when the box or case is closed.
Fig. 5, Represents the box or case closed with the appliance g. in position for
fastening and carrying the same.
Fig. 6, Represents the appliance constructed of metallic wire bent in form as
when in use, the bending however with the exception of the loop may be effected
after the ends have been passed through the slit or eyelet in the top of the case.
Fig. 7, Represents a similar case to those previously illustrated but with a
modified form of appliance or appliances for fastening and carrying the same which
may consist of metallic cord, flexible wire, or chain, or fibrous material, such as
cord, twine, or ordinary string may be employed. The ends of the material so used
are first passed through the holes or eyelet at f in the top of the box, one end is
then passed along the inside and threaded through a hole, thence outside the box
to the underside, when it is passed through another hole to the inside of the box
where the end, is knotted or otherwise fastened, the other end of the material
is threaded through the holes j and and secured in like manner to that last
described, when the box or case is open, the cord or other material so employed
occupies the position as shewn in Fig. 7, to obtain which the loop in the top of the
box is drawn down.
Fig. 8, Represents the position of the cord or other material when the box or
case has been closed, and as may be seen the same is secured and fastened by the
drawing of the loop through the top of the box.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is
(1) An appliance or appliances for fastening holding, suspending or carrying'
folding boxes and cases consisting of a piece or pieces of metallic wire cut, bent,
formed and adapted for the purpose.
(2) An appliance or appliances for the same purpose consisting of metallic cord,
flexible wire or chain.
(3) An appliance or appliances for the same purpose consisting of fibrous
material such as cord twine or ordinary string.
(4) The manner of fastening holding suspending or carrying folding boxes and
cases by the appliances described in 1, 2 and 3 of these claims and in the employ-
ment of the material or any equivalent material in the construction of the appliance
or appliances so used substantially as herein described and set forth.
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