Improvements in Packing Cases or Orates, suitable for Cyoles and other analogous Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1895-Accepted, 22nd June, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Packing Cases or Orates, suitable for Cyoles and
other analogous Articles.
A communication from CHARLES LOUIS MERCIER, of 6 Rue des Tanneries,
Pants, France, Manufacturer.
1, WILLIAM LLOYD WISF, of 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
London, Consulting Engineer and Chartered Patent Agent, 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 :-
Thisunvention has reference to a construction of jointed packing case of crate,
(hereinafter called a crate) suitable for packing cycles and analogous articles, and
which possesses the advantage, that, when not in use, it can be folded up in such a
manner as to then occupy only a comparatively small volume or space, and form a
light and compact.body.
A rate constructed according to this invention is illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, whereiu
Fig. 1 shows the crate open and in the position it would assume when, a
cycle is contained within it. The contained cycle is not shown for the sake of
clearness.
Fig. 2 shows the crate shut or folded up
Fig. 3s anelevation of one of the longitudinal members of the. crate.
Fig. 4 shows separately in elevation, one of the cross-pieces used in the
construction of the crate.
The improved crate comprises two boards A, B connected together at the ends
by cross-pieces C, D and at an intermediate point by a cross-piece G. These
parts constitute a practically rigid and indeformable box or case in which, all the
other parts of the crate, which are movable, fit when the crate is shut up alter
such parts have been taken to pieces The two end walls E, F are each formed
by means of an open frame composed of four parts a, b, c, d, or a', b, c, d,Each
of these frames is provided at top and bottom with a rod that is screw-threaded
at both ends and fitted with nuts. .e, fare the screw-threaded rods for one of the
frames, and el, those for,the other. The frames E, F are adapted to turn about
the rods e, e, which serve as pivots therofor. At the central portion of each end
frame there is fixed a small rod or cross bar g which serves to hold the vertical
members of the frame together and to hold the upper ends of the struts or stays
hereinafter reforred.to.
Between the longitudinal members A, B theto, are two rollers or supports H,.I,
On the roller (or
that may be of wood, arranged to, tuin about their axes.
support II are mounted four stays or struts h, 1, 1, 1; and similar stays.or
struts h,,, .are arranged on the roller or support I. The stunts,, ‚‹žª
are connected together at their upper parts by means of cross pieces provided with
small catches or Hat rotary fasteners n, n¹. These struts are capable of turning
about the axes of the olleis or supports II, I so as to assume the inclined positions
shown in Fig. 1, and also to enable them to be laid down in the bottom of the crate
as shown in Fig. 2.
The side frames E, F are connected together by means of two longitudinal
members J, K, one of which is shown separately in Fig. 3.
The inclined struts 7, h, 1¹, k¹ are fixed to the longitudinal members J, K by

page_text: means of cross pieces LM, which for this purpose, are respectively provided
with metallic rods 1, m each of which is screw-threaded at both ends and furnished
with nuts as shown more clearly in Fig. 4 which shows one of such cross pieces
separately
To allow of this mode of hxing, the longitudinal members J, K are formed with
notches J (Fig 3), and the upper ends of the said struts are formed with similar
notches, into which, and the corresponding notches in the said longitudinal
members, when brought opposite each other, the rods 1, m on the cross-pieces are
placed. By then tightening up the nuts on these rods, the parts mentioned are
rigidly connected together in the positions shewn in Fig. 1.
Having described the different parts of the improved ciate, I will now proceed
to explain the manner of using the same.
Assuming the crate to be erected as shown in Fig. 1, it can be taken to pieces
and packed in the following manner.
The
The nuts on the rods, 1, 1, m are slackened (or removed), and the cross
pieces I, M lifted ont, thus allowing of the longitudinal members J, K being
detached The struts,, ', ' are then folded down in the direction indicated
by the arrows, so as to fit into the bottom of the crate as shown in Fig. 2
catches, which were engaged with the rods g on the end frames E, F are then
raised, so as to free the upper ends of the struts h, 1, h', which are turned down
in the direction of the arrows and are also fitted into the bottom of the crate.
Upon the struts are placed the two detached longitudinal members J, K and then
the side frames E, Fate folded down in the duection indicated by the arrows so
as to lie one on top of the other. The cross-pieces L, M are placed inside the
said frames, and are kept in place by means of a suitable catch which passes over
the metallic rods g.
When the crate has been thus taken to pieces and packed as described, its
volume will be reduced to that of a small rectangular box or case of the
height and length of the longitudinal member A, B and of the width of the
Cross-pieces D.
When it is desired to c-erect the crate for use for packing purposes, the
successive operations herembefore described are effected in the reverse order, and
the procedure will be readily understood from the preceding explanations
It is important to note that the improved crate can not only be employed for
packing and transport purposes, but may also be used as a support or stand, for
if the upper longitudinal members J, K be removed, and the stays j, k, j', A¹ be
folded down, a safety bicycle can be still held in position in the crate so as to be
freely accessible for inspection, cleaning or other purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim 18.-
A jointed packing case of crate adapted to be taken to pieces and suitable for
cycles and other analogous articles, the said case or crate having a rectangular
box or case of small height, in the interior of which the other parts of the case or
ciate are arrauged to fit when the said case or crate has been taken to pieces,
substantially as herein descubed.
2 The improved paching case or crate constructed and arranged substantially
as described and showe
Dater the 11th day of May 1005
this 11th day of ML... 100E
W. LLOYD WISE,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chaitored Patent Agent.
W. LLOYD WISE,
46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chaitored Patent Agent.