Capsible boxes.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1887
Complete Left, 13th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 18th May, 1888
Capsible boxes.
I, ARCHIBALD BENNIE MCILVRIDE of 49 Jamaica Street in the City of Glasgow,
Fancy Paper Box Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
1
This invention relates to improvements in collapsible boxes and it has for its object
more particularly to provide a suitable box for the transmission through the post or
otherwise of grouse or other game birds or animals; the improved box when not in
use being capable of being folded so as to assume the appearance of a flat board
in which condition numbers of them may be packed together into small space.
In constructing the box constituting the invention a rectangular tube made of
paper pasteboard, millboard, thin wood or like material is used the said tube being
cut partially through along the lines of its edges and at points determined by the
length of the box desired the material is also cut partially through at right angles to
the first mentioned cuts. From the points where those two series of cuts meet each
other the material is cut entirely through, out to the ends of the tube and the ends of
the box are constituted by folding in parts of the sides and by folding parts of the
top and bottom downwards and upwards respectively.
A series of holes or slits are made in each side of the box for the admission of air
to the contents and at or about the extremities either of the folding down part of the
top, or of the folding up part of the bottom, ends of cords are secured these cords
when the box is in use being tied together round the top and bottom of the box
thereby preventing the ends from opening and providing a securely closed receptacle.
Dated this Thirteenth day of July 1887
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.

page_text: I, ARCHIBALD BENNIE MCILVRIDE of 49 Jamaica Street, Glasgow, in the County of
Lanark Scotland, Paper Box 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 which relates to boxes or cases for packing or other purposes
analogous, has for its object to simply render the same collapsable so as to occupy
little space when not in use.
Figure 1 on the accompanying Drawing illustrates an elevation of the box partly
set up, and Fig. 2 a plan thereof. Fig 3 is a plan of the box collapsed flat.
The box which may be made of any suitable material consists of 4 principle sides ab
jointed together at c so as to be capable of being collapsed flat or set up to form body
of box. Jointed to the ends of the top and bottom sides a, respectively are the top
and bottom flaps de. Jointed to the sides bare the flaps f which when folded in
keep the box set up and constitute the end sides; the lower flaps e beingthen folded
up, and then the top flaps d down over the flaps e again, said top flaps d each having
a string 9 which may be wound round the set up box and tied, thus keeping it
together.
The box is or may be provided with a label on outside ready for addressing, and
have ventilating holes n in sides when used for perishable goods.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
In a collapsible box the combination of sides a b jointed together, and having label
outside thereon, and holes n, with end flaps f for keeping box rigid, and bottom flaps e
and top flaps d with strings attached thereto, constructed and arranged as hereinbefore
described and shown.
Date : 10L
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