Improvements in Appliances for Holding and Displaying for Sale. Packets of Seeds or other Small Articles or Quantities of Material.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1888
Specification Accepted, 14th Sept., 1888
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Holding and Displaying for Sale.
Packets of Seeds or other Small Articles or Quantities of
Material.
We, WILLIAM BLAKE, HENRY BLAKE and JOHN ALEXANDER BARTHOLOMEW
trading as Blake and McKenzie of School lane, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Printers, 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:
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This invention has for its primary object, a simple appliance, whereby a number of
small packets or envelopes containing flower or other seeds of various kinds may be
conveniently held and displayed for sale, in such a manner that a single packet of
of the varieties displayed may be readily selected and removed without disturbing the
remaining packets. The invention is, however, also applicable for holding and
displaying small flat packets or envelopes containing any class of small articles, such
as pins, needles, etcetera, or small quantities of material such as dye, plaster, medicinal
powders, etcetera.
The nature of the appliance may be understood by reference to the accompany
drawings in which,
Figure 1 is a front view (on a reduced scale) of the appliance as usually constructed
for an assortment of flower seeds, parts being broken away to illustrate its construction
more clearly and to avoid repetition in the drawing,
Figure 2 is a full sized vertical section on line x, x, Figure 1.
The appliance may be constructed of any suitable material, preferably of tinned
iron or cardboard. A is the back to which the outer walls B are rigidly secured, so
as to form a large shallow box. The latter is divided into any desired number of
compartments C by means of transverse partitions B¹ and longitudinal partitions B³.
It is convenient however, not to extend the latter from one transverse partition to
the one next to it, but to stop them off, about a third or half way across, as shown.
By this arrangement, the sides of a packet in any of the compartments
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page_text: be grasped by the finger and thumb in order to remove it therefrom. Or the
longitudinal partitions may be continuous, and the transverse ones cut away partially.
The packets Dare placed one in front of the other in the compartments C as shown
in Figure 2, each compartment containing, preferably, packets with one variety of
seed. The packets are prevented from falling out of the compartments by the
retaining ledges b, b, at the opposite ends or sides thereof. It may sometimes be
found convenient to place a light spring or its equivalent at the back of each
compartment, in order to feed the packets forward as their number decreases. The
entire appliance may be of any desired shape or size. The shape, size and position
of the compartments may also be varied considerably without departing from the
principles of the invention.
A head piece E may also be provided which may be furnished with grooves or
catches e for retaining a card E' with a printed or other heading. Or the heading
may be printed upon or otherwise attached to or marked upon the head piece itself.
A hole or holes et may also be formed in the head piece for securing the appliance
in a hanging position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. An appliance for holding and displaying for sale, packets of seeds or other small
articles or quantities of material, consisting of one or more shallow compartments,
arranged upon a back piece, and each adapted to receive the packets as described, one
side or two opposite sides of each compartment being partially cut away to facilitate
the removal of the packets, and the other two sides being provided with retaining
ledges to prevent the falling out of the same, substantially as described.
2. The holding and displaying appliance as a whole, constructed substantially as
shown and described.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents for the Applicants.